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  • What If?

    Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

    by Randall Munroe ...
    THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERFrom the creator of the wildly popular xkcd.com, hilarious and informative answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask.Millions visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe's iconic webcomic. Fans ask him a lot of strange questions: How fast can you hit a speed bump, driving, and live? When (if ever) did the sun go down on the British Empire? When ... Read more

    5,99 €

  • A Short History of Nearly Everything

    The bestselling popular science book of the 21st Century

    by Bill Bryson ...
    Series Book 5 - Bryson
    The ultimate eye-opening journey through time and space, A Short History of Nearly Everything is the biggest-selling popular science book of the 21st century and has sold over 2 million copies.'Possibly the best scientific primer ever published.' Economist'Truly impressive...It's hard to imagine a better rough guide to science.' Guardian'A travelogue of science, with a witty, engagin... ... Read more

    10,99 €

  • A Short History of Nearly Everything 2.0

    The bestselling popular science book of the 21st Century, now fully updated

    by Bill Bryson ...
    In this fully revised and updated edition of the best-selling popular science book of the 21st century, Bill Bryson makes complex subjects clear and compelling for everyone with an interest in the world around them.NOW FULLY REVISED AND UPDATED.'Possibly the best scientific primer ever published.' Economist'Truly impressive...It's hard to imagine a better rough guide to science.' Guardian<s... ... Read more

    14,99 €

  • The Alchemy of Air

    A Jewish Genius, a Doomed Tycoon, and the Scientific Discovery That Fed the World but Fueled the Rise of Hitler

    by Thomas Hager ...
    A sweeping history of tragic genius, cutting-edge science, and the Haber-Bosch discovery that changed billions of lives—including your own.At the dawn of the twentieth century, humanity was facing global disaster: Mass starvation was about to become a reality. A call went out to the world’ s scientists to find a solution.This is the story of the two men who found it: brilliant, self-important ... Read more

    10,38 €

  • Stuff Matters

    The Strange Stories of the Marvellous Materials that Shape Our Man-made World

    by Prof. Mark Miodownik ...
    * * * Winner of the Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books * * *FROM THE TEA-CUP TO THE JET ENGINE, STUFF MATTERS IS A UNIQUE, INSPIRING EXPLORATION OF HUMAN CREATIVITY.'Enthralling. A mission to re-acquaint us with the wonders of the fabric that sustains our lives' Guardian'I stayed up all night reading this book' Oliver Sacks____________Everything is made of something.The ever... ... Read more

    9,49 €

  • The Science of Spice

    Understand Flavour Connections and Revolutionise your Cooking

    by Dr. Stuart Farrimond ...
    Series series The Science of Food
    Break new ground with this spice book like no other, from TV personality, food scientist and bestselling author, Dr Stuart Farrimond. Taking the periodic table of spices as a starting point, explore the science behind the art of making incredible spice blends and how the flavour compounds within spices work together to create exciting layers of flavour and new sensations. This is the perfect ... Read more

    11,99 €

  • What If? 10th Anniversary Edition

    Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

    by Randall Munroe ...
    CELEBRATING TEN YEARS OF THE MILLION-SELLING POP SCIENCE CLASSIC WITH A SPECIAL EDITION. THIS IS WHAT IF? . . . x10.THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Nerd royalty' BEN GOLDACRE'Totally brilliant' TIM HARFORD'Required reading across the world' NEW YORK TIMESFrom the creator of the wildly popular xkcd website, hilarious and informative answers to important questions y... ... Read more

    6,49 €

  • Dancing Naked in the Mind Field

    by Kary Mullis ...
    Here is a multidimensional playland of ideas from the world's most eccentric Nobel-Prize winning scientist. Kary Mullis is legendary for his invention of PCR, which redefined the world of DNA, genetics, and forensic science. He is also a surfer, a veteran of Berkeley in the sixties, and perhaps the only Nobel laureate to describe a possible encounter with aliens. A scientist of boundless curiosity ... Read more

