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Spark of Life(2013) ASHCROFT, FRANCESFrom before birth to the last breath we draw, from consciousness to sexual attraction, fighting infection to the beating of our hearts, electricity is essential to everything we think and do. This title reveals the secrets of ion channels, which produce tVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
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Connectome(2013) SEUNG, SEBASTIANWhat really makes us who we are? This book shows that our identity does not lie in our genes, but in the connections between our brain cells - our own particular wiring, or 'connectomes'. It reveals the secrets of the brain, showing how our connectome makVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Taming the Infinite(2009) STEWART, IANFrom ancient Babylon to the last great unsolved problems, Ian Stewart brings us his definitive history of mathematics. In his famous straightforward style, Professor Stewart explains each major development - from the first number systems to chaos theory -Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Quantum World(2005) FORD, KENNETH W.The laws governing the very small and the very swift defy common sense and stretch our minds to the limit. Drawing on a deep familiarity with the discoveries of the twentieth century, Ford gives an appealing account of quantum physics that will help the sVezava: Mehka41,31 € -
Animate Earth(2009) HARDING, STEPHANAnimate Earth argues that we need to establish a right relationship with the planet as a living entity in which we are indissolubly embedded - and to which, in the final analysis, we are all accountable.Vezava: Mehka31,09 € -
We Need to Talk About Kelvin(2010) CHOWN, MARCUSLook around you. The reflection of your face in a window tells you that the universe is orchestrated by chance. In this book, the author takes familiar features of the world we know and shows how they can be used to explain profound truths about the ultimVezava: Mehka18,21 € -
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Alex & Me(2009) PEPPERBERG, IRENE M.Will relentless consumerism end up destroying our planet? Or can science and technology allow us to innovate our way out of trouble? This book invite you to examine the risks and opportunities to come.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
Identically Different(2013) SPECTOR, PROFESSOR TIMProfessor Tim Spector reveals the astonishing new science that is changing everything we thought we knew about genes and identity - 'Lucid, surprising and with a very human face. It brings epigenetics alive' MICHAEL MOSLEYVezava: Mehka16,62 € -
Eruptions that Shook the World(2011) OPPENHEIMER, CLIVE (UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE)Did volcanic eruptions extinguish the dinosaurs and shape human civilisation? Clive Oppenheimer explores the greatest volcanic events of the past quarter of a billion years, using rich geological, historical, archaeological and palaeoenvironmental recordsVezava: Trda58,81 € -
Science of Monsters(2013) KAPLAN, MATTWhy monsters came to be and what made them so terrifying.Vezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Blood and Guts(2003) PORTER, ROYDiscusses about millennia of human ingenuity in the quest to cheat death. This book features various chapters that sum up one of these battlefields such as surgery, doctors, disease, hospitals, laboratories and the human body. It is suitable for those whoVezava: Mehka18,21 €
