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Biography: science, technology & medicine

Paperback. Landscape with Machines: The First Part of his Autobiography Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGTA; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750970167
ISBN
9780750970167
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.68

Paperback. Landscape with Canals: The Second Part of His Autobiography Num Pages: 208 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGTA; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750970174
ISBN
9780750970174
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.68

Hardcover.
Publisher
New Era Publications International APS Denmark
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9788764934854
ISBN
9788764934854
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 31.03

Hardcover.
Publisher
New Era Publications International APS Denmark
Number of pages
166
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9788764971422
ISBN
9788764971422
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 31.03

Hardcover. Detailing Mr. Hubbard's monumental achievements along the myriad of avenues he walked, here is the definitive saga of a life like no other - and all as told through a multitude of archival documents and never previously seen images. Series: L. Ron Hubbard Series. Num Pages: 231 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: BGT; BGX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 309 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1350.
Publisher
New Era Publications International APS Denmark
Number of pages
232
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9788764935134
ISBN
9788764935134
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 31.03

Paperback. Biography of conservationist and tv broadcaster Kenneth Allsop Editor(s): Foreword by Richard Mabey. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: BGTA; RNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908493842
ISBN
9781908493842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8pp col photos. BIC Classification: 1HFGS; 3JJPR; 3JM; BGTA; JFFD; JKSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Virago
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844087884
ISBN
9781844087884
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.10

Paperback.
Publisher
Irish Academic Press Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780716528432
ISBN
9780716528432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.00
€ 21.31

hardcover. Series: Science Networks. Historical Studies. Num Pages: 271 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 93 colour illustrations, 3 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFH; 3JB; 3JD; BGT; PBB; PBF; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 573.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Birkhäuser Switzerland
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Number of pages
271
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493931606
ISBN
9781493931606
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.67

Hardcover. A fascinating and detailed account of a truly remarkable engineer, inventor and clockmaker from Derby Num Pages: 320 pages, 270 illustrations, 32 in colour. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; BGTA; TDPB1; WCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172 x 27. Weight in Grams: 812.
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781552650
ISBN
9781781552650
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 36.28

Paperback. Inventor of logarithms, John Napier made one of the greatest advances in the history of mathematics. The 16th century Scot was also a remarkable astronomer. This new edition has been redesigned and has a new cover. Num Pages: 80 pages, 30 colour/black+white. BIC Classification: BGT; PBC; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 7. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
NMSE - Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905267668
ISBN
9781905267668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.32

Hardback. James Watt: Making the World Anew is a craft history of Britain's early industrial transformation as well as a prehistory of the engineering profession itself. Num Pages: 256 pages, 70 black & white. BIC Classification: BGT; PDZ; TBY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780233758
ISBN
9781780233758
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.96

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

She highlights the human side of what many view as that most arcane and otherworldly of intellectual endeavors, mathematics, which indeed answers to such diverse factors as religion, ego, and depression. Num Pages: 544 pages, 13, 8 black & white halftones, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGT; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 169 x 36. Weight in Grams: 830.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801882913
ISBN
9780801882913
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.63

Hardback. This is the first scholarly biography of Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov (1849-1936) in any language. Based upon a wealth of archival material, it weaves his life and science into some 100 years of Russian history and offers a fundamental reinterpretation of his scientific style and his famous research on conditional reflexes. Num Pages: 880 pages, 47 illus. BIC Classification: BGT; JMM; MBX. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 242 x 159 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1420.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199925193
ISBN
9780199925193
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 38.85

Paperback. This book presents the ultimate biography of one of the world's most famous amateur astronomers, Sir Patrick Moore. It discusses all aspects of his life and work, from his childhood and RAF service to his astronomical observations and his many publications. Num Pages: 681 pages, 50 black & white illustrations, 30 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: BGT; PG; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 952.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2013th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319006086
ISBN
9783319006086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.93
€ 52.06

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Charlesbridge Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580893428
ISBN
9781580893428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.83

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

Paperback. The author of the massively bestselling Steve Jobs biography writes the whole history of the digital age Num Pages: 560 pages, Integrated & illustrated timeline. BIC Classification: BGT; BK; UY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 36. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471138805
ISBN
9781471138805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Narrates how two charismatic, exceptionally talented physicists - J Robert Oppenheimer and Hans A Bethe - came to terms with the nuclear weapons they helped to create. This work tells the story of modern physics, the development of atomic weapons, and the Cold War. Series: Princeton Series in Physics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; JWMN; PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691127859
ISBN
9780691127859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Hardcover. A deeply observant extended homage to orchard farmer Evelyn Curtis Losack and her village of Corrales, New Mexico. Num Pages: 199 pages. BIC Classification: AJCR; BGT; DNF; RN; WM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 215 x 27. Weight in Grams: 834.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Museum of New Mexico Pr
Condition
New
SKU
V9780890135839
ISBN
9780890135839
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.31

Paperback. The co-founder of the Apple computer tells his exclusive story for the first time Num Pages: 352 pages, 2x8pp colour photos. BIC Classification: BGT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755314089
ISBN
9780755314089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.92

Hardback. Series: Springer Biographies. Num Pages: 284 pages, 96 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX; PHF; PHU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 566.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2015th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319148502
ISBN
9783319148502
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.81

Hardback. Henri Poincar (1854-1912) was not just one of the most inventive, versatile, and productive mathematicians of all time - he was also a leading physicist who almost won a Nobel Prize for physics. This book explores all the fields that Poincar touched, the debates sparked by his investigations, and how his discoveries still contribute to society. Num Pages: 608 pages, 13 halftones. 26 line illus. BIC Classification: BGT; PB; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1006.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
608
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691152714
ISBN
9780691152714
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 38.20

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