Science: general issues
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Science: general issues
Paperback. Seventy years ago, Erwin Schrodinger posed a profound question: 'What is life, and how did it emerge from non-life?' Scientists have puzzled over it ever since. Addy Pross uses insights from the new field of systems chemistry to show how chemistry can become biology, and that Darwinian evolution is the expression of a deeper physical principle. Series: Oxford Landmark Science. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PN; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 15. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198784791
- ISBN
- 9780198784791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.25
€ 16.99
€ 13.25
paperback. Nobel laureate Erwin Schrodinger's What is Life? is one of the great science classics of the twentieth century. Series: Canto Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 138 x 10. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107604667
- ISBN
- 9781107604667
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Condition: New
€ 22.03
€ 22.03
paperback. What Is Nanotechnology and Why Does It Matter? provides a balanced understanding of this important emerging technology and the social and ethical issues that come from it. The text starts with an introduction to the science of nanotechnology, and attends to basic issues and principles needed to evaluate nanotechnology's impact. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFMG; PDA; TBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781405175449
- ISBN
- 9781405175449
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Condition: New
€ 45.66
€ 45.66
Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 41 figures. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231167260
- ISBN
- 9780231167260
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 22.20
€ 29.99
€ 22.20
Paperback. Editor(s): Borsen, Tom; Botin, Lars. Num Pages: 483 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; JHM; PD; TB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 34. Weight in Grams: 966.
- Publisher
- Aalborg University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788771121230
- ISBN
- 9788771121230
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 38.37
€ 53.99
€ 38.37
Hardcover. Num Pages: 376 pages, 97 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822944416
- ISBN
- 9780822944416
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.29
€ 77.29
Paperback. This book contains essays by Ernst Mayr, the most eminent evolutionary biologist of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: PDA; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 246
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521700344
- ISBN
- 9780521700344
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 41.87
€ 41.99
€ 41.87
Paperback. Introduces the reader to the process of scientific thinking. Starting with historical examples, this book leads readers through the events, experiments, blind alleys, and thoughts of scientists in the midst of discovery and invention. It shows how scientists use a small number of powerful yet simple methods to construct realistic models. Num Pages: 328 pages, 24 illus. BIC Classification: PDA; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691095509
- ISBN
- 9780691095509
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Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.85
€ 54.99
€ 39.85
Hardback. Explains how science works its magic. This book describes some colorful examples of discoveries in the natural, mathematical, and social sciences and the reasons for believing them. It examines the limits of what science knows, focusing on mysteries that may be solved by science, and those that may in principle be beyond the reach of science. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations (some col.), col. maps. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Encounter Books,USA United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594032073
- ISBN
- 9781594032073
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.21
€ 25.99
€ 25.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, B/W photos throughout. BIC Classification: PDR; UBJ; URD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781610396394
- ISBN
- 9781610396394
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Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.80
€ 18.99
€ 17.80
Paperback. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: JMR; PDR; UYQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 135 x 29. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062425652
- ISBN
- 9780062425652
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.13
€ 16.99
€ 12.13
Paperback. The "crack cocaine of the thinking world", according to the BBC -- a riveting collection of thought-experiments from the world's leading scientists on what they believe to be true, but can't yet prove. Editor(s): Brockman, John. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Edition
- New Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781416522614
- ISBN
- 9781416522614
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Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.47
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€ 13.47
Paperback. 'Brilliant and fascinating. No one is better at making the recondite accessible and exciting' Bill Bryson Britain's most famous mathematician takes us to the edge of knowledge to show us what we cannot know. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007576593
- ISBN
- 9780007576593
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.96
€ 17.99
€ 12.96
Paperback. Suitable for those with an interest in mathematics, this work features articles including: 'From Wired to Weird', on advances that are encouraging research in quantum computation; 'A Prime Case of Chaos', on connections between number theory and theoretical physics; 'Beetlemania: Chaos in Ecology'; and, 'A Blue-Letter Day for Computer Chess'. Editor(s): Cipra, Barry. Series: What's Happening in Mathematical Sciences. Num Pages: 120 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: PB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 176 x 20. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- American Mathematical Society United States
