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Biography: science, technology & medicine
Hardcover. Witty and engaging biography of James Sadler, the first Englishman to fly - in 1784, he rose approximately 3,600 feet over Oxford in a self-built balloon powered by hydrogen Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; BGT; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 224 x 25. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- Signal Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909930018
- ISBN
- 9781909930018
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.87
€ 19.99
€ 19.87
Paperback. Born to parents who were enthusiastic naturalists, and linked through his wider family to a clutch of accomplished scientists, the author was bound to have biology in his genes. But what were the influences that shaped his life? This book tells his personal journey. Num Pages: 320 pages, 3 x 8 page picture sections. BIC Classification: BGTA; PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552779050
- ISBN
- 9780552779050
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. In An Appetite for Wonder, the author brought us his memoir of the first 35 years of his life from early childhood in Africa to publication of The Selfish Gene in 1976. In this book, he continues his autobiography, following the threads that have run through the second half of his life so far. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: BGTA; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 33. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552779449
- ISBN
- 9780552779449
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
paperback. J Robert Oppenheimer is among the contentious and important figures of the twentieth century. As head of the Los Alamos Laboratory, he oversaw the successful effort to beat the Nazis to develop the first atomic bomb - a breakthrough which was to have eternal ramifications for mankind. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 832 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; BGT; JWMN; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 163 x 45. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 832
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099433538
- ISBN
- 9780099433538
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.28
€ 25.99
€ 18.28
Paperback. Key issues in science and religion through the life and work of John Polkinghorne. Num Pages: 192 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; BGX; HRAM3; HRCM; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Lion Hudson Plc United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854249722
- ISBN
- 9781854249722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. As a young scientist, Peter Piot named a newly discovered virus "ebola." This is the story of his extraordinary career. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: BGTA; MMFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 138 x 26. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 387
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393345513
- ISBN
- 9780393345513
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.76
€ 18.99
€ 18.76
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- The Oakwood Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853616405
- ISBN
- 9780853616405
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.49
€ 16.99
€ 16.49
Paperback. Hugh Everett III's "Many Worlds" theory is now considered a hugely important breakthrough in the history of physics. This book tells the story of the physics establishment's rejection of his theory, his subsequent Pentagon career in nuclear strategy, and his difficult personal life and eventual death from alcoholism. Num Pages: 464 pages, 43 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: BGT; HBTW; PDX; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199659241
- ISBN
- 9780199659241
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.55
€ 37.55
Paperback. Isaac Newton (1642-1727), the English genius, made his greatest contributions to original thought before the age of twenty-five, while at home in Lincolnshire escaping the great plague of 1665, a period of which he wrote: 'I was in the prime of age for invention'. This book demonstrates his perceptions, which changed our world forever. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX; PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099287384
- ISBN
- 9780099287384
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Hardback. Num Pages: 406 pages, 128pp of illustrations and photographs. BIC Classification: BGH; BGT; TRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 39. Weight in Grams: 860. 406 pages, 128pp of illustrations and photographs. Translation of: Het ware verhaal van de Kever: hoe Hitler het ontwerp van een joods genie confisqueerde. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGH; BGT; TRC. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 39. Weight: 844.
- Publisher
- RVP Publishers Inc.
- Number of pages
- 406
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781614122012
- ISBN
- 9781614122012
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.99
€ 33.99
€ 28.99
Paperback. What makes life worth living in the face of death? What do you do when when life is catastrophically interrupted? What does it mean to have a child as your own life fades away? This book focuses on facing our mortality and on the relationship between doctor and patient, from a gifted writer who became both. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGTA; MJCL; MNN; VFJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784701994
- ISBN
- 9781784701994
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.86
€ 15.99
€ 11.86
Paperback. The biography of a mathematical genius. Paul Erdos was the most prolific pure mathematician in history and, arguably, the strangest too. Num Pages: 320 pages, (1 x 16pp b/w). BIC Classification: BGT; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Fourth Estate
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857028294
- ISBN
- 9781857028294
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.99
€ 17.99
€ 12.99
Hardback. James Sowerby (1757-1822) was an outstanding artist and natural historian, renowned for his discoveries and prodigious output of beautiful, scientific books of plants, fungi, animals, fossils and minerals, all during the age of Enlightenment in Great Britain. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AGN; BGT; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 256 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1416.
