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Life in Code: A Personal History of Technology
ELLEN ULLMAN · MCD Pages: 320 Format: Hardcover
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The never-more-necessary return of one of our most vital and eloquent voices on technology and culture, the author of the seminal Close to the MachineThe last twenty years have brought us the rise of the internet, the development of artificial intelligence, the ubiquity of once unimaginably... |
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The Best Writing on Mathematics 2015
Mircea Pitici · Princeton University Press Pages: 400 Format: Print book
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This annual anthology brings together the year's finest mathematics writing from around the world. Featuring promising new voices alongside some of the foremost names in the field, The Best Writing on Mathematics 2015 makes available to a wide audience many articles not easily found... |
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Mask of the Sun: The Science, History and Forgotten Lore of Eclipses
John Dvorak · Pegasus Books Pages: 312 Format: Hardcover
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They have been thought of as harbingers of evil as well as a sign of the divine. Eclipses -- one of the rarest and most stunning celestial events we can witness here on Earth -- have shaped the course of human history and thought since humans first turned their eyes to the sky.What do Virginia... |
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Admissions: Life as a Brain Surgeon
HENRY MARSH · Thomas Dunne Books Pages: 288 Format: Hardcover
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Following the publication of Do No Harm, Dr. Henry Marsh retired from his position at a hospital in London. But his career continued, taking him to remote hospitals in places such as Nepal and Pakistan, where he offers his services as surgeon and teacher to those in need. Now, Marsh considers... |
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Universal: A Guide to the Cosmos
Brian Cox · Da Capo Pages: 320 Format: Book
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In Universal, bestselling physicists Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw (Why Does E=mc2?) take us on an inspirational journey of scientific exploration. They show that, by asking questions about the world around us, anyone can think like a physicist and grasp the breath-taking grandeur of the cosmos.Universal... |
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How the Body Works
Dorling Kindersley Inc. · DK Pages: 255 Format: Hardcover
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A bold, accessible, illustrated guide that delivers real scientific information on how the body works with a healthy side of fun facts and trivia.If you've ever searched the Internet for information on that odd rash on your arm, advice to help you get the best night's sleep, or tips for staying... |
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The Enigma of Reason
Hugo Mercier · Harvard University Press Pages: 408 Format: Hardcover
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Reason, we are told, is what makes us human, the source of our knowledge and wisdom. If reason is so useful, why didn't it also evolve in other animals? If reason is that reliable, why do we produce so much thoroughly reasoned nonsense? In their groundbreaking account of the evolution and workings... |
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Maker of Patterns: An Autobiography Through Letters
FREEMAN DYSON · Liveright Pages: 320 Format: Hardcover
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Both recalling his life story and recounting many of the major advances in twentieth-century science, a renowned physicist shares his autobiography through letters. While recognizing that quantum mechanics "demands serious attention," Albert Einstein in 1926 admonished fellow... |
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Evolution: The Human Story, 2nd Edition
Alice Roberts · DK Pages: 256 Format: Hardcover
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Fully updated with the latest discoveries and research, amazingly realistic illustrations and detailed maps plot eight million years of human development in the context of our genetics, anatomy, behavior, environment, migrations, and culture.This unrivaled illustrated guide to human evolution... |
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The Pleasure Shock: The Rise of Deep Brain Stimulation and Its Forgotten Inventor
Lone Frank · Dutton Pages: 320 Format: Hardcover
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The electrifying, forgotten history of Robert Heath's brain pacemaker, investigating the origins and ethics of one of today's most promising medical breakthroughs: deep brain stimulationThe technology invented by psychiatrist Robert G. Heath at Tulane University in the 1950s and '60s has been... |
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The Great Unknown: Seven Journeys to the Frontiers of Science
Marcus du Sautoy · Viking Pages: 464 Format: Hardcover
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"Brilliant and fascinating. No one is better at making the recondite accessible and exciting." - Bill Bryson A captivating journey to the outer reaches of human knowledgeEver since the dawn of civilization we have been driven by a desire to know - to understand the physical world... |
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