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How the noisy atomic cloud gives rise to the orderly world of the molecular machine-and to life itself

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In Lifelines, neuroscientist Steven Rose offers a theory of life that insists that we as humans - along with all living creatures - create our own futures, though in circumstances not of our own choosing.

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This study focuses on the dilemmas faced by Chinese modernizers of the yangwu movement. It examines the tensions between the Chinese and the foreign companies seeking to extend telegraph technology to East Asian cities and how the domestic network was shaped by social and cultural forces.

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Hailed as a paragon of science journalism, "Lonely Hearts of the Cosmos" is the dramatic, heartbreaking, and often comical story of cosmology, and the men and women devoted to discovering the secrets of the universe.

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Love drugs and anti-love drugs exist and more powerful versions will be available in the near future: What are the ethics of using them, how will they affect society, and will they take the magic out of love A cutting-edge book by two prominent ethicists on 'love drugs', and the implications they may have for us all. -- .

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Covers the historical and biochemical roots of our connection with animals, and theirs with us. This book reveals both sides of this deep mutual connection and the way it has evolved since prehistoric times.

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Blends scientific biography, institutional history, and cultural history to show how genetically standardized mice came to play a central role in contemporary American biomedical research. This work introduces us to mouse "fanciers" who bred mice for different characteristics, and to the structures of modern biomedical research.

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A thrilling and gruesome look at the science that influenced Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.

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By examining path-breaking innovation processes through analysis of several large-scale initiatives around the world, this work explores how profound changes in product, process, and service can be explained and managed.

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In the early 1960s, three groups of physicists, working independently in different countries, stumbled upon an idea that would change physics and fuel the imagination of scientists for decades. This title offers personal stories and rivalries of the teams of scientists behind the Higgs boson.

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Combining myth, biography, and wit, this is a highly original depiction of cutting-edge science and its profound implications, told through the scientists who are rewriting life on earth.

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CSI meets John Allen Paulos-ten cases of the uses and abuses of mathematics in the courtroom

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From the pyramids and the Parthenon to the Sydney Opera House and the Bilbao Guggenheim, this book takes readers on a tour of the mathematics behind some of the world's most spectacular buildings. It explores the elementary mathematics that enlivens the understanding of these buildings.

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An eloquent, utterly charming guide to discovering the interconnectedness of mathematics.

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A unique and utterly charming guide to the history of mathematics.

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What do pure mathematicians do, and why do they do it Looking beyond the conventional answers--for the sake of truth, beauty, and practical applications--this book offers an eclectic panorama of the lives and values and hopes and fears of mathematicians in the twenty-first century, assembling material from a startlingly diverse assortment of scholarly, journalistic, and pop culture sources.

* How can sprinter Usain Bolt break his world record without running any faster

* Why do high-jumpers use the Fosbury Flop Barrow shows how maths can give us surprising and enlivening insights into the world of sports - essential reading for competitors, armchair enthusiasts and maths-lovers alike.

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Cancer has become the scourge of the twentieth century. This book explores the revolution in public health, the origins and principles of molecular biology, and our emerging understanding of the causes of cancer.

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Measures and Men, considers times and societies in which weighing and measuring were meaningful parts of everyday life and weapons in class struggles. Originally published in 1986. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Prince

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A deeply researched and highly original investigation into depression which argues the case for embracing both art and science in our understanding and treatment of the condition