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Light(2015) WALMSLEY, IAN A. (PRO VICE-CHANCELLOR FOR RESEARCH AND HOOKE PROFESSOR OF EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD)In this Very Short Introduction Ian Walmsley introduces the physics of light. Beginning with the earliest conceptions of the nature of light he traces the growth of our understanding, through competing particle and wave theories to wave-particle duality aVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Prototype Nation(2020) LINDTNER, SILVIA M.A vivid look at China's shifting place in the global political economy of technology production.Vezava: Mehka40,39 € -
Volcanoes(2020) BRANNEY, MICHAEL J (PROFESSOR, SCHOOL OF GEOGRAPHY, GEOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT, UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER),ZALASIEWICZ, JAN (PROFESSOR, SCHOOL OF GEOGRAPHY, GEOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT, UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER)Throughout our planet's history volcanoes have played a large role in shaping landscapes, the climate, and biological evolution. This book explains the fundamental mechanisms of volcanism, considering why volcanoes are essential for life on Earth, and howVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
British Women Surgeons and their Patients, 1860–1918(2017) BROCK, CLAIRE (UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER)Drawing upon a rich archive, Brock explores the cultural, social and self-representation of the woman surgeon in Britain from 1860 to the end of the Great War. This book is essential reading for those interested in medical history, providing wide-rangingVezava: Trda157,27 € -
Fundamentals of Bayesian Epistemology 2(2022) TITELBAUM, MICHAEL G. (VILAS DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT PROFESSOR IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON)Fundamentals of Bayesian Epistemology provides an accessible introduction to the key concepts and principles of the Bayesian formalism. Volume 2 introduces applications of Bayesianism to confirmation and decision theory, then gives a critical survey of arVezava: Mehka58,91 € -
Insulin - The Crooked Timber(2022) HALL, KERSTEN T. (SCHOOL OF PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION AND HISTORY OF SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS)One hundred years after a milestone medical discovery, 'Insulin - The Crooked Timber' tells the story of how insulin was transformed from what one clinician called 'thick brown muck' into the very first drug to be produced using genetic engineering, one wVezava: Trda61,76 € -
Disaster by Choice(2022) KELMAN, ILAN (PROFESSOR OF DISASTERS AND HEALTH, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON, AND PROFESSOR II, UNIVERSITY OF AGDER)We speak of earthquakes, floods, and wildfires as 'natural disasters'. In this provocative book, Ilan Kelman argues that the true disaster is not caused by natural phenomena, but by human choices which leave people unprepared and at terrible risk. He explVezava: Mehka15,41 € -
First Steps(2022) DESILVA, JEREMYHumans are the only mammals to walk on two, rather than four, legs. From an evolutionary perspective, this is an illogical development, as it slows us down. But here we are, suggesting there must have been something tremendous to gain from bipedalism.Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Evolution(2017) CHARLESWORTH, BRIAN (SENIOR HONORARY PROFESSORIAL FELLOW, UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH),CHARLESWORTH, DEBORAH (SENIOR HONORARY PROFESSORIAL FELLOW, UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH, AND FRS)This book is about the central role of evolution in shaping the nature and diversity of the living world. It describes the processes of natural selection, how adaptations arise, and how new species form, as well as summarizing the evidence for evolution.Vezava: Mehka14,01 € -
One Plus One Equals One(2016) ARCHIBALD, JOHN (PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY; AND FELLOW OF THE CANADIAN INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH, INTEGRATED MICROBIAL BIODIVERSITY PROGRAM)John Archibald chronicles the revolutionary insights provided by modern molecular biology, especially rapid DNA sequencing. These tools demonstrate the unity of all life, and show that complex life originated in ancient mergers between microbes.Vezava: Mehka17,51 € -
Astronomer and the Witch(2015) RUBLACK, ULINKA (PROFESSOR OF EARLY MODERN EUROPEAN HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE)The extraordinary tale of Johannes Kepler, one of the most admired astronomers of all time, and the six long years spent defending his mother from her neighbours' accusations of witchcraft. A story which takes us to the heart of Kepler's changing world.Vezava: Trda33,63 € -
History of Chemistry(2016) BROCK, WILLIAM H. (EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF HISTORY OF SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER)This Very Short Introduction maps the historical development of chemistry from man's earliest exploration in the Stone Age to the nanotechnology of today's materials science. In this succinct but comprehensive overview Brock balances the approaches to - aVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Menagerie(2018) GRIGSON, CAROLINE (UCL INSTITUTE OF ARCHAEOLOGY, HONORARY PROFESSOR)The story of the panoply of exotic animals that were brought into Britain from time immemorial until the foundation of the London Zoo. A tale replete with the extravagant, the eccentric, and -- on occasion -- the downright bizarreVezava: Mehka21,71 € -
Dinosaur Hunters(2021) HISTORY, AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATIONAL,DINGUS, LOWELLThe story of intrepid palaeontologists, the discoverers of prehistoric life, and the revelations found through their research.Vezava: Trda28,04 € -
Animal Behaviour(2017) WYATT, TRISTRAM D. (SENIOR RESEARCH ASSOCIATE, DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD)Animal behaviour is a central topic of zoology, and with the development of ideas concerning the role of genes as well as environment the subject has been transformed. Tristram Wyatt gives a modern view, including a sense of the power of gene knock-outs,Vezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Evolution of Moral Progress(2018) BUCHANAN, ALLEN (JAMES B. DUKE PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, JAMES B. DUKE PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, DUKE UNIVERSITY),POWELL, RUSSELL (ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY, BOSTON UNIVERSITY)Vezava: Trda70,85 € -
Industry Unbound(2021) WALDMAN, ARI EZRA (NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, BOSTON)Using rich first-hand sources, Waldman provides an unprecedented account of how tech companies undermine privacy law from the inside. Industry Unbound brings together seemingly separate issues–discourse, law, and design–to reveal tech companies' strategieVezava: Trda39,19 €
