Author: Iris Gottlieb
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1452167192
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
From an illustrator for San Francisco’s Exploratorium, a visual journey that shows how beautiful science really is. With original illustrations that deftly explain the strange-but-true world of science, Seeing Science offers a curated ride through the great mysteries of the universe. Artist and lay scientist Iris Gottlieb explains among other things: neap tides, naked mole rats, whale falls, the human heart, the Uncertainty Principle, the ten dimensions of string theory, and how glaciers are like Snickers bars. With quirky visual metaphors and concise factual explanations, she offers just the right amount of information to stoke the curious mind with a desire to know more about the life forces that animate both the smallest cell and the biggest black hole. Seeing Science illustrates, explicates, and celebrates the marvels of science as only art can.
Seeing Science
Author: Iris Gottlieb
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1452167192
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
From an illustrator for San Francisco’s Exploratorium, a visual journey that shows how beautiful science really is. With original illustrations that deftly explain the strange-but-true world of science, Seeing Science offers a curated ride through the great mysteries of the universe. Artist and lay scientist Iris Gottlieb explains among other things: neap tides, naked mole rats, whale falls, the human heart, the Uncertainty Principle, the ten dimensions of string theory, and how glaciers are like Snickers bars. With quirky visual metaphors and concise factual explanations, she offers just the right amount of information to stoke the curious mind with a desire to know more about the life forces that animate both the smallest cell and the biggest black hole. Seeing Science illustrates, explicates, and celebrates the marvels of science as only art can.
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1452167192
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
From an illustrator for San Francisco’s Exploratorium, a visual journey that shows how beautiful science really is. With original illustrations that deftly explain the strange-but-true world of science, Seeing Science offers a curated ride through the great mysteries of the universe. Artist and lay scientist Iris Gottlieb explains among other things: neap tides, naked mole rats, whale falls, the human heart, the Uncertainty Principle, the ten dimensions of string theory, and how glaciers are like Snickers bars. With quirky visual metaphors and concise factual explanations, she offers just the right amount of information to stoke the curious mind with a desire to know more about the life forces that animate both the smallest cell and the biggest black hole. Seeing Science illustrates, explicates, and celebrates the marvels of science as only art can.
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Camellias
Author: Stirling Macoboy
Publisher: Timber Press (OR)
ISBN:
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Hardy camellias reward the gardener with striking and profuse blooms when the rest of the garden sleeps. This encyclopedia is the definitive guide to these beautiful and varied flowering plants.
Publisher: Timber Press (OR)
ISBN:
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Hardy camellias reward the gardener with striking and profuse blooms when the rest of the garden sleeps. This encyclopedia is the definitive guide to these beautiful and varied flowering plants.
Scientific Mythologies
Author: James A. Herrick
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 0830825886
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
What does science have to do with science fiction? What does science fiction have to do with scientists? What does religion have to do with science and science fiction? In the spiritual vacuum of our post-Christian West, new mythologies continually arise. The sources of much religious speculation, however, may be surprising. Author James Herrick directs our attention to a wide range of scientists, filmmakers, science fiction writers and religious philosophers and discovers there the role that science and science fiction have played in such mythmaking. From scientists such as Francis Bacon, Francis Crick, Carl Sagan and Freeman Dyson, to filmmakers such as George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, to science fiction writers such as Olaf Stapledon, Sir Arthur C. Clarke, Robert Heinlein and Isaac Asimov, Herrick finds a curious collusion of science with science fiction for promoting and justifying alternative spiritualities. The rise of these new mythologies, he argues, is no longer a curiosity at the edge of Western culture. This alchemy is catalyzing a religious vision of new gods, a new humanity, and alien races with superior intelligence and secret knowledge. This new mythology overshadows the realms of politics, science and religion. Should we follow such visions? Does science endorse these mythologies? Are we being offered a spirituality superior to the Judeo-Christian tradition? This book will help you decide.
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 0830825886
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
What does science have to do with science fiction? What does science fiction have to do with scientists? What does religion have to do with science and science fiction? In the spiritual vacuum of our post-Christian West, new mythologies continually arise. The sources of much religious speculation, however, may be surprising. Author James Herrick directs our attention to a wide range of scientists, filmmakers, science fiction writers and religious philosophers and discovers there the role that science and science fiction have played in such mythmaking. From scientists