100 Things to Know about Inventions

Evidence of Extraterrestrials

Discover detailed analysis of thirty-six UFO encounters that prove once and for all that extraterrestrials are visiting the Earth. Beginning with historical cases such as...

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Human body

What do you think is the most amazing machine in the universe? A superconductor? The modern computer? A rocket ship? Think again: It s the

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DK Eyewitness Planets

Packed with stunning photography, Eyewitness Planets explores Earth's neighbourhood, space and the Solar System. Become an eyewitness to the fascinating world of ou...

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Frankenstein and the Birth of Science

Romanul lui Mary Shelley „Frankenstein” a fost creat concomitent cu schimbarea rapidă a lumii științifice. „Frankenstein” și „The Birth of Science” îți oferă o perspecti...

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Papyrus

Long before books were mass-produced, scrolls hand copied on reeds pulled from the Nile were the treasures of the ancient world. Emperors and Pharaohs were

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On the Edge of Infinity: Encounters with the Beauty of the Universe

From the award-winning, bestselling German science author Stefan Klein An original way into the most thought-provoking scientific theories and ideas, On The Edge of Infi...

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Pathfinders: The Golden Age of Arabic Science

For over 700 years the international language of science was Arabic. Surveying the golden age of Arabic science, Jim Al-Khalili reintroduces such figures as the

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Testosterone

The biological source of masculinity has inspired fascination, investigation and controversy since antiquity. From the eunuchs in the royal courts of ancient China to th...

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Beginning and the End of Everything

13.8 billion years ago, something incredible happened. Matter, energy, space and time all suddenly burst into existence in a cataclysmic event that's come to be

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Secrets in the Skies

Secrets in the Skies delves deep into the life and discoveries of the world's most famous stargazer, Galileo Galilei, and the star-studded history of astronomy,

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The Book of Why

'Correlation does not imply causation.' For decades, this mantra was invoked by scientists in order to avoid taking positions as to whether one thing caused

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ALPHABETS: A Miscellany of Letters

Through the exploration of this grouping of 26 symbols, it becomes clear that each letter has its own persona and history, and the alphabets presented

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Maths Hacks

The perfect introduction to algebra, logic, probability and much more, this is a great new way to learn about the most important mathematical ideas and

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At Sixes and Sevens

An engaging, accessible introduction into how numbers work and why we shouldn't be afraid of them, from maths expert Rachel Riley.

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The Tangled Tree

n The Tangled Tree, acclaimed science writer David Quammen chronicles these discoveries through the lives of the researchers who made them – such as Carl

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Breakfast with Einstein

Beginning at sunrise, Chad Orzel reveals the extraordinary science that underpins the simplest activities we all do every day, from making toast to shopping online.

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Quantum

For most people, quantum theory is a byword for mysterious, impenetrable science. And yet for many years it was equally baffling for scientists themselves. Manjit

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Future in Minutes

What does the future hold? How will we live, work and entertain ourselves? What new technologies will emerge? Will humanity evolve - and perhaps live

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Coca Wine

A lavishly illustrated history of coca wine and the revolutionary advertising methods that made it a world-wide success • Follows 19th-century pharmacist Angelo Mariani’s...

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Space Exploration

'Explorarea Spațiului' de Carolyn Collins Petersen este o explorare convingătoare a călătoriei umanității în cosmos. Prin povestiri vii și ilustrații bogate, Petersen îi...

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Women Who Changed Science

From the ancient world to the present women have been critical to the progress of science, yet their importance is overlooked, their stories lost, distorted,

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Genesis

What if the ancient Greeks were right, and the universe really did spring into being out of chaos and the void? How could we know?

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Secret Network of Nature

An exploration of the invisible connections sustaining the entire natural world from the bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees. Did you know that

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Journey to the Centre of the Earth

The journey to the centre of the earth is a voyage like no other we can imagine. Over 6300 km below the earth's surface an

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The Human Cosmos

For most of human history, we have led not just an earthly existence but a cosmic one. Celestial cycles drove every aspect of our daily

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Astroquizzical

In this enthralling cosmic journey through space and time, astrophysicist Jillian Scudder locates our home planet within its own 'family tree'. Our parent the Earth

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Pinpoint : How GPS is Changing Technology, Culture, and Our Minds

A Financial Times Best Book of 2016 A Sunday Times Best Book of 2016 Pinpoint tells the story of GPS, a scientific marvel that enables

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My freshman year

'After more than fifteen years of teaching, Rebekah Nathan, a professor of anthropology at a large state university, realized that she no longer understood the

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You Are Here: From the Compass to GPS, the History and Future of How We Find Ourselves

The story of the rise of modern navigation technology, from radio location to GPS-and the consequent decline of privacy What does it mean to never

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Beyond

9.07 a.m., April 12, 1961. A top-secret rocket site in the USSR. A young Russian sits inside a tiny capsule on top of the Soviet

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The Self Delusion

We like to believe that we exist as independent selves at the centre of a subjective universe that we are discrete individuals acting autonomously in

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The Second Atlas of Breeding Birds in New York State (Hardcover)

Both an indispensable scientific work and a beautiful collection of art, The Second Atlas of Breeding Birds in New York State documents and illustrates the

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Copy, Rip, Burn

Explores the politics of open source software, and how it is forcing us to re-think the idea of intellectual property.

