The Life and Science of Harold C. Urey, Hardcover - Matthew Shindell

Harold C. Urey (1893-1981), whose discoveries lie at the foundation of modern science, was one of the most famous American scientists of the twenti...

This biography describes the life of Lorentz, from his early childhood, as the son of a market gardener in the provincial town of Arnhem, to his de...

Reducere. "They deftly bring together findings from many disparate areas of science in a book that science buffs will find hard to put down." --Publishers We...

Reducere. What is life? Fifty years after physicist Erwin Schrodinger posed this question in his celebrated and inspiring book, the answer remains elusive. I...

This book introduces a fresh perspective on the conditions for the genesis of the first cell. An important possible environment of the prehistoric ...

In his first book devoted exclusively to narrative fiction, America's most original and controversial literary critic and legendary Yale professor ...

Description"It is a thing as rare as it is welcome--an authoritative book about a visual artist that is both well written and jargon free, and that...

Interweaving images of the manuscript, portraits, medical instruments and contemporary diagrams into her narrative, Sharon Ruston shows how this ex...

Reducere. This book provides a detailed history of stellar interferometry as practised at Mount Wilson Observatory. It covers the origin of the field in the ...

Reducere. On average, 50% of all heart attacks are silent - that is, they are painless and leave behind damage that remains undetected - unless the patient a...

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Reducere. Emma the MEDEVAC Pilot is an early readers' picture book that shows the love between a father and his daughter and however wide the physical distan...

DescriptionWelcome to the biggest, fastest, deadliest science book you'll ever read. The world's largest land mammal could help us end cancer. The ...

Reducere. Muzica este arta care innobileaza orice simtiresi experienta umana, inaltandu-le in planul inefabilului, este o spiritualizare a materiei prin pute...

Reducere. First published in 1913 by noted British painter Harold Speed, "The Practice and Science of Drawing" is a timeless and invaluable guide on drawing....

Reducere. First published in 1924, Harold Speed's "The Science and Practice of Oil Painting" is the informative and fascinating guide to oil painting by the ...

Reducere. Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock. - Matthew 7: 24Wi...

Reducere. Choose your faction, pick your weapon, and prepare for an astonishing vision of the world of Azeroth like you've never seen before Built by best-se...

The idea that science is or should be value-free, and that values are or should be formed independently of science, has been under fire by philosop...

Reducere. ``Jesus Christ entered into the history of our world. Christianity, therefore, has historical basis. The backbone of history is chronology. Whereas...

Reducere. An Explanation for Life: The Universe The Brain The Mind and Consciousness is a book about exactly these things. At some point in life every human ...

In his final book--the first devoted exclusively to narrative fiction--America's most original and controversial literary critic and legendary Yale...

DescriptionIn the 1960s Robert Ettinger founded the cryonics (cryonic hibernation) movement and authored THE PROSPECT OF IMMORTALITY. (And in the 1...

Throughout these accounts, ample references provide guidance to relevant source materials and authorities. Part II includes profiles of the princip...

This book provides an accessible account of the poet and politician Andrew Marvell's life (1621-1678) and of the great events which found reflectio...

Reducere. One of the unsung heroes of the auto world, C. Harold Wills designed the Model T when he worked as Henry Ford's right-hand man. Later, he founded h...

This classic art instruction manual to the dynamics of drawing by a brilliant teacher is filled with insights and practical advice on line drawing,...

Is life written into the laws of nature, or just a bizarre accident, unique in the universe? How can a mix of non-living chemicals be transformed i...

DescriptionBlack holes are the best known and least understood objects in the universe. These enigmatic giants, which scientists have discovered ar...

Reducere. Infinite Potential is the first biography of David Bohm--brilliant physicist, explorer of consciousness, student of Oppenheimer, friend to Einstein...

Brexit: Why Britain Voted to Leave the European Union - Harold D. Clarke, Matthew Goodwin, Paul Whiteley

Even in his lifetime, Henry Gwyn Jeffreys Moseley (1887-1915), was widely regarded as the most promising British physicist of his generation, and h...

How fifty years of genetic engineering have brought us to the brink of a profound and disturbing future, from Baille Gifford-shortlisted scientist ...

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Reducere. An authorised reissue of the long out of print classic textbook, Advanced Calculus by the late Dr Lynn Loomis and Dr Shlomo Sternberg both of Harva...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Mary C. SullivanBreaking new ground in presenting the life of Catherine McAuley (1778?-1841), the Dublin woman who founded ...

Reducere. Evolution recreates the 3.5-billion-year story of life on Earth in stunning detail through vivid full-color illustrations and graphics, the latest ...

Reducere. lan Shepard was the brashest, cockiest, and most flamboyant of America's original Mercury Seven, but he was also regarded as the best. Intense, col...

Many students now begin life and medical science degrees with far less mathematical knowledge than they need - and they struggle as a result. This ...

Reducere. In the seventeenth century, English Baptists existed on the fringe of the nation's collective religious life. Today, Baptists have developed into o...

Wendell Berry's poetry, fiction, and essays persistently ask the question: How can we live meaningful lives in a consumer-driven, fragmented age? H...

Debra Bricker Balken offers the first ever complete biography of Harold Rosenberg's brilliant, fiercely independent life and the five decades in wh...

Reducere. Nosey Beast is the first comprehensive work on the coatis. Combining the results of her decades of study on wild and captive white-nosed coatis wit...

Reducere. Over the last three decades, the Santa Fe Institute and its network of researchers have been pursuing a revolution in science. Ignoring the boundar...

Reducere. Irresistible Revolution is a timely and bold contribution from an active-duty Space Force lieutenant colonel who sees the impact of a neo-Marxist a...