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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780809089475Author Mark SchultzFormat PaperbackImprint Hill & Wang Inc.,U.S.Publisher Hill & Wang Inc.,U.S.Weight(grams) 268gDimensions(mm) 228mm * 152mm *...

Essential Science aims to be the most detailed, accessible and authoritative book of its kind. Each of the 34 discoveries is broken down into seven essential elements to aid comprehension and inform the reader about what really matters: THE ESSENTIAL...

John Brockman brings together the world's best-known physicists and science writers-including Brian Greene, Walter Isaacson, Nobel Prize-winner Frank Wilczek, Benoit Mandelbrot, and Martin Rees-to explain the universe in all wondrous splendor. In The...

Metaphysics isn't ordinarily much of a laughing matter. But in the hands of acclaimed comedy writer and scholar Eric Kaplan, a search for the truth about old St. Nick becomes a deeply insightful, laugh-out-loud discussion of the way some things exist but...

Did you know your irises are lying to you and all human eyes are actually brown?Want to know the absolute worst way to die, according to science? Did you know that a smoking psychedelic toad milk could alleviate depression for up to four weeks?117 Things...

We know that our diet influences our health. But is there more to the adage "you are what you eat?" Connecting the dots from agriculture to medicine, geologist David R. Montgomery and biologist Anne Bikle argue we overlook the other half of a healthy...

Many times through deep history Earth's magnetic poles have switched places, leaving our planet's protective shield weaker and life vulnerable to devastating solar storms. The last time it happened was 780,000 years ago, long before humans emerged, but...

More than meets the eye - the science of how we see and the secrets it reveals about how the brain works. Spotting a familiar face in a crowd is so easy, you take it for granted. But how you do it is one of science's great mysteries. Vision is...

Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza draws upon his lifelong work in archaeology, anthropology, genetics, molecular biology, and linguistics, to address the basic questions of human origins and diversity. Coauthored by his son, Francesco, the book answers age-old...

Most of our everyday life experiences are multisensory in nature; that is, they consist of what we see, hear, feel, taste, smell, and much more. Almost any experience you can think of, such as eating a meal or going to the cinema, involves a magnificent...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781953321114Author John SchuesslerFormat PaperbackPage Count 274Imprint UFO Books PressPublisher UFO Books PressWeight(grams) 367gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

In Tales from the Ant World, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Edward O. Wilson takes us on a thrilling myrmecological tour across continents and through time, inviting us into his decades-long scientific obsession with ants. Animating his observations with...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780956372581Author Orson WedgwoodFormat PaperbackPage Count 278Imprint Orson WedgwoodPublisher Wedgwood Publishing

How did chemistry and physics acquire their separate identities, and are they on their way to losing them again? Mary Jo Nye has written a graceful account of the historical demarcation of chemistry from physics and subsequent reconvergences of the two,...

Science in the Provinces: Scientific Communities and Provincial Leadership in France, 1860-1930 by Mary Jo Nye reconceptualizes the Paris-provinces dichotomy by recovering the intellectual vitality and institutional ambition of five non-Parisian...

During his forty-year association with the Los Alamos National Laboratory, mathematician Stanislaw Ulam wrote many Laboratory Reports, usually in collaboration with colleagues. Some of them remain classified to this day. The rest are gathered in this...

During his forty-year association with the Los Alamos National Laboratory, mathematician Stanislaw Ulam wrote many Laboratory Reports, usually in collaboration with colleagues. Some of them remain classified to this day. The rest are gathered in this...

Mary Hesse's The Structure of Scientific Inference offers a rigorous, accessible reorientation of how science actually advances-beyond verificationism and simple falsification-to a dynamic, network-based account of theory, observation, and meaning...

False data published by a psychologist influence policies for treating the mentally retarded. A Nobel Prize-winning molecular biologist resigns the presidency of Rockefeller University in the wake of a scandal involving a co-author accused of fabricating...

Mammalian Skin, a complex and multifunctional system, serves as a vital interface between the organism and its environment. Its structure reflects an intricate balance between protection, sensory perception, and adaptability. The skin, composed of the...

If humans are to understand and discover ways of addressing complex social and ecological problems, we first need to find intimacy with our particular places and communities. Cultivating a relationship to place often includes a negotiating process that...

In late nineteenth-century America, Simon Newcomb was the nation's most celebrated scientist and - irascibly, doggedly, tirelessly - he made the most of it. Officially a mathematical astronomer heading a government agency, Newcomb spent as much of his...

This new edition of "How to Succeed in Academics" provides up-to-date mentoring on all aspects of a successful academic career, particularly a career in the sciences. Linda L. McCabe and Edward R. B. McCabe bring decades of expertise and experience to...

Galileo's 1632 book, "Dialogue on the Two Chief World Systems, Ptolemaic and Copernican", comes alive for twentieth-century readers thanks to Maurice Finocchiaro's brilliant new translation and presentation. Condemned by the Inquisition for its heretical...

Aided by personal documents and institutional archives that were closed for decades, this book recounts the development of physics - or, more aptly, science under stress - in Soviet Russia up to World War II. Focusing on Leningrad, center of Soviet...

Mammalian Skin, a complex and multifunctional system, serves as a vital interface between the organism and its environment. Its structure reflects an intricate balance between protection, sensory perception, and adaptability. The skin, composed of the...

"Can we rely on the discoveries that scientists make about one or another part, or aspect, of the world as a basis for drawing conclusions abou the Universe as a Whole?" Thirty years ago, the separateness of different intellectual disciplines was an...

No detailed description available for "Subject and Author Index 1982".Book InformationISBN 9783112484135Author E. BorchardtFormat HardbackPage Count 604Imprint De GruyterPublisher De GruyterWeight(grams) 1185g

No detailed description available for "Subject and Author Index 1990".Book InformationISBN 9783112483954Author E. GutscheFormat HardbackPage Count 568Imprint De GruyterPublisher De GruyterWeight(grams) 1126g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789264251816Author Organisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Organization for Economic Co-operation and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780076996360Author McGraw HillFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint McGraw-Hill Inc.,USPublisher McGraw-Hill Education - EuropeWeight(grams)...

Conventional wisdom has it that science is boring. "The Science Files," an hourly radio call-in talk show about science, is anything but boring, and certainly none of the listeners, emailers or tweeters who participate in the call-in radio talk show...

The Mexican Profit-Sharing Decision: Politics in an Authoritarian Regime offers an incisive exploration of the mechanisms and implications of decision-making within the unique political structure of mid-20th-century Mexico. The book delves into President...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739497446Author Alan J. ParsonageFormat PaperbackPage Count 233Imprint SynergyWorkingPublisher SynergyWorking

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739497439Author Alan J ParsonageFormat HardbackImprint SynergyWorkingPublisher SynergyWorking

As the global demand for sustainable and nutrient-rich crops grows, pseudocereals are emerging as a valuable alternative to traditional cereals. This book brings together recent scientific advances and practical insights on the chemistry, nutritional...

Despite strong forces toward globalization, much of late 20th century urbanism demonstrates a movement toward cultural differentiation. Such factors as ethnicity and religious and cultural heritages have led to the concept of hybridity as a shaper of...

Understanding chemical and solid materials and their properties and behavior is fundamental to chemical and engineering design. With some of the world's leading experts describing their most recent research, this book describes the procedures for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780996430012Author Mark AntonacciFormat HardbackPage Count 506Imprint LE Press, LLCPublisher LE Press, LLCWeight(grams) 1026gDimensions(mm) 239mm * 160mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780076996803Author McGraw HillFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint McGraw-Hill Inc.,USPublisher McGraw-Hill Education - EuropeWeight(grams)...