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  • Einstein on Politics

    His Private Thoughts and Public Stands on Nationalism, Zionism, War, Peace, and the Bomb

    by Albert Einstein ...
    The most famous scientist of the twentieth century, Albert Einstein was also one of the century's most outspoken political activists. Deeply engaged with the events of his tumultuous times, from the two world wars and the Holocaust, to the atomic bomb and the Cold War, to the effort to establish a Jewish homeland, Einstein was a remarkably prolific political writer, someone who took courageous and ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • A Richer Picture of Mathematics

    The Göttingen Tradition and Beyond

    by David E. Rowe ...
    Series series Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
    Historian David E. Rowe captures the rich tapestry of mathematical creativity in this collection of essays from the “Years Ago” column of The Mathematical Intelligencer. With topics ranging from ancient Greek mathematics to modern relativistic cosmology, this collection conveys the impetus and spirit of Rowe’s various and many-faceted contributions to the history of mathematics. Centered on the ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Beyond Einstein

    Perspectives on Geometry, Gravitation, and Cosmology in the Twentieth Century

    Edited by David E. Rowe, Tilman Sauer, Scott A. Walter ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    This volume explores the interplay between mathematical and physical research and the interactions of twentieth-century scientists within their academic communities. Beginning with Einstein’s general theory of relativity, the authors investigate a series of dramatic discoveries and rival theories in physics that influenced the development of modern differential geometry. Other sections recount the ... Read more

    $143.99 USD

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    Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope

    by William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer ...
    Now a Netflix Film, Starring and Directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor of 12 Years a SlaveWilliam Kamkwamba was born in Malawi, a country where magic ruled and modern science was mystery. It was also a land withered by drought and hunger. But William had read about windmills, and he dreamed of building one that would bring to his small village a set of luxuries that only 2 percent of Malawians could enjoy: ... Read more

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  • Perfect Rigour

    A Genius and the Mathematical Breakthrough of a Lifetime

    by Masha Gessen ...
    In 2006, an eccentric Russian mathematician named Grigori Perelman solved one of the world's greatest intellectual puzzles. The Poincare conjecture is an extremely complex topological problem that had eluded the best minds for over a century. In 2000, the Clay Institute in Boston named it one of seven great unsolved mathematical problems, and promised a million dollars to anyone who could find a ... Read more

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  • Endurance

    My Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery

    by Scott Kelly ...
    **NATIONAL BEST SELLERA stunning, personal memoir from the astronaut and modern-day hero who spent a record-breaking year aboard the International Space Station—a message of hope for the future that will inspire for generations to come.**The veteran of four spaceflights and the American record holder for consecutive days spent in space, Scott Kelly has experienced things very few have. Now, he ... Read more

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  • The Fractalist

    Memoir of a Scientific Maverick

    by Benoit Mandelbrot ...
    A fascinating memoir from the man who revitalized visual geometry, and whose ideas about fractals have changed how we look at both the natural world and the financial world.Benoit Mandelbrot, the creator of fractal geometry, has significantly improved our understanding of, among other things, financial variability and erratic physical phenomena. In The Fractalist, Mandelbrot recounts the high ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • The Parrot's Theorem

    A Novel

    by Denis Guedj, Frank Wynne ...
    Translated by Frank Wynne ...
    Mr. Ruche, a Parisian bookseller, receives a bequest from a long lost friend in the Amazon of a vast library of math books, which propels him into a great exploration of the story of mathematics. Meanwhile Max, whose family lives with Mr. Ruche, takes in a voluble parrot who will discuss math with anyone. When Mr. Ruche learns of his friend's mysterious death in a Brazilian rainforest, he decides ... Read more

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  • Number Freak

    From 1 to 200- The Hidden Language of Numbers Revealed

    by Derrick Niederman ...
    A compulsively readable look at the secret language of numbers- their role in nature, movies, science, and everything in between.What do Fight Club, wallpaper patterns, George Balanchine's Serenade, and Italian superstitions have in common? They're all included in the entry for the number 17 in this engaging book about numbers- detailing their unique properties, patterns, appeal, history, and lore ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Evolution's Captain

    The Story of the Kidnapping That Led to Charles Darwin's Voyage Aboard the "Beagle"

    by Peter Nichols ...
    The story of a visionary but now forgotten English naval officer and the events without which the name Charles Darwin would be unknown to us today.Captain Robert FitzRoy's first voyage aboard the HMS Beagle had concluded with the kidnapping of four "savages" from Tierra del Fuego. But when his plan to bring them back to England to civilize them as Christian gentlefolk backfired, the second and ... Read more

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  • The Dynamic Concepts of Philosophical Mathematics

    A Philosophical Mathematical Britannica

    by Anthony Ugochukwu O. Aliche ...
    In The Dynamic Concept of Philosophical Mathematics, author Anthony Ugochukwu O. Aliche delves deeply into a comprehensive discussion into the intertwined relationship between philosophy and mathematics. Aliche begins by defining philosophical mathematics and traces its origins and its branches. He then relates the concept to the worlds of science, engineering, technology, creative and applied ... Read more

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  • Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla: The Pioneers of Electricity

    by Charles River Editors ...
    *Includes pictures of Tesla, Edison and important people and places in their lives. *Includes some of the inventors' most inspiring quotes and explanations of their inventive techniques.*Discusses the relationship and rivalry between Edison and Tesla*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents.Thomas Edison holds a unique legacy in the United States, but there's no ... Read more

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