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Biography: science, technology & medicine

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Biography: science, technology & medicine

Paperback. Joan Lock's warm and nostalgic account of her three years of training as a young student nurse in the early 1950s. Perfect for fans of CALL THE MIDWIFE. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGTA; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 197 x 12. Weight in Grams: 156.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Edition
UK ed.
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409128137
ISBN
9781409128137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.93

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 418 pages, 27 halftones 26 figs. 6 tables. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX; PN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
418
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691604978
ISBN
9780691604978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.29
€ 69.74

Paperback. Isaac Newton (1642-1727), the English genius, made his greatest contributions to original thought before the age of twenty-five, while at home in Lincolnshire escaping the great plague of 1665, a period of which he wrote: 'I was in the prime of age for invention'. This book demonstrates his perceptions, which changed our world forever. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX; PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 142.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099287384
ISBN
9780099287384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 5.70

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
382
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752437279
ISBN
9780752437279
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.88

Paperback. Soon to be a major motion picture starring Eddie Redmayne as Hawking and Felicity Jones as his wife Jane. It chronicles their relationship, from his early development of ALS to his success in physics. Num Pages: 450 pages. BIC Classification: BGTA; BM; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 32. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Alma Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846883668
ISBN
9781846883668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.29

Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 plate sections & integrated. BIC Classification: BGT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 798.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Buckingham Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956071613
ISBN
9780956071613
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.93

Hardcover. The first book of its kind, with exclusive interviews and in-depth research, The Wonder of Brian Cox tells the fascinating story behind the man who single-handedly made physics cool. Num Pages: 288 pages, ill. BIC Classification: BGT; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
KRF2232947
ISBN
9781843589532
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.95

Hardcover. This book presents unpublished excerpts from extensive correspondence between Niels Bohr and his immediate family, and uses it to describe and analyze the psychological and cultural background to his invention of the quantum theory of the atom. Num Pages: 296 pages, 48 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX; PHM; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 169 x 19. Weight in Grams: 738.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199680283
ISBN
9780199680283
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Singapore
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9789814460248
ISBN
9789814460248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 39.32

Paperback. BIC Classification: BGT. Dimension: 112 x 177 x 29. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1864
Publisher
Virgin Books
Condition
New
SKU
9780753557525
ISBN
9780753557525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.54

Paperback. Before Longitude no one remembered John Harrison. The Invention of Nature does the same for Alexander von Humboldt Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGT; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 150 x 35. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Murray
Condition
New
SKU
9781848549005
ISBN
9781848549005
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.54

Paperback. A 1908 two-volume reissue of a pioneering 1664 work on forestry, encouraging tree-planting in order to improve the Royal Navy's supply of timber. Editor(s): Nisbet, John. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Botany and Horticulture. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JD; BGT; PST; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cambridge Library Collection United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Reissue
SKU
V9781108055277
ISBN
9781108055277
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.16

Hardcover. During the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, Samuel Bentham influenced both the technology and the administrative ideas employed in the management of the British navy. Regarded by the Navy Board as a dangerous maverick, this book reveals the experiences, creativity and thinking that made him a major figure in British naval development. Series Editor(s): Benbow, Dr. Tim; Kennedy, Professor Greg; Robb-Webb, Dr. Jon. Series: Corbett Centre for Maritime Policy Studies Series. Num Pages: 292 pages, Includes 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DVUA; 3JF; BGH; BGT; JWF; TRLD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 193 x 26. Weight in Grams: 698.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781472412676
ISBN
9781472412676
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; PSAJ; PSAK; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 209 x 26. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Basic Books
Condition
New
SKU
9780465054954
ISBN
9780465054954
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.66

Paperback. 'Most appealing and complete presentation of Jung to the general reader since Man and His Symbols .. would make a popular textbook, perfect for the undergraduate.' Dr. John Beebe, President, C.G.Jung Institute of San Francisco Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; BGT; JMAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 256 x 25. Weight in Grams: 872.
Publisher
Watkins Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780288314
ISBN
9781780288314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 21.24

Paperback. First published in 1914, this two-volume collection, with commentary, illuminates the remarkable life of the telegraph inventor. Editor(s): Morse, Edward Lind. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Technology. Num Pages: 494 pages, 13 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; BGT; TBX; TJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 32. Weight in Grams: 652.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781108074384
ISBN
9781108074384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.80

Paperback. When the "Railway Magazine" of January 2000 published the results of its Millennium Poll, Sir Vincent Raven gained a 42nd place, along with Thomas Newcomen and Arthur Peppercorn. This is the biography of this engineer, illustrated with contemporary archive photographs, portraits and ephemera. Num Pages: 224 pages, 85. BIC Classification: BGT; TRF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 10. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752439242
ISBN
9780752439242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.79

Paperback. A celebration of the life and engineering achievements of Isambard Kingdom Brunel by two of the world's foremost authorities. Num Pages: 208 pages, 50. BIC Classification: BGT; TNCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Phoenix
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
2006 Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753821251
ISBN
9780753821251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.69

Paperback. Isambard Kingdom Brunel had strong associations with South Wales; chief engineer of the GWR at just 27, he was the same for the South Wales Railway Co., taking the railways across South Wales. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKWS; BGT; TN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 174 x 18. Weight in Grams: 674.
Publisher
The History Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752439181
ISBN
9780752439181
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.79

Paperback. Landscape with Figures: The Final Part of his Autobiography Num Pages: 272 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGTA; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 29. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750970181
ISBN
9780750970181
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.88

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