Search Results: Sciences / General Science from Infinity Books Japan

US: Barron's Educational Series, 1974. Good.

US: Vintage, 2010. Paperback. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. The Age of Wonder is a colorful and utterly absorbing history of the men an d women whose discoveries and inventions at the end of the eighteenth centu ry gave birth to the Romantic Age of Science. When young Joseph Banks stepped onto a Tahitian beach in 1769, he hoped to discover Paradise. Inspired by the scientific ferment sweeping through Britain, the botanist had sailed with Captain Cook in search of new worlds. Other voyages of discovery--astronomical, chemical, poetical, philosophical--swiftly follow in Richard Holmes's thrilling evocation of the second scientific revolution. Through the lives of William Herschel and his sister Caroline, who forever changed the public conception of the solar system; of Humphry Davy, whose near-suicidal gas experiments revolutionized chemistry; and of the great Romantic writers,… Read More

US: W. W. Norton & Company, 2013. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting.The spine remains undamaged. An eye-opening, spine-tingling, heartwarming tour through the extraordinary history and secrets of the human body. The human body is the most fraught and fascinating, talked-about and taboo, unique yet universal fact of our lives. It is the inspiration for art, the subject of science, and the source of some of the greatest stories ever to ld. In Anatomies, acclaimed author of Periodic Tales Hugh Aldersey-Williams brings his entertaining blend of science, history, and culture to bear on this richest of subjects. In an engaging narrative that ranges from ancient body art to plastic surge ry today and from head to toe, Aldersey-Williams explores the corporeal mys teries that make us human: Why are some people left-handed and some blue-ey ed? What is the funny bone, anyway? Why do some cultures… Read More

US: Crown Business, 2001. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. You will never look at the world in the same way after reading As the Futur e Catches You. Juan Enriquez puts you face to face with a series of unprece dented political, ethical, economic, and financial issues, dramatically dem onstrating the cascading impact of the genetic, digital, and knowledge revo lutions on your life. Genetics will be the dominant language of this century. Those who can "spea k it" will acquire direct and deliberate control over all forms of life. Bu t most countries and individuals remain illiterate in what is rapidly becom ing the greatest single driver of the global economy. Wealth will be more concentrated and those with knowledge to sell-both coun tries and individuals-will be the winners. Consider what will happen when: • Your genetic code can be digitally imprinted on an ID card and your… Read More

US: Hill and Wang, 2011. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. The sleek electronic tools that have become so ubiquitous-laptops, iPods, e Readers, and smart phones-are all powered by lithium batteries. Chances are you've got some lithium on your person right now. But aside from powering a mobile twenty first-century lifestyle, the third element on the periodic table may also hold the key to an environmentally sustainable, oil-independ ent future. From electric cars to a "smart" power grid that can actually st ore electricity, letting us harness the powers of the sun and the wind and use them when we need them, lithium-a metal half as dense as water, created in the first minutes after the Big Bang and found primarily in some of the most uninhabitable places on earth-is the key to setting us on a path towa rd a low-carbon energy future. It's also shifting the… Read More

US: HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS, 2013. Paperback. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting.The spine remains undamaged. In Brain Wars, acclaimed neuroscientist Mario Beauregard reveals compelling new evidence set to provoke a major shift in our understanding of the mind -body debate: research showing that the mind and consciousness are transmit ted and filtered through the brain-but are not generated by it. Following his boundary-breaking neuroscience book The Spiritual Brain: A Ne uroscientist's Case for the Existence of the Soul, coauthored with Denyse O 'Leary, Brain Wars makes a powerful and provocative case against the widely held view equating human beings to complex biological computers. Like Jeffrey M. Schwartz, Beauregard believes that consciousness is more than simply a physical process that takes place in the brain. And here, he presents the evidence to prove it. Brain Wars will revolutionize the way we… Read More

US: Penguin Group (Canada), 1991. Paperback. Good. This text is a metaphor for the way individuals and unpredictable events in fluence history. In response history, suggests the author, is the best mode l for evolution. The author explores the science of improbable outcomes in this wide ranging book written on the evolutionary theme.

US: Hanser, 1983. Hardcover. Very Good. This book presents the state of the art and today's most significant and re volutionary changes in plastics technology: computer aided design, manufact ure and engineering. It is the first attempt to compile the different appro aches developed in industry and universities and to unifytheir presentation in a logical fashion for the plastics engineer.

US: John Wiley & Sons, 1999. Hardback. Good. Why do newspapers turn yellow? How does bleach make colors disappear? Why c an't you mix oil and water? Find out the answers to these and other mysteri es of chemistry in this fascinating collection of ideas, projects, and acti vities that teach the basics of chemistry theory and practice.

US: Wisdom Moon Publishing, 2014. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. In a practical guide that reconciles breaking science with centuries-old spirituality, Choices of Now presents the most pressing, global issues that we face today, ones we are responsible for having created. Barney Wee and Agnes Lau present simple solutions that anyone can start applying today, to begin creating a sustainable world of harmony and cooperation. By exploring the choices that we are presented with at this evolutionary crossroads, and considering where these choices lead, Choices of Now will change the way you think about the world and the possibilities for our future.

