Science & Technology
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The Arbornaut: A Life Discovering the Eighth Continent in the Trees Above Us
$20.00 Read more“An eye-opening and enchanting book by one of our major scientist-explorers.” –Diane Ackerman, author of The Zookeeper’s Wife
Nicknamed the “Real-Life Lorax” by National Geographic, the biologist, bo- Author: Lowman, Meg
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: May 17 2022
- ISBN10: 1250849187
- Language: English
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The Brain in Search of Itself: Santiago Ramón Y Cajal and the Story of the Neuron
$26.00 Add to cartThe first major biography of the Nobel Prize-winning scientist who discovered neurons and transformed our understanding of the human mind–illustrated with his extraordinary anatomical drawings
As the- Author: Ehrlich, Benjamin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: March 14 2023
- ISBN10: 1250862906
- Language: English
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Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman
$21.00 Add to cartFrom the author of the national bestseller Chaos comes an outstanding biography of one of the most dazzling and flamboyant scientists of the 20th century that “not only paints a highly attractive port… [more below]
- Author: Gleick, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 560
- Publish Date: November 02 1993
- ISBN10: 0679747044
- Language: English
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Atomic Spy: The Dark Lives of Klaus Fuchs
$27.00 Add to cart“Nancy Greenspan dives into the mysteries of the Klaus Fuchs espionage case and emerges with a classic Cold War biography of intrigue and torn loyalties. Atomic Spy is a mesmerizing morality tale, tol… [more below]
- Author: Greenspan, Nancy Thorndike
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: May 11 2021
- ISBN10: 0593083407
- Language: English
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The Elements of Marie Curie: How the Glow of Radium Lit a Path for Women in Science
$30.00 Add to cartThe acclaimed Pulitzer Prize finalist and #1 New York Times bestselling author of Galileo’s Daughter crafts a luminous chronicle of the life and work of the most famous woman in the history of science
- Author: Sobel, Dava
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: October 08 2024
- ISBN10: 0802163823
- Language: English
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Empowered: Frame Your Narrative. Own Your Power.
$19.99 Add to cartThrough our challenges, we all need a reminder that our stories can empower our journeys!
Serena Sacks-Mandel built a successful tech career on the foundation of a tough childhood. Brick by brick, she
- Author: Sacks-Mandel, Serena
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 228
- Publish Date: March 13 2024
- ISBN10: 1958481238
- Language: English
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One Step Sideways, Three Steps Forward: One Woman’s Path to Becoming a Biologist
$29.95 Add to cartThe story of the unorthodox and inspiring life and career of a pioneering biologist
Scientist Rosemary Grant’s journey in life has involved detours and sidesteps–not the shortest or the straightest- Author: Grant, B. Rosemary
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 328
- Publish Date: June 04 2024
- ISBN10: 0691260591
- Language: English
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Einstein’s Tutor: The Story of Emmy Noether and the Invention of Modern Physics
$34.00 Add to cartThe revelatory story of an intellectual giant who made foundational contributions to science and mathematics and persevered in the face of discrimination against women in science.
Emmy Noether is one- Author: Phillips, Lee
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: September 10 2024
- ISBN10: 1541702956
- Language: English
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Jérôme LeJeune: A Man of Science and Conscience
$19.95 Read moreThe intelligence of one is a gift for all. Such is the case of J?r?me Lejeune, an extraordinary man who put his brilliance at the service of children with Down syndrome.