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Vagina

The embarrassment and alienation we often feel when the word 'vagina' comes up in conversation is fairly new. In this book, Naomi Wolf explains why

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First of Everything

The First of Everything follows a context-setting introduction with seven stimulating sections: In the Beginning (The Big Bang to Homo Sapiens), At Home (the first

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Meet Your Ancestors

Provides an introduction to the whole process of discovering your own family history. Topics covered include searching for birth, marriage and death cerificates, census a...

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Crop Circles

This is a new way of experiencing the crop circle mystery, through the geometry of the forms revealed in crops. The mathematics is sound and

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FERMAT'S LAST THEOREM

The story of a puzzle that every child can understand but has baffled mathematicians for 300 years. Aged ten, Andrew Wiles stumbled across the puzzle,

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How the World Works: Astronomy

'Astronomy, as nothing else can do, teaches men humility.' Arthur C. Clarke, The Challenge of the Spaceship Astronomy traces one of humanity's oldest obsessions. This

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Ten Short Lessons in Space Travel

As a new age of space exploration dawns, Ten Short Lessons in Space Travel takes a timely look at the ten fundamental lessons in the

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NUMERICON:THE HIDDEN LIVES OF NUMBERS

Numericon tells the stories of the numbers, mathematical discoveries, oddities and personalities that have shaped the way we understand the world around us. Each chapter...

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Are Numbers Real?

Have you ever wondered what humans did before numbers existed? How they organized their lives, traded goods, or kept track of their treasures? What would

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Eaton's Modern Ready Reckoner

Eaton's Modern Ready Reckoner revives the curiosities of old, mixing it with the delights and complexities of the 21st Century. A nostalgic gift book for

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Wonderland

What connects Paleolithic bone flutes to the invention of computer software? Or the Murex sea snail to the death of the great American city? How

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Stargazing Month-By-Month Guide to the Night Sky

'I WILL CONTINUE TO ENJOY STARGAZING AS THE MONTHS GO BY' Helen Sharman, astronaut 'VERY USEFUL INDEED' Chris Lintott, Sky at Night presenter 'IF YOU

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The Glass Universe

AN OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR ‘A peerless intellectual biography. The Glass Universe shines and twinkles as brightly as the stars themselves’ The Economist #1

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Sam

A true story of innovation that “reads like a movie” (Seth Godin), centered on a scrappy team of engineers—far from the Silicon Valley limelight—and their

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Spaceman

Mike Massimino's compelling memoir takes us on a brilliant journey where the nerdiest science meets the most thrilling adventure to reveal what 'the right stuff'

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30-Second Genetics

30-Second Genetics prezintă cele mai extraordinare descoperiri, de la elementele fundamentale ale biologiei celulare până la progresele aproape incredibile ale secvenție...

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30-Second Biology

The 50 most thought-provoking theories of life, each explained in half a minute. 30-Second Biology tackles the vital science of life, dissecting the 50 most

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Hot Air

Here, for the first time, climate scientist Peter Stott reveals the bitter fight to get international recognition for what, among scientists, has been known for

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Eureka!: The Birth of Science (Icon Science) by Andrew Gregory

Medicine, anatomy, astronomy, mathematics and cosmology, science began with the Greeks, and Plato, Aristotle, Pythagoras, Archimedes and Hippocrates were amongst its sta...

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Footprints

In Footprints , David Farrier explores what traces we will leave for the very deep future. From long-lived materials like plastic and nuclear waste, to

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Light in the Darkness

'A fascinating and thought-provoking investigation into the nature of black holes-a blend of the spiritual, the philosophical, and the scientific-from the premier German ...

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Introducing: Chaos (Graphic Guide)

'Introducing Chaos' explains how chaos makes its presence felt in many varieties of event, from the fluctuation of animal populations to the ups and downs

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Rise of the Rocket Girls

2016 Goodreads Choice Awards finalist The riveting true story of the women who launched America into space. In the 1940s and 50s, when the newly

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Adventures in Human Being

Sunday Times bestsellerWe have a lifetime's association with our bodies, but for many of us they remain uncharted territory. In Adventures in Human Being, Gavin

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The Oil Depletion Protocol

Heinberg describes a unique accord whereby nations would voluntarily reduce their oil production and oil imports according to a consistent, sensible formula, thereby enab...

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Back to Basics

Don't know Midas from Oedipus? Wouldn't recognize a concerto from a sonata?Many of us wish that we could fill in the gaps in our education

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Maths in Bite-sized Chunks

Maths is often cited as the 'most difficult' or 'complex' subject to study, many people admitting to a wariness that was probably ingrained into them

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