    10,27 €

  • The Billion-Dollar Molecule

    The Quest for the Perfect Drug

    by Barry Werth ...
    Join journalist Barry Werth as he pulls back the curtain on Vertex, a start-up pharmaceutical company, and witness firsthand the intense drama being played out in the pioneering and hugely profitable field of drug research.Founded by Joshua Boger, a dynamic Harvard- and Merck-trained scientific whiz kid, Vertex is dedicated to designing—atom by atom—both a new life-saving immunosuppressant drug, ... Read more

    18,33 €

  • A Feast of Science

    Intriguing Morsels from the Science of Everyday Life

    by Dr. Joe Schwarcz ...
    An entertaining and digestible volume that demystifies science, from the author of over a dozen bestselling popular science booksCrave answers? Dr. Joe Schwarcz demystifies the chemistry of everyday life, serving up practical knowledge to both inform and entertain. Guaranteed to satiate your hunger for palatable and relevant scientific information, A Feast of Science explains that “chemical” is ... Read more

    9,85 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Caesar's Last Breath

    The Epic Story of The Air Around Us

    by Sam Kean ...
    ** GUARDIAN SCIENCE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 **‘Popular science at its best’Mail on Sunday‘Eminently accessible and enjoyable’ObserverWith every breath, you literally inhale the history of the world. On the ides of March, 44 BC, Julius Caesar died of stab wounds in the Roman Senate, but the story of his last breath is still unfolding. In fact, you're probably inhaling some of it now. Of the ... Read more

    10,99 €

  • Oil

    A Beginner's Guide

    by Vaclav Smil ...
    Series series Beginner's Guides
    World acclaimed scientist Vaclav Smil reveals everything there is to know about nature's most sought-after resourceIn this fully revised and updated edition, Vaclav Smil reveals everything there is to know about nature's most sought-after resource'There is no author whose books I look forward to more than Vaclav Smil.' Bill GatesOil is the lifeblood of the modern world. Without it, there would be ... Read more

    6,87 €

  • A Pound of Prevention for a Healthier Life

    How and Why Avoiding Exposures to Toxic Chemicals and Other Sources of Oxidative Stress, the Cause of Most Disease, Lowers the Odds of Getting Sick

    by Harold I Zeliger ...
    A Pound of Prevention for a Healthier Life shows the connection between oxidative stress and the onset of virtually all disease and discusses the causes of oxidative stress induced disease and ways to prevent it. The book includes a unique questionnaire for predicting disease onset in seemingly healthy people, and shows how steps taken to prevent any one disease may prevent many other unrelated ... Read more

    19,28 €

  • Forensic Science

    by Andrew R.W. Jackson, Julie M. Jackson, Harry Mountain, Daniel Brearley ...
    Build a strong foundation on the principles and procedures of modern forensic science.Forensic Science, 4th edition, Global Edition, by Andrew Jackson, Julie Jackson, Harry Mountain, and Daniel Brearley, is a perfect introductory guide for newcomers to the field. Its learner-friendly text guides you through the entire process of conducting forensic science. The book carefully examines each part of ... Read more

    37,41 €

  • Say Yes to Elements : Mercury, Iron, Gold and Silicon | Chemistry Book for Kids Junior Scholars Edition | Children's Chemistry Books

    by Baby Professor ...
    How can the Earth produce the elements of mercury, iron, gold and silicon? Where can you find them and how are they harvested? Most importantly, who discovered them and how are they used today? This chemistry book for kids includes important information on these four key elements. Start reading and learning today. ... Read more

    5,57 €

  • Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies

    Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies

    by CAJ Paulson ...
    The control of greenhouse gas emissions continues to be a major global problem. It is inter-disciplinary, both in substance and approach, and covers technical, political and economic issues involving governments, industry and the scientific community. These proceedings contain 220 papers presented at the 5th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies (GHGT-5) held in August ... Read more

    128,58 €

  • Rasathandram Nammude Kaikumbilil

    by C.P. Reghunadhan Nair ...
    Chemistry is the science of matter. Anything that can be seen, felt, touched, tasted or smelled is made of chemicals. Chemists transform the everyday materials around us into amazing things. Some chemists work on cures for cold to cancer, while others monitor the ozone layer protecting us from the harmful radiations of the sun. Still others discover new materials to make our homes self-cleaned ... Read more

