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Styles of knowing Styles of knowing Chunglin Kwa "Now available in English, Styles of Knowing explores the development of various scientific reasoning processes in cultural-historical context. Influenced by historian Alistair Crombie's Styles of Sc… OL15916465W
Roald Hoffmann on the philosophy, art, and science of chemistry Roald Hoffmann on the philosophy, art, and science of chemistry Roald Hoffmann,Roal Hoffmann "Roald Hoffmann's contributions to chemistry are well known; this Nobel laureate has published more than 500 articles and two books. As an "applied theoretical chemist," he has made significant contr… OL15991516W
Smart medicine Smart medicine 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… OL15999282W
Divine machines Divine machines Justin E. H. Smith "Though it did not yet exist as a discrete field of scientific inquiry, biology was at the heart of many of the most important debates in seventeenth-century philosophy. Nowhere is this more apparent… OL16121396W
African American women chemists African American women chemists Jeannette E. Brown "Beginning with Dr. Marie Maynard Daly, the first African American woman to receive a PhD in chemistry in the United States--in 1947, from Columbia University--this well researched and fascinating bo… OL16190665W
Superfuel Superfuel Richard Martin "In this groundbreaking account of an energy revolution in the making, award-winning science writer Richard Martin introduces us to thorium, a radioactive element and alternative nuclear fuel that is… OL16442249W
Prize fight Prize fight Morton A. Meyers "We often think of scientists as dispassionate and detached, nobly laboring without any expectation of reward. But scientific research is much more complicated and messy than this ideal, and scientis… OL16442259W
The lost millennium The lost millennium 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… OL16470959W
The scientific Buddha The scientific Buddha 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… OL16626968W
I died for beauty I died for beauty 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… OL16664100W
Consider the fork Consider the fork 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… OL16671668W
The visioneers The visioneers Patrick McCray "In 1969, Princeton physicist Gerard O'Neill began looking outward to space colonies as the new frontier for humanity's expansion. A decade later, Eric Drexler, an MIT-trained engineer, turned his at… OL16681318W
Brilliant Blunders Brilliant Blunders Mario Livio We all make mistakes. Nobody's perfect. Not even some of the greatest geniuses in history, as Mario Livio tells us in this marvelous story of scientific error and breakthrough. Charles Darwin, Willia… OL16816305W
UNCHARTED UNCHARTED 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 … OL17038409W
Through two doors at once Through two doors at once 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… OL19761478W
Neutrino hunters Neutrino hunters Ray Jayawardhana "Detective thriller meets astrophysics in this adventure into neutrinos and the scientists who pursue them For more than eighty years, brilliant and eccentric scientists around the world have been se… OL19972556W
Science and sustainability Science and sustainability Joy Hendry "This book is about indigenous science: sustainable knowledge and practice of Indigenous peoples around the world which has usually been developed and handed down for generations, but which was often… OL19997044W
Einstein's greatest mistake Einstein's greatest mistake David Bodanis A portrait of Albert Einstein shares critical insights into both the genius and hubris of modern physics, linking Einstein's popular downfall through the final decades of his life to the same imagina… OL20038061W
How to tame a fox (and build a dog) How to tame a fox (and build a dog) Lee Alan Dugatkin "Tucked away in Siberia, there are furry, four-legged creatures with wagging tails and floppy ears that are as docile and friendly as any lapdog. But, despite appearances, these are not dogs-they are… OL20059941W
Transforming Science in South Africa Transforming Science in South Africa 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 … OL20790807W
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