History of science books

27498 books were found.

The Battle of the Beams: The secret science of radar that turned the tide of the Second World War

The Battle of the Beams: The secret science of radar...

Author: Tom Whipple
ISBN: 9780552177801
Format: Paperback
$24.99

Winning the war of the air and airwaves helped the Allies win World War II. This is the thrilling story of the maverick...  Read More >>

Darwin Mythology: Debunking Myths, Correcting Falsehoods

Darwin Mythology: Debunking Myths, Correcting Falsehoods...

Author: Kostas Kampourakis (Université de Genève)
ISBN: 9781009375689
Format: Paperback
$67.25

This concise, accessible and engaging collection debunks the myths and corrects the falsehoods surrounding one of...  Read More >>

The Science Museum A Brief History of Stuff: The Extraordinary Stories of Ordinary Objects

The Science Museum A Brief History of Stuff: The Extraordinary...

Author: DK
ISBN: 9780241594902
Format: Hardback
$42.99

From the creators of the A Brief History of Stuff podcast and inspired by the Science Museum Group Collection, discover...  Read More >>

Darwin Mythology: Debunking Myths, Correcting Falsehoods

Darwin Mythology: Debunking Myths, Correcting Falsehoods...

Author: Kostas Kampourakis (Université de Genève)
ISBN: 9781009375702
Format: Hardback
$207.00

This concise, accessible and engaging collection debunks the myths and corrects the falsehoods surrounding one of...  Read More >>

The Architecture of the Science of Living Beings: Aristotle and Theophrastus on Animals and Plants

The Architecture of the Science of Living Beings: Aristotle...

Author: Andrea Falcon (Concordia University, Montréal)
ISBN: 9781009426343
Format: Hardback
$219.94

The first book-length treatment of Aristotle and Theophrastus' achievements in their separate but coordinated studies...  Read More >>

Astronomy of Ancient Egypt: A Cultural Perspective

Astronomy of Ancient Egypt: A Cultural Perspective

Author: Juan Antonio Belmonte ,  José Lull
ISBN: 9783031118319
Format: Paperback
$475.17

This book is a comprehensive reference on ancient Egyptian astronomy, one of the most important topics in historical...  Read More >>

The Network of Life: A New View of Evolution

The Network of Life: A New View of Evolution

Author: David P. Mindell
ISBN: 9780691228778
Format: Hardback
$49.99

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Accidental: The Greatest (Unintentional) Science Breakthroughs and How They Changed The World

Accidental: The Greatest (Unintentional) Science Breakthroughs...

Author: Tim James
ISBN: 9781472148414
Format: Paperback
$34.99

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Arztgeschichten: Zur Chinesischen Medizinkultur, 1926-2015

Arztgeschichten: Zur Chinesischen Medizinkultur, 1926-2015...

Author: Lena Springer
ISBN: 9783110447873
Format: Hardback
$303.57

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The Undesirables: The Law that Locked Away a Generation

The Undesirables: The Law that Locked Away a Generation...

Author: Sarah Wise
ISBN: 9780861544554
Format: Hardback
$39.99

The shocking story of how the British government locked up thousands of innocent people – then forgot about them....  Read More >>

Accidental: The Greatest (Unintentional) Science Breakthroughs and How They Changed The World

Accidental: The Greatest (Unintentional) Science Breakthroughs...

Author: Tim James
ISBN: 9781472148407
Format: Hardback
$49.99

A hugely entertaining exploration of unintentional world-changing discoveries in science, for fans of ELEMENTAL...  Read More >>

Creolised Science: Knowledge in the Eighteenth-Century Indo-Pacific

Creolised Science: Knowledge in the Eighteenth-Century...

Author: Dorit Brixius
ISBN: 9781009200448
Format: Hardback
$219.94

The first comprehensive study of cross-cultural plant knowledge in eighteenth-century Mauritius, Creolised Science...  Read More >>

Cryptids: How We Know They are Real

Cryptids: How We Know They are Real

Author: James Maxey
ISBN: 9798869299086
Format: Hardback
$66.00

"When you stare into the shadows... do the shadows stare back? Sasquatch! Mothman! Nessie! The Jackalope! Many...  Read More >>

A Companion to the Physical Sciences

A Companion to the Physical Sciences

Author: David Knight
ISBN: 9781138643185
Format: Paperback
$67.99

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The Diaries of a Bonedigger: Harold Rollin Wanless in the White River Badlands of South Dakota, 1920–1922

The Diaries of a Bonedigger: Harold Rollin Wanless in...

Author: Harold Rogers Wanless ,  Emmett Evanoff
ISBN: 9783031251207
Format: Paperback
$369.57

Through the original writings and photography of renowned geologist Harold Rollin Wanless, this book paints a thorough...  Read More >>

From Automated to Autonomous Driving: A Transnational Research History on Pioneers, Artifacts and Technological Change (1950-2000)

From Automated to Autonomous Driving: A Transnational...

Author: Fabian Kröger
ISBN: 9783031498800
Format: Hardback
$343.17

This book presents the most important milestones of the research on automated and autonomous driving in the United...  Read More >>

Moses among the Moderns: German Constructions of Biblical Law, 1750–1930

Moses among the Moderns: German Constructions of Biblical...

Author: Paul Michael Kurtz
ISBN: 9789004691766
Format: Hardback
$335.28

This book explores the many framings of Moses in modern Germany, from historic lawgiver to founder of a nation....  Read More >>

The Dark Side of Isaac Newton: A Modern Biography

The Dark Side of Isaac Newton: A Modern Biography

Author: Nick Kollerstrom Kollerstrom
ISBN: 9781399078009
Format: Paperback
$44.99

This book seeks to redefine the genius of Isaac Newton, casting off the mythologised baggage of bygone eras.  Read More >>

Science, Religion, and the Protestant Tradition: Retracing the Origins of Conflict

Science, Religion, and the Protestant Tradition: Retracing...

Author: James C Ungureanu
ISBN: 9780822967415
Format: Paperback
$92.40

"The story of the ""conflict thesis"" between science and religion--the notion of perennial conflict or warfare...  Read More >>

Beams: The Story of Particle Accelerators and the Science They Discover

Beams: The Story of Particle Accelerators and the Science...

Author: Volker Ziemann
ISBN: 9783031518515
Format: Paperback
$60.69

"This book describes and explains the world of particle accelerators and the physics they study. By following the...  Read More >>

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