'Extraordinary' Ai Weiwei'Brilliant' Simon SchamaFear has long been a driving force - perhaps the driving force - of world history: a coercive tool of power and a catalyst for radical change.
This collection of Stephen Clucas's articles addresses the complex interactions between religion, natural philosophy and magic in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Europe.
The concept of smart cities holds environmental promises: that digital technologies will reduce carbon emissions, air pollution and waste, and help address climate change.
This book aims to elucidate recent advancements in immunology, presenting a curated selection of topics not typically covered in conventional immunology textbooks.
This book aims to elucidate recent advancements in immunology, presenting a curated selection of topics not typically covered in conventional immunology textbooks.
This resource helps readers navigate and better understand the religious, cultural, and political impact of American views of religious faith and scientific inquiry.
Son pocas las obras que se han dedicado a profundizar sobre la historia y la filosofia de la quimica, una disciplina que estudia fenomenos que, miremos por donde miremos, encontramos en la mayor parte de las cosas que nos rodean.
Running through the articles in this volume is the theme of the appropriation and subsequent naturalization of Greek science by scholars in the world of medieval Islam.
First published in 1988, Science, Politics and the Cold War is a history of the cold-war era that demonstrates the extent to which science and scientists have been implicated in every aspect of the political process.
Written by a renowned expert, Geoinformation: Remote Sensing, Photogrammetry and Geographic Information Systems, Second Edition gives you an overarching view of how remote sensing, photogrammetry, and geographic information systems work together in an interdisciplinary manner.
The pharmacist is not a merchant or a grocery store, but rather a man of knowledge and art who occupies a prominent position in society, not only from a material or social standpoint, but also from a scientific and cultural standpoint.
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of the art in 2D MoS2 materials synthesis, properties, and mimics of various applications.
Since the launch of the first of the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometers (AVHRRs) in 1978, the data from these instruments has used for a wide range of non-meteorological applications.
Named a Best Book of the Year by Scientific American and The Economist The riveting, untold true story of the botanists at the world's first seed bank who made ';the mad, heroic decision during the siege of Leningrad to guard biodiversity at the cost of human life' (The New York Times, Editors' Choice)from the award-winning author of The Island of Extraordinary Captives.
The common focus of the essays in this book is the debate on the nature of science - often referred to by contemporaries as 'natural knowledge' - in Britain during the first half of the 19th century.
Understanding geometry, physics, and biology This is a highly informative and richly illustrated nonfiction book that conveys scientific content in a clear and understandable way.
