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Biography: science, technology & medicine
Paperback. Erwin Schrodinger was an Austrian physicist famous for his contribution to quantum physics. Schrodinger was working at one of the most fertile and creative moments in the whole history of science. By the time he started university in 1906, Einstein had already published his revolutionary papers on relativity. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: BGT; PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552777599
- ISBN
- 9780552777599
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.93
€ 16.99
€ 12.93
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
€ 30.99
€ 28.27
Paperback. This volume brings together key chapters from Darwin's most important books, including the Journal of Researches on the Beagle voyage (1845), the Origin of Species (1859), the Descent of Man (1871), and the full text of his delightful autobiography. They are accompanied by responses from 19th-century readers from around the world. Editor(s): Secord, James A. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 544 pages, map; 8 line drawings. BIC Classification: BGHA; BGTA; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 195 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 544
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199580149
- ISBN
- 9780199580149
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.33
€ 13.99
€ 11.33
Hardback. Series: Synthesis. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; PN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226351360
- ISBN
- 9780226351360
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 27.15
€ 33.99
€ 27.15
Paperback. Series: Oakwood Library of Railway History. Num Pages: 144 pages, 126 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; TRF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 147 x 10. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- The Oakwood Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853616573
- ISBN
- 9780853616573
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.80
€ 15.99
€ 15.80
Hardback. Near the end of the Apollo 15 mission, David Scott and fellow moonwalker James Irwin placed on the lunar soil a small tin figurine called "The Fallen Astronaut". By telling the stories of the sixteen astronauts and cosmonauts who died in the quest to reach the moon between 1962 and 1972, this book conveys the human cost of the space race. Series: Outward Odyssey: A People's History of Spaceflight. Num Pages: 448 pages, 50 photographs. BIC Classification: BGT; BK; TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 34. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803285095
- ISBN
- 9780803285095
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 41.72
€ 41.99
€ 41.72
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€ 28.10
€ 38.99
€ 28.10
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BGTA; MBD; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 199.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Unbridled Books United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781609530563
- ISBN
- 9781609530563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.05
€ 13.99
€ 13.05
paperback. Nobel laureate and scientific luminary Enrico Fermi (1901-54) was a pioneering nuclear physicist whose contributions to the field were numerous, profound, and lasting. This title features archival material - including correspondence between Fermi and physicist Leo Szilard and a letter from Harry Truman. Editor(s): Cronin, James W. Num Pages: 296 pages, 34 halftones, 84 line drawings. BIC Classification: BGT; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226100883
- ISBN
- 9780226100883
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.47
€ 36.99
€ 28.47
Paperback. Presents the larger-than-life exploits of Nobel-winning quantum physicist, adventurer, musician, and world-class raconteur, and one of the greatest minds of the twentieth century: Richard Feynman. This title tells the story of the great man's life from his childhood in Long Island to his work on the Manhattan Project and the Challenger disaster. Num Pages: 272 pages, full colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: BGT; FXL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Publisher
- Roaring Brook Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781596438279
- ISBN
- 9781596438279
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.93
€ 25.99
€ 18.93
Hardback. Pioneering a new niche in the study of plants and animals in their natural habitat, Field Notes on Science and Nature allows readers to peer over the shoulders and into the notebooks of a dozen eminent field workers, to study firsthand their observational methods, materials, and fleeting impressions. Editor(s): Canfield, Michael R. Num Pages: 280 pages, 87 color illustrations, 43 halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; GBC; PD; TBX; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 168 x 28. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674057579
- ISBN
- 9780674057579
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.48€ 52.22
€ 57.48
€ 52.22
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Unicorn Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910500712
- ISBN
- 9781910500712
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.68
€ 41.68
Paperback. A largely autobiographical account of the author's life as one who fell in love first with physics and then with teaching physics to students. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, colour plates. BIC Classification: BGTA; PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 214 x 20. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781451607130
- ISBN
- 9781451607130
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.93
€ 17.93
Paperback. The autobiography of astronaut John Young. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813049335
- ISBN
- 9780813049335
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.83
€ 41.83
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
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752443188
- ISBN
- 9780752443188
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.46
€ 23.46
hardcover. The definitive biography of "The Father of Electric Traction" Series: Railroads Past & Present. Num Pages: 336 pages, 111 b&w illus. BIC Classification: BGT; TBY; THR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 185 x 28. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780253353832
- ISBN
- 9780253353832
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.26
€ 49.26
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
€ 46.99
€ 39.09
Paperback. Galileo is aptly known as 'the father of modern science'. But there is much more to him than his well-known discoveries in physics and astronomy, and his infamous clash with the Catholic church. John Heilbron's wonderfully rounded new biography presents a multi-talented but difficult man - writer, philosopher, scientist, musician, and artist. Num Pages: 528 pages, 60 black and white line drawings and 1 16pp plate section. BIC Classification: BGT; PDZ; PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 152 x 40. Weight in Grams: 814.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199655984
- ISBN
- 9780199655984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.22
€ 20.99
€ 16.22
paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 388 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691612195
- ISBN
- 9780691612195
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.25€ 59.88
€ 78.25
€ 59.88
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 388 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691640129
- ISBN
- 9780691640129
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.78€ 144.83
€ 196.78
€ 144.83
Paperback. Galileo (1564-1642) is one of the most important and controversial figures in the history of science. Tackling Galileo as astronomer, engineer and author, the author places him at the centre of Renaissance culture. He traces Galileo through his early rebellious years onwards. Num Pages: 354 pages, 24 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; BGH; BGT; PDX; PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 204 x 28. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 354
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300197297
- ISBN
- 9780300197297
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.27
€ 21.99
€ 17.27
Paperback. A brilliant, perceptive biography of the father and son who initiated the age of the railway. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGT; TRF; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445655215
- ISBN
- 9781445655215
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.77
€ 16.99
€ 13.77
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Shire Publications Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747806059
- ISBN
- 9780747806059
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 5.46
€ 5.46
Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGTA; MN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 145 x 22. Weight in Grams: 351.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Zondervan
- Edition
- 20 Anv
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780310332909
- ISBN
- 9780310332909
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.82
€ 30.99
€ 25.82