Scientific American Inventions and Discoveries: All the Milestones in Ingenuity--From the Discovery of Fire to the Invention of the Microwave Oven, Ha

A unique A-to-Z reference of brilliance in innovation and inventionCombining engagingly written, well-researched history with the respected imprima...

Features the stories of scientists throughout history who made discoveries that changed the way we think about the world. Packed with details of ex...

Reducere. The ultimate collection of curious and inventive trivia for all you need to know about the origin of just about everything on the planet. This fact...

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In 1794, Joseph Priestley - amateur scientist, ordained minister and radical thinker - set sail for America to escape persecution. In this title, t...

The Open Universe is the centrepiece of the argument of the Postscript. Popper argues in simple language for the freedom, creativity and rationalit...

To some, science is simply a means to an end; to others it is an almost spiritual meditation on theories and formulae.Publisher: Icon BooksAuthor(s...

Reducere. Nikola Tesla's accomplishments are today still underrated. While Edison is credited with being the inventor of the light bulb, it is Tesla's altern...

Reducere. The miniseries Band of Brothers inspired Dalton Einhorn to travel to the places where Easy Company served. "From Toccoa to the Eagle's Nest" is the...

The spellbinding stories of the scientists whose eureka! breakthroughs in modern physics reveal science's astonishing predictive power.Publisher: F...

New in paperback - A unique account of old London with all its energy, filth and splendour before the city's destruction by the Great Fire in 1666....

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A unique account of old London with all its energy, filth and splendour before the city's destruction by the Great Fire in 1666.

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Offers commentary and an illustrated history of the representations of people of African descent ranging from the ancient images of Pharaohs create...

This illustrated history highlights the diversity and innovation of American ceramics in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, as arti...

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Offers commentary and an illustrated history of the representations of people of African descent ranging from the ancient images of Pharaohs create...

From the invention of the alphabet to the explosion of the internet, Dominic Wyse takes us on a unique journey into the process of writing. Startin...

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Reducere. A companion to such acclaimed works as The Age of Wonder, A Clockwork Universe, and Darwin's Ghosts--a groundbreaking examination of the greatest e...

Reducere. What could be more fascinating than the workings of the human mind? This stunningly illustrated survey in Sterling's Milestones series chronicles t...

Reducere. The New York Times bestselling author of Darwin's Doubt presents groundbreaking scientific evidence of the existence of God, based on breakthroughs...

Whether you want to hike through the jaw-dropping scenery of Acadia, see rare wildlife and natural wonders in Yellowstone, or go river-rafting in t...

Reducere. When Confederate men marched off to battle, southern women struggled with the new responsibilities of directing farms and plantations, providing fo...

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If you want to discover the captivating history of the Age of Discovery, then keep reading...The Age of Discovery began in the early part of the 15...

Reducere. In this classic work of women's history (winner of the 1984 Dexter Prize from the Society for the History of Technology), Ruth Schwartz Cowan shows...

Reducere. American Antiquities, And Discoveries In The West: Being An Exhibition Of The Evidence That An Ancient Population Of Partiallly Civilized Nations, ...

Reducere. A fascinating history of the practice of surgery from one of the leading figures in the field, chronicling centuries of scientific breakthroughs by...

DescriptionTriumph is the story of my journey through the fire service and has been a dream of mine since I was promoted to the rank of fire lieute...

Reducere. The heart of the contemporary argument on climate change and energy transition focuses on how energy supply should be decarbonized to mitigate gree...

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Publisher: University of California PressIllustration(s): 74 b-w illustrationsNumber of pages: 256Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 183 x 263 x 17C...

This stunningly illustrated book in Sterling's 'Milestones' series chronicles the history of psychology through 250 landmark events, theories, publ...

Described by the philosopher A.J. Ayer as a work of 'great originality and power', this book revolutionized contemporary thinking on science and kn...

Follow your baby's development during pregnancy week by week with this charming illustrated guide.

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DescriptionA fascinating journey through the origins of American tourism In the early nineteenth century, thanks to a booming transportation indust...

Analysing a range of sources, including sexology texts, early cinema, and African American literature, the author argues that the emerging understa...

From ancient holy sites, to buried relics and treasures, National Geographic uncovers the history and the archaeological discoveries from Scripture...

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Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Michael RiordanAuthor: Lillian HoddesonOn December 16, 1947, John Bardeen and Walter Brattain, physicists at Bell Laborator...

Reducere. Here is the story of how the criminal elite hijacked science and transformed it into a weapon against the masses. This examination includes: (1.) T...

Reducere. Peter Watson's hugely ambitious and stimulating history of ideas from deep antiquity to the present day—from the invention of writing, mathematics,...

A preeminent classics scholar revises the history of medicine.Medical thinking and observation were radically changed by the ancient Greeks, one of...

The fourth book in a series about scientific wonder. Dreaming, daring, thinking, and doing. For little researchers ages 6 years and up. The early n...