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Minutes to midnight
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Paul Dukes |
"The Doomsday Clock was created in 1947 by a group of atomic scientists to symbolise the perils facing humanity from nuclear weapons. In 2007 it was set at five minutes before the final bell, includi… |
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Evolution
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Leonid Grinin et al. |
This issue of the almanac aims at filling the gap in the mega-evolutionary research. The Editors believe that the present Almanac, which brings together scientists working in different areas of the v… |
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ההיסטוריה של המחר
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Yuval Noah Harari |
Tras el éxito de Sapiens, Yuval Noah Harari vuelve su mirada al futuro para ver hacia dónde nos dirigimos. Bestseller del New York Times con 1 millón de ejemplares vendidos Yuval Noah Harari, autor d… |
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The genius of China
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Robert K. G. Temple |
An introduction to the achievements of ancient China. |
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Science and culture in Europe
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Durant, John,Jane Gregory |
220 p. : 25 cm |
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The atomic age
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Morton Grodzins,Eugene Rabinowitch |
Contains articles on Hiroshima, international control of atomic energy, atomic weapons and foreign policy, arms control, nuclear fallout, test bans, Soviet espionage, loyalty and security, the Pugwas… |
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Ten billion tomorrows
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Brian Clegg |
"Science fiction is a vital part of popular culture, influencing the way we all look at the world. TV shows like Star Trek and movies from Forbidden Planet to Inception have influenced scientists to … |
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100 Ideas That Changed the World
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Jheni Osman,Focus Magazine Staff |
1 volume ; 21 cm |
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Science and literature
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David L. Wilson,Zack R. Bowen |
"In this lively and provocative book, a scientist and a humanities scholar attempt to build a bridge between the two cultures in which they work. Addressing fundamental issues of human nature and the… |
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The pleasure of finding things out
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Richard Phillips Feynman |
Included are the Nobel laureate's views on the future of science, science's role in society, his role in the Los Alamos project, and his minority report on the Challenger explosion. |
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Broca's Brain
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Carl Sagan |
Explorers various aspects of several fields of science and examines the role of the intellect in scientific achievement. |
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The Demon-Haunted World
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Carl Sagan |
A prescient warning of a future we now inhabit, where fake news stories and Internet conspiracy theories play to a disaffected American populace
“A glorious book . . . A spirited defense of scienc… |
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Apocalypse 2012
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Lawrence E. Joseph |
"Updated to include dramatic new evidence from NASA and the National Academy of Sciences pointing to a knockout of the electrical power grid by solar systems expected to climax in 2012-2013."Don't lo… |
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Subject matter
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Joyce E. Chaplin |
"With this reinterpretation of early cultural encounters between the English and American natives, Joyce E. Chaplin thoroughly alters our historical view of the origins of English presumptions of rac… |
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Timechanges
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Geoffrey Trease |
The non-fiction book shows how transportation, communication, war, fashion, leisure activities, houses, work, medicine, and education have changed with the development of Western civilization. |
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Towards a third culture
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Charles Davy |
178 pages ; 18 cm |
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The Trouble With Science
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Robin Dunbar |
Synopsis:
The 'trouble' with science began in 1632, when Galileo demolished the belief that the earth is the centre of the universe. Yet despite the bewildering success of the scientific revolution,… |
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Revolutionizing the sciences
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Peter Dear |
"This is an ideal textbook on the Scientific Revolution for courses on the history of science or the history of early modern Europe. The text is chronologically arranged and fully covers both the six… |
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The Scientific Revolution
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William E. Burns |
We expect science to be a realm of constant innovation and change, sometimes benevolent and sometimes terrifying. Yet it was not always so. In European and other civilizations, theoretical science wa… |
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Popular Science and Public Opinion in Eighteenth-Century France (Studies in Early Modern European H…
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Michael R. Lynn |
1 online resource (192 pages) |
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