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Biography: science, technology & medicine

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; BGT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 225 x 15. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Griffin Media
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926837260
ISBN
9781926837260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.53

Hardcover. How did one create and maintain for oneself the persona of scientist at the beginning of the twentieth century? What special conditions bore upon scientific women, and on married women in particular? This book provides a composite picture not only of the making of Marie Curie, but the making of modern science itself. Series: Science-Culture. Num Pages: 248 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 224 x 24. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226235844
ISBN
9780226235844
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.36
€ 75.79

hardcover. Num Pages: 444 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones, black & white line drawings, figure. BIC Classification: BGT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Singapore
Number of pages
444
Condition
New
SKU
V9789814569033
ISBN
9789814569033
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.01

Paperback. The autobiography of one of the greatest pilots in history Num Pages: 304 pages, 120. BIC Classification: BGT; TRP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753822098
ISBN
9780753822098
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.95

Hardcover. Elisabeth Roudinesco's bold reinterpretation of Sigmund Freud is a biography for the twenty-first century a sympathetic yet impartial appraisal of a genius admired but misunderstood in his time and ours. Alert to tensions in his character and thought, she views Freud less as a scientific thinker than as an interpreter of civilization and culture. Translator(s): Porter, Catherine. Num Pages: 530 pages, 1 chart. BIC Classification: BGT; JMAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 245 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1002.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674659568
ISBN
9780674659568
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.09

Paperback. The second edition of Drawing the Line: How Mason and Dixon Surveyed the Most Famous Border in America updates Edwin Danson s definitive history of the creation of the Mason - Dixon Line to reflect new research and archival documents that have come to light in recent years. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGT; HBJK; HBLL; TNCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 18. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119141808
ISBN
9781119141808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.07

Hardback. On the bicentennial of his death, this beautifully illustrated volume pays tribute to the Scot who became the father of American ornithology. Alexander Wilson made unique contributions to ecology and animal behavior. His drawings of birds in realistic poses in their natural habitat inspired Audubon, Spencer Fullerton Baird, and other naturalists. Num Pages: 400 pages, 146 color illustrations, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AGN; BGT; PSVW6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 163 x 43. Weight in Grams: 936.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674072558
ISBN
9780674072558
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGTA; PB; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Basic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465064953
ISBN
9780465064953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.44

hardcover. Explore Darwin's world in a unique, first hand account through his letters, many of which have never been published before. Editor(s): Burkhardt, Frederick H.; Pearn, Alison M.; Evans, Samantha. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521874120
ISBN
9780521874120
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.27

Hardback. The sheer diversity of material offered here refreshingly transcends any exclusive restriction to Edisonia."-British Journal for the History of Science Editor(s): Israel, Paul B.; Carlat, Louis; Hochfelder, David; Collins, Theresa M. Series: The Papers of Thomas A. Edison. Num Pages: 944 pages, 227, 211 black & white line drawings, 16 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; TBY; THR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1838.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
944
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801886409
ISBN
9780801886409
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.42

Hardback. Samuel Taylor Darling (1872-1925), one of the world's leading experts in tropical diseases in the early twentieth century, investigated malaria, hookworm, amebiasis and other tropical diseases in Panama, the Far East, South Africa, Brazil and the southern United States. He is also credited with discovering histoplasmosis. This is his biography. Num Pages: 260 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGT; MMRT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845191832
ISBN
9781845191832
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.03

Paperback. Num Pages: 206 pages. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Amazon Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781477828366
ISBN
9781477828366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8pp col photos. BIC Classification: 1HFGS; 3JJPR; 3JM; BGTA; JFFD; JKSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Virago
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844087884
ISBN
9781844087884
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.50

Paperback. When he was twenty-seven, Henry Molaison underwent surgery for his epilepsy. He awoke with part of his brain destroyed, and for the rest of his life would be trapped in the moment, unable to remember anything for more than a few seconds. For nearly five decades, distinguished neuroscientist Suzanne Corkin studied Molaison and oversaw his care. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: BGT; MJN; PDX; PDZ; PSAN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141044316
ISBN
9780141044316
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.00
€ 12.99

Paperback / so. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: BGTA; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Greystone Books,Canada Canada
Condition
New
SKU
V9781553652816
ISBN
9781553652816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.63

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Dundurn Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781550025200
ISBN
9781550025200
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.00

Hardback. Editor(s): French, Francis. Series: Outward Odyssey: A People's History of Spaceflight. Num Pages: 184 pages, 37 photographs. BIC Classification: BGTA; BM; TTDS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803262836
ISBN
9780803262836
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.48

Hardback. A collection of informal interviews and memoirs of sixteen prominent members of the mathematical community of the twentieth century, many still active. Editor(s): Albers, Donald J.; Alexanderson, Gerald L. Num Pages: 352 pages, 188 halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; PBX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 249 x 228 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1064.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691148298
ISBN
9780691148298
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.50

Hardcover. Covers the first half of the life of Dr James Hillman, who is considered by many as the world's foremost post-Jungian thinker. This title follows Hillman from his youth in the heyday of Atlantic City, through post-war Paris and Dublin onward to Zurich and the Jung Institute, which appointed him its first Director of Studies in 1960. Num Pages: 528 pages, 40 b&w photos. BIC Classification: BGT; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 160 x 54. Weight in Grams: 914.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611454628
ISBN
9781611454628
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.16

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Lion UK
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745955957
ISBN
9780745955957
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.13

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