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'Michael Day's insightful âphilosophical biographyâ of J Robert Oppenheimer stands out from other works on the so-called âfather of the atomic bomb...

In this wide-ranging Very Short Introduction to climate, Mark Maslin considers all aspects of the global climate system, exploring and explaining t...

This book provides the readers with a broad introduction to the field of particle physics through fictional discussions between three prominent phy...

The Bible was the first scientific textbook of all; and it got some things right (and plenty more wrong). Steve Jones' new book rewrites it in the ...

Slow Light is a popular treatment of today's astonishing breakthroughs in the science of light. Even though we don't understand light's quantum mys...

Cervical cancer is an emotive disease with multiple connotations. It has stood for the horror of cancer, the curse of femininity, the hope of cutti...

The three greatest scientific mysteries, which remain poorly understood, are the origin of the universe, the origin of life and the development of ...

Armin G Stromberg was arguably one of the founding fathers of the technique of stripping voltammetry frequently used in chemical analysis, yet he i...

Professor Bryan Sykes, the world''s leading expert on human genetics, set a goal to locate and analyse as many DNA samples as possible with links t...

It is naturally important for any of us to have a correct view of the universe we are in. Having realized that the Newtonian world-view is untenabl...

John Holland is one of the few scientists, who all by themselves and by their pursuits, helped change the course of science and the wealth of human...

'This is a thought-provoking book that would be of interest to anyone wanting to ponder the concept of time, and to develop more critical thinking ...

'This is a thought-provoking book that would be of interest to anyone wanting to ponder the concept of time, and to develop more critical thinking ...

Teeth are amazing - the product of half a billion years of evolution. They provide fuel for the body by breaking apart other living things; and the...

This book examines the questions What can science do for the theatre? and What can the theatre do for science? which raise challenges for both thea...

'From ice cream headaches to migraine, this fascinating and entertaining account of a common curse draws together modern science, ancient views and...

Are you considering to test your own DNA? Do you want to learn more about your health and ancestry? Understand your DNA A Guide is about what you ...

This popular science title covers adhesion science in an easily accessible entertaining manner. As well as outlining types of adhesion and their im...

How the internet and powerful online tools are democratizing and accelerating scientific discoveryReinventing Discovery argues that we are living a...

Have you ever wondered how Einstein, a regular man, can come up with radical ideas that shape the world to be what it is today?Albert Einstein is a...

A deeply reported and entertainingly written exploration of the human immune system and how it works. --USA Today National Bestseller * The ess...

The Letters of William H. McNeill and David Christian is an edited selection of letters between William H. McNeill, an eminent American historian k...