History of Science

Scientific advances have transformed the world. However, science can sometimes get things wrong, and at times, disastrously so. Understanding the b...

For two thousand years, cadavers some willingly, some unwittingly have been involved in sciences boldest strides and weirdest undertakings. Theyv...

In Germany, Nazi ideology casts a long shadow over the history of archaeological interpretation. Propaganda, school curricula, and academic publica...

A history of the unsustainable modern dietheavy in meat, wheat, and sugarthat requires more land and resources than the planet is able to support. ...

Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr walk into the famous Hotel Métropole and sit down at the authors table to discuss the state of quantum mechanics tod...

Orchids are beloved for their singular, instantly recognisable beauty. Jim Endersby offers a unique cultural history of this captivating family of ...

A revealing new portrait of Albert Einstein, the worlds first scientific superstar The commonly held view of Albert Einstein is of an eccentric gen...

Harvards acclaimed geologist charts Earths history in accessible style (AP)A sublime chronicle of our planet. Booklist, STARRED reviewHow well do y...

On Solid Ground is intended to inform a general audience about what geologists know about the earth. It will do so by telling the stories of the pe...

Most things you know about science and religion are myths or half-truths that grew up in the last years of the nineteenth century and remain widesp...

Science is based not only on observation and experiment, but on theory as well. As Einstein said, Theory tells us what to measure. And theories are...

This book tells the remarkable lives of the pioneers of science from Galileo and Newton, Faraday and Darwin, Pasteur and Marie Curie, to Einstein,...

Synthesizing Hope opens up the material and social world of pharmaceuticals by focusing on an unexpected place: iThemba Pharmaceuticals. Founded in...

Synthesizing Hope opens up the material and social world of pharmaceuticals by focusing on an unexpected place: iThemba Pharmaceuticals. Founded in...

Shortlisted for the BSHS Hughes Prize What if Isaac Newton had never lived? Robert Hooke a...

A GUARDIAN, ECONOMIST AND PROSPECT BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A superb book' Simon Sebag Montefiore 'An empowering story of human ingenuity' Economist 'Ful...