(Paperback, Revised edition)

Discusses symmetry and asymmetry in contemporary physics and tells the story of how contemporary theoretical physicists are following Einstein in their search for the beauty and simplicity of nature.

(Paperback, New Edition)

Mathematicians solve equations, or try to. But sometimes the solutions are not as interesting as the beautiful symmetric patterns that lead to them. This book discusses these elegant and mysterious patterns and the ingenious techniques mathematicians use to uncover them. It addresses representation theory and reciprocity laws.

(Paperback)

Fire and Ice is the first book to examine the extraterrestrial volcanoes of our Solar System

(Paperback)

Frank Bowden, a specialist in the field of infectious disease and sexual health, looks at one bug at a time. Through Bowden's own work in the field, we encounter Swine Flu, Golden Staph, Hepatitis, HIV and the SARS epidemic. It can also give insight into the recent COVID-19 pandemic.

(Paperback, with French flaps)

Enables anyone with basic math and science skills to estimate virtually anything - quickly - using plausible assumptions and elementary arithmetic. This book presents an array of estimation problems that range from devilishly simple to quite sophisticated and from real-world concerns to silly ones.

(Paperback)

(Paperback)

Whenever Forty-second Street in New York is temporarily closed, traffic doesn't gridlock but flows more smoothly - why is that Or consider that cities that build new roads can experience dramatic increases in traffic congestion - how is this possible This title includes some of these counterintuitive mathematical occurrences.

(Hardback)

(Paperback, 2nd edition)

Presents laboratory science in a deliberately skeptical way: as an anthropological approach to the culture of the scientist. This book provides an important link between the sociology of modern sciences and laboratory studies in the history of science.

(Paperback)

The unforgettable story of Laika-the Soviet space dog, the Cold War, and the Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union

(Paperback, Updated Edition)

Knoll explores the deep history of life from its origins on a young planet to the incredible Cambrian explosion, with the very latest discoveries in paleontology integrated with emerging insights from molecular biology and earth system science. 100 illustrations.

(Paperback)

(Paperback)

Magical Mathematics reveals the secrets of fun-to-perform card tricks--and the profound mathematical ideas behind them--that will astound even the most accomplished magician. Persi Diaconis and Ron Graham provide easy, step-by-step instructions for each trick, explaining how to set up the effect and offering tips on what to say and do while perform

(Paperback)

(Paperback)

Much of math history comes to us from early astrologers who needed to be able to describe and record what they saw in the night sky. Whether you were the king's court astrologer or a farmer marking the best time for planting, timekeeping and numbers really mattered.

(Paperback)

In November 2011, the cognitive scientist, philosopher and political activist Noam Chomsky arrived in Australia to receive the Sydney Peace Prize. He delivered lectures and answered questions about economics, history, international relations, linguistics, philosophy, justice and much more: What is unique about human language How is it related to c

(Paperback)

This concise book introduces nonphysicists to the core philosophical issues surrounding the nature and structure of space and time, and is also an ideal resource for physicists interested in the conceptual foundations of space-time theory. Tim Maudlin's broad historical overview examines Aristotelian and Newtonian accounts of space and time, and tr

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In our scientific age an understanding of physics is part of a liberal education. For lasting benefits the intelligent non-scientist needs a course of study that enables him to learn genuine science carefully and then encourages him to think about it and use it. This book is suitable for those who want to know what physics really is.

(Hardback, Revised and Updated)

With 100 Ponderables and over 300 illustrations, The Elements, an essential guide to the Periodic Table, tracks the history of a powerful yet elegant tool that lays bare the building blocks of the Universe.

(Paperback)

Can virtuous behavior be explained by nature, and not by human rational choice "It's the animal in us," we often hear when we've been bad. But why not when we're good Primates and Philosophers tackles this question by exploring the biological foundations of one of humanity's most valued traits: morality. In this provocative book, renowned primato

(Paperback, 2nd edition)

(Paperback)

By explaining how to sire multicolored horses, produce nuts without shells, and create an egg the size of a human head, this title conveys a fascination with tricks and illusions that makes it a work difficult for historians of science to take seriously.

(Paperback)

Key themes from ACOLA's research into Australia's strengths, education and productivity.

(Hardback)