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Matter and Energy for Growth and Activity: Student Edition by AAAS/Project 2061 9781681406862
$54.15How do our bodies manage to heal wounds, build the stamina to run marathons, and give us the energy-even while we're sleeping-to keep us alive and functioning? Matter and Energy for Growth and Activity prompts high school students to explore fascinating... -
New Beginnings: Pearson New International Edition: A Reference Guide for Adult Learners by Linda Simon 9781292026992
RRP: $126.73$112.63For first-year/entry-level Learning Skills, Learning Strategies, and Study Skills courses. New Beginnings helps adults develop a range of skills to succeed in college from how to manage time and stress to how to develop strong writing and study... -
Aging, the Individual, and Society Georgia M. Barrow (Santa Rosa Junior College) 9781285746616
$154.21No field of study more completely integrates the mature person over the life course than does gerontology. Understanding senior citizens-who represent a continually growing population-is becoming increasingly important. AGING, THE INDIVIDUAL, AND SOCIETY... -
Mobility, Migration and the Chinese Scientific Research System by Koen Jonkers 9781138879058
RRP: $85.78$74.96China's rise is having a large impact on the global science system. The internalisation of this system in the past two decades would not have been possible without the outbound and especially the return flows of overseas Chinese scientists. This book... -
Nanoscale Quantum Materials: Musings on the Ultra-Small World by Tapash Chakraborty 9780367546397
RRP: $165.73$144.01In the past four decades, there has been growing interest in the exciting new topic of physics in low dimensions. Thousands of original ideas have been proposed in the literature, and some are confirmed experimentally, along with several Nobel prizes... -
Transcontinental Silk Road Strategies: Comparing China, Japan and South Korea in Uzbekistan by Timur Dadabaev 9781032091983
RRP: $77.98$68.37This book analyzes initiatives and concepts initiated by China, Japan and South Korea (the Republic of Korea) toward Central Asia to ascertain their impact on regionalism and regional cooperation in Central Asia. Using the case study of Uzbekistan,... -
A Monograph on the Genus Heuchera by Carl Rosendahl 9780816671953
RRP: $70.20$55.01A Monograph on the Genus Heuchera was first published in 1936. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions... -
Can Bacteria Cause Cancer?: Alternative Medicine Confronts Big Science by David J. Hess 9780814735626
RRP: $48.73$42.26Growing numbers of cancer patients are exploring diet, food supplements, herbs, and nontoxic immunotherapies like bacterial vaccines as a means of therapy. Yet most cancer research organizations refuse to even evaluate these alternatives. Can Bacteria... -
Experimenting in Tongues: Studies in Science and Language by Matthias Dorries 9780804744416
RRP: $193.05$167.19References to language abound in the sciences: biologists speak about "reading" the human genome and "rewriting" the genetic code, computer scientists develop "programming language," and mathematicians seek a "universal... -
The Story Of Astronomy by Jefferson Weaver 9780738205861
$53.43Trace the development of astronomy from early Greek stargazers to the ambitious pioneers: Brahe, Copernicus, Kepler, and Newton - who braved persecution and ridicule to fight for a science that relied not on ancient authorities and scriptures, but on... -
Raphael's Astronomical Ephemeris of the Planets' Places for 2006 by Edwin Raphael 9780572030650
RRP: $9.73$9.28Every astrologer preparing accurate birth charts needs the information in this book. It is recognised for its proven record of reliability and accuracy.Book InformationISBN 9780572030650Author Edwin RaphaelFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint W Foulsham... -
Effective Scientific Communication: The Other Half of Science by Cristina Hanganu-Bresch 9780190646813
RRP: $117.00$82.76Writing composition and the sciences are intricately linked. Without writing, science would not exist - and could not be funded, communicated, replicated, enhanced, or applied. Further, writing helps scientists (and students) understand the science,... -
Nobel And Lasker Laureates Of Chinese Descent: In Literature And Science by Todd S. Ing 9789814704618
RRP: $68.25$60.35At the turn of the 20th century, the Boxer Uprising marked the culmination of a violent and tragic chapter in Chinese history. Out of the ashes of this calamity, scholarships funded by Boxer Indemnity and many others fostered some of the greatest minds... -
Singapore Research Story, The Chang Chieh Hang (Nus, S'pore) 9789814641265
RRP: $54.60$48.15Ever since Singapore became independent in 1965, its leaders have invested tremendous efforts and resources to develop its economy in order to create jobs for its people and to support national development. This book describes the challenging journey of... -