US: Duncan Baird, 2008. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. One of the most gifted scientists who ever lived, Nobel Prize winner Albert Einstein revealed to us the elasticity of space and time and altered our e ntire conception of the universe. Over an imaginary coffee with top NASA ph ysicist Carlos Calle, Einstein tells all about his revolutionary work on re lativity, quest for a grand unifying theory of the cosmos, anxieties about the nuclear bomb he helped unleash, and personal matters too.

New York, Combustion Engine: 1966, 1966. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Rubbing to dustjacket, no tears,creases, bookplate inside ffep, o/w clean a nd bright, no markings throughout: First published in 1947 under the editorship of Otto de Lorenzi. Bibliographical footnotes.

US: De Gruyter, 2010. Paperback. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Editorial Reviews Review "All said, this handbook is highly recommended, providing as it does an ill ustrative overview of both the opportunities and difficulties inherent in s uch a multidisciplinary, internationally populated field." Daniel Mai in: KULT_online 22/2010 "Mit seiner internationalen Bilanz weist dieser Band auf jeden Fall nach, d ass das kulturelle Gedächtnis eines jener "Konvergenzfelder" ist, auf dem d er interdisziplinäre Austausch ebenso anregend wie weiterführend sein kann ." Malte ThieÃ?en in: H-Soz-u-Kult (23. 1. 2009) About the Author Astrid Erll, Bergische Universitat Wuppertal; Ansgar Nunning and Sara B. Yo ung, Justus-Liebig-Universitat Giessen. About the Author Astrid Erll, Bergische Universitat Wuppertal; Ansgar Nunning and Sara B. Young, Justus-Liebig-Universitat Giessen.

US: 9789814322751, 2011. Hardback. Good. This book provides a concise but rigorous appraisal about the future of nuc lear power and the presumed nuclear renaissance. It does so by assessing th e technical, economic, environmental, political, and social risks related t o all aspects of the nuclear fuel cycle, from uranium mills and mines to nu clear reactors and spent fuel storage facilities. In each case, the book ar gues that the costs of nuclear power significantly outweigh its benefits. I t concludes by calling for investments in renewable energy and energy effic iency as a better path towards an affordable, secure, and socially acceptab le future.The prospect of a global nuclear renaissance could change the way that energy is produced and used the world over. Sovacool takes a hard loo k at who would benefit - mostly energy companies and manufacturers - and wh o would suffer - mostly taxpayers, those living near nuclear facilities, an d electricity customers. This book is a must-read for anyone… Read More

US: Doubleday Anchor, 1961. Paperback. Good. Vintage paperback.

US: Houghton Mifflin, 1988. Hardcover. Good. Showing how Western man turned from contemplation of the divine universe to a specific reality, Goldstein exploresthe origins of modern science and th e relation of rational inquiry to the mystic arts of alchemy and astrology.

New York: Penguin, 1990. Very Good. Hardison, English professor (Georgetown), Shakespearean scholar, and amateu r physicist, is always entertaining and often thought-provoking, as in Ente ring the Maze: Identity & Change in Modern Culture (Oxford Univ. Pr., 1981) ; here, he is very successful at placing the advent of technology within th e context of our century. Through witty and elegantly written chapters on a rt, architecture, music, and poetry, he weaves a cogent and coherent theory on how the world left the domain of philosophers and classical artists and entered that of mathematicians and computer scientists. When our capacity to envision nature as solid and tangible "disappeared through the skylight, " our ability to envision what nature and science consist of was irrevocabl y altered. Of the current titles that seem to address this subject, this is by far the best: Hardison illustrates, cleverly and vividly, by example. C hallenging but highly readable, the book should spark discussion.… Read More

US: Phoenix, 2010. Paperback. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

US: Abacus, 2006. Paperback. Good. For centuries, electricity was viewed as little more than a curious propert y of certain substances that sparked when rubbed. Then, in the 1790s, Aless andro Volta began the scientific investigation that ignited an explosion of knowledge and invention, transforming our world. The force that once seeme d inconsequential was revealed to be responsible for everything from the st ructure of the atom to the functioning of our brains. A superb storyteller, Bodanis weaves tales of romance, divine inspiration, and fraud through lucid accounts of scientific breakthrough. The great discoverers come to life in all their brilliance and idiosyncrasy, including the visionary Michael Faraday, who struggled against the prejudices of the British class system, and Alexander Graham Bell, driven to invent by his love for a young deaf student. From the cold waters of the Atlantic, to the streets of Hamburg during a World War II firestorm and the interior of the human body, Electric… Read More

Reading, Mass: Basic Books, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/ Fine. A crisp first edition/printing, protected in a new brodart wrapper: John Horgan makes the powerful case that the best and most exciting scientific discoveries are behind us. He states that many scientists today, particularly those he interviewed for the book, are "gripped by a profound unease," due partially to dwindling financial resources and vicious competition, but increasingly due to the sense that "the great era of scientific discovery is over." In other words, he argues, the big problems that can be solved have been, and the big ones that haven't been solved can't be. Among the celebrated thinkers quoted in this ambitious book are Stephen Jay Gould, Roger Penrose, and John Archibald Wheeler. A concise history of the last 20 years of scientific study introduces his thesis and covers such topics as superstring theory, mathematical topology, and how to distinguish chaos from complexity.