History of science

Arranged in chronological order from the early Greek mathematicians, Euclid and Archimedes through to present-day Nobel Prize winners, 100 Science Discoveries That Changed the World charts the great breakthroughs in scientific understanding.

Jung's landmark seminar on the symbolism of yoga and its applications to dream analysisIn the summer of 1933, C.

Disease is the true serial killer of human history: the horrors of bubonic plague, cholera, syphilis, smallpox, tuberculosis and the like have claimed more lives and caused more misery than the depredations of warfare, famine and natural disasters combined.

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The fascinating story of science unfolds in this account of the lives and extraordinary discoveries of twelve of its greatest figures - Archimedes, Galileo, Newton, Lavoisier, Faraday, Darwin, Poincar , Freud, Einstein, Marie Curie and Crick and Watson.

Today, the language of science is English.

From the acclaimed author and engineer, an engaging and lively account of the surprising secret of great designDesign pervades our lives.

The bestselling French graphic novel about the wonders of quantum physicsJoin Bob the explorer and his dog Rick on a rip-roaring trip through the quantum universe as they meet Max Planck, Albert Einstein, Erwin Schr dinger and many other scientists who encourage them to uncover the mysteries of physics with the help of pancakes, cats, mice and all kinds of optical illusions.

In this scientific tour de force, world-class physicist Frank Wilczek argues that beauty is at the heart of the logic of the universe, a principle that has guided his pioneering work in quantum physics.

Enter the invisible world of sub-atomic physics and discover the very core of existence.

A sweeping intellectual biography that restores the Enlightenment polymath to the intellectual, scientific, and courtly worlds that shaped his early life and thoughtDescribed by Voltaire as ';perhaps a man of the most universal learning in Europe,' Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (16461716) is often portrayed as a rationalist and philosopher who was wholly detached from the worldly concerns of his fellow men.

A vivid portrait of the life and work of Carl LinnaeusCarl Linnaeus (17071778), known as the father of modern biological taxonomy, formalized and popularized the system of binomial nomenclature used to classify plants and animals.

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An intellectual history of scurvy in the eighteenth centuryScurvy, a disease often associated with long stretches of maritime travel, generated sensations exceeding the standard of what was normal.

Nobel Prize-winning physicist Roger Penrose questions some of the most fashionable ideas in physics today, including string theoryWhat can fashionable ideas, blind faith, or pure fantasy possibly have to do with the scientific quest to understand the universe?

The explosive debate that transformed our views about time and scientific truthOn April 6, 1922, in Paris, Albert Einstein and Henri Bergson publicly debated the nature of time.

With Science Hacks, you no longer need a PhD to understand the fascinating ideas behind science's greatest theories and discoveries.

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Oft schon totgesagt, erweist sich die "Frankfurter Schule" als erstaunlich überlebensfähig, ja es gibt Anzeichen dafür, dass sie gerade von einer jungen Generation neu rezipiert und fortgesetzt wird.

Despite a resurgence in popularity, horoscopes are generally considered to be pseudoscience today - but they were once a cutting-edge scientific tool.

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On August 10, 1632, five leading Jesuits convened in a sombre Roman palazzo to pass judgment on a simple idea: that a continuous line is composed of distinct and limitlessly tiny parts.

As scientists confidently look forward to average life expectancies hitting 100+ years in some Western societies, it's easy to forget how precarious our grasp on good health has been.

From magic to the Enlightenment; Darwinism to nuclear weaponsWeaving together intellectual history, philosophy, and social studies, Sean Johnston offers a unique appraisal of the history of science and the nature of this evolving discipline.

Many girls want to become scientists when they grow up, just like many boys do.

CHOSEN AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE TIMES AND DAILY TELEGRAPHSHORTLISTED FOR THE HUGHES PRIZE'A riveting chronicle of faulty science, false promises, arrogance, greed, and shocking disregard for the wellbeing of patients suffering from mental disorders.

Die Studie widmet sich der amerikanischen Kernphysikerelite, die nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg die Möglichkeiten ihrer Wissenschaft für Krieg und Frieden deutete.

The father of evolution imbibed history with his controversial book On the Origin of Species.

Like Guns, Germs, and Steel, a work of breathtaking sweep and originality that reinterprets the human story.

As World War II wound down and it became increasingly clear that the Allies would emerge victorious, Albert Einstein invited three close friendsall titans of contemporary science and philosophyto his home at 112 Mercer Street in Princeton, New Jersey, to discuss what they loved bestscience and philosophy.

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The second volume in a prominent new series on Buddhism and science, directed by the Dalai Lama and previously covered by the BBC.

Explore the nature of our material world in a unique sourcebook, conceived by the Dalai Lama, collecting the scientific observations found in classical Buddhist treatises.

The electric revolution, which eclipsed the Industrial Revolution by the end of the 19th century and continues to this day, changed our world forever.

Science is a serious business, right?

Many girls want to become scientists when they grow up, just like many boys do.

Matrescene meets the Golden Mole - discover what the animal kingdom expects when it's expectingIt takes 40 weeks to grow a human baby.

In A Brief History of Black Holes, award-winning University of Oxford researcher Dr Becky Smethurst charts five hundred years of scientific breakthroughs in astronomy and astrophysics.

The strange and surprising history of the so-called epidemic of bad posture in modern Americafrom eugenics and posture pageants to today's promoters of ';paleo posture'In 1995, a scandal erupted when the New York Times revealed that the Smithsonian possessed a century's worth of nude ';posture' photos of college students.

Francis Bacon is considered the father of modern science.

Henry Drummond was a Scottish evangelical lecturer.

In 'The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature', Dr.

Anyone who had read "e;The Greatest Thing in the World"e; could not help but desire to see and hear its author; and, when Professor Drummond visited Boston in the spring of 1893, the capacity of lecture halls was taxed to the utmost.

No class of works is received with more suspicion, I had almost said derision, than those which deal with Science and Religion.

Henry Drummond was a Scottish evangelist, writer and lecturer.

In The Changed Life, Henry Drummond instructs us on how we may change our lives to be more like Christ.

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