4,907円 The twentieth century was one of astonishing change in science, especially as pursued in the United States. Against a backdrop of dramatic political and economic shifts brought by world wars, intermittent depressions, sporadic and occasionally massive increases in funding, and expanding private p...

6,633円 String theory has played a highly influential role in theoretical physics for nearly three decades and has substantially altered our view of the elementary building principles of the Universe. However, the theory remains empirically unconfirmed, and is expected to remain so for the foreseeable fu...

5,355円 This book is about how big is the universe and how small are quarks, and what are the sizes of dozens of things between these two extremes. It describes the sizes of atoms and planets, quarks and galaxies, cells and sequoias. It is a romp through forty-five orders of magnitude from the smallest s...

2,388円 "Gould is a natural writer; he has something to say and the inclination and skill with which to say it."ーP. B. Medawar, New York Review of Books With sales of well over one million copies in North America alone, the commercial success of Gould's books now matches their critical acclaim. Reissued...

7,028円 Energy efficiency is today a crucial topic in the built environment - for both designers and managers of buildings. This increased interest is driven by a combination of new regulations and directives within the EU and worldwide to combat global warming. All buildings now must now acquire and dis...

1,122円 The aim of this book is to present in an elementary manner the basic principles of modern meteorology. Intended for students without previous acquaintance with the subject, it is written in response to a demand for a nontechnical text to serve the many short and elementary courses in meteorology ...

11,939円 This book offers readers the chance to learn from the experiences of researchers involved in integrated mission-directed research, particularly in the areas of natural resource management and regional development. Integrated Mission-directed Research covers important issues in integration science...

4,907円 Vomiting. Diarrhea. Dehydration. Death. Confusion. In 1832, the arrival of cholera in the United States created widespread panic throughout the country. For the rest of the century, epidemics swept through American cities and towns like wildfire, killing thousands. Physicians of all stripes offer...

2,395円 Einstein war ein Schulversager? Ernst Peter Fischer weiß es besser … Bestsellerautor Ernst Peter Fischer begibt sich auf einen äußerst aufschlussreichen und unterhaltsamen Streifzug durch die Wissenschaftsgeschichte und widmet sich ihren Mythen und Legenden. Macht Spinat wirklich stark? Nutzen wi...

2,312円 Benjamin Franklin was a pioneering scientist, leader of the Enlightenment and founding father of the USA. But perhaps less well known is that he was also the first person to use artificial respiration to revive an electric shock victim. Odder still, it was actually mouth-to-beak resuscitation on ...

4,244円 The most prominent naturalist in Britain before Charles Darwin, Richard Owen made empirical discoveries and offered theoretical innovations that were crucial to the proof of evolution. Among his many lasting contributions to science was the first clear definition of the term homologyー“the same o...

1,320円 In a fertilized ovum, as in any other natural system, development always occurs in one-directionーfrom inside to outside. This is so because there is a continuous one-way process at work in the universe which accounts for the development of all existing structure. Present physics is unable to exp...