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George Dyson In 1945 a small group of brilliant engineers and mathematicians gathered at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, determined to build a computer that would make Alan Turing's theory... | Suzanne Corkin In 1953, at the age of twenty-seven, Molaison underwent an experimental psychosurgical procedure intended to alleviate his debilitating epilepsy. This title tells the story of the amnesiac Henry Gustave Molaison... |
Philip Ball There was a time when curiosity was condemned. Through curiosity, our innocence was said to be lost. Ye this hasn't deterred us. Today we spend vast sums trying to recreate... | Justin Pollard Eureka! Discover the real stories behind the history of science |
James C. Whorton The story of arsenic in Victorian Britain, looking both at its widespread presence in everything from candles to curtains, and also its more sinister use for murder and suicide. | Joel Levy A collection of vicious, scandalous, dirty, drawn-out, petty, personal, bad-tempered and downright violent feuds in the history of science. Whether arguing over the credit for new discoveries or espousing rival... |
James Gleick Winner of the Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books 2012, the world's leading prize for popular science writing. | Simon Flynn Fascinating lists, facts, stories, poems, drawings, diagrams - and even jokes - across the scientific disciplines and from science's bejewelled history. |
Richard Hamblyn What these extracts are, first and foremost, are stories of discovery ... | John Reader What can a prehistoric skeleton tell us about human origins? From Neanderthal Man to 'Lucy' to the Flores Hobbits, fossil finds have played a key part in the quest to... |
Brian Switek The first book on the hunt for evolution's 'missing links' over the last three decades - and what palaeontologists' findings mean for our place on earth. | Richard Martin In this groundbreaking account of an energy revolution in the making, award-winning science writer Richard Martin introduces us to thorium, an alternate source of energy and how it is revolutionizing... Delivery: To home, business or free to our stores. Click for more info. | £18.99 | £13.86 | 27% |  Despatched in 1 business day. |   Add to Basket | Click & Collect:Order now to collect from noon today. In stock items only. Click for more info. | £18.99 | £16.14 | 15% |  Currently out of stock in all stores. | Stores - out of stock | New & Used:Our marketplace sellers will deliver to your chosen address. Click for more info. | | | | Currently unavailable | Currently unavailable |
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Andrea Wulf On a summer's day in June 1761, astronomers all over the world cast their eyes to the sky to witness a rare astronomical event: the transit of Venus across the... | Alex Boese Atomic pigs, glass-eating scientists and more bizarre experiments from the bestselling author of Elephants on Acid. Delivery:To home, business or free to our stores. Click for more info. | £11.99 | £8.75 | 27% | Despatched in 1 business day. | Add to Basket | Click & Collect:Order now to collect from noon today. In stock items only. Click for more info. | £11.99 | £10.19 | 15% | Currently out of stock in all stores. | Stores - out of stock | New & Used:Our marketplace sellers will deliver to your chosen address. Click for more info. | | | | Currently unavailable | Currently unavailable |
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Bill Bryson Edited and introduced by Bill Bryson, and with contributions from Richard Dawkins, Margaret Atwood, David Attenborough, Martin Rees and Richard Fortey amongst others, this is a remarkable volume celebrating the... | Stephanie Pain The all-but-forgotten heroes and highlights of everyday science |