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BORN-EINSTEIN LETTERS 1916-1955 by EINSTEIN ALBERT BORN MAX
Category: Science & Natural History | Series: Macmillan Science
Albert Einstein and Max Born were great friends. Their letters span 40 years and two world wars. In them they argue about quantum theory, agree about Beethoven's heavenly violin and piano duets (that they played together when they met) and chat about their families. Equally important, the men commiserat ...Show more
Bones, Rocks and Stars by Chris Turney
Category: Science & Natural History | Series: Macmillan Science Ser.
The Science of When Things Happened What is the Turin Shroud? When were the Pyramids built? Where are the branches on the human family tree? Why did the dinosaurs die out? How did the Earth take shape? With questions like these, says Chris Turney, time is of the essence. And understanding ...Show more
Bones, Rocks and Stars by Chris Turney
Category: Science & Natural History | Series: Macmillan Science Ser.
What is the Turin Shroud? When were the Pyramids built? Where are the branches on the human family tree? Why did the dinosaurs die out? How did the Earth take shape? With questions like these, says Chris Turney, time is of the essence. And understanding how we pinpoint the past, he cautions, is crucial ...Show more
Climate Change Begins At Home by REAY Dave
Category: Science | Series: Macmillan Science Ser.
Packed with provocative case studies, calculations and lifestyle comparisons, this entertaining and authoritative book makes the complexities of climatology understandable and challenges readers to rethink their notions of 'doing their bit'. The paperback edition features a new preface from Mark Lynas, ...Show more
Lost Antarctica: Adventures in a Disappearing Land by James McClintock
Category: Travel | Series: Macmillan Science
Few of us will ever get to Antarctica. The bitter cold and three months a year without sunlight makes the sixth continent virtually uninhabitable for humans. Yet marine biologist James B. McClintock has spent three decades studying the frozen land in order to understand better the world that lies beneat ...Show more
The Living End by Guy Brown
Category: Health | Series: Macmillan Science Ser.
Death has changed. The decline of infections, starvation, warfare, heart attack and stroke has allowed people to reach extreme old age but ushered in disability, dementia and degenerative disease, with profound consequences for the self and society. Dr Guy Brown explores these vital issues at various le ...Show more
Theme Parks, Playgrounds and Toys by Nicolas Brasch
Category: Children's Educational | Series: Science Behind: Macmillan Library
This book is part of a compelling series posing and answering intriguing Science questions that upper primary students are curious about Focusing on theme parks, playgrounds and toys it presents information via 13 engaging question-and-answer spreads. The pages are highly visual and engaging, to assist ...Show more
Viruses vs Superbugs by Thomas Hausler
Category: Science & Natural History | Series: Macmillan Science Ser.
Each year thousands of people die from bacteria resistant to antibiotics. Alternative drugs are urgently needed. A surprising ray of hope is actually a blast from the past. Viruses that kill bacteria, but not us, called 'phages' for short, were discovered around 1915, when infections were still a major ...Show more
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