The revolution in science that is transforming our understanding of extinct lifeWe used to think of fossils as being composed of nothing but rock and minerals, all molecular traces of life having vanished long ago.
What we know about dark matter and what we have yet to discoverAstronomical observations have confirmed dark matter's existence, but what exactly is dark matter?
Deep, theoretical resource on the essence of chemistry, explaining a variety of important concepts including redox states and bond types Exploring Chemical Concepts Through Theory and Computation provides a comprehensive account of how the three widely used theoretical frameworks of valence bond theory, molecular orbital theory, and density functional theory, along with a variety of important chemical concepts, can between them describe and efficiently and reliably predict key chemical parameters and phenomena.
Multivariate Analysis Comprehensive Reference Work on Multivariate Analysis and its Applications The first edition of this book, by Mardia, Kent and Bibby, has been used globally for over 40 years.
Tetens unternimmt den Versuch, Dinglers Fragestellungen nach dem »Wesen des Experiments« und der Rolle, die das Experiment für die Begriffs- und Theoriebildung spielt, erneut aufzugreifen, ohne sich seinen Auffassungen über die Relativitätstheorie und Quantenmechanik anzuschließen.
Sven Sommer lässt es bei seinen physikalischen Versuchen garantiert krachen, zischen und rauchen – und gibt einfache Anleitungen für das perfekte Wochenendexperiment zu Hause.
Der Physiker und Nobelpreisträger Werner Heisenberg (1901–1976) zeichnet in diesen autobiografischen Gesprächen die Stationen seines wechselvollen Lebens nach.
A revelatory tale of how the human brain develops, from conception to birth and beyondBy the time a baby is born, its brain is equipped with billions of intricately crafted neurons wired together through trillions of interconnections to form a compact and breathtakingly efficient supercomputer.
Addresses safety and health hazards through a holistic, organization-wide approach to worker wellbeing The Wiley Guide to Strategies, Ideas, and Applications for Implementing a Total Worker Health Program presents specific information and guidance for Total Worker Health (TWH) applications in a variety of industries as well as specific aspects of TWH.
An entertaining and informative book that explores how living things contend with nonbiological realityLife on Earth is subject to the pull of gravity, the properties of air and water, and the behavior of diffusing molecules, yet such physical factors are constraints that drive evolution and offer untold opportunities to creatures of all sizes.
The first volume in a three-volume set, this is a study of the rise of Persian Sufi spirituality and literature in Islam during the first six Muslim centuries.
Many times through deep history Earth's magnetic poles have switched places, leaving our planet's protective shield weaker and life vulnerable to devastating solar storms.
Das Klima schützen und Gottes Schöpfung bewahren: der Mensch im Einklang mit der Natur Ein irdisches Paradies ist möglich – das zeigt Michael Schurwanz in seinem erhellenden und motivierenden Buch über die Bewältigung der Klimakrise.
An insider's look at the science of near-Earth comets and asteroidsOf all the natural disasters that could befall us, only an Earth impact by a large comet or asteroid has the potential to end civilization in a single blow.
Why seismologists still can't predict earthquakesAn earthquake can strike without warning and wreak horrific destruction and death, whether it's the catastrophic 2010 quake that took a devastating toll on the island nation of Haiti or a future great earthquake on the San Andreas Fault in California, which scientists know is inevitable.
Dieses Lehrbuch ist ein Handwerkszeug für alle, die auch bei schwierigeren oder erweiterten Rahmenbedingungen sicher tauchen und die notwendigen Kenntnisse und Fertigkeiten dazu erlernen möchten.
How the science of ecology is changing to meet the daunting challenges of environmental sustainabilityOur species has transitioned from being one among millions on Earth to the species that is single-handedly transforming the entire planet to suit its own needs.
The New York Times bestselling tour of the cosmos from three of today's leading astrophysicistsWelcome to the Universe is a personal guided tour of the cosmos by three of today's leading astrophysicists.
In recent years, scientists have realized that evolution can occur on timescales much shorter than the "e;long lapse of ages"e; emphasized by Darwin-in fact, evolutionary change is occurring all around us all the time.
The story of unmanned space exploration, from Viking to todayDreams of Other Worlds describes the unmanned space missions that have opened new windows on distant worlds.
This book introduces the theory of complex surfaces through a comprehensive look at finite covers of the projective plane branched along line arrangements.
Over the field of real numbers, analytic geometry has long been in deep interaction with algebraic geometry, bringing the latter subject many of its topological insights.
A groundbreaking new synthesis and theory of social institutionsUnderstanding Institutions proposes a new unified theory of social institutions that combines the best insights of philosophers and social scientists who have written on this topic.
New Guinea, the largest tropical island, supports a spectacular bird fauna characterized by cassowaries, megapodes, pigeons, parrots, kingfishers, and owlet-nightjars, as well as the iconic birds of paradise and bowerbirds.
The power and properties of numbers, from basic addition and sums of squares to cutting-edge theoryWe use addition on a daily basis-yet how many of us stop to truly consider the enormous and remarkable ramifications of this mathematical activity?
A leading astronomer takes readers behind the scenes of the thrilling science of stellar archaeologyAstronomers study the oldest observable stars in the universe in much the same way archaeologists study ancient artifacts on Earth.
A stunning anniversary edition of Alice's adventures, illustrated by Salvador Dali Commemorating the 150th anniversary of one of the most beloved classics of children's literature, this illustrated edition presents Alice like you've never seen her before.
Unraveling the mystery of the catastrophic age of extinctionsTwo hundred sixty million years ago, life on Earth suffered wave after wave of cataclysmic extinctions, with the worst wiping out nearly every species on the planet.
In the earlier monograph Pseudo-reductive Groups, Brian Conrad, Ofer Gabber, and Gopal Prasad explored the general structure of pseudo-reductive groups.
The untold story of Albert Einstein's role as the father of quantum theoryEinstein and the Quantum reveals for the first time the full significance of Albert Einstein's contributions to quantum theory.
This book presents a new approach to the epistemology of mathematics by viewing mathematics as a human activity whose knowledge is intimately linked with practice.
