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Minutes to midnight Minutes to midnight 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… OL16214682W
Evolution Evolution 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… OL16806625W
ההיסטוריה של המחר ההיסטוריה של המחר 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… OL17641518W
The genius of China The genius of China Robert K. G. Temple An introduction to the achievements of ancient China. OL1828361W
Science and culture in Europe Science and culture in Europe Durant, John,Jane Gregory 220 p. : 25 cm OL18293589W
The atomic age The atomic age 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… OL19665049W
Ten billion tomorrows Ten billion tomorrows 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 … OL20017755W
100 Ideas That Changed the World 100 Ideas That Changed the World Jheni Osman,Focus Magazine Staff 1 volume ; 21 cm OL21031446W
Science and literature Science and literature 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… OL21224132W
The pleasure of finding things out The pleasure of finding things out 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. OL24209077W
Broca's Brain Broca's Brain Carl Sagan Explorers various aspects of several fields of science and examines the role of the intellect in scientific achievement. OL2950913W
The Demon-Haunted World The Demon-Haunted World 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… OL2950942W
Apocalypse 2012 Apocalypse 2012 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… OL3758143W
Subject matter Subject matter 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… OL4293958W
Timechanges Timechanges 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. OL4633683W
Towards a third culture Towards a third culture Charles Davy 178 pages ; 18 cm OL6474525W
The Trouble With Science The Trouble With Science 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,… OL8275417W
Revolutionizing the sciences Revolutionizing the sciences 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… OL8328304W
The Scientific Revolution The Scientific Revolution 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… OL9229467W
Popular Science and Public Opinion in Eighteenth-Century France (Studies in Early Modern European H… Popular Science and Public Opinion in Eighteenth-Century France (Studies in Early Modern European H… Michael R. Lynn 1 online resource (192 pages) OL9423659W
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