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821807668
- ISBN
- 9780821807668
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Condition: New
€ 31.78
€ 31.78
Paperback. More than fifty well-known chemists present themselves, their research and their favorite dish, faithful to the Lichtenberg motto "He who knows nothing but chemistry does not know chemistry either" The leading organic chemists are represented, giving a list of the top names in the field. Editor(s): Bell, Hubertus P.; Feuerstein, Tim; Guntner, Carlos E.; Holsken, Soren; Lohmann, Jan Klaas. Series: Erlebnis Wissenschaft. Num Pages: 243 pages, black & white illustrations, diagrams. BIC Classification: PDZ; PN; WBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 171 x 21. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH Germany
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783527326211
- ISBN
- 9783527326211
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.89
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€ 27.89
Hardback. Recounts the true and harrowing tales of the author's adventures with parasites, and in the process introduces readers to the intimately interwoven lives of host and parasite. This title leads readers on a journey into the bizarre yet oddly beautiful world of parasites. Num Pages: 312 pages, 30 b&w plates. BIC Classification: MMFP; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691141404
- ISBN
- 9780691141404
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.16
€ 40.16
Hardback. Why do so many gamblers risk it all when they know the odds of winning are against them? Why do they believe dice are 'hot' in a winning streak? Why do we expect heads on a coin toss after several flips have turned up tails? This book takes a look at the mathematics, history, and psychology of gambling to reveal various misconceptions about luck. Num Pages: 296 pages, 35 halftones. 10 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; WDP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 167 x 23. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691138909
- ISBN
- 9780691138909
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.68
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€ 24.68
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Seachrist, Judith A. Num Pages: 240 pages, numeros line illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAK; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 136 x 12. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195327069
- ISBN
- 9780195327069
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Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.71
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Paperback. Examines the proliferation of surveillance technologies - such as facial recognition software and digital fingerprinting - that have come to pervade our everyday lives. This book focuses on the ways that the technologies reinforce distinctions of race, class, gender, sexuality, disability, and nationality. Num Pages: 224 pages, 7 photos, 11 figures. BIC Classification: JFD; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822351351
- ISBN
- 9780822351351
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.51
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€ 26.51
Paperback. Offers an introduction to the world of women and men who did the hard computational labor of science. This book tells us about the surveyors of the French Revolution, describes the calculating machines of Charles Babbage, and guides readers through the Great Depression to marvel at the giant computing room of the Works Progress Administration. Num Pages: 424 pages, 50 halftones. BIC Classification: PDR; PDX; TBX; UYZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691133829
- ISBN
- 9780691133829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.50
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Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; PDX; RBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801433863
- ISBN
- 9780801433863
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.60
€ 102.60
Paperback. Shows how life often works at the extremes - with values becoming as small (or as large) as possible - and how mathematicians over the centuries have struggled to calculate these problems of minima and maxima. This is the book on optimization for math enthusiasts of all backgrounds. Num Pages: 392 pages, 99 line illus. BIC Classification: PBU; PBX; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691130521
- ISBN
- 9780691130521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.98
€ 33.99
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Paperback. The greatest mass extinction in Earths history happened some 251 million years ago. In this cataclysm at least 90 per cent of life was killed, both on land and in the sea, almost bringing evolution to a halt. What caused destruction on such an unimaginable scale? Was it the impact of a huge meteorite, or prolonged volcanic eruption in Siberia? Num Pages: 352 pages, 48 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PSAJ; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 234 x 33. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500291931
- ISBN
- 9780500291931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.42
€ 30.99
€ 22.42
Paperback. Investigates twelve of the instructive episodes involving the interaction between science and Christianity, aiming to tell each story in its historical specificity and local particularity. Editor(s): Lindberg, David C.; Numbers, Ronald L. Num Pages: 368 pages, 12 halftones, 47 line drawings. BIC Classification: HRCX6; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226482163
- ISBN
- 9780226482163
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.81
€ 32.99
€ 25.81