Singapore Research Story, The by Chang-Chieh Hang 9789814641258
RRP: $99.45$87.79Ever since Singapore became independent in 1965, its leaders have invested tremendous efforts and resources to develop its economy in order to create jobs for its people and to support national development. This book describes the challenging journey of... -
Physics : Imagination And Reality by Philip Russell Wallace 9789971509309
RRP: $109.20$96.12Physics: Imagination and Reality introduces the reader to major ideas and the conceptual structure of modern physics, by tracing its development from the introduction of fields into physics by Faraday and Maxwell in the last century. Because the approach... -
Briefest History Of Time, The: The History Of Histories Of Time And The Misconstrued Association Between Entropy And Time Arieh Ben-naim (The Hebrew Univ Of Jerusalem, Israel) 9789814749855
RRP: $39.00$34.36'This is a thought-provoking book that would be of interest to anyone wanting to ponder the concept of time, and to develop more critical thinking skills that may be useful when reading popular science books or articles.'IEEE Electrical Insulation... -
Briefest History Of Time, The: The History Of Histories Of Time And The Misconstrued Association Between Entropy And Time by Arieh Ben-Naim 9789814749848
RRP: $78.00$68.68The aim of this book is to explain in simple language what we know about time and about the history of time. It is shown that the briefest (as well as the lengthiest) history of time can be described in one or two pages.The second purpose of the book is... -
Nobel And Lasker Laureates Of Chinese Descent: In Literature And Science by Todd S. Ing 9789814704601
RRP: $156.00$135.80At the turn of the 20th century, the Boxer Uprising marked the culmination of a violent and tragic chapter in Chinese history. Out of the ashes of this calamity, scholarships funded by Boxer Indemnity and many others fostered some of the greatest minds... -
Cern: How We Found The Higgs Boson by Michael Richard Krause 9789814623551
RRP: $93.60$82.78This informative and entertaining book provides a broad look at the fascinating history of CERN, and the physicists working in different areas at CERN who were active in the discovery of the Higgs Boson. Profound and well-structured, the contents combine... -
Einstein Relatively Simple: Our Universe Revealed In Everyday Language Ira Mark Egdall (Univ Of Miami, Usa & Nova Southeastern Univ, Usa & Florida International Univ, Usa) 9789814525589
RRP: $95.55$84.45'Outstanding Academic Title for 2014' by CHOICEEinstein Relatively Simple brings together for the first time an exceptionally clear explanation of both special and general relativity. It is for people who always wanted to understand Einstein's ideas but... -
What Makes You Clever: The Puzzle Of Intelligence by Derek Partridge 9789814513043
RRP: $62.40$56.14From Black Holes and Big Bangs to the Higgs boson and the infinitesimal building blocks of all matter, modern science has been spectacularly successful, with one glaring exception - intelligence. Intelligence still remains as one of the greatest... -
What Makes You Clever: The Puzzle Of Intelligence by Derek Partridge 9789814513036
RRP: $128.70$112.77From Black Holes and Big Bangs to the Higgs boson and the infinitesimal building blocks of all matter, modern science has been spectacularly successful, with one glaring exception - intelligence. Intelligence still remains as one of the greatest... -
Science Sifting: Tools For Innovation In Science And Technology by Rodney R. Dietert 9789814407229
RRP: $62.40$55.36Science Sifting is designed primarily as a textbook for students interested in research and as a general reference book for existing career scientists. The aim of this book is to help budding scientists broaden their capacities to access and use... -
Science Sifting: Tools For Innovation In Science And Technology by Rodney R. Dietert 9789814407212
RRP: $138.45$120.32Science Sifting is designed primarily as a textbook for students interested in research and as a general reference book for existing career scientists. The aim of this book is to help budding scientists broaden their capacities to access and use... -
Why Science?: To Know, To Understand, And To Rely On Results by Roger G. Newton 9789814397339
RRP: $23.40$21.37This book aims to describe, for readers uneducated in science, the development of humanity's desire to know and understand the world around us through the various stages of its development to the present, when science is almost universally recognized -... -
Intelligible Design: A Realistic Approach To The Philosophy And History Of Science by Julio A. Gonzalo 9789814447607