- Publisher
- Royal Botanic Gardens
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842465967
- ISBN
- 9781842465967
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.41€ 58.90
€ 59.41
€ 58.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 127 pages, b/w illus & colour photos. BIC Classification: BGT. Dimension: 155 x 227 x 13. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Integrity Research Institute
- Edition
- first
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935023531
- ISBN
- 9781935023531
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 23.86
€ 34.99
€ 23.86
Paperback. Includes three additional articles by the author which were published in "The Electrical Experimenter" magazine and represent the breadth of his interests: "Tesla would pour Lightning from Airships to Consume Foe" (1916), "The Action of The Eye" (1893), "The Problem of Increasing Human Energy" (1900). Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGTA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143106616
- ISBN
- 9780143106616
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. In the mid-1850s, no scientist in the British Empire was more visible than Richard Owen. This is a biography of Owen. Num Pages: 356 pages, 20 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: BGT; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 231 x 20. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226731773
- ISBN
- 9780226731773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.78
€ 41.99
€ 32.78
Paperback. Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) is famous for his work in physical geography, botanical geography, and climatology, and his role as a popularizer of the sciences. This volume traces Humboldt's biographical identities through Germany's collective past to shed light on the historical instability of our scientists. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 227 x 17. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- University of Chicago Press Paperback Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226731490
- ISBN
- 9780226731490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 26.09
€ 32.99
€ 26.09
Hardback. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813569727
- ISBN
- 9780813569727
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.66
€ 42.66
Paperback. "Holt reveals the fascinating untold story of the heroic women who made America's space program possible." --Cate Lineberry, author of The Secret Rescue Num Pages: 352 pages, 1x 8pp colour insert1x 8pp b/w insert11 b/w photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJPG; BGT; BK; TTDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 274 x 2. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Back Bay Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780316338905
- ISBN
- 9780316338905
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.08
€ 19.08
paperback. Laura Bassi and Science in 18th Century Europe Num Pages: 196 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 7 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; BGT; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 162 x 13. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Germany
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642386848
- ISBN
- 9783642386848
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 38.80
€ 48.99
€ 38.80
Paperback. Born into one of the wealthiest families, Walter Rothschild became the best known zoologist of his day - and one of Britain's great eccentrics. Walter's life traversed the fields of politics and finance, as well as zoology, and was packed with achievement and incident. This book presents complexities and conflicts this man faced during his life. Num Pages: 432 pages, 32 page black and white plate section. BIC Classification: BGH; BGT; PSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 136 x 28. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Publisher
- Natural History Museum, London
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- illustrated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780565092283
- ISBN
- 9780565092283
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. Loved by Jon Stewart (The Daily Showon Channel 4), lavishly praised by Entertainment Weekly, profiled in The New York Times Science section, and reprinted four times, Mike Mullane's laugh-out-loud, attention-grabbing memoir about his life as an astronaut is finally available in paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8 pp b-w insert. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGT; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Scribner
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780743276832
- ISBN
- 9780743276832
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.82
€ 22.82
Paperback. The extraordinary and inspirational story of US astronaut Mike Massimino Num Pages: 320 pages, 8pp colour photographs. BIC Classification: BGTA; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471149542
- ISBN
- 9781471149542
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.57
€ 15.99
€ 11.57
Hardback. The definitive work on the philosophical nature and impact of the theories of Charles Darwin, written by a well-known authority on the history and philosophy of Darwinism. Series: Blackwell Great Minds. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 236 x 28. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405149129
- ISBN
- 9781405149129
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.85
€ 108.85