History of Science - Page 23

Block by Block: The Historical and Theoretical Foundations of Thermodynamics

At the heart of many fields - physics, chemistry, engineering - lays thermodynamics. While this scie...

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The Road to Conscious Machines: The Story of AI

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The Scottish Book: Mathematics from The Scottish Cafe, with Selected Problems from The New Scottish Book

The second edition of this book updates and expands upon a historically important collection of math...

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The Evolution of Knowledge: Rethinking Science for the Anthropocene

This book presents a new way of thinking about the history of science and technology, one that offer...

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The Great Paradox of Science: Why Its Conclusions Can Be Relied Upon Even Though They Cannot Be Proven

Science has revolutionized our lives and continues to show inexorable progress today. It may seem ob...

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Axiomatic Approach to Geometry: Geometric Trilogy I

Focusing methodologically on those historical aspects that are relevant to supporting intuition in a...

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Niels Bohr: A Very Short Introduction

Niels Bohr, who pioneered the quantum theory of the atom, had a broad conception of his obligations...

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The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Greek and Roman Science

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the key themes in Greek and Roman science, medicine,...

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Professor Maxwell’s Duplicitous Demon: The Life and Science of James Clerk Maxwell

Asked to name a great physicist, most people would mention Newton or Einstein, Feynman or Hawking. B...

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Newton's Apple and Other Myths About Science

A falling apple inspired Isaac Newton’s insight into the law of gravity—or so the story goes. Is it...

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A Scheme of Heaven: Astrology and the Birth of Science

'A delightful and utterly fascinating work of intellectual history.' Joshua Foer author of Moonwalki...

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Heaven on Earth: How Copernicus, Brahe, Kepler, and Galileo Discovered the Modern World

A vivid narrative that connects the lives of four great astronomers as they discovered, refined, an...

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The Periodic Table: Its Story and Its Significance

The periodic table of elements is among the most recognizable image in science. It lies at the core...