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Biographic - Einstein - Great Lives in Graphic Form by Brian CLEGG
Category: Biography | Series: Biographic Ser.
Many people know that Albert Einstein (1879-1955) was the creator of the theory of relativity that revolutionized modern science. What, perhaps, they don't know is that he did not learn to speak until he was 4 years old; that he was asked to become the President of Israel in 1952, but refused; that he w ...Show more
Biographic Tesla: Great Lives in Graphic Form by Brian CLEGG
Category: Biography | Series: Biographic Ser.
Many people know that Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) was an engineer and inventor, instrumental in developing the alternating-current (AC) electrical system and wireless radio communications we still use today. What, perhaps, they don't know is that he was born during a lightning storm; that when he first arr ...Show more
Biomimetics: How Lessons from Nature can Transform Technology by Brian Clegg
Category: Homosapiens | Series: Hot Science Ser.
An exploration of the transformative ways in which nature has inspired the technological advancement of humankind.
Build Your Own Time Machine: The Real Science of Time Travel by Brian Clegg
Category: Science
There is no physical law to prevent time travel - nothing in physics to say that it is not possible. So surely the invention of a time machine is just a matter of ... time? In Build Your Own Time Machine, acclaimed science author Brian Clegg takes inspiration from his childhood heroes Doctor Who and H. ...Show more
Conundrum - Crack the Ultimate Cipher Challenge! by Brian Clegg
Category: Gifts
The ultimate trial of knowledge and cunning, Enigma features 200 cryptic puzzles and ciphers. The solutions link throughout the book - so you need to solve them all to get to the final round. With a focus on ciphers and codebreaking, Enigma contains twenty sections, each built around a specific subject ...Show more
Cracking Quantum Physics by Brian Clegg (Author)
Category: Science | Series: Cracking Series
Enter the invisible world of sub-atomic physics and discover the very core of existence. Cracking Quantum Physics takes you through every area of particle physics to clearly explain how our world was, and is, created, and breaks down the most complex theories into easily understandable elements. Subject ...Show more
Dark Matter and Dark Energy by Brian Clegg
Category: Science | Series: Hot Science Ser.
All the matter and light we can see in the universe makes up a trivial 5per cent of everything. The rest is hidden. This could be the biggest puzzle that science has everfaced. Since the 1970s,astronomers have been aware that galaxies have far too little matter in them toaccount for the way they spin ar ...Show more
Dice World: Science and Life in a Random Universe by Brian Clegg
Category: Science
For centuries scientists believed that the universe was a vast machine - with enough detail, you could predict exactly what would happen. Admittedly real life wasn't like that. But only, they argued, because we didn't have enough data to be certain. Then the cracks began to appear. It proved impossible ...Show more
Dice World: Science and Life in a Random Universe by Brian Clegg
Category: Non Fiction
As troubling as we pattern-seeking humans may find it, modern science has repeatedly shown us that randomness is the underlying heartbeat of nature. In Dice World, acclaimed science writer Brian Clegg takes readers on an incredible trip around our random universe, uncovering the truths and lies behind p ...Show more
Ecologic : The Truth and Lies of Green Economics by Brian Clegg
Category: Science & Natural History
Looking after 'The Environment' should be straightforward - no one wants to destroy the world. And yet in every 'green' area, we are either failing to take the essential steps to prevent destruction of the planet or are being deceived - often by ourselves. By using the scalpel of eco-logic, it is possib ...Show more
Essential Science: The Only Science Book You Will Ever Need by Brian Clegg
Category: Science
Essential Science aims to be the most detailed, accessible and authoritative book of its kind. Each of the 34 discoveries is broken down into seven essential elements to aid comprehension and inform the reader about what really matters: THE ESSENTIAL IDEA: a concise summary of the idea or discovery that ...Show more
Everyday Chaos - The Mathematics of Unpredictability, from the Weather to the Stock Market by Brian Clegg
Category: Science
Chaos and complexity explained, with illuminating examples ranging from unpredictable pendulums to London's wobbly Millennium Bridge.The math we are taught in school is precise and only deals with simple situations. Reality is far more complex. Trying to understand a system with multiple interacting com ...Show more