A pioneer of modern genetics, D
- Author: Dugast, Aude
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 393
- Publish Date: September 15 2021
- ISBN10: 1621644111
- Language: English
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The Astronaut Maker: How One Mysterious Engineer Ran Human Spaceflight for a Generation
$18.99 Read moreOne of the most elusive and controversial figures in NASA’s history, George W. S. Abbey was said to be secretive, despotic, a Space Age Machiavelli. Yet Abbey had more influence on human spaceflight t… [more below]
- Author: Cassutt, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: June 02 2020
- ISBN10: 1641603186
- Language: English
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Polonium in the Playhouse: The Manhattan Project’s Secret Chemistry Work in Dayton, Ohio
$26.95 Add to cartAt the height of the race to build an atomic bomb, an indoor tennis court in one of the Midwest’s most affluent residential neighborhoods became a secret Manhattan Project laboratory. Polonium in the … [more below]
- Series: Trillium
- Author: Thomas, Linda Carrick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: May 21 2018
- ISBN10: 0814254047
- Language: English
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Headstrong: 52 Women Who Changed Science-And the World
$17.00 Add to cartFifty-two inspiring and insightful profiles of history’s brightest female scientists.
“Rachel Swaby’s no-nonsense and needed Headstrong dynamically profiles historically overlooked female visionaries- Author: Swaby, Rachel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: April 07 2015
- ISBN10: 0553446797
- Language: English
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Birth of a Theorem: A Mathematical Adventure
$26.00 Add to cartIn 2010, the French mathematician C dric Villani received the Fields Medal, the most coveted prize in mathematics, in recognition of a proof that he devised with his close collaborator Cl ment Mouhot
- Author: Villani, Cédric
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: May 17 2016
- ISBN10: 0374536678
- Language: English
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Books Do Furnish a Life: Reading and Writing Science
$21.99 Read moreFor the first time, this is a collection of our greatest science writer’s commentary on the best of contemporary science literature, including exclusive new material from other great thinkers
Includi- Author: Dawkins, Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: August 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1529176492
- Language: English
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Unrooted: Botany, Motherhood, and the Fight to Save an Old Science
$28.99 Read more“Evolutionary botanist Zimmerman discusses her passion for plants and inveighs against sexism in the sciences in her marvelous debut memoir…Throughout, Zimmerman’s enthusiasm and expertise make the … [more below]
- Author: Zimmerman, Erin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: April 16 2024
- ISBN10: 1685890709
- Language: English
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The Secret Midwife: Life, Death and the Truth about Birth
$16.99 Read moreAt once joyful and profoundly shocking, this is the story of birth, straight from the delivery room.
Strongest supporter, best friend, expert, cheerleader, and chief photographer . . .
Before, duri- Author: Anonymous
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: May 15 2022
- ISBN10: 1789464579
- Language: English
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Galileo: And the Science Deniers
$18.00 Add to cartAn “intriguing and accessible” (Publishers Weekly) interpretation of the life of Galileo Galilei, one of history’s greatest and most fascinating scientists, that sheds new light on his discoveries and… [more below]
- Author: Livio, Mario
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: May 25 2021
- ISBN10: 1501194747
- Language: English
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Beyond the Outer Shores: The Untold Odyssey of Ed Ricketts, the Pioneering Ecologist Who Inspired John Steinbeck and Joseph Campbell
$21.99 Add to cartIn the 1930s, while the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression sent most of America into the doldrums, a lively intellectual and artistic community formed in the West, revolving around three legendary fri
- Author: Tamm, Eric Enno
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: July 28 2005
- ISBN10: 1560256893
- Language: English
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Carl Sagan: A Life
$30.95 Add to cartA penetrating, mesmerizing biography of a scientific icon
“Absolutely fascinating . . . Davidson has done a remarkable job.”-Sir Arthur C. Clarke
“Engaging . . . accessible, carefully documented . . . s
- Author: Davidson, Keay
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 580
- Publish Date: September 01 2000
- ISBN10: 0471395366
- Language: English
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Quirky: The Remarkable Story of the Traits, Foibles, and Genius of Breakthrough Innovators Who Changed the World
$17.99 Add to cartThe science behind the traits and quirks that drive creative geniuses to make spectacular breakthroughs
What really distinguishes the people who literally change the world — those creative geniuses- Author: Schilling, Melissa A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: September 10 2019
- ISBN10: 1541724534
- Language: English
