(Hardback)

(Paperback)

"Introduces an experimental approach to philosophy of medicine, showcasing current empirical work and future research directions for the field"--

(Paperback)

A fascinating glimpse into the subculture of scientists and engineers who spend countless hours devising gizmos that go whoosh and splat!

(Paperback)

Today, genes are called upon to explain almost every aspect of our lives, from social inequalities to health, sexual preference and criminality.

(Paperback)

Accessible and essential coverage of today's challenging, speculative, cutting-edge science from Quanta Magazine.

(Paperback)

Everything from black holes to DNA, the Big Bang to the workings of the brain.

(Paperback)

Since A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME scientists have been in the midst of a revolution in cosmology. Even more thrillingly - it is a lucid explanation of new scientific ideas that stretch man's powers of understanding to their highest levels.

(Paperback)

An intriguing, definitive analysis of technology's current "all-in-one" revolution, and a serious reflection on the social implications of an "always on" society.

(Hardback)

This fascinating biographical dictionary surveys the American women who have made significant contributions to major fields of scientific endeavor since 1950.

(Paperback)

(Paperback)

Quantum mechanics is a subject that has captured the imagination of a range of thinkers. This book presents quantum field theory, and also offers a view of the theory and debates that surround the theory. It is aimed at students of physics as well as students of philosophy.

(Paperback)

A true scientific page-turner that traces a remarkable scientific breakthrough (the isolation of endorphins in the brain) as dedicated scientists race--not only with their fellow scientists--but against time and the profit hungry giant pharmaceutical companies.

(Hardback)

As he touches on the common elements of ancient technologyenergy, machines, mining, metallurgy, ceramics, agriculture, engineering, transportation, and communicationHumphrey asks questions central to understanding the impact of ancient tools on the modern world: What prompts change

(Paperback)

A fun, gruesomely fascinating and scientifically accurate guide to some of the most bizarre ways to die.

(Hardback)

(Paperback)

(Paperback)

"Engrossing... The prospect of using the structures an animal builds to extrapolate its cognitive capability is irresistible. Fortunately for readers, the levelheaded Goulds prove wonderful guides through these shadowy corridors, at once skeptical and reverent."--Boston Globe

(Paperback)

Another Reason is a study of the relationship between science, colonialism, and the modern nation. Gyan Prakash explores the complexities, contradictions, and importance of this relationship in the history of the subcontinent. He reveals how science served as an instrument of empire and as a symbol of liberty, progress, and universal reason.

(Hardback)

(Hardback)

This text seeks to demonstrate the continuing influence of Newtonian scientific paradigms in 20th-century philosophic, ethical, economic and social habits of thought.

(Paperback)

Traces the twin development of art and science over the twentieth century. In the author's provocative and challenging vision, art and science vie with each other for the destruction of the human form as we know it. It is aimed at those wondering where art has gone and where science is taking us.

(Paperback)

An exciting exploration of how complexity theory is answering all of our questions about evolution and might even show us how life developed.

(Paperback)

In this intriguing book, Paul Horwich makes precise and explicit the interrelationships between time and a large number of philosophically important notions.

(Paperback)

J. Robert Oppenheimer was one of the outstanding physicists of his generation. He was also an immensely gifted writer and speaker, who thought deeply about the way that scientific discoveries have changed the way people live and think. Displaying his subtlety of thought and expression as do few other documents, this book of his lectures discusses t