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City of Light tells the story of fiber optics, tracing its transformation from 19th-century parlor trick into the foundation of our global communic...

Proteins are amazingly versatile molecules. They make the chemical reactions happen that form the basis for life, they transmit signals in the body...

"Despite the shelves of 'popular' books on quantum mechanics, the Big Bang, chaos, black holes and so on," writes Brian Silver, "the average reader...

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to watch a double sunset on Tatooine, stand among the sand dunes of Arrakis, or gaze at a gas-gian...

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Why do some people become radicalized? Who is most susceptible to ideological thinking? Can we unchain our minds from toxic dogmas?Drawing on her g...

This book describes the development of the scientific article from its modest beginnings to the global phenomenon that it has become today. Their a...

On May 11, 1997, as millions worldwide watched a stunning victory unfold on television, a machine shocked the chess world by defeating the defendin...

Any literate person should be familiar with the central ideas of modern science. In his sparkling new book, Peter Atkins introduces his choice of t...

Mushrooms magically spew forth from the earth in the hours that follow a summer rain. Fuzzy brown molds mischievously turn forgotten peaches to sli...

How do you crack nuts with a piece of string? Reverse gravity? Cobble together a clock out of a coffee cup, a soda bottle, and some water? Use a va...

In this fascinating book, John Charap offers a panoramic view of the physicist's world as the twenty-first century opens--a view that is entirely d...

"The Universal Force" conveys the excitement of science and nature's mysteries. It describes gravitation as seen by examining the achievements of t...

This guidebook introduces the reader to the visible memorabilia of science and scientists in Budapest - statues, busts, plaques, buildings, and oth...

Quantum physics is often perceived as a weird and abstract theory, which physicists must use in order to make correct predictions. But many recent ...

'An excellent grasp on the science...but it is as a human story that the book is most compelling...' TLSSeven million people worldwide suffer from ...

An extraordinary discovery has recently shaken the foundations of Cosmology and Particle Physics, sparking a scientific revolution that has profoun...

This is the fascinating story of two women who lives were guided by a passion for mathematics and an insatiable curiosity to know and understand th...

In the early 1960s, three groups of physicists, working independently in different countries, stumbled upon an idea that would change physics and f...

Why do we age? Why cooperate? Why do so many species engage in sex? Why do the tropics have so many species? When did humans start to affect world ...

Why does it feel as if our most challenging problems today- the worldwide recession, global warming, fast-spreading viruses, terrorism and poverty-...

Celebrating the 55th anniversary of The Sky at Night, this book collects and answers questions sent in by viewers. With sections on the solar syste...

Why do we age? Why cooperate? Why do so many species engage in sex? Why do the tropics have so many species? When did humans start to affect world ...

Arthur Conan Doyle's enduringly popular Sherlock Holmes has his own undeniable place in the public eye. Holmes is often seen applying concepts of s...

"The Universal Force" conveys the excitement of science and nature's mysteries. It describes gravitation as seen by examining the achievements of t...

In this thoughtful exploration of a painful subject, Kathleen Taylor seeks to bring together the fruits of work in psychology, sociology, and her o...

We ask question after question of an indifferent universe that would just as soon remain mute; and slowly, patiently, one sentence at a time, we wr...

The idea of elegance in science is not necessarily a familiar one, but it is an important one. The use of the term is perhaps most clear-cut in mat...

Quantum mechanics, which describes the behavior of subatomic particles, seems to challenge common sense. Waves behave like particles; particles beh...

Does listening to Mozart make us more intelligent? Is there such a thing as a gay gene? Does the size of the brain matter? Does the moon influence ...

Oracles of Science examines the popular writings of the six scientists who have been the most influential in shaping our perception of science, how...

What is the best way to photograph a speeding bullet? Why does light move through glass in the least amount of time possible? How can lost hikers f...

As part of a trilogy of books exploring the science of patterns in nature, acclaimed science writer Philip Ball here looks at the form and growth o...

Did you know that scientists are beginning to think that the sun is safer than sunscreen? That whenever we see the sun on the horizon, it's actuall...

How do you sniff out danger? What is a sense of direction or a gut instinct? You know about your five senses: hearing, sight, smell, taste and touc...

In Warped Passages one of the world's most exciting scientists gives us a glimpse into our future. Incredibly readable - and illustrated throughout...

Francis Crick and Jim Watson are well known for their discovery of the structure of DNA in Cambridge in 1953. But they shared the Nobel Prize for t...

Never before translated into English, the Manimekhalai is one of the great classics of Indian culture.

In a world supposedly governed by ruthless survival of the fittest, why do we see acts of goodness in both animals and humans? This problem plagued...

Although vital to our well-being and even to our success as a species, the physical sense of balance has never attained the same recognition as sig...

This book is a selective and fascinating history of scientific speculation about intelligent extraterrestrial life. From Plutarch to Stephen Hawkin...

'Lucid and entertaining. With barely an equation in sight, Numbercrunch makes a passionate case for how just a little bit more numeracy could help ...

Welcome back to Ian Stewart's magical world of mathematics! This is a strange world of never-ending chess games, empires on the moon, furious firef...

With his trademark brand of bulldozer-banter, Twitter legend James Felton guides you through the most morbidly fascinating facts you'll then wish y...

Blending biography, mystery, history and the most recent forensic science investigations, this text offers a fresh interpretation of a life of geni...

It is no secret that most people avoid mathematics, in large measure because elementary school teachers have never done much to motivate a love of ...

In The Reason Why: The Miracle of Life on Earth John Gribbin shows what makes our planet so special, explaining why the 'Fermi Paradox' - the appar...