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Origin of Life(2003) DAVIES, PAULIs life written into the laws of nature, or just a bizarre accident, unique in the universe? How can a mix of non-living chemicals be transformed into something as complex as the living cell? This title reveals the theories set to transform the understandVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Mad Science 2(2013) GRAY, THEODOREBestselling author Theodore Gray is back with 50, all new, visually spectacular experiments that demonstrate basic principles of chemistry and physics in the most unconventional, thrilling and memorable ways.Vezava: Trda31,36 € -
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Physics Of Superheroes(2010) KAKALIOS, JAMESExploring everything from thermo-dynamics to sold state physics, and relating the physics in comic books to such real-world applications as microwave ovens and drivers' air bags, this book shows how comic books have often been ahead of science in explainiVezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Great Mathematical Problems(2014) STEWART, PROFESSOR IANThere are some mathematical problems whose significance goes beyond the ordinary - like Fermat's Last Theorem or Goldbach's Conjecture. This book explains why these problems exist, why they matter, what drives mathematicians to incredible lengths to solveVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
How We Live and Why We Die(2010) WOLPERT, LEWISHe examines the science behind the topics that are much discussed but rarely understood - stem-cell research, cloning, DNA - and explains how all life evolved from just one cell.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
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Consilience(1999) WILSON, PROFESSOR EDWARD O.An important book that proposes the notion of 'consilience' - the combination of science with the humanities, to form a unity of all knowledge.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Right Hand, Left Hand(2003) MCMANUS, CHRISWinner of the Aventis Science Book Prize. 'A scientific detective story, a brilliant cross between Edgar Allan Poe and Gray's anatomy' J G Ballard, New Stateman Books of the YearVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Canon(2008) ANGIER, NATALIEUnless we are brilliant at science in our teenage years, many of us put off 'childish things' - science museums, palaeontology - in favour of museums, art galleries and concert halls. An entertaining guide to scientific literacy - from stem-cell researchVezava: Mehka20,89 € -
13 Things That Don't Make Sense(2010) BROOKS, MICHAELIs 96 percent of the universe missing? Was the 1977 signal from outer space a transmission from an alien civilization? This book presents thirteen modern-day anomalies that may become tomorrow's breakthroughs. Spanning fields from chemistry to cosmology,Vezava: Mehka15,41 € -
Short History of Nearly Everything(2003) BRYSON, BILLA Short History of Nearly Everything is Bill Bryson's quest to find out everything that has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization - how we got from there, being nothing at all, to here, being us. It's not so much about what we know, as ab28,03 € -
Wavewatcher's Companion(2011) PRETOR-PINNEY, GAVINA humorous, original guide to the waves that surround us and throughwhich we experience the world, by the bestselling author of The Cloudspotter's Guide.Vezava: Mehka23,82 € -
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Ascent Of Man(2011) BRONOWSKI, JACOBTraces the development of human society through our understanding of science. This title discusses human invention from the flint tool to geometry, agriculture to genetics, and from alchemy to the theory of relativity, showing how they are expressions ofVezava: Mehka21,02 €
