History of Science

A fascinating historical account of the American Phage Group and how its new research framework became the foundation for molecular biology   This ...

Book Band: Brown (ideal for ages 7+) A page-turning, laugh-out-loud historical adventure by comedian and podcaster Iszi Lawrence, perfect for fans...

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the ...

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the ...

The bald eagle is regal but fearless, a bird you’re not inclined to argue with. For centuries, Americans have celebrated it as “majestic” and “nobl...

Electricity in the 17th and 18th Centuries: A Study of Early Modern Physics examines the development of electricity during the Scientific Revolutio...

This work looks at the lives, social backgrounds and work of six of the founders of British science, considering their qualities as human beings an...

The fascinating stories behind the essential seven units of measurement that allow us to understand the physical world  “Entertaining popular scien...

At the End of an Age isa deeply informed and rewarding reflection on the nature of historical and scientific knowledge. Of extraordinary philosophi...

Yakov Alpert (b. 1911) has been making waves all his life—in scientific laboratories, where his pioneering work as a radio physicist earned him wor...

This vivid book tells a story that spans three centuries and crosses many national boundaries—a story of scientific discovery that fundamentally ch...