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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Crown/Archetype 2010; US$ 12.99Now an HBO® Film starring Oprah Winfrey and Rose Byrne #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor black tobacco farmer whose cells—taken without her knowledge in 1951—became one of the most important tools in medicine, vital for developing the polio vaccine, cloning, gene mapping,... more...
The Double Helix
Scribner 2011; US$ 12.99The classic personal account of Watson and Crick’s groundbreaking discovery of the structure of DNA, now with an introduction by Sylvia Nasar, author of A Beautiful Mind . By identifying the structure of DNA, the molecule of life, Francis Crick and James Watson revolutionized biochemistry and won themselves a Nobel Prize. At the time, Watson was... more...
Chaos
Open Road Media 2011; US$ 17.99The “highly entertaining” New York Times bestseller, which explains chaos theory and the butterfly effect, from the author of The Information ( Chicago Tribune ). For centuries, scientific thought was focused on bringing order to the natural world. But even as relativity and quantum mechanics undermined that rigid certainty in the first half... more...
The Origin Of Species
Penguin Publishing Group 2003; US$ 6.95Charles Darwin’s classic that exploded into public controversy, revolutionized the course of science, and continues to transform our views of the world. Few other books have created such a lasting storm of controversy as The Origin of Species . Darwin’s theory that species derive from other species by a gradual evolutionary process and that the... more...
Uranium
Penguin Publishing Group 2009; US$ 18.00The fascinating story of the most powerful source of energy the earth can yield Uranium is a common element in the earth's crust and the only naturally occurring mineral with the power to end all life on the planet. After World War II, it reshaped the global order-whoever could master uranium could master the world. Marie Curie gave us hope that... more...
The Spirit Of Russian Science
World Scientific Publishing Company 2002; US$ 21.00 US$ 19.11The Spirit of Russian Science comprises dozens of short and funny true stories about the relations between people working in science, the ways people of science interacted, and their attitudes towards life. On the one hand, these stories are very Russian. On the other hand, the spirit of science displayed is very international. One cannot help feeling... more...
Science in the Contemporary World
ABC-CLIO 2005; US$ 85.00An introductory A-Z resource detailing the scientific achievements of the contemporary world and analyzing the key scientific trends, discoveries, and personalities of the modern age. more...
Science in the Early Twentieth Century
ABC-CLIO 2005; US$ 85.00An A-Z resource on the history of science from 1900 to 1950, examining the dynamic between science and the social, political, and cultural forces of the era. more...
Science in the Enlightenment
ABC-CLIO 2003; US$ 85.00An A-Z resource on the achievements in science from the late 1600s to 1820, including the great minds and science's new cultural role. Over 200 entries explore a range of disciplines, from astronomy to medicine, while topics covered include the role of woman science's popularization. more...
The Scientific Revolution
ABC-CLIO 2002; US$ 85.00This A-Z encyclopedia provides an accessible and accurate resource for studying this fascinating period of history and subject. each of the 200+ entries provides an overview of the subject and a brief list of works for further reading. more...
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