    2,09 €

  • From Floating Eggs to Coke Eruptions - Awesome Science Experiments for Kids | Children's Science Experiment Books

    by Baby Professor ...
    Did you know that experiments are the best way to learn science? A child is not just reading facts, he/she is involved in discovering them. This book contains exciting activities that you can do at home but with some help from an adult. Follow the steps down to the T and make sure to keep records of your progress and results. Use this experiment book today! ... Read more

    4,11 €

  • Cyclodextrins: Preparation And Application In Industry

    by Zhengyu Jin ...
    Cyclodextrins are an extremely versatile class of chemicals highly prized for their ability to incorporate a plethora of organic, inorganic and biologic guest molecules into their hydrophobic cavities and form host-guest inclusion complexes. As excellent molecular receptors, they have long been exploited in many important industries such as food and agriculture, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, ... Read more

    62,74 €

  • From Strange Simplicity to Complex Familiarity

    A Treatise on Matter, Information, Life and Thought

    by Manfred Eigen ...
    This book presents a vivid argument for the almost lost idea of a unity of all natural sciences. It starts with the "strange" physics of matter, including particle physics, atomic physics and quantum mechanics, cosmology, relativity and their consequences (Chapter I), and it continues by describing the properties of material systems that are best understood by statistical and phase-space concepts ... Read more

    208,68 €

  • 半導體的故事：發展與現況

    by 李雅明 ...
    李家同（清華大學榮譽講座教授）專文推薦半導體工業是目前我國最重要的工業之一，半導體也是現代人生活中絕對不可或缺的工業產品，電話、音響、電腦、汽車，甚至玩具和電鍋裡面都會有半導體。我因為是學電機出身的，對半導體還可以稱得上是一知半解，一般人能夠瞭解半導體的大概少得可憐。虧得李雅明教授寫了這麼一本好書，李教授不僅很有學問，而且他的文筆非常好，由他來寫有關半導體的故事，最適宜不過了。──李家同半導體如何點石成金，成為「現代工業社會的稻米」？◆法拉第，第一個注意到半導體材料的人◆初試啼聲的半導體：貓鬍子偵測器◆金屬、絕緣體和半導體的區別◆微波偵測器與半導體的發展◆發明電晶體並得到諾貝爾獎的三人組：蕭克萊、巴丁、布萊登◆怎麼樣才能得到夠純的半導體？◆積體電路的發明：一種生產技術的革新◆兩個決定發展方向的重要因素：半導體記憶器和微處理器我們日常生... ... Read more

    7,38 €

  • Basic Physical Chemistry: The Route To Understanding (Revised Edition)

    by E Brian Smith ...
    This elegant book provides a student-friendly introduction to the subject of physical chemistry. It is by the author of the very successful Basic Chemical Thermodynamics and is written in the same well-received popular style. It is concise and more compact than standard textbooks on the subject and emphasises the two important topics underpinning the subject: quantum mechanics and the second law ... Read more

    23,31 €

  • Handbook for Chemical Process Research and Development

    by Wenyi Zhao ...
    The Handbook for Chemical Process Research and Development focuses on developing processes for chemical and pharmaceutical industries. Forty years ago there were few process research and development activities in the pharmaceutical industry, partially due to the simplicity of the drug molecules. However, with the increasing structural complexity, especially the introduction of chiral centers into ... Read more

    44,50 €

  • Understanding Advanced Physical Inorganic Chemistry: The Learner's Approach (Revised Edition)

    by Kim Seng Chan, Jeanne Tan ...
    This revised edition has been updated to meet the minimum requirements of the new Singapore GCE A level syllabus that would be implemented in the year 2016. Nevertheless, this book is also highly relevant to students who are studying chemistry for other examination boards. In addition, the authors have also included more Q&A to help students better understand and appreciate the chemical concepts ... Read more

    24,16 €