Science: general issues
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Science: general issues
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Prometheus Books United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616146603
- ISBN
- 9781616146603
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.98
€ 19.99
€ 18.98
Hardcover. Presents the author's solution to biology's hardest problem - what consciousness is, and why we have it, and what it means for our self perception and our mental health. This title argues that human knowledge evolved to gather knowledge, specifically to extract meaningful patterns from raw information (as we do while playing word games). Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: PDZ; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 594. How the New Science of Consciousness Explains Our Insatiable Search for Meaning. 352 pages, illustrations. Presents the author's solution to biology's hardest problem - what consciousness is, and why we have it, and what it means for our self perception and our mental health. This title argues that human knowledge evolved to gather knowledge, specifically to extract meaningful patterns from raw information (as we do while playing word games). Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PDZ; PS. Dimension: 242 x 157 x 31. Weight: 596.
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465020478
- ISBN
- 9780465020478
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 20.13
€ 29.99
€ 20.13
Hardcover. While the importance of innovation to economic development is widely understood, the conditions conducive to it remain the focus of much attention. This title offers contributions to fundamental questions relating to the economics of innovation and technological change. Editor(s): Lerner, Josh A.; Stern, Scott. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 632 pages, 1 halftone, 49 line drawings, 54 tables. BIC Classification: KCD; KCM; PDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 160 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1090.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 632
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226473031
- ISBN
- 9780226473031
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.83€ 118.70
€ 145.83
€ 118.70
Hardback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 10 b&w photographs, 97 colour photographs, 53 diagrams. BIC Classification: JFC; PDZ; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 283 x 228 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1906.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780271019772
- ISBN
- 9780271019772
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 43.72
€ 51.99
€ 43.72
Paperback. In both science and philosophy, the twentieth century saw a radical breakdown of certainty in the human worldview. Quantum theorist Stig Stenholm presents Bohr and Wittgenstein as central figures undertaking the necessary replacement of apparent order and certainty with an understanding based on limited concepts in constant flux. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; PDA; PHQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198729105
- ISBN
- 9780198729105
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.68
€ 54.68
Paperback. The definitive history of artificial intelligence (AI), from the dreams of early pioneers to the achievements of modern research. Num Pages: 578 pages, 227 b/w illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: PDX; UYQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 814.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 578
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521122931
- ISBN
- 9780521122931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 46.36
€ 46.99
€ 46.36
Paperback.
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Publisher
- Flamingo London
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780006552024
- ISBN
- 9780006552024
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.80
€ 17.99
€ 12.80
Paperback. A dazzingly written guide to the basic laws of physics and their connections to the natural world. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16pp b&w photographs, diagrams. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group London
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349106496
- ISBN
- 9780349106496
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.12
€ 18.99
€ 14.12
Paperback. The laws governing the very small and the very swift defy common sense and stretch our minds to the limit. Drawing on a deep familiarity with the discoveries of the twentieth century, Ford gives an appealing account of quantum physics that will help the serious reader make sense of a science that, for all its successes, remains mysterious. Num Pages: 304 pages, 33 halftones, 52 line illustrations, 6 tables. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674018327
- ISBN
- 9780674018327
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 29.51
€ 35.99
€ 29.51
Paperback. What is quantum physics? How does it help us understand our amazing world? Where does it leave Newton and Einstein? And why, above all, can we be sure that the theory is good? This title gives us the real science behind the bizarre behaviour of the atoms and energy that make up the universe, and reveal how everything that can happen, does happen. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 137 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 202.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241952702
- ISBN
- 9780241952702
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 10.76
€ 15.99
€ 10.76
Paperback. Utterly beautiful. Profoundly disconcerting. Quantum theory is quite simply the most successful account of the physical universe ever devised. The pursuit of its implications has been the driving motivation of physicists for 100 years. Jim Baggott traces the story, the personalities and the rivalries, through 40 turning-point moments. Series: Oxford Landmark Science. Num Pages: 496 pages, Two 8pp black and white plate sectionn, 26 black and white line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 155 x 39. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Updated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198784777
