An updated and expanded edition of the acclaimed writing guide for scientistsThe Scientist's Guide to Writing explains the essential techniques that students, postdocs, and early-career scientists need to write more clearly, efficiently, and easily.
A savory account of how the pursuit of delicious foods shaped human evolutionNature, it has been said, invites us to eat by appetite and rewards by flavor.
A major history of technology and Western conquestFor six hundred years, the nations of Europe and North America have periodically attempted to coerce, invade, or conquer other societies.
A handsome annotated edition of Einstein's celebrated book on relativityAfter completing the final version of his general theory of relativity in November 1915, Albert Einstein wrote Relativity.
Conquering the Electron offers readers a true and engaging history of the world of electronics, beginning with the discoveries of static electricity and magnetism and ending with the creation of the smartphone and the iPad.
Discover how forensic scientists are changing how we solve crime REVISED UPDATED EDITION The most remarkable weapon in the fight against crime, forensic science turns bullet trajectories, bodily fluids, and the very structure of our DNA into damning witnesses of our every act.
Upon the 100th anniversary of the most terrifying stretch of shark attacks in American history--a wave said to have been the inspiration for Jaws--comes a reissue of the classic Lyons Press account and investigation.
A short, provocative book about why "e;useless"e; science often leads to humanity's greatest technological breakthroughsA forty-year tightening of funding for scientific research has meant that resources are increasingly directed toward applied or practical outcomes, with the intent of creating products of immediate value.
From the 1770s through the 1820s the French scientific community predominated in the world to a degree that no other scientific establishment did in any period prior to the Second World War.
Since Einstein first described them nearly a century ago, gravitational waves have been the subject of more sustained controversy than perhaps any other phenomenon in physics.
In line with the emerging field of philosophy of mathematical practice, this book pushes the philosophy of mathematics away from questions about the reality and truth of mathematical entities and statements and toward a focus on what mathematicians actually do-and how that evolves and changes over time.
A treasure trove of illuminating and entertaining quotations from the legendary naturalistHere is Charles Darwin in his own words-the naturalist, traveler, scientific thinker, and controversial author of On the Origin of Species, the book that shook the Victorian world.
AS FEATURED IN SEASPIRACY An Observer Book of the Year 2017 A Sunday Times must read A New York Times Bestseller Endorsed by His Holiness the Dalai Lama ';Balcombe vividly shows that fish have feelings and deserve consideration and protection like other sentient beings' What's the truth behind the old adage that goldfish have a three-second memory?
Chemical Analysis of Food: Techniques and Applications reviews new technology and challenges in food analysis from multiple perspectives: a review of novel technologies being used in food analysis, an in-depth analysis of several specific approaches, and an examination of the most innovative applications and future trends.
Physics in the Arts is a concise, 328-page four-color entry in the Complementary Science Series, designed for science enthusiasts and liberal arts students requiring or desiring a well-developed discussion of physical phenomena, particularly with regard to sound and light.
A literary and cultural history of coralas an essential element of the marine ecosystem, a personal ornament, a global commodity, and a powerful political metaphorToday, coral and the human-caused threats to coral reef ecosystems symbolize our ongoing planetary crisis.
A WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 2023A NEW SCIENTIST BEST BOOK OF 2023WINNER OF THE LA TIMES SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023 BOOK PRIZE'A generous tour of mathematics for anyone whose instincts tend less towards "e;Just tell me the answer"e; and more towards "e;Wait, but why?
WINNER OF THE 2024 WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR CONSERVATION FINANCIAL TIMES 2023 HIGHLIGHT'Helen Czerski weaves together physics and biology, history and science, in a beautifully poetic way.
Die Freude, Freund:innen wiederzusehen, die Angst, einen geliebten Menschen zu verlieren – unsere Empfindungen scheinen automatisch in uns aufzutauchen, sich in unserem Gesicht und in unserem Verhalten auszudrücken und unabhängig von unserem Willen einfach zu «geschehen».
* Un recorrido por los grandes títulos científicos en el transcurso de los tiempos, que explora la historia, el desarrollo y la progresión no solo de las creencias e ideas científicas sino también del lenguaje y de los medios físicos en los que se han expresado.
An award-winning history of the Enlightenment quest to devise a mathematical model of rationalityWhat did it mean to be reasonable in the Age of Reason?
Este libro compila el esfuerzo del Semillero de Investigacion en Primatologia y Conservacion de sus Ecosistemas (SIPCE) y el Laboratorio de Historia Natural (IZBD) del Museo de Historia Natural de la Universidad de Caldas por resaltar y divulgar informacion asociada a las especies de primates y otros vertebrados que habitan en el departamento con miras a su conservacion.
In die Zeit des Nationalsozialismus fallen hochtechnologische Innovationen, die bis heute als zukunftsweisend gelten, etwa bahnbrechende Waffensysteme, aber auch Verschlüsselungs- und Ortungssysteme.
In die Zeit des Nationalsozialismus fallen hochtechnologische Innovationen, die bis heute als zukunftsweisend gelten, etwa bahnbrechende Waffensysteme, aber auch Verschlüsselungs- und Ortungssysteme.
La importancia que ha cobrado la simulación y en concreto la simulación continua, en el contexto del proceso de toma de decisiones no es gratuita, la complejidad, velocidad de respuesta y el riesgo asociado son algunas de las decisiones comunes en el ambiente empresarial y social.
Estas notas han sido elaboradas con el fin de que los estudiantes puedan acceder y contar con una herramienta pedagógica que contribuya al mejoramiento de la enseñanza-aprendizaje de la física moderna.
El autor de este libro tiene una gran amplitud de miras, lo que se evidencia en la textura de su indagación, en la medida en que, partiendo de su formación en el ámbito de las ciencias sociales, se atreve ?
La enseñanza de la física, las matemáticas, y las diferentes metodologías que pueden ser utilizadas para que los alumnos logren aprendizajes en estas áreas del conocimiento, no suele ser una tarea fácil, así como escribir un texto que permita aproximarse a esos objetivos no será algo menor.
