2011 Silver Medal Winner for Humor, from the Independent Publisher's Awards. Bad Science: A Brief History of Bizarre Misconceptions, Totally Wrong Conclusions, and Incredibly Stupid Theories takes a humorous look at bloodletting, alchemy, quack...
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Hidden In Plain Sight: The simple link between relativity and quantum mechanics
You never knew theoretical physics could be so simple! In this exciting and significant book, Andrew Thomas clearly illustrates the simplicity which lies behind nature at its fundamental level. It is revealed how all unifications in physics have...
Humans have been trying to understand the physical universe since antiquity. Aristotle had one vision (the realm of the celestial spheres is perfect), and Einstein another (all motion is relativistic). More often than not, these different...
The epic story of the scientists through the ages who have sought answers to life’s biggest mystery: How did it begin?
How did life begin?
It is perhaps the most important question science has ever asked. Over the centuries, the search for an...
Охвачены все основные направления геронтологии, начиная с эпохи классической древности и кончая работами наших...
As robots are increasingly integrated into modern society—on the battlefield and the road, in business, education, and health—Pulitzer-Prize-winning New York Times science writer John Markoff searches for an answer to one of the most important...
Книга известного американского антрополога, лингвиста и естествоиспытателя Франца Боаса содержит его взгляды на историю развития...
Can drinking coffee help people live longer? What makes a stock’s price go up? Why did you get the flu? You contend with questions like these on a regular basis, but it’s unlikely you ever took a course on how to find causes or examined the...
Полный иллюстрированный определитель птиц юрского и мелового периодов и их предков – динозавров. Каждый вид изображён в нескольких...
What is the void? What remains when you take all the matter away? Can empty Space--nothing--exist?
To answer these questions, eminent scientist Frank Close takes us on a lively and accessible journey that ranges from ancient ideas and cultural...