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Smart medicine
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Hanson, William , M.D. |
"We're a nation in love with the drama of the medical world--from fast-paced hospital life to the race to discover cures for diseases. In Smart Medicine, William Hanson brings to life the fascinating… |
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The lost millennium
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Florin Diacu |
"We measure history -- its defining moments, landmark documents, and great figures -- by dates. The French Revolution began in 1789, the Magna Carta was originally issued in 1215, and Julius Caesar d… |
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The scientific Buddha
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Lopez, Donald S. |
"This book tells the story of the Scientific Buddha, "born" in Europe in the 1800s but commonly confused with the Buddha born in India 2,500 years ago. The Scientific Buddha was sent into battle agai… |
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I died for beauty
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Marjorie Senechal |
"In the vein of A Beautiful Mind, The Man Who Loved Only Numbers, and Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA, this volume tells the poignant story of the brilliant, colorful, controversial mathemati… |
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Consider the fork
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Bee Wilson |
"Wilson's book offers a novel approach to food writing, presenting a history of eating habits and mores through the lens of the technologies we use to prepare, serve, and consume food. This book tell… |
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UNCHARTED
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Erez Aiden |
By teaming with Google, they were able to analyse the text of millions of books. The result was a new field of research and scientific tool, the Google Ngram Viewer. Charts trends in human history … |
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Through two doors at once
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Anil Ananthaswamy |
"It's the story of quantum mechanics told through the lens of the 'double-slit' experiment, showing how light passing through two slits cut into a cardboard sheet first challenged our understanding o… |
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The secret poisoner
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Linda Stratmann |
"Murder by poison alarmed, enthralled, and in many ways encapsulated the Victorian age. Linda Stratmann's dark and splendid social history reveals the nineteenth century as a gruesome battleground wh… |
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Transforming Science in South Africa
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R. Sooryamoorthy |
"Science is the cornerstone of development. As the connection between scientific advancement and development becomes firmer, efforts are directed towards strengthening the scientific system. This is … |
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