Lozano se unio oficialmente a la Expedicion Botanica el 23 de enero de 1803 como zoologo agregado, pero su vinculo con el circulo de los ilustrados neogranadinos comenzo en sus anos de formacion en filosofia en el Colegio del Rosario.
Zeig mir, wie du atmest, und ich sage dir, wer du bistZu einem Star des Wissenschaftsbetriebs wird der viktorianische Versicherungsmediziner John Hutchinson, als er 1846 sein Spirometer erfindet.
Jetzt erst recht – Der eiserne Weg zurück ins LebenNach Jahren voller Schmerz, Krankheit und scheinbarer Aussichtslosigkeit stand für Ritchie Newton eines fest: Es gibt kein Happy End.
Richard Feynman no ha sido sólo uno de los físicos teóricos más destacados del mundo sino también una personalidad insólita y genial cuyas investigaciones le valieron el Premio Nobel de Física de 1965.
Una emocionante nueva biografía de John von Neumann, el genio perdido que inventó nuestro mundo: los teléfonos inteligentes que hoy llevamos en nuestros bolsillos, las mentes cibernéticas, los caprichos de la teoría de juegos, la biología evolutiva, las bases lunares autorreplicantes y las armas nucleares.
Este libro ofrece una reconstrucción histórica y testimonial de los últimos años de Juan Domingo Perón, centrada en su regreso definitivo a la Argentina, el deterioro progresivo de su salud, el ejercicio de su tercera presidencia y los acontecimientos que rodearon su muerte y su funeral.
Before Copernicus drew his first diagram, a Persian astronomer in Maragha had already described a model of planetary motion that removed Earth from the center.
Throughout his distinguised career, Patrick Moore has, without a doubt, done more to raise the profile of astronomy amoung the British public than any other figure in the scientific world.
"e;People like myself, who truly feel at home in several countries, are not strictly at home anywhere,"e; writes Abraham Pais, one of the world's leading theoretical physicists, near the beginning of this engrossing chronicle of his life on two continents.
The Hidden Battle is the true story of John Schultz, a man who has spent more than five decades living with the aftermath of one of the largest brain tumors ever recorded at the University of Michigan Hospital.
El cambio del siglo XX al XXI se hallará ya para siempre vinculado al desciframiento definitivo del mapa genético humano, hecho que abre un nuevo mundo en el campo de la ciencia y, muy especialmente, en el de la medicina.
Poet, essayist, chemist, geologist, educator, entrepreneur, publisher--Benjamin Silliman (1779-1864) was one of the virtuosi of the Early Republic and a founder of the American scientific community.
One of the great figures of the American Enlightenment, David Rittenhouse of Pennsylvania rose from his work as a mechanic and clockmaker of exquisite craftsmanship to informed, careful astronomy and effective experimental work in optics, magnetism, and psychology.
A comprehensive look at the mathematics, physics, and philosophy of Henri PoincareHenri Poincare (1854-1912) was not just one of the most inventive, versatile, and productive mathematicians of all time-he was also a leading physicist who almost won a Nobel Prize for physics and a prominent philosopher of science whose fresh and surprising essays are still in print a century later.
The first collection and translation into English of the earliest biographical accounts of Galileo's lifeThis unique critical edition presents key early biographical accounts of the life and work of Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), written by his close contemporaries.
Alexander von Humboldt: The Explorer Who Changed Science is a captivating novel-style biography that brings to life the extraordinary journey of one of history's greatest explorers and scientific thinkers.
"e;Die inoffiziellen Erzählungen eines Zeitreisenden"e; ist ein zum Nachdenken anregender Roman, der spekulativen Futurismus, Philosophie und Mystery zu einer fesselnden Reise durch die Zeit verbindet.
Der König der Konstrukteure: Wilhelm Maybach und die Erfindung der modernen WeltVom mittellosen Waisenkind zum genialen Schöpfer einer unsterblichen Legende: Dies ist die faszinierende Lebensgeschichte von Wilhelm Maybach.
A finely drawn portrait of Einstein's sixteen months in PragueIn the spring of 1911, Albert Einstein moved with his wife and two sons to Prague, the capital of Bohemia, where he accepted a post as a professor of theoretical physics.
A finely drawn portrait of Einstein's sixteen months in PragueIn the spring of 1911, Albert Einstein moved with his wife and two sons to Prague, the capital of Bohemia, where he accepted a post as a professor of theoretical physics.
Ich gehe dann mal los, weiß nur noch nicht wohin"Ich laufe durch die Räume und fühle mich wie ein Vogel, dem zum erstem Mal die Käfigtür aufgemacht wird: "Flieg, wohin du willst.
This work emerged from a lifetime of experience assisting organizations, teams, and individuals with finding inventive ways to solve problems more rapidly.
