Jeffre L Witherly Galen P Perry Darryl L Leja Medical science constantly demands our attention, as patients or relatives, concerned citizens, voters, investors, or simply curious individuals. But for those...

Barbara Charton John Tietjen Thoroughly revised and updated, The Facts On File Dictionary of Marine Science contains over 2,500 entries-500 new to this edition-dealing with the basic vocabulary of marine...

G Sciutto and CA Brebbia Reviewing topics such as construction, freight handling, multimode transportation, multiuse of ports including tourism, ergonomics and environmental, financial and legal aspects, this book contains the...

John Gribbin John Gribbin is one of the few science writers who is equally comfortable writing about biology as about physics, and this beginner's guide will take the reader through...

Dr Mike Goldsmith  Albert Einstein is the genius who invented e=mc². He is possibly the brainiest scientist in history—and the battiest! But did you know that Al's life was almost...

Bill McKibben Our most widely respected environmental writer brings together the essential voices on global warming, from its 19th-century discovery to the present. What is happening to our planet? And...

Robert Temple Archaeologists have always insisted most strenuously that lenses did not exist in ancient times. Robert Temple’s real-life detective story proves them wrong. His research began with the discovery...

Glen Vecchione "Invokes critical thinking in a stimulating format."-- Science News"Covers all major areas of science."-- NEA Today"Clearly laid-out...Useful line drawings illustrate the text."-- Booklist"A reliable, useful purchase."-- School Library...

Collected and Edited by Alice Calaprice The most comprehensive collection of Einstein quotations ever publishedHere is the definitive new edition of the hugely popular collection of Einstein quotations that has...

George Johnson Are there really laws governing the universe? Or is the order we see a mere artifact of the way evolution wired the brain? And is what we call...

PW Atkins Come on a journey into the heart of matter—and enjoy the process!—as a brilliant scientist and entertaining tour guide takes you on a fascinating voyage through the Periodic...

Robert Jastrow This book examines the two great mysteries which have defied science—the riddle of life and the riddle of creation. August 17, 1977 by Readers Library