- ISBN
- 9780198784777
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.67
€ 19.99
€ 15.67
Hardback. Utterly beautiful. Profoundly disconcerting. Quantum theory is quite simply the most successful account of the physical universe ever devised. The pursuit of its implications has been the driving motivation of physicists for 100 years. Jim Baggott traces the story, the personalities and the rivalries, through 40 turning-point moments. Num Pages: 496 pages, Two 8pp black and white plate sectionn, approx 35 b/w line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 167 x 46. Weight in Grams: 910.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199566846
- ISBN
- 9780199566846
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.12
€ 26.99
€ 20.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHQ; VS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 211 x 28. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781632204592
- ISBN
- 9781632204592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.18
€ 17.99
€ 16.18
Hardcover. Quantum theory launched a revolution in physics. But we have yet to understand the revolution's significance for philosophy. Richard Healey opens a path to such understanding. The first part of this book offers a self-contained but opinionated introduction to quantum theory. The second part assesses the theory's philosophical significance. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; PDA; PHQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198714057
- ISBN
- 9780198714057
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.95
€ 108.95
Paperback. Acclaimed popular science author Brian Clegg demonstrates how quantum physics underpins everyday life. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848318465
- ISBN
- 9781848318465
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.16
€ 14.99
€ 11.16
Paperback. By any measure, the Pythagorean theorem is the most famous statement in all of mathematics. In this book, the author reveals the full story of this ubiquitous geometric theorem. It shows that the theorem, although attributed to Pythagoras, was known to the Babylonians more than a thousand years earlier. Series: Princeton Science Library. Num Pages: 280 pages, 8 color illus. 141 line illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: PBM; PBX; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691148236
- ISBN
- 9780691148236
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.89
€ 20.99
€ 16.89
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Helms, Nina. Series: Montauk S. Num Pages: 257 pages, illus. BIC Classification: PD; VXA; VXW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 219 x 16. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- Sky Books United States
- Number of pages
- 257
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780963188922
- ISBN
- 9780963188922
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.21
€ 30.99
€ 27.21
Paperback. Identifying the Mayan World Tree with the central axis of the cosmos, the author shows how evolution is not random. Num Pages: 368 pages, 43 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 594. How Quantum Theory and Mayan Cosmology Explain the Origin and Evolution of Life. 368 pages, illustrations. Calleman shows how the central axis of the universe correlates with the ancient Tree of Life. He presents an alternative to Darwin's theory of biological evolution and suggests that life arises as part of a hierarchy of interrelated systems evolving in a synchronized way. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: PDZ. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 22. Weight: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Bear & Company
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591431046
- ISBN
- 9781591431046
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.02
€ 33.99
€ 22.02
Paperback. Describes what the author calls the range wars of the information age - heated battles over intellectual property. This title argues that just as every informed citizen needs to know at least something about the environment or civil rights, every citizen should also understand intellectual property law. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 black-&-white illustration. BIC Classification: LNR; PDR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300158342
- ISBN
- 9780300158342
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.50
€ 30.99
€ 22.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 246 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: BM; JM; PDZ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 161 x 15. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617230158
- ISBN
- 9781617230158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.05
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 301 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; PDA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226304427
- ISBN
- 9780226304427
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.37
€ 33.99
€ 26.37
Paperback. Resurrects the largely forgotten figure of Velikovsky and uses his strange career and surprisingly influential writings to explore the changing definitions of the line that separates legitimate scientific inquiry from what is deemed bunk and to show how vital this question remains to us today. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226101729
- ISBN
- 9780226101729
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.09
€ 19.99
€ 19.09
Hardback.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300190991
- ISBN
- 9780300190991
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.57
€ 36.99
€ 26.57
Hardback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 229 duotones. BIC Classification: PDZM; WBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691164861
- ISBN
- 9780691164861
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.86
€ 29.99
€ 21.86