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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
€ 15.91

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

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

€ 34.99
€ 29.94

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
€ 15.11

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
€ 12.88

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

€ 52.99
€ 44.76

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

€ 146.83
€ 120.86

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

€ 30.99
€ 20.63

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138192102
ISBN
9781138192102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, diagrams, figures. BIC Classification: GPF; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486490984
ISBN
9780486490984
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Sex is as fascinating to scientists as it is to the rest of us. A vast pool of knowledge has been gleaned from research into the nature of sex, from the contentious problem of why the wasteful reproductive process exists at all, to how individuals choose their mates and what traits they find attractive. This book explores those findings. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JF; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140167726
ISBN
9780140167726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Hardback. How did Europeans three centuries apart respond to two mysterious beasts a living rhinoceros previously known only from ancient texts and a nameless monster's massive bones? Juan Pimentel shows that their reactions reflect deep cultural changes but also the enduring power of image and imagination to shape our understanding of the natural world. Translator(s): Mason, Peter. Num Pages: 324 pages, 66 halftones. BIC Classification: PDX; PSVW7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 150 x 31. Weight in Grams: 566.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674737129
ISBN
9780674737129
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.76

Paperback. Stephen Jay Gould's writings on history - both of the natural world and of the study of that natural world - had made him a household name by the time of his death in 2002. This work contains a selection of Gould's writing, including some of the most famous of his essays and extracts from his major books. Num Pages: 656 pages, figures. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 43. Weight in Grams: 614.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
656
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099488675
ISBN
9780099488675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.54

Hardcover. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813527833
ISBN
9780813527833
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.12

Paperback. Editor(s): Clarke, Adela E.; Fujimura, Joan H. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 378 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
378
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691603421
ISBN
9780691603421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.89
€ 64.07

Paperback. A razor-sharp analysis of how record-breaking exploits in extreme sport are redefining the limits of being human. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSX; WSE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 18. Weight in Grams: 182.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
9781784291228
ISBN
9781784291228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.58

Paperback. A little over a decade since its first publication, the hypotheses set out in Manuel Castells' groundbreaking trilogy have largely been verified. In a substantial new preface to the first volume in the series, Castells demonstrates, in the light of major world trends, how the network society has now fully risen on a global scale. Series: Information Age Series. Num Pages: 656 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFC; PDR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 35. Weight in Grams: 820.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
656
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405196864
ISBN
9781405196864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 38.36

Paperback. WINNER OF THE FINANCIAL TIMES AND MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2015 Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: JFFR; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 30. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780748481
ISBN
9781780748481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 498 pages, 116 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; PHJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 35. Weight in Grams: 790.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
498
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226078861
ISBN
9780226078861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.21
€ 50.41

Paperback. "The road since structure", assembled with Kuhn's input before his death in 1996, follows the development of his thought through the later years of his life. Collected here are several essays and an extensive autobiographical interview discussing his life and philosophy Num Pages: 336 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: HPC; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226457994
ISBN
9780226457994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.67

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