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Biography: science, technology & medicine
Paperback. The book traces the life and loss of a scientist whose short but mercurial career, brought suddenly to an end by the Great War, changed the face of physics research and the world of science. Editor(s): MacLeod, Roy. Num Pages: 256 pages, Black & white photographs & illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: BGT; HBW; HBWN; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 170. .
- Publisher
- Uniform
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910500712
- ISBN
- 9781910500712
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.65
€ 37.99
€ 27.65
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 This book presents unpublished excerpts from extensive correspondence between Niels Bohr and his immediate family, and uses it to describe and analyze the psychological and cultural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
€ 73.37
€ 73.37
Hardcover. A beautiful memento, a thought-provoking set of ideas, and a new opportunity for Buzz Aldrin to connect with the masses of people who recognize his unique place in human history: No Dream Is Too High will mean a lot of things to a lot of book lovers. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; GBC; TBX; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 217 x 25. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- National Geographic
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781426216497
- ISBN
- 9781426216497
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.66
€ 24.99
€ 18.66
Paperback. From the author of 'Stuart: A Life Backwards'; a warm and witty portrait of a harmless, eccentric, bona fide genius. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; PB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Fourth Estate
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007243396
- ISBN
- 9780007243396
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.62
€ 11.99
€ 9.62
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.
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848549005
- ISBN
- 9781848549005
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.97
€ 16.99
€ 12.97
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
€ 23.17
€ 23.17
Paperback. A title that inspired the film The Imitation Game, which stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley, and which has received eight Oscar nominations, including: Best film; Best Actor in a Leading Role; Best Supporting Actress; Best Adapted Screenplay; and Alan Turing was the mathematician whose cipher-cracking transformed the Second World War. Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BGT; GPJ; JWKF; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Film Tie-In
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784700089
- ISBN
- 9781784700089
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.46
€ 14.99
€ 11.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages, 20 black & white photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; BGT; HBJD1; HBTB; MBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Irish Academic Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780716532378
- ISBN
- 9780716532378
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 20.30
€ 27.99
€ 20.30
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€ 24.45
€ 27.99
€ 24.45
Paperback. BIC Classification: BGT. Dimension: 112 x 177 x 29. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1864
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753557525
- ISBN
- 9780753557525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.37
€ 11.37
Paperback. B. Jack Copeland celebrates the life and work of one of the greatest scientists of the 20th century. Best known for the role he played in cracking German secret code Enigma during World War Two, and the personal tragedy of his death aged only 41, this is an insight into to the man, his work, and his legacy. Num Pages: 320 pages, 20 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; UY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 196 x 20. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198719182
- ISBN
- 9780198719182
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.32
€ 13.99
€ 11.32
Paperback. A biography of Hubert Latham Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; 3JJ; BGT; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Publisher
- Tempus Publishing Limited
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752443188
- ISBN
- 9780752443188
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.18
€ 23.18
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
€ 17.95
Hardcover. James Watt: Making the World Anew is a craft history of Britain's early industrial transformation as well as a prehistory of the engineering profession itself. Num Pages: 256 pages, 70 black & white. BIC Classification: BGT; PDZ; TBY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780233758
- ISBN
- 9781780233758
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.57
€ 32.99
€ 23.57
Paperback. The much-acclaimed biography of Ada Lovelace, reissued to tie-in with the bicentenary of her birth in 2015. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; PDZ; UM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Pan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Main Market Ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447272540
- ISBN
- 9781447272540
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.64
€ 16.99
€ 14.64
Paperback. Physicist and polymath, as familiar with Hindu scriptures as he was with quantum mechanics, J Robert Oppenheimer, director of the Manhattan Project that developed the atomic bomb, was the most famous scientist of his generation. This biography reveals a brilliant man, profoundly involved with some of the momentous events of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 736 pages, 2 x 16pp b/w plates. BIC Classification: BGT; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 54. Weight in Grams: 730. The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer. 736 pages, 2 x 16pp b/w plates. Physicist and polymath, as familiar with Hindu scriptures as he was with quantum mechanics, J Robert Oppenheimer, director of the Manhattan Project that developed the atomic bomb, was the most famous scientist of his generation. This biography reveals a brilliant man, profoundly involved with some of the momentous events of the twentieth century. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGT; PH. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 54. Weight: 730.
- Edition
- Main
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Number of pages
- 736
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843547051
- ISBN
- 9781843547051
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.67
€ 25.99
€ 17.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 12 x b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; BGH; BGT; MMH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Irish Academic Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780716532699
- ISBN
- 9780716532699
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.14
€ 27.99
€ 23.14
Paperback. When the British prototype Concorde took off from RAF Fairford on 9 April 1969, at the controls was Captain Brian Trubshaw. This title presents the story of Brian Trubshaw's life as an experimental test pilot, written from his own unique viewpoint on the flight deck, and covering a period of tremendous upheaval. Num Pages: 304 pages, 40 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; TRP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750944946
- ISBN
- 9780750944946
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.94
€ 16.99
€ 14.94
Paperback. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: BGTA; MNQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Plume
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780147515339
- ISBN
- 9780147515339
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.03
€ 21.99
€ 17.03
Paperback. Presents stories that teach us about ourselves and our attitudes to health and illness, whether we are deliverers or recipients of health care. This book takes the reader from apartheid South Africa, where the author did his initial training to the London of the early 1970s, where he forswore medicine to become an anthropologist and poet. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: BGTA; MB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Hammersmith Press Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905140084
- ISBN
- 9781905140084
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.88
€ 20.99
€ 18.88