RRP: $78.00$68.68This book provides realistic answers to hotly debated scientific topics: Science is about quantitative aspects of natural realities (physical, chemical, biological) but it is the result of human intellectual inquiry and therefore not "per se"... -
Madame Wu Chien-shiung: The First Lady Of Physics Research by Tsai-Chien Chiang 9789814374842
RRP: $185.25$161.56Narrating the well-lived life of the "Chinese Madame Curie" - a recipient of the first Wolf Prize in Physics (1978), the first woman to receive an honorary doctorate from Princeton University, as well as the first female president of the... -
Albert Einstein Memorial Lectures by Raphael Mechoulam 9789814329439
RRP: $54.60$47.37This volume consists of a selection of the Albert Einstein Memorial Lectures presented annually at the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities. Delivered by eminent scientists and scholars, including Nobel laureates, they cover a broad spectrum of... -
Albert Einstein Memorial Lectures by Raphael Mechoulam 9789814329422
RRP: $126.75$110.31This volume consists of a selection of the Albert Einstein Memorial Lectures presented annually at the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities. Delivered by eminent scientists and scholars, including Nobel laureates, they cover a broad spectrum of... -
Nobel Banquets, The: A Century Of Culinary History (1901-2001) by Ulrica Soderlind 9789814313117
RRP: $126.75$111.09The Nobel Banquets is not about Alfred Nobel's personal dining habits; it is about his "gift to mankind" - the five original Nobel Prizes and the festivities that are arranged every year to celebrate them.There is hardly any other banquet in... -
Proceedings Of The First Interdisciplinary Chess Interactions Conference by Chary Rangacharyulu 9789814295888
RRP: $235.95$204.87This unique proceedings volume offers one of the very first truly interdisciplinary conferences ever organized. More than 15 papers in this volume are written by some of the most acclaimed researchers in their field. Contributions range over a very wide... -
A Bouquet of Dyson: Reflections on Science and Scientists Jeremy Bernstein 9789813238282
RRP: $48.75$42.49My friendship with Freeman Dyson goes back over a half century. My first contact with him goes back to the late 1950s, when I was at the Institute for Advanced Study, and then evolved when I was a consultant at General Atomics in La Jolla, California... -
Facts And Mysteries In Elementary Particle Physics (Revised Edition) Martinus J. G. Veltman 9789813237056
RRP: $156.00$135.80This book provides a comprehensive overview of modern particle physics accessible to anyone with a true passion for wanting to know how the universe works. We are introduced to the known particles of the world we live in. An elegant explanation of... -
Grant Writing And Crowdfunding Guide For Young Investigators In Science, The by Jean-Luc Lebrun 9789813223240
RRP: $44.85$39.23The Grant Writing and Crowdfunding Guide prepares you, the young investigator, to step up to the challenge of funding your own research. And what a challenge. Writing a successful grant demands much more than a first-class inquisitive scientific mind. As... -
Grant Writing And Crowdfunding Guide For Young Investigators In Science, The by Jean-Luc Lebrun 9789813223233
RRP: $93.60$82.00The Grant Writing and Crowdfunding Guide prepares you, the young investigator, to step up to the challenge of funding your own research. And what a challenge. Writing a successful grant demands much more than a first-class inquisitive scientific mind. As... -
Scientific Writing: A Reader And Writer's Guide by Jean-Luc Lebrun 9789812704733
RRP: $118.95$103.66Given that scientific material can be hard to comprehend, sustained attention and memory retention become major reader challenges. Scientific writers must not only present their science, but also work hard to generate and sustain the interest of readers... -
Doing Science: In The Light Of Philosophy by Mario Augusto Bunge 9789813202764
RRP: $113.10$98.65Nearly all philosophers have dealt with the outcomes of scientific research, and have overlooked its philosophical presuppositions, such as those of rationality and realism. Although these presuppositions are mostly tacit and thus easily overlooked,... -
Science And Society by John Scales Avery 9789813147713
RRP: $58.50$52.03The latest advances and discoveries in science have made, and continue to make, a huge impact on our lives. This book is a history of the social impact of science and technology from the beginnings of civilization up to the present. The book explains how... -
Science And Society by John Scales Avery 9789813147706
RRP: $126.75$110.31The latest advances and discoveries in science have made, and continue to make, a huge impact on our lives. This book is a history of the social impact of science and technology from the beginnings of civilization up to the present. The book explains how...