History & Philosophy

Presents An Inside Account Of The Fifteen Year Struggle To Design, Build, And Launch The Cosmic Background Explorer Satellite And Discusses The Politics, Pr...

Former Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper reveals the shocking details of his tumultuous tenure while serving in the Trump administration. From June of 20...

A vast and diversified religious movement originating from Sai Baba of Shirdi, is often referred to as "The Sai Baba Movement." Through the chronological p...

Beliefs in mysterious underworlds are as old as humanity. But the idea that the earth has a hollow interior was first proposed as a scientific theory in 169...

Un ouvrage complet sur la psychologie, des dbuts de la psychologie en tant que science jusqu' la neurologie. Cet ouvrage rend la psychologie aussi accessibl...

How Human Technological Interventions Into Death And The Dead Body Since The Nineteenth Century Have Had A Profound Impact On Today's (and Future) End-of-li...

From The Era Before European Contact To The Present Day, People Living In What Is Now The United States Have Constantly Been Interacting With Their Environm...

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

Some of the chief goals of science - understanding, explanation, prediction, and application in new technologies - can only be conducted with any purpose if...

M. Loève. Includes Indexes. Bibliography: V. 1, P. 407-412; V. 2, P. 384-389.Categories: Science & Math Mathematics AppliedStochastic Modeling

It's time to honor the significant scientific contributions of Esther Zimmer Lederberg. In A Hidden Legacy, Thomas E. Schindler shares the story of this rem...

An exploration of the moral and ethical implications of new biotechnologies Many of the ethical issues raised by new technologies have not been widely exam...

Bowler & Morus Explore The History Of Science & Its Influence On Modern Thought. Introduction : Science, Society, And History -- The Scientific Revo...

A Preeminent Scientist Asserts The Irrationality Of Belief In God And The Grievous Harm Religion Has Inflicted On Society From The Crusades To 9/11. He Crit...

Part of the bestselling Surrounded by Idiots series!\In Surrounded by Setbacks, internationally bestselling author Thomas Erikson turns his attention to a u...

A Philosopher's Passionate Intervention Into The Meaning Of Life, And The Future Of Civilization In The Face Of Catastrophic Climate Change.Categories: Poli...

This Illustrated Book Is The First To Explore Darwin's Links With Artistic Traditions And His Impact On The Visual Arts In Europe And America In The Ninetee...

What are human beings like? How is knowledge possible? What is truth? Where do moral values come from? Questions like these have stood at the center of West...

Which Is More Dangerous, A Gun Or A Swimming Pool? What Do Schoolteachers And Sumo Wrestlers Have In Common? Why Do Drug Dealers Still Live With Their Moms?...

The Zeroth Law : The Concept Of Temperature -- The First Law : The Conservation Of Energy -- The Second Law : The Increase In Entropy -- Free Energy : The A...

Explains What The Theory Of Evolution Is All About By Providing A Historical Narrative Of Discovery. Evolution -- Journey's Guide -- Puzzles For The Natural...

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 Right Stuff is Tom Wolfe's deft account of a cast of heroes, introduced to America with the explosion of space exploration in the romantic heyday of th...

“is Google Making Us Stupid?” When Nicholas Carr Posed That Question, In A Celebrated atlantic Monthly Cover Story, He Tapped Into A Well Of Anxiety Ab...

One of the world's leading physicists questions some of the most fashionable ideas in physics today, including string theory What can fashionable ideas, bl...

In The Great Divorce, C.S. Lewis's classic vision of the Afterworld, the narrator boards a bus on a drizzly English afternoon and embarks on an incredible v...

In the final book of his astonishing career, Carl Sagan brilliantly examines the burning questions of our lives, our world, and the universe around us. Th...

In the tradition of The Fantastic Adventures of Nikola Tesla, The Anti-Gravity Handbook and The Free Energy Device Handbook, science and UFO author David Ha...

A preeminent scientist—and the world's most prominent atheist—asserts the irrationality of belief in God and the grievous harm religion has inflicted o...

In 1802 E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company sprouted, like an acorn, close to the young oak of American life. In the early years DuPont explosives helped...

this Pioneering Work In The History Of Science, Which Originated In A Series Of Three Gauss Seminars Given At Princeton University In 1984, Demonstrated H...

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...

“WHERE DID THE UNIVERSE COME FROM? WHAT WAS THERE BEFORE IT? WHAT WILL THE FUTURE BRING? AND FINALLY, WHY IS THERE SOMETHING RATHER THAN NOTHING?” Lawr...

How much do grit and positive thinking matter when the world around you is starved of support and opportunity? Finally, a book that explains why self-help ...

"An elegant and amusing account.... Anyone planning to enter a casino or place an online bet would be advised to keep this book handy." --Wall Street Journ...

George W. Bush. Includes Index.Categories: Politics & Social Sciences Politics & Government Specific TopicsCommentary & Opinion

He read the classics but he adored pulp science fiction. He had no academic credentials but he was a co-founder of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the Ae...

her Name Was Henrietta Lacks, But Scientists Know Her As Hela. She Was A Poor Southern Tobacco Farmer Who Worked The Same Land As Her Slave Ancestors, Yet...

Science Is Based Not Only On Observation And Experiment, But On Theory As Well. As Einstein Said, “theory Tells Us What To Measure.” And Theories Are Of...

One of the world’s most beloved and bestselling writers takes his ultimate journey -- into the most intriguing and intractable questions that science ...

Filled With Both Pragmatic, Commonsense Explanations And Outrageous Revelations, Strange But True Science Is Packed With Articles On All Things Scientific. ...

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...

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

Logic Of Discovery Or Psychology Of Research? / T.s. Kuhn -- Against Normal Science / J.w.n. Watkins -- Does The Distinction Between Normal And Revolutionar...

Thousands Of Books Have Examined The Effects Of Parents On Their Children. In Asking, What Are The Effects Of Children On Their Parents, The Author Analyzes...

thomas Berry Is One Of The Most Eminent Cultural Historians Of Our Time. Here He Presents The Culmination Of His Ideas And Urges Us To Move From Being A Di...

User-Centered Technology presents a theoretical model for examining technology through a user perspective. Johnson begins with a historical overview of the...

Offers The Renowned Scientist's Final Thoughts On Using Science To Address The Most Important Challenges Facing Humanity. The World-famous Cosmologist And #...