The Ghost Station:"e;A dark night, the distant clatter of a train, and a mysterious old man's warning… your journey begins here, where history and ghostly tales intertwine.
In a rich and fascinating history John Cornwell tells the epic story of Germany's scientists from the First World War to the collapse of Hitler's Reich.
In To Explain the World, pre-eminent theoretical physicist Steven Weinberg offers a rich and irreverent history of science from a unique perspective - that of a scientist.
The ultimate collection of Einstein's public writings on everything from religion and art to pacifism and the atomic bombThe Essential Einstein: Public Writings presents a rich selection of Einstein's humanistic writings drawn from a diverse array of materials he sanctioned for publication during his lifetime.
The ultimate collection of Einstein's public writings on everything from religion and art to pacifism and the atomic bombThe Essential Einstein: Public Writings presents a rich selection of Einstein's humanistic writings drawn from a diverse array of materials he sanctioned for publication during his lifetime.
A bold new history of psychology that uncovers the lost legacies of the women who shaped our understanding of what it is to be humanIf asked to name a psychologist, who springs to mind?
An introduction to the universe covering everything from the big bang and our understanding of the universe over time, to the earth's formation, the Sun and how it affects us, the Moon and planets, black holes and galaxies.
A vivid description of one of the most ambitious scientific projects undertaken in the 19th century, and the men who undertook the measurement of the Himalayas and the mapping of the Indian subcontinent: William Lambton and George Everest.
'Highly readable, subtle and thought-provoking scientific history' ScotsmanIn this penetrating work, Pyenson and Pyenson identify that major advances in science stem from changes in three distinct areas of society: the social institutions that promote science, the sensibilities of scientists themselves and the goal of the scientific enterprise.
Shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize and winner of the Royal Society Prize for Science Books, Richard Holmes's dazzling portrait of the age of great scientific discovery is a groundbreaking achievement.
The dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest: the search for the solution of how to calculate longitude and the unlikely triumph of an English genius.
SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY TRIVEDI SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2025 & BSHS PICKSTONE PRIZE 2026A GUARDIAN & TELEGRAPH BEST SCIENCE BOOK 2025WATERSTONES BEST POPULAR SCIENCE BOOK 2025'A vital and important book' David Olusoga From an award-winning historian of race, science and empire, a path-breaking and poignant history of extinction as a scientific idea, an imperial legacy and a political choiceAnyone alive today is among a tiny fraction of the once living: over 90% of species that ever existed are now extinct.
Bringing his cosmic perspective to civilization on Earth, Neil deGrasse Tyson, bestselling author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, shines new light on the crucial fault lines of our time-war, politics, religion, truth, beauty, gender, race, and tribalism-in a way that stimulates a deeper sense of unity for us all.
Jahrtausendelang glaubte die Menschheit an das aristotelische Weltbild: Die Erde ruht im Zentrum, umgeben von soliden, kristallinen Sphären, an denen die Planeten und Sterne befestigt sind.
Este texto es una ayuda significativa para empezar a plantear preguntas detonadoras y avanzar en la comprension argumentada y coherente de una teoria central en la ensenanza de las ciencias como la electricidad, asi como su relacion con las transformaciones de las sustancias que se organizan y estructuran en lo que hoy conocemos como electroquimica.
Cuando los paradigmas científicos dejan de dar respuesta a los problemas que les atañen, ocurren rupturas violentas en las que la ciencia se convulciona, destruye los paradigmas desgastados y los sustituye con otros nuevos.
Este libro rastrea la articulación de esa nueva identidad profesional: el "nuevo filósofo" o "astrónomo filosófico", dentro del ámbito de la Corte y analiza la relación entre esa identidad y la obra de Galileo.
'A truly remarkable writer, one of the most gifted non-fiction authors alive' Simon Schama, Financial TimesSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2015 COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARDThis is the autobiography that John Aubrey never wrote.
"e;A Short History of Physics"e; takes readers on a fascinating journey through the evolution of one of the most fundamental sciences shaping our understanding of the universe.
Firing the Cloud: How Humanity Survived and Accelerated is a sweeping, provocative journey through 15,000 years of human history, tracing how we evolved from small, fire-lit bands of hunter-gatherers to a globally networked civilisation living inside a digital cloud.
Here it is, ready to paste:What if the greatest scientific revolution in human history almost never happened — saved at the last moment by scholars working across three continents and a thousand years?
Secrets of the Universe – From Microscopic Particles to Cosmic Structures takes readers on a captivating journey through the deepest mysteries of reality.
A Short History of Psychology offers a clear and engaging journey through the development of one of the most fascinating fields of human knowledge—the study of the mind and behavior.
Alfred Nobel began his career as a brilliant inventor and industrialist, but his inventions—particularly the creation of dynamite—brought him more anguish than satisfaction.
