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Artificial Life: The Quest for New CreationClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
An account of the development of artificial intelligence, artificial life, the resulting impact across the sciences, and the power of the computer. Includes discussion of software, robots, smart mole...
author: Steven Levy |
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Before the Fallout: From Marie Curie to HiroshimaClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
A chronicle of the history, science, and lives behind the development of the atomic bomb, including scientists, world leaders and citizens, from Marie Curie's 1898 discovery of radium to the bombing...
author: Diana Preston |
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Best American Science and Nature Writing 2008Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
The 2008 edition of this annual series. Series editor Tim Folger and editor Jerome Groopman, M.D. bring together 24 diverse and fascinating articles by leading scientists.
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Best American Science Writing 2007Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
Twenty essays from notable authors selected as the best picks of 2007 by Gina Kolata, award winning science and medicine reporter for the New York Times and author of "Flu: The Story of the Great Infl...
author: Gina Kolata, editor |
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Best American Science Writing 2008Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
The 2008 edition of this annual series. Nineteen articles on diverse scientific topics, chosen by edicot Sylvia Nasar and series editor Jesse Cohen.
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Blood: An Epic History of Medicine and CommerceClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
A fascinating historical account of the medical use of human blood and its worldwide commerce; from the first documented transfusion in mid 17th century France to the AIDS epidemic.
author: Douglas Starr |
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Flu: The Story of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and the Search for the Virus That Caused ItClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
A dramatic account and globe trotting adventure that relates the mystery surrounding the cause of the flu epidemic of 1918 and the current (1998)race to recover a live sample of the pathogen. Includes...
author: Gina Kolata |
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Great Ideas in Physics: the conservation of energy, the second law of thermodynamics, the theory of relativity, and quantum mechanicsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
An exploration of the four foundations of modern physics and their impact on the world, not only through science, but also the arts, social sciences, philosophy, and politics.
author: Alan Lightman |
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Great Influenza - The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in HistoryClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
History of the 1918 influenza epidemic, the scientists who worked to find a cure, and how the practice of medicine was revolutionized. Also the story of how the war against the epidemic was imposed u...
author: John M. Barry |
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Illustrated LongitudeClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
This illustrated version contains the entire original narrative of Longitude, accompanied by 178 images, from portraits of key figures, to maps, diagrams and photographs of scientific instruments invo...
author: Dava Sobel and William J.H. Andrewes |
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Late Night Thoughts on Listening to Mahler's Ninth SymphonyClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
A collection of essays including thoughts about the nuclear age, altruism, dementia, humanities and science, and the artificial heart.
author: Lewis Thomas |
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Life: The Unfinished ExperimentClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
Presents the basic facts of genetics and cellular biology while stessing their relationship to the development and evolution of organisms. Discusses the implication of this knowledge for medicine, psy...
author: S. E. Luria |
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Longitude - The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His TimeClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
A saga of science and invention, and an historical account of John Harrison's struggle with the technical and political problems of longitude. His tenacity and genius led to the invention of an accura...
author: Dava Sobel |
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Man Who Made Time TravelClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
Describes the need for 18th century sailors to be able to determine their position at sea, and the British government's creation of the Longitude Prize for anyone who could create an accurate and reli...
author: Kathryn Lasky |
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Parasites: Latching on to a Free LunchClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
Explores the world of parasites and their side affects on their hosts. Includes fungi, plants, single-celled parasites, worms, arthropods and vertebrate parasites. Discusses the evolution and control ...
author: Paul Fleisher |
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Rock, Paper, Scissors - Game Theory in Everyday LifeClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
Fisher takes the mathematical concepts of game theory and applies them to the problem of non-cooperation between people. From individual relationships to global warming, resource depletion, and confl...
author: Len Fisher |
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Story of Science - Einstein Adds a New DimensionClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
Though it sometimes seems like scientific knowledge just comes fully formed, Hakim?s book explores that hard-won knowledge ? how anyone ever figured it out, and even why anyone was wondering about it ...
author: Joy Hakim |
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The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2008Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
The 2008 edition of this annual series. Series editor Tim Folger and editor Jerome Groopman, M.D. bring together 24 diverse and fascinating articles by leading scientists.
author: Jerome Groopman, M.D., editor |
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The Best American Science Writing 2007Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
Twenty essays from notable authors selected as the best picks of 2007 by Gina Kolata, award winning science and medicine reporter for the New York Times and author of "Flu: The Story of the Great Infl...
author: Gina Kolata, editor |
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The Best American Science Writing 2008Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
The 2008 edition of this annual series. Nineteen articles on diverse scientific topics, chosen by edicot Sylvia Nasar and series editor Jesse Cohen.
author: Sylvia Nasar, editor; Jesse Cohen, series editor |
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The Great Influenza - The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in HistoryClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
History of the 1918 influenza epidemic, the scientists who worked to find a cure, and how the practice of medicine was revolutionized. Also the story of how the war against the epidemic was imposed u...
author: John M. Barry |
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The Illustrated LongitudeClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
This illustrated version contains the entire original narrative of Longitude, accompanied by 178 images, from portraits of key figures, to maps, diagrams and photographs of scientific instruments invo...
author: Dava Sobel and William J.H. Andrewes |
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The Man Who Made Time TravelClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
Describes the need for 18th century sailors to be able to determine their position at sea, and the British government's creation of the Longitude Prize for anyone who could create an accurate and reli...
author: Kathryn Lasky |
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The Story of Science - Einstein Adds a New DimensionClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
Though it sometimes seems like scientific knowledge just comes fully formed, Hakim?s book explores that hard-won knowledge ? how anyone ever figured it out, and even why anyone was wondering about it ...
author: Joy Hakim |
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Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous IdeaClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link.
The story of zero, from ancient times to the present, and how it has fascinated and perplexed thinkers not only in mathematics, but also in science, philosophy, theology and even art. An entertainin...
author: Charles Seife |
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