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Dawn of Modern Science explores the beginnings of science from the cosmology of ancient Greece to the cataclysmic conflict between the Medieval understanding of nature through spiritual contemplation

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Shortlisted for the Royal Society of Biology's 2016 General Biology Book Prize, Death on Earth is a groundbreaking exploration of death and its role in evolution.

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Presents a cultural history of science and engineering (SandE) policymaking in the United States, from World War II to the post 9/11 era.

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Durbin, history and philosophy of science scholar and writer, has created a volume that includes about 100 terms from the natural and social sciences.

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Beginning with the Internet, then taking into account television, cinema, computer games, music, and radio, this title analyzes the emergence and implications of these diverse media, coloring our cultural landscape with different ideas on texts and how they work.

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Explores how "digital formations" emerge from the ever-changing intersection of computer-centered technologies and the broad range of social contexts that underlie much of what happens in cyberspace. This book emphasizes the importance of recognizing the specific technical capacities of digital technologies.

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The classic intellectual autobiography of a great theoretical physicist

Since the dramatic discovery of the mathematical concept of chaos in 1989, the controversy of its contents has settled down. This edition takes a fresh look at its achievements and potential. It includes the practical applications of chaos theory, such as developing intelligent heart pacemakers, and provides a fresh answer to Einstien's question.

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Puts "End-of-the-millennium" fears, both ancient and modern, in a scientific context.

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The author's first book, "The First Three Minutes", was about the earliest moments of the universe. This book looks at the smallest and most elusive things making up that universe. It relates the story of this search, specifically the development of the Superconducting Supercollider.

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A truly important, necessary study for people at all levels of today's organizations, and for those expecting to live in tomorrow's age of the World-wide Mind.

Among the unique features of Pelton's book are: It offers new cyberspace oriented strategies for getting and keeping a job in the 21st Century;

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One concept that greatly aided the scientific advance of the earth sciences was that of geological cycles. This work traces the history of this concept from the ancient philosophers to the modern times. It is useful for students researching the earth sciences and the history and nature of the scientific understanding of the world around us.

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Evaluates the evidence for the sort of strange-sounding ideas that can shape our lives. This book takes up issues such as global warming, the dangers of cholesterol, and the effectiveness of placebos. It shows readers how to use the tools of science to judge the accuracy of strange ideas and the trustworthiness of ubiquitous "experts."

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This book aims to introduce readers to Einstein's religion.

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A one-stop resource for understanding the full environmental and economic ramifications of the global electronic waste crisis.

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This title explores air, wind and atmosphere in all their natural and human aspects. Its 162 entries are alphabetically arranged and cover meteorological topics such as tornados, political issues, scientists and aviators, technical topics and cultural phenomena with references to the air and wind.

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*An accessible and vastly entertaining book on drugs from Ecstasy to caffeine via toad-spittle.

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A reissue of the classic work by John Horgan wherein he makes the powerful case that science is ending