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Hardback. New book by the bestselling author of A Universe From Nothing, award-winning physicist and public intellectual, Lawrence Krauss tells the dramatic story of the scientific discoveries that see through the visible world and create our grand vision of the universe and our place within it. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 25. .
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781471158377
- ISBN
- 9781471158377
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.33
€ 26.99
€ 18.33
Paperback. Presents Newton's "Principia" not only to modern scholars of history of science, but also to nonspecialist undergraduate students of humanities. This title moves from Newton's definitions and axioms through the essential propositions, as Newton himself identified them, to the establishment of universal gravitation and elliptical orbits. Translator(s): Donahue, William H. Num Pages: 589 pages. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 180 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1012.
- Publisher
- Green Lion Press United States
- Number of pages
- 589
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 3 Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781888009231
- ISBN
- 9781888009231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.02
€ 34.99
€ 32.02
Paperback. From Bell's Theorem to experiments in quantum entanglement, this book helps readers gain a solid understanding of one of the most fascinating areas of contemporary physics. It illuminates the many logical paradoxes of quantum physics without using mathematics. Num Pages: 109 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, 3 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 238 x 8. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319054728
- ISBN
- 9783319054728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.89
€ 38.89
Hardback. We all are aware that technology measures us, affects our lives and shapes our behaviour. This book explains how and why. It frames debates about information technology within world politic and provides a unique and timely look at the rise of digital power. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JP; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849044066
- ISBN
- 9781849044066
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.43
€ 40.99
€ 36.43
Paperback. Useful for those interested in a career in science, the author recounts his unlikely path to becoming a Nobel Laureate. Beginning with his humble origins in Australia, he tells how he developed an interest in immunology and describes his award-winning, influential work with Rolf Zinkernagel on T-cells and the nature of immune defense. Num Pages: 320 pages, ill. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231138970
- ISBN
- 9780231138970
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.49
€ 26.99
€ 20.49
Paperback. To ordinary people, science used to seem infallible. Scientists were heroes, selflessly pursuing knowledge for the common good. More recently, a series of scientific scandals, frauds and failures have led us to question science s pre-eminence. Num Pages: 140 pages, black & white halftones, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JHB; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 192 x 124 x 12. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745682044
- ISBN
- 9780745682044
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.70
€ 15.70
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- National Science Teachers Association United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936137145
- ISBN
- 9781936137145
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 14.95
€ 40.99
€ 14.95
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 4th ed. 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540850618
- ISBN
- 9783540850618
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.53
€ 120.53
Paperback. Though most historians remember her as the mistress of Voltaire, Emilie Du Chatelet (1706-49) was an accomplished writer in her own right, who published multiple editions of her scientific writings during her lifetime. This book features a selection of key sections from Du Chatelet's works. Editor(s): Zinsser, Judith P. Translator(s): Bour, Isabelle; Zinsser, Judith P. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 440 pages, 15 line drawings. BIC Classification: HPCD; PD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 702.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226168074
- ISBN
- 9780226168074
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.09
€ 52.99
€ 41.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 35 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: AGN; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 268 x 31. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823269563
- ISBN
- 9780823269563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.22
€ 41.99
€ 37.22
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; TJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 11. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816632886
- ISBN
- 9780816632886
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.91
€ 24.99
€ 22.91
Paperback. Examines the relationship between drugs and pleasure, choice, and motivation, both in the brain and in society. This title focuses on common ideas about race, poverty, and drugs and explain why current policies are failing. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 22. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Viking
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780670919741
- ISBN
- 9780670919741
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 16.77
€ 19.00
€ 16.77
Paperback. Facts and figures have been thoroughly updated and the work includes a comprehensive Guide to Resources, incorporating the major published literature along with a vetted list of websites and Internet resources for students and lay readers. Num Pages: 544 pages, 119, 36 black & white illustrations, 83 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 30. .
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- third edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421417752
- ISBN
- 9781421417752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.08
€ 43.08
Paperback. Demonstrates that theory of evolution by natural selection discovered by Charles Darwin - is only answer to biggest question of all: why do we exist? Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Publisher
- Penguin England
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141026169
- ISBN
- 9780141026169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
€ 17.99
€ 13.37
Paperback. Features a range of class-tested experiments designed for small to mid-size lab programs in first-year physics courses, effectively balancing traditional, computerized, and guided learning instruction. Num Pages: 560 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: PDN; PH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 277 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1142.
- Publisher
- Cengage Learning, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 8th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781285738567
- ISBN
- 9781285738567
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 289.26
€ 289.26
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748402533
- ISBN
- 9780748402533
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 90.30
€ 90.30
Paperback. Demonstrates that technology is affected at a fundamental level by the social context in which it develops. This book features arguments about the relation of technology to society. It examines different types of technology and argues that social scientists have tended to ignore the question of what shapes technology? Num Pages: 480 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JHM; PDR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 173 x 28. Weight in Grams: 834.
- Publisher
- Open University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780335199136
- ISBN
- 9780335199136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.24
€ 41.24
Paperback. The late 20th century has been named the Information Age, but the authors of this text challenge this idea in a sweeping history of information technology from the ancient Sumerians to the world of Alan Turing. They show how revolutions in information storage transformed ways of thinking. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2, 2 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDR; UBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801864124
- ISBN
- 9780801864124
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.50
€ 37.50
Paperback. Perfect for do-it-yourselfers, home-schooled high school students, and college students, the Illustrated Guide to Home Physics Experiments offers a hands-on introduction to physics lab techniques and data analysis. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKVF1; PDN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 203 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1044.
- Publisher
- O´Reilly Media United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781449334512
- ISBN
- 9781449334512
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 36.43
€ 37.99
€ 36.43
Hardback. Explores the history of science, how scientists have sought to explain our incredible universe and how amazing scientific discoveries have been made. This book helps you discover how Galileo worked out his scientific theories of motion and inertia, why Copernicus' ideas were contentious and what the discovery of DNA meant. Series: Big Ideas. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 242 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1140.
- Publisher
- Dorling Kindersley Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409350156
- ISBN
- 9781409350156
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.94
€ 26.99
€ 18.94
Paperback. Originally published separately, Weber's 'Science as a Vocation' and 'Politics as a Vocation' stand as the classic formulations of his positions on two related subjects that go to the heart of his thought: the nature and status of science and its claims to authority; and the nature and status of political claims and the. Editor(s): Owen, David S.; Strong, Tracy B. Translator(s): Livingstone, Rodney. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC; JPA; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 6. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 100
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872206656
- ISBN
- 9780872206656
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Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 17.05
€ 19.00
€ 17.05
paperback. A story of the astounding forces that underpin our existence; a horizon-expanding tour of the cosmos that unifies what we know about the universe with new thinking. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PGK; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 29. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099593560
- ISBN
- 9780099593560
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. Argues for the fundamental unity of all knowledge and the need to search for "consilience": the composition of the principles governing every branch of learning. The author shows how our rise in intellectual mastery is rooted in an ancient Greek concept at its zenith during the Enlightenment. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 25. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349111124
- ISBN
- 9780349111124
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.41
€ 17.99
€ 13.41
Paperback. We all wish we could predict the future, but most of us don't know enough about the science that makes it possible. This title is a hypothetical journey through the next 100 years of scientific innovation, as told by the scientists who are making it happen. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141044248
- ISBN
- 9780141044248
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.84
€ 15.99
€ 11.84