As Gods - A Moral History of the Genetic Age by Matthew Cobb
Category: Science
The thrilling and terrifying history of genetic engineering In 2018, scientists manipulated the DNA of human babies for the first time. As biologist and historian Matthew Cobb shows in As Gods, this achievement was one many scientists have feared from the start of the genetic age. Four times in the last ...Show more
The Darkness Manifesto by Johan Eklöf
Category: Science
This is the first book about the science and natural history of darkness How much light is too much light? Satellite pictures show our planet as a brightly glowing orb. In our era of 24/7 illumination, an excess of light is a pressing problem. Just about every creature on earth, humans included, operat ...Show more
The History of Our Universe in 21 Stars - (That You Can Spot in the Night Sky) by Giles Sparrow
Category: Science
Previously published as A History of the Universe in 21 Stars. 'REVISED AND UPDATED___ 'A wonderful book about the science, history and mythology of 21 stars (and 3 impostors).' Dr David Whitehouse Look up on a clear evening, and you'll see thousands of stars shining in the night sky, each telling a ...Show more
Michael Muller: Sharks by Michael Muller (Essen)
Category: Science
Lights, cables, and teeth: The ocean s endangered predator as never seen before This stunning monster shark book will eat you alive Maxim.comMichael Muller has carved a career out of impressive encounters. Famed for his portraits of the world s most elite actors, musicians, and sports stars, he has in t ...Show more
Sing Like Fish: how sound rules life under water by Amorina Kingdon
Category: Science
A captivating exploration of how underwater animals tap into sound to survive, and a clarion call for humans to address the ways we invade these critical soundscapes - from an award-winning science writer. For centuries humans ignored sound in the 'silent world' of the ocean, assuming that what we could ...Show more
Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions by Brian Christian, Tom Griffiths
Category: Science
A fascinating exploration of how computer algorithms can be applied to our everyday lives. In this dazzlingly interdisciplinary work, acclaimed author Brian Christian and cognitive scientist Tom Griffiths show us how the simple, precise algorithms used by computers can also untangle very human questions ...Show more
Children's Encyclopedia of the Solar System by Claudia Martin
Category: Science
This comprehensive encyclopedia presents in-depth information in a way that is engaging and accessible to young readers.
Stargazing - Photographs of the Night Sky from the Archives of NASA by United States, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Staff (Contribution by); Nirmala Nataraj; Bill Nye (Preface by)
Category: Science
This collection of photographs illuminates the darkness of space in a whole new way. Images from the archives of NASA reveal the night sky's most extraordinary phenomena, from the radiant aurora borealis to awe-inspiring lunar eclipses. Science geeks, photography fans, and stargazers will pore over this ...Show more
Love Triangle: The Life-changing Magic of Trigonometry by Matt Parker
Category: Science
Explore the life-changing magic of trigonometry with Matt Parker, stand-up mathematician and No. 1 bestselling author of Humble Pi Why do mobile phones work when you're on a train? What happens when you pull a pop song apart into pure sine waves and play it back on a piano? And what did mathematicians ...Show more
Handmade: A Scientist's Search for Meaning through Making by Anna Ploszajski
Category: Science
From atomic structures to theories about magnetic forces, scientific progress has given us a good grasp on the properties of many different materials. However, most scientists cannot measure the temperature of steel just by looking at it, or sculpt stone into all kinds of shapes, or know how it feels to ...Show more
Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space by Adam Higginbotham
Category: Science
The definitive, dramatic, minute-by-minute story of the 1986 Challenger space shuttle disaster by New York Times-bestselling author Adam Higginbotham, based on fascinating new archival research and in-depth reporting - a riveting history that reads like a thriller From the New York Times-bestselling aut ...Show more
Mathematics Ponderables by Tom Jackson
Category: Science | Series: Ponderables
Legend has it that the first magic square, where all lines and diagonals add up to the same figure, was revealed more than 2,000 years ago when a river turtle appeared to have ancient Chinese numerals inscribed on sections of its shell. Patterns are everywhere in nature, and counting, measuring, and cal ...Show more