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Biography: science, technology & medicine

Paperback. When the British prototype Concorde took off from RAF Fairford on 9 April 1969, at the controls was Captain Brian Trubshaw. This title presents the story of Brian Trubshaw's life as an experimental test pilot, written from his own unique viewpoint on the flight deck, and covering a period of tremendous upheaval. Num Pages: 304 pages, 40 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; TRP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750944946
ISBN
9780750944946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.55

Paperback. Robert Boyle ranks with Newton and Einstein as one of the world's most important scientists. This biography of Boyle navigates Boyle's voluminous published works as well as his personal letters and papers. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JD; BGT; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300169317
ISBN
9780300169317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.82

Paperback. Diane France is a forensic anthropologist, a bone detective. She has the science skills and know-how to examine bones for clues to a mystery: Who was this person and how did he or she die? This book presents the story of this small-town girl who became a world-famous bone detective. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; MMQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 192 x 8. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Joseph Henry Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780309095501
ISBN
9780309095501
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.66

Hardcover. Series: Sexual Cultures. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 224 x 24. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479833535
ISBN
9781479833535
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.43

Paperback. A man of action and unflagging energy, with exceptional determination, imagination and compassion, John Wilson changed millions of people's lives for the better by developing systems and techniques for preventing and curing blindness. This work tale of how one remarkable man travelled the world and transformed countless lives. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 b/w & line illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
Giles de la Mare Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Pap/Cdr
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900357258
ISBN
9781900357258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 15.96

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 380 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGTA; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 265 x 235 x 25. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691602202
ISBN
9780691602202
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.62
€ 59.60

hardcover. Num Pages: 444 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones, black & white line drawings, figure. BIC Classification: BGT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Singapore
Number of pages
444
Condition
New
SKU
V9789814569033
ISBN
9789814569033
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.42

Paperback. Co-authored by Fortune journalist Brent Schlender and Fast Company Executive Editor Rick Tetzeli, and containing exclusive material, this revelatory book will cast an entirely new light on the man behind the most successful company of all time. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: BGB; BGT; KNTX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444762013
ISBN
9781444762013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. Series: Jewish Lives. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 b/w illus. BIC Classification: BGT; BGX; JMAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 146. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300219838
ISBN
9780300219838
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.64

Hardback. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813569727
ISBN
9780813569727
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.22

paperback. From his stunning discovery of Tyrannosaurus rex one hundred years ago to the dozens of other important new dinosaur species he found, Barnum Brown led a remarkable life (1873-1963), spending most of it searching for fossils - and sometimes oil - in every corner of the globe. This book discloses the details about his life and travels. Num Pages: 384 pages, 44 b/w photographs, 9 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: BGT; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 222 x 24. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780520272613
ISBN
9780520272613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.99
€ 29.39

Hardback. Barnum Brown led a remarkable life (1873-1963), spending most of it searching for fossils - and sometimes oil - in every corner of the globe. This biography discloses the details about his life and travels - from his youth on the western frontier to his spying for the US government under cover of his expeditions. Num Pages: 384 pages, 44 b/w photographs, 9 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: BGT; RBX; WNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 678.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520252646
ISBN
9780520252646
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.94
€ 46.32

Hardcover. Num Pages: 182 pages. BIC Classification: BGTA; MJN; MMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 192 x 19. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
182
Condition
New
SKU
V9781600214295
ISBN
9781600214295
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.51
€ 63.81

Hardback. August Weismann's 1892 theory that inheritance is transmitted through eggs and sperm provided the biological mechanism for natural selection. In this full-length biography, Frederick Churchill situates Weismann in the swirling intellectual currents of his day and shows how his work paved the way for the modern synthesis of genetics and evolution. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 171 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1174.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674736894
ISBN
9780674736894
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.24
€ 56.30

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; BGT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 225 x 15. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Griffin Media
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926837260
ISBN
9781926837260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.97

Hardback. Editor(s): French, Francis. Series: Outward Odyssey: A People's History of Spaceflight. Num Pages: 184 pages, 37 photographs. BIC Classification: BGTA; BM; TTDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803262836
ISBN
9780803262836
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 27.64

Paperback. Editor(s): Drell, Sidney D.; Shultz, George P. Num Pages: 184 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Hoover Institution Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817918958
ISBN
9780817918958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.16

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Editions Didier Millet Pty Ltd Singapore
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9789814385206
ISBN
9789814385206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.46

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

€ 14.99
€ 11.81

Hardcover. Praise for George E.P. Box and An Accidental Statistician I found most interesting the parts describing how he developed as a statistician, the intellectual influences on him, and the genesis of the ideas for which he is so well known.. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: BGTA; BM; PBT; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 171 x 239 x 34. Weight in Grams: 668.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118400883
ISBN
9781118400883
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 35.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; BM; JFSJ1; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 19.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762791347
ISBN
9780762791347
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.18

Hardcover. Tells the story of George Daniels, the master mechanic, who was born into poverty in London but raised himself to become the greatest watchmaker of the twentieth century. This revised edition also contains a section that illustrates and describes over thirty of the pocket and wrist-watches Daniels himself has made over the years. Num Pages: 162 pages, 150 colour, 85 b/w illustrations, 21 line drawings. BIC Classification: BGTA; TDPB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 234 x 28. Weight in Grams: 660.
Publisher
Philip Wilson Publishers
Number of pages
162
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856676802
ISBN
9780856676802
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 32.93

Paperback. Inspiring autobiography of a Western-Canadian Mennonite's determined rise to become Dean of Harvard Medical School. Num Pages: 480 pages, b/w photos & maps. BIC Classification: BGTA; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 31. Weight in Grams: 724.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551957005
ISBN
9781551957005
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.55

Hardback. On the bicentennial of his death, this beautifully illustrated volume pays tribute to the Scot who became the father of American ornithology. Alexander Wilson made unique contributions to ecology and animal behavior. His drawings of birds in realistic poses in their natural habitat inspired Audubon, Spencer Fullerton Baird, and other naturalists. Num Pages: 400 pages, 146 color illustrations, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AGN; BGT; PSVW6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 163 x 43. Weight in Grams: 936.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674072558
ISBN
9780674072558
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.96

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