History & Philosophy

The untold story of an eccentric Wall Street tycoon and the circle of scientific geniuses he assembled before World War II to develop the science for radar ...

In March 1946, Some Of The Greatest Minds Of The Twentieth Century - Among Them John Von Neumann, Norbert Wiener, Warren Mcculloch, And Walter Pitts - Gathe...

Arguing About Science is an outstanding, engaging introduction to the essential topics in philosophy of science, edited by two leading experts in the field...

The Real-life Alex Vause From The Critically Acclaimed, Top-rated Netflix Show Orange Is The New Black Tells Her Story In Her Own Words For The First Time--...

The newest volume in the beloved Science of Why series—full of fascinating science that will amuse and astonish readers of all ages.Have you wondered why...

In Process and Reality and other works, Alfred North Whitehead struggled to come to terms with the impact the new science of quantum mechanics would have o...

The first book by a respected journalist on Nearing Death Awareness—similar to Near-Death Experience—this “fascinating” (Kirkus Reviews) exploration...

It's a tough job separating truth from urban legend, but the MythBusters are here to serve. For example, is it true that if you step in quicksand , you'll ...

The Food We Eat Is Being Transformed Before Our Eyes. Biotech Companies Are Creating Designer Crops With Strange Powers - From Cholesterol-reducing Soybeans...

Peterson First Guides are the first books the beginning naturalist needs. Condensed versions of the famous Peterson Field Guides, the First Guides focus o...

The Call of Stories presents a study of how listening to stories promotes learning and self-discovery. Here is Dr. Coles's study ...

Why is it that our current twenty-first century a.d. is so similar to the twenty-first century B.C.? At a time when religious fanaticism and a clash of civ...

Making PCR is the fascinating, behind-the-scenes account of the invention of one of the most significant biotech discoveries in our time—the polymerase c...

Does the mind reflect or dictate what the body sees and feels? What is the language of emotion? Is memory a function of our imaginations? Are we all just ...

Documenting The Interconnectedness Among The Crucial Milestones Of Our Time, And Illustrated With Full-color Photography, A Comprehensive Tour Of Modern Sci...

Sam Harris’s first book, The End of Faith, ignited a worldwide debate about the validity of religion. In the aftermath, Harris discovered that most people...

How Did We Get Here? All Cultures Have A Creation Story, But A Little Over 150 Years Ago Charles Darwin Introduced A Revolutionary New One. We, And All Livi...

Jared Kushner Was One Of The Most Consequential Presidential Advisers In Modern History. For The First Time, He Recounts What Happened Behind Closed Doors D...

The Present Is A Contest Between The Bright And Dark Sides Of Discovery. To Avoid Being Torn Apart By Its Stresses, We Need To Recognize The Fact - And Gain...

From the New York Times–bestselling author of Where Good Ideas Come From and Farsighted, a new look at the power and legacy of great ideas.In this illust...

genius Demystified, The Dummies Way! In 1905, Albert Einstein Revolutionized Modern Physics With His Theory Of Relativity. He Went On To Become A Twentiet...

This Book Takes The Reader Around The Globe And Through The Centuries To Discover How Different Cultures Have Sought To Combat And Treat Physical Pain. With...

Isaac Newton was born in a stone farmhouse in 1642, fatherless and unwanted by his mother. When he died in London in 1727 he was so renowned he was given a...

A Searing Account Of How Vaccine Opponents Have Used The Media To Spread Their Message Of Panic, Despite No Scientific Evidence To Support Them. In This Sea...

This book gives a critical review of work on the foundations of quantum mechanics. Categories: Science & Math PhysicsQuantum Theory

Gripping and sumptuous, this is the definitive book on the history, mystique, and science of Mount Everest, including how climate change is impacting the wo...

a Riveting History Of The Men And Women Whose Discoveries And Inventions At The End Of The Eighteenth Century Gave Birth To The Romantic Age Of Science. w...

A deeply panoramic tour of the night, from its brightest spots to the darkest skies we have left. A starry night is one of nature's most magical wonders. ...

In This Illuminating And Deeply Moving Memoir, A Former American Military Intelligence Officer Goes Beyond Traditional Cold War Espionage Tales To Tell The ...

WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES. Nobody’s perfect. Not even some of the greatest geniuses in history, as Mario Livio tells us in this marvelous story of scientific ...

In This Classic About Economics, Freedom, And The Relationship Between The Two, Milton And Rose Friedman Explain How Our Freedom Has Been Eroded And Our Pro...

By Antwone Quenton Fisher And Mim Eichler Rivas.Categories: Science & MathEssays & Commentary

A century after Albert Einstein began postulating his "Big Idea" about time, space, and gravity, a new biography examines the scientist whose public idoliz...

you Think You Know About Darwinism And Intelligent Design, But Did You Know: *there Is No Overwhelming Evidence For Darwinism; *intelligent Design Is Base...

Introduction -- Technology -- Problems And Technologies -- Technology As Phenomenon -- Futures. Don Ihde. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [143]-149)...

#1 New Release in History of Technology, Globalization, and Engineering ─ ColdFusion's New Thinking About Technology and ScienceWhat can history’s grea...

Harry Collins and Trevor Pinch liken science to the Golem, a creature from Jewish mythology, powerful yet potentially dangerous, a gentle, helpful creature ...

The Legendary Fbi Criminal Profiler, Number-one New York Times Bestselling Author, And Inspiration For The Hit Netflix Show Mindhunter Delves Deep Into The ...

if You Think The World Has Changed Dramatically In The Last Five Years, You Haven’t Seen Anything Yet. you Will Never Look At The World In The Same Way Af...

"This is the book I have been waiting for."--Rachel Maddow INSTANTNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER | The FBI veteran behind the Russia investigation draws on de...

Richard Dawkins, bestselling author and the world’s most celebrated evolutionary biologist, has spent his career elucidating the many wonders of science. ...

Are there "natural laws" that govern the ways in which humans behave and organize themselves, just as there are physical laws that govern the motions of a...

Case studies, personal accounts, and analysis show how to recognize and combat pseudoscience in a post-truth world.Categories: Medical Books PsychologyGener...

One of science's great unsung heroes, Nikola Tesla (1856–1943) was a prophet of the electronic age. His research laid much of the groundwork for modern el...

a Work Of Enormous Breadth, Likely To Pleasantly Surprise Both General Readers And Experts.—new York Times Book Review david Futrelle to Those Outside The...

The book you hold in your hands is revolutionary, a groundbreaking exploration of the science of intention.Drawing on the findings of leading scientists fr...

Presents the unifying world-concept long sought by scientists, mystics, and sages: an Integral Theory of Everything • Explains how modern science has redi...

More than any other modern scientists, Stephen Jay Gould has opened up to millions the wonders of evolutionary biology. His genius as an essayist lies in h...