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The result, a masterful combination of science and history, will appeal to a broad audience of specialists as well as general readers. Num Pages: 280 pages, 32, 32 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; PDX; PDZ; PHK; PHVG; RGR; TRLN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801871320
- ISBN
- 9780801871320
Condition: New
€ 70.00
€ 70.00
Hardback. Offers a perspective on the history of food, looking at writings about cuisine, diet, and food chemistry as a key to larger debates over the state of the nation in Old Regime France. This title demonstrates how public discussions of eating and drinking were used to articulate concerns about the state of civilization versus that of nature and more. Num Pages: 368 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBTB; JFCV; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226768861
- ISBN
- 9780226768861
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.06€ 79.61
€ 95.06
€ 79.61
Hardback. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 336 pages, 157 black & white illustrations, 83 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; PDX; PGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319083407
- ISBN
- 9783319083407
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.20
€ 129.20
Paperback. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 281.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 203
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349085460
- ISBN
- 9781349085460
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.33
€ 71.33
Paperback. This biography of Thomas Edison (1847-1931) studies and evaluates his career as an inventor and explores in detail how he created inventions that shaped the 20th century, including the electric light, photography, and over 1000 other items. Num Pages: 560 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; BG; PDX; TBX; TBY; THR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 31. Weight in Grams: 832.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471362708
- ISBN
- 9780471362708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.14
€ 31.99
€ 25.14
Hardcover. The definitive biography of the century's godfather of invention-from the preeminent Edison scholar "Israel's meticulous research and refusal to shy away from the dodgier aspects of Edison's personality offers a fresh glimpse into the life of the inventor. "-New Scientist "Remarkable. Num Pages: 560 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: BGH; PDX; TBX; THRF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 155 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1010.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471529422
- ISBN
- 9780471529422
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.47€ 46.16
€ 53.47
€ 46.16
Paperback. Revised and updated from the original 1986 edition, this definitive study of the most famous invention of America's most famous inventor is completely keyed to the printed and electronic versions of the Edison Papers, inviting the reader to explore further the remarkable original sources. Series: Johns Hopkins Introductory Studies in the History of Technology. Num Pages: 248 pages, 20, 20 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: PDX; THR. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801894824
- ISBN
- 9780801894824
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.65
€ 43.65
Paperback. Editor(s): Depaepe, Marc; Smeyers, Paul. Series: Educational Research. Num Pages: 230 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC; JNA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 361.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319348278
- ISBN
- 9783319348278
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.92
€ 126.92
Hardcover. Educational Research: Material Culture and Its Representation Editor(s): Smeyers, Paul; Depaepe, Marc. Series: Educational Research. Num Pages: 230 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFCD; JHBC; JNA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319030821
- ISBN
- 9783319030821
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.07
€ 128.07
Hardback. Num Pages: 214 pages, 21 black & white illustrations, 4 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHDV; PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319395067
- ISBN
- 9783319395067
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.02
€ 150.02
Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Physics. Num Pages: 84 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX; PHU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 4. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 84
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642348914
- ISBN
- 9783642348914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.46
€ 72.46
Hardcover. This book offers an important account of the relationship between science and culture in the eighteenth century. It examines the 'vitalist' turn in physiology and natural philosophy, and its presence and effect in the burgeoning of philosophical and scientific inquiry of the Scottish Enlightenment, and the radical politics and culture of the 1790s. Series: Palgrave Studies in the Enlightenment, Romanticism and the Cultures of Print. Num Pages: 264 pages, 5 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: DSBD; HBTB; HPCD; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 218 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230276185
- ISBN
- 9780230276185
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: HB; PDX; TBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 210 x 3. Weight in Grams: 132.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1914
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662376850
- ISBN
- 9783662376850
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 98.11
€ 98.11
Paperback / so. Vol. 1 originally published: Halle: Niemeyer, 1956. Series: Abhandlungen Der Rheinisch-Westfalischen Akademie Der Wissen. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: BG; CF; HB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 6. Weight in Grams: 177.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531051024
- ISBN
- 9783531051024
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.75
€ 70.75
Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PDX; TBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 7. Weight in Grams: 154.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1900
- Publisher
- Springer United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642506291
- ISBN
- 9783642506291
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 81.69
€ 81.69
Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PDX; TBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 6. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1879
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642506307
- ISBN
- 9783642506307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.54
€ 70.54
Paperback. The first full biography of Albert Einstein since all of his papers have become available -- a fully realised portrait of this extraordinary human being, and great genius. Num Pages: 704 pages, 16pp b-w plates. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 37. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster UK
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847390547
- ISBN
- 9781847390547
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. Albert Einstein and J Robert Oppenheimer, two iconic scientists of the twentieth century, belonged to different generations, with the boundary marked by the advent of quantum mechanics. By exploring how these men differed - in their worldview, in their work, and in their day - this book provides insights into the lives of the two critical figures. Num Pages: 432 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX; PH; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674034525
- ISBN
- 9780674034525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.06
€ 36.99
€ 31.06
hardcover. This volume reviews conceptual conflicts at the foundations of physics now and in the past century. The focus is on the conditions and consequences of Einstein's pathbreaking achievements that sealed the decline of the classical notions of space, time, radiation, and matter, and resulted in the theory of relativity. Editor(s): Lehner, Christoph; Renn, Jurgen; Schemmel, Matthias. Series: Einstein Studies. Num Pages: 375 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 5 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX; PGC; PHDV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 243 x 25. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser United States
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 375
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817649395
- ISBN
- 9780817649395
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.61
€ 129.61
hardcover. Editor(s): Howard, D; Stachel, J. Series: Einstein Studies. Num Pages: 458 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1820.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser United States
- Edition
- 1989th Edition
- Number of pages
- 458
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817633929
- ISBN
- 9780817633929
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 203.17
€ 203.17