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The Pleasure of Finding Things Out is a magnificent treasury of the best short works of Richard P. Feynman,from interviews and speeches to lectures ...
The fascinating stories behind the essential seven units of measurement that allow us to understand the physical world
From the beginning of history, measurement has ...
From basic mathematical and physical formulas that govern much of our world to the components of matter; from the structure of the cosmos to that ...
Should we alter animals' DNA to save them from extinction? What secrets will old ice reveal to us about the Earth's deep past? How ...
A revelatory and vibrant story of measurement which will make you look at the world around you anew.
'A wildly ambitious book by a formidably ...
NOW A MAJOR HOLLYWOOD FILM DIRECTED BY CHRISTOPHER NOLAN
WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR NONFICTION
'Reads like a thriller, gripping and terrifying' - Sunday Times ...
From gravity to black holes, special relativity to global warming, this authoritative and entertaining book from bestselling author Marcus Chown breaks down complex science into ...
A Financial Times BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021
'Engaging, authoritative and very timely. Marco Alvera spells Hydrogen's critical role as an energy store in ...
An exhilarating biography of John von Neumann- the lost genius who invented our world
The smartphones in our pockets and computers like brains. The vagaries ...
Randall Munroe is . . .'Nerd royalty' Ben Goldacre
'Totally brilliant' Tim Harford
'Laugh-out-loud funny' Bill Gates
'Wonderful' Neil Gaiman
AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ...
Edited and introduced by Bill Bryson, with contributions from Richard Dawkins, Margaret Atwood, Richard Holmes, Martin Rees, Richard Fortey, Steve Jones, James Gleick and Neal ...
From the creators of the A Brief History of Stuff podcast and inspired by the Science Museum Group Collection, discover the remarkable stories of everyday ...
'Gribbin has inspired generations with his popular science writing' - Jim Al-Khalili
A scintillating collection of short essays that really does cover 'life, the Universe, and ...
By the end of the Victorian era, the world had changed irrevocably. The speed of the technological development brought about between 1800 and 1900 was ...