Scientists

From his earliest days, Oliver Sacks, the distinguished neurologist who is also one of the most remarkable storytellers of our time, was irresistibly drawn...

This Volume Is The First Fully Illustrated Book About Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) And The Early Years Of The Telephone - An Invention That Transformed...

When celebrated neuropsychologist Paul Broks's wife died of cancer, it sparked a journey of grief and reflection that traced a lifelong attempt to understan...

When the fuzz from his sweater was pulled off by a brick wall he was leaning against, Maurice Kanbar had a brainstorm. Soon he had patented, produced and su...

A Portrait Of Albert Einstein Shares Critical Insights Into Both The Genius And Hubris Of Modern Physics, Linking Einstein's Popular Downfall Through The Fi...

From one of the architects of the new science of simplicity and complexity comes an explanation of the connections between nature at its most basic level a...

A unique individual with a fascinating life story, Ivar Giaever is a scientist who won the Nobel Prize in Experimental Physics in 1973. In his own words, Gi...

The extraordinary memoir of a mother's love, commitment and nurturing, which allowed her son, originally diagnosed with severe autism, to flourish into a u...

NATIONAL BEST SELLERA stunning, personal memoir from the astronaut and modern-day hero who spent a record-breaking year aboard the International Space Stat...

Stories Are All We Have -- His Beautiful Eyes And My New Shoes -- In Rwanda, We Danced -- Searching For Humanitarian Space: Msf In Somalia -- Afghanistan: N...

Gathers scientific illustrations from ancient Egyptian astronomical predictions to thirteenth-century maps of the universe, and explains the significance of...

In this profusely-illustrated text, the author discusses the intellectual adventures and scientific discoveries of ancient civilizationsCategories: Biograph...

What do you care what other people think further adventures of a curious character is a captivating collection of reminiscences from freewheeling scientific...

Renaissance and Revolution is a collection of fifteen essays that open up new perspectives on some of the problems presently seen to be associated with the ...

A Bricklayer's Guide To The Galaxy . . . The Inspirational Memoir Of A Former Brickie Who Followed His Passion For The Stars And Built His Own Observatory. ...

Presented in an informal, narrative style, this text looks at science, from the ancient world , to medieval science, the scientific revolution, through to 2...

history Buffs, Science Enthusiasts, Backyard Inventors, And Anyone Who Has Ever Dared To Dream Big Will Find The Life Of Nikola Tesla, Written In His Own W...

No One Sees The World As Jason Padgett Does. Water Pours From The Faucet In Crystalline Patterns, Numbers Call To Mind Distinct Geometric Shapes, And Intric...