The biggest science story of our time, Massive spans four decades, weaving together the personal narratives and international rivalries behind the search for the “God" particle, or Higgs boson. A story of grand ambition, intense competition,...
Phantastisches, das im Weltraum pysikalisch möglich ist, wird von Gardner aufgedeckt. Er informiert über die Eigenschaften der Erde mit ihrem Mond, der Sonne, der Planeten, Planetoiden und Meteore und läßt diesen...
An exciting & accessible mix of history & cutting-edge science, this book chronicles man's attempts to push back the frontiers of understanding. From a librarian in ancient Alexandria working out the circumference of the earth by studying...
Groundbreaking anthropologist and memory champion Lynne Kelly reveals how we can use ancient and traditional mnemonic methods to enhance and expand our memory.
Our brain is a muscle. Like our bodies, it needs exercise. In the last few hundred years,...
From one of the greatest minds in contemporary mathematics, Professor E.T. Bell, comes a witty, accessible, and fascinating look at the beautiful craft and enthralling history of mathematics.
Men of Mathematics provides a rich account of major...
From one of the greatest minds in contemporary mathematics, Professor E.T. Bell, comes a witty, accessible, and fascinating look at the beautiful craft and enthralling history of mathematics.
Men of Mathematics provides a rich account of major...
The processes in a single living cell are akin to that of a city teeming with molecular inhabitants that move, communicate, cooperate, and compete. This book explores the role of the molecule in and around us, and how this molecular dynamism is...