The Meaning of Science

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: C. K. OgdenJoint Author: Ivor a. RichardsPreface by: Ivor a. Richards"Language is the most important of all the instruments...

Reducere. One of our most eloquent nature writers offers a passionate and informative celebration of birds and their ability to help us understand the world ...

Reducere. A surprising look at the role of menopause in human history-and why we should change the ways we think about it Are the ways we look at menopause a...

Reducere. Continuing his groundbreaking examination of our ``Anthropocene Epoch, `` which he began with The Social Conquest of Earth, described by the New Yo...

Continuing his groundbreaking examination of our "Anthropocene Epoch, " which he began with The Social Conquest of Earth, described by the New York...

How to Feel explores the scientific, physical, emotional, and cultural aspects of touch, reconnecting us to what is arguably our most important sen...

Is the universe - and our place in it - the result of random chance, or is there an ultimate meaning to existence? Where did the laws of nature com...

These lectures were given in 1921, the same year Einstein received the Nobel Prize for Physics. They remain key texts for anyone wishing to discove...

Reducere. A book where all aspects of existence find a logical reason, leading to insightful guidelines for living a purposeful life.About the Author: Bernar...

Contributor(s): Author: Karen BaradMeeting the Universe Halfway is an ambitious book with far-reaching implications for numerous fields in the natu...

Contributor(s): Author: Travis NorsenAuthored by an acclaimed teacher of quantum physics and philosophy, this textbook pays special attention to th...

Taking readers from the rainforests of Paraguay to the streets of Tokyo, Mattern draws on historical, scientific, and cultural research to reveal h...

DescriptionWhy Is Mathematics Incomplete?Godel's incompleteness theorem is a foundational result in mathematics that proves that any axiomatic theo...

Drawing on archaeology, mythology and folklore, Kenneth J. McNamara explores humankind's unending quest for the meaning of fossils.Illustrations: 7...

Reducere. Without God, how can we have hope or make sense of such a broken world?Skeptics believe we don't need God to understand reality, and that science a...

Reviews the historical development of psychiatry. In this book, the author shows that mental illnesses are intimately tied to that which makes us h...

Reducere. In 1921, five years after the appearance of his comprehensive paper on general relativity and twelve years before he left Europe permanently to joi...

Quantum mechanics is one of the most successful of scientific theories, but what does it actually mean? From Schrodinger's Cat to Many Worlds, Jim ...

Publisher: SPCK PublishingAuthor(s): Ruth BancewiczIllustration(s): coloue illustrationsNumber of pages: 192Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 202 x...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Publisher: MIT Press LtdAuthor(s): Peter (Tutor and Musician in Residence, St. John's College) PesicIllustration(s): 46 illus.; 46 Illustrations, u...

DescriptionThis richly annotated facsimile edition of "The Foundation of General Relativity" introduces a new generation of readers to Albert Einst...

DescriptionMitochondria are tiny structures located inside our cells that carry out the essential task of producing energy for the cell. They are f...

This work throws new light on the nature and origins of ideas of racial difference. It reconstructs the evolution of the modern discourse of race a...

This book, now in a third edition, presents a digest of what The Urantia Book says-the gist of it, the main outlines of the story. As such The Uran...

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): Diane Greco JosefowiczIllustration(s): 81 b/w illus. 2 tables.Number of pages: 576Publication date:...

DescriptionInspired by the bizarre and uncanny, this book attempts to use science and rationality to lift the veil off the irrational, confronting ...

A compelling foundation for a new story of interconnectedness, showing how, as our civilization unravels, another world is possible.Publisher: Prof...

Instant New York Times Best-seller From the world-renowned physicist and best-selling author of The Elegant Universe comes a captivating exploratio...

Reducere. "A profound personal meditation on human existence and a tour-de-force weaving together of historic and contemporary thought on the deepest questio...

Instant New York Times Best-seller "A splendid and invigorating read." --Maria Popova, Brain Pickings From the world-renowned physicist and best-se...