Science & Technology

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262543446Author Joseph PolchinskiFormat PaperbackPage Count 312Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

An explosive behind-the-scenes look at Donald Trump's final months in office and how the COVID crisis response was a carefully crafted plan to ruin him.In January 2020, Donald Trump was on the fast track to an easy re-election. While his first two years...

Benjamin Franklin was one of the preeminent scientists of his time. Driven by curiosity, he conducted cutting-edge research on electricity, heat, ocean currents, weather patterns, chemical bonds, and plants. But today, Franklin is remembered more for his...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578736884Author Teri A DillionFormat PaperbackPage Count 340Imprint Teresa A. DillionPublisher Teresa A. DillionWeight(grams) 499gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593300619Author Max ChafkinFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint The Penguin PressPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 527gDimensions(mm) 233mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781882514175Author Joyce McPhersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Greenleaf PressPublisher Greenleaf PressWeight(grams) 136gDimensions(mm) 226mm *...

Fred Hoyle was one of the most widely acclaimed and colourful scientists of the twentieth century, a down-to-earth Yorkshireman who combined a brilliant scientific mind with a relish for communication and controversy. Best known for his steady-state...

The decades-long love story of a NASA commander and the leader of the Astronaut Wives ClubFar Side of the Moon is the untold, fully authorized story of the lives of Frank and Susan Borman. One was a famous astronaut-an instrumental part of the Apollo...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780888397515Author Terrance JamesFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,CanadaPublisher Hancock House Publishers Ltd...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction 2021.Book InformationISBN 9780385543767Author Robert KolkerFormat HardbackPage Count 400Imprint Doubleday &...

Professor Matthew Heddle (1828-97) was a larger-than-life character, a renowned academic and one of Scotland's most famous mineralogists. His rich legacy includes: Encyclopaedia Britannica 9th edition (section on Mineralogy) A fossil fish Heddleichthys A...

A TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BEST BOOK OF 2021 'Thrillingly and wrenchingly funny ... like Educated and Hillbilly Elegy' DAVID LIPSKY 'After...

'Gripping, soaring, inspiring . . . Read it' - Atul Gawande, author of the international bestseller Being Mortal'You Can Stop Humming Now is essential reading on what it means to be human in an age of medical technology. I couldn't put it down' -...

Many people know that Tesla was a scientific genius, instrumental in developing modern electricity and communications. What, perhaps, they don't know is that he was born during a lightning storm; spoke eight languages; and claimed to have invented a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312308667Author David ScottFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 544gDimensions(mm) 213mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781876963248Author Walter CunninghamFormat PaperbackPage Count 494Imprint P & I NolanPublisher P & I NolanWeight(grams) 762g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781400033850Author Chris ChesterFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Anchor BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 238gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780142180495Author Andy GreenbergFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint PlumePublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 323gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 135mm * 23mm

'[This] crisply succinct, beautifully synthesized study brings to life Tesla, his achievements and failures...and the hopeful thrum of an era before world wars.' - NatureNikola Tesla is one of the most enigmatic, curious and controversial figures in the...

Isaac Newton's influence on our world is immense. He formulated the theory of gravity, devised a radical new theory of light and created a calculus that would revolutionize mathematics. His theory of matter in motion sparked the Industrial Revolution...

An "intriguing and accessible" (Publishers Weekly) interpretation of the life of Galileo Galilei, one of history's greatest and most fascinating scientists, that sheds new light on his discoveries and how he was challenged by science deniers. "We really...

A "highly readable" (Wall Street Journal) account of the role Britain played in Einstein's life-first by inspiring his teenage passion for physics, then by providing refuge from the Nazis"A vivid look at how the U.K. affected the German-born physicist's...

At the dawn of the permissive age Diana is a medical student in swinging London. Revel in the fascinating characters that she meets, the medical students, doctors and patients and see what made the little girl into the woman she is now. Funny and moving...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781476708706Author Walter IsaacsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 560Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 703gDimensions(mm) 234mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781589881396Author Susan LevensteinFormat PaperbackPage Count 270Imprint Paul Dry Books, IncPublisher Paul Dry Books, IncWeight(grams) 344g

One of the greatest physicists of the 20th century recounts his journey from Hungary and the Nazi invasion to the creation of the first atomic bomb.About the AuthorEugene P. Wigner won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1963 for his contributions to the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062228857Author Director Michael S GazzanigaFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Ecco PressPublisher Ecco PressWeight(grams) 318g

"Moving, multifaceted, and deeply human...as eye-opening as it is compelling" -Cecile Richards, author of Make Trouble At a time where reproductive rights are at risk, these vital stories of diverse individuals serve as a reminder of the importance of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781591026587Author Ray SpangenburgFormat PaperbackPage Count 182Imprint Prometheus BooksPublisher Prometheus BooksWeight(grams) 155g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781588343338Author Al WordenFormat PaperbackPage Count 312Imprint Smithsonian BooksPublisher Smithsonian BooksWeight(grams) 1g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781916136809Author KhalafFormat PaperbackPage Count 234Imprint Alshimery PressPublisher Alshimery PressWeight(grams) 367gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 16mm

A charismatic naturalist, bird-watcher, teacher, artist, photographer, film-maker, and winner of the Nobel Prize, Niko Tinbergen was a prominent and influential scientist. Jointly with Konrad Lorenz, he laid the foundation for a new science, the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780645067101Author Graeme M ClarkFormat HardbackPage Count 282Imprint IscastPublisher IscastWeight(grams) 903gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 216mm * 24mm

Alexander von Humboldt was the most admired scientist of his day. But the achievements for which he was most celebrated in his lifetime always fell short of perfection. When he climbed the Chimborazo, then believed to be the highest mountain in the...

A penetrating, mesmerizing biography of a scientific icon, now in paperback "Absolutely fascinating ...Davidson has done a remarkable job."-Sir Arthur C. Clarke "Engaging ...accessible, carefully documented ...sophisticated."-Dr. David Hollinger for...

One of the most brilliant scientists of his day, Humphry Davy was acclaimed for his work as a chemist, notably for the isolation of iodine, and later the invention of the Davy safety lamp. He received many prodigious accolades for his contributions to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800993310Author Dyfed Elis-GruffyddFormat PaperbackPage Count 42Imprint Y LolfaPublisher Y LolfaDimensions(mm) 210mm * 148mm * 5mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781454910763Author Nikola TeslaFormat PaperbackPage Count 512Imprint SterlingPublisher Sterling Publishing Co IncWeight(grams) 685g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781777301835Author Kelley IrwinFormat PaperbackPage Count 204Imprint Women in Tech Tribe PublishingPublisher Women in Tech Tribe PublishingWeight(grams)...

In 1712, English naturalist Mark Catesby (1683-1749) crossed the Atlantic to Virginia. After a seven-year stay, he returned to England with paintings of plants and animals he had studied. They sufficiently impressed other naturalists that in 1722 several...