The Atom: The Building Block of Everything by Jack Challoner
$39.99 AUD
Category: Science
Until now, popular science has relegated the atom to a supporting role in defining the different chemical elements of the periodic table. This bold new title places its subject center stage, shining the spotlight directly onto the structure and properties of this tiniest amount of anything it is possibl ...Show more
Waters of the World: The Story of the Scientists Who Unravelled the Mysteries of Our Seas, Glaciers, and Atmosphere - and Made the Planet Whole by Sarah Dry
$35.00 AUD
Category: Science
How is the climate where you are? And how did it get that way? How does the great complex global interaction of ice, ocean, and atmosphere combine to generate the rain that sustains us? And who figured all its secret processes out?From the glaciers of the Alps to the towering cumulonimbus clouds of the ...Show more
Explaining Humans by Camilla Pang
$22.99 AUD
Category: Science
Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder at the age of eight, Dr Camilla Pang struggled to understand the world around her. Desperate for a solution, Camilla asked her mother if there was an instruction manual for humans that she could consult. But, without the blueprint to life she was hoping for, Camil ...Show more
The Soul of Genius: Marie Curie, Albert Einstein, and the Meeting that Changed the Course of Science by Jeffrey Orens
$29.99 AUD
Category: Science
In 1911, some of the greatest minds in science convened at the First Solvay Conference in Physics, a meeting like no other. Almost half of the attendees had won or would go on to win the Nobel Prize. Over the course of those few days, these minds began to realize that classical physics was about to give ...Show more
Hacking Darwin - Genetic Engineering and the Future of Humanity by Jamie Metzl
$35.99 AUD
Category: Science
"A gifted and thoughtful writer, Metzl brings us to the frontiers of biology and technology, and reveals a world full of promise and peril." --Siddhartha Mukherjee MD, New York Times bestselling author of The Emperor of All Maladies and The GenePassionate, provocative, and highly illuminating, Hacking D ...Show more
The Elegant Universe by Brian Greene
$29.99 AUD
Category: Science
"In a rare blend of scientific insight and writing as elegant as the theories it explains, Brian Greene, one of the world's leading string theorists, peels away the layers of mystery surrounding string theory to reveal a universe that consists of eleven dimensions, where all matter is generated by the v ...Show more
Engineering : An Illustrated History From Ancient Craft To Modern Technology by Tom Jackson
$34.99 AUD
Category: Science | Series: Ponderables Ser.
From ancient aqueducts to soaring skyscrapers, explore engineering milestones over the centuries. Combining engaging text with captivating images and helpful diagrams, renowned science writer Tom Jackson guides readers through the history of Engineering in this engaging installment of the groundbreaking ...Show more
Stars and Planets by DK
$19.99 AUD
Category: Science
A compact, comprehensive guide to looking at stars and planets for readers from around the worldThe clearest, most accessible guide to observing the night sky. Authoritative text, crystal-clear charts, and a systematic approach make the DK Handbook of Star and Planets the perfect beginner's guide to the ...Show more
Mass - The Quest to Understand Matter from Greek Atoms to Quantum Fields by Jim Baggott
$40.95 AUD
Category: Science
Everything around us is made of 'stuff', from planets, to books, to our own bodies. Whatever it is, we call it matter or material substance. It is solid; it has mass. But what is matter, exactly? We are taught in school that matter is not continuous, but discrete. As a few of the philosophers of ancient ...Show more
Psychonauts: Drugs and the Making of the Modern Mind by Mike Jay
$22.95 AUD
Category: Science
A provocative and original history of the scientists and writers, artists and philosophers who took drugs to explore the hidden regions of the mind. A New Yorker Best of the Week Pick. "Jay is a leading expert on the history of Western drug use, and Psychonauts is the latest in a series of excellent ...Show more
Understanding Research Methods for evidence-based practice in health by Greenhalgh Trisha
$99.95 AUD
Category: Science
Greenhalgh's award-winning Understanding Research Methods for Evidence-Based Practice in Health is back. In this second edition, you will gain a complete overview of the most common topics covered in a standard 12-week evidence-based practice unit for Nursing and Allied Health courses. Throughout the te ...Show more