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By: Charles Seife

ISBN: 9780857500250
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2011
Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
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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.


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By: Cody Cassidy

ISBN: 9781760290962
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2017
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
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A fun, gruesomely fascinating and scientifically accurate guide to some of the most bizarre ways to die.


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By: Richard Morris

ISBN: 9780738208718
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2003
Publisher: INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
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An exciting exploration of how complexity theory is answering all of our questions about evolution and might even show us how life developed.


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By: Chris Woodford

ISBN: 9781472912237
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2016
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Everything you ever wanted to know about the surprising science behind how things in your home work.


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By: Professor Lord Robert Winston

ISBN: 9780553819557
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: May 2011
UK Publication Date: 3rd March 2011
Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
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Inspiring, unusual and at times controversial, Bad Ideas In so doing it celebrates man's extraordinary capacity for achievement and offers a hopeful way forward to protect humanity against what sometimes seem like bad ideas.


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By: Harriet Swain

ISBN: 9781784707378
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2017
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
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Susan Greenfield, Oxford University professor of pharmacology, who describes what she thinks is a thought; Packed with fascinating insights, it shows how science is investigating problems that affect us all on a large scale and suggests that we are closer to finding solutions to some of life's big questions than we might think.


(Hardback)

By: Melina Laverty

ISBN: 9780313341205
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2008
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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What should the average person know about science Because science is so central to life in the 21st century, science educators and other leaders of the scientific community believe that it is essential that everyone understand the basic concepts of the most vital and far-reaching disciplines.


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By: Andrew Newberg

ISBN: 9780743274982
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2007
Publisher: Atria Books
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By: Jenny Randles

ISBN: 9780743492591
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2005
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
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By: Stephen Juan

ISBN: 9780732290504
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2010
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
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Filled with curious and strange facts and information about our fascinating bodies, there will be something here to interest everyone - and everybody. If you want to know if there is a limit to how many times the human body can almost die, the necessity of morning sickness, or if robots are likely to ever rule the earth, then this book is for you.


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By: Paul J. Nahin

ISBN: 9780691155012
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2012
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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We all played tag when we were kids. What most of us don't realize is that this simple chase game is in fact an application of pursuit theory. This book gives us the complete history of this area of mathematics, from its classical analytical beginnings to the present day.


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By: Martin Wells

ISBN: 9780738201740
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 1999
Publisher: INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
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Written during a long sea voyage from England through the Mediterranean, Civilization and the Limpet unveils many fascinating phenomena of undersea life.


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By: Jefferson Weaver

ISBN: 9780738204956
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2001
Publisher: INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
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Take the first step toward a whole new world of statistical prowess with this delightful, easy-to-follow guide.


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By: Michael Waldholz

ISBN: 9780684848020
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 1999
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
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Reporting from the frontiers of research, an award-winning science writer brings readers the story of the people hunting for the genetic key to cancer, and the dramatic recent breakthroughs that offer hope for an eventual cure.


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By: Michael J. Behe

ISBN: 9780743290319
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2006
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
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By: Michael Boulter

ISBN: 9781845299224
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2009
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
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How Charles Darwin developed his ideas of evolution from his own garden and how it is still being debated today.


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By: Michael R. Rose

ISBN: 9780691050089
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2000
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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Offers an introduction to the theory of evolution: its beginning with Darwin, its key concepts, and how it may affect us in the future. This book explains how evolutionary biology has been used to support both valuable applied research, particularly in agriculture, and frightening objectives, such as Nazi eugenics.


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By: Steven Weinberg

ISBN: 9780099223917
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 1993
UK Publication Date: 16th September 1993
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
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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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By: Robert Ehrlich

ISBN: 9780691124049
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2005
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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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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By: David E. Newton

ISBN: 9781573565646
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2003
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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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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By: Joseph Mazur

ISBN: 9780691173375
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Feb 2017
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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By: Joseph Mazur

ISBN: 9780691154633
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Jun 2014
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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What did mathematicians rely on for their work before then And how did mathematical notations evolve into what we know today This book explains the history behind the development of our mathematical notation system.


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By: Oscar E. Fernandez

ISBN: 9780691157559
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2014
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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Calculus. For some of us, the word conjures up memories of ten-pound textbooks and visions of tedious abstract equations. And yet, in reality, calculus is fun, accessible, and surrounds us everywhere we go. This book shows us how to see the math in our coffee, on the highway, and even in the night sky.


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By: Tom Frame

ISBN: 9781921410765
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2009
Publisher: UNSW Press
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Charles Darwin liked and loathed Australia. The father of evolution paid the continent a flying visit during in 1836, and was glad to put the place behind him. Yet Australia's astonishing wildlife influenced him deeply, and his revolutionary theories still resonate profoundly in Australian society. This tile explores Darwin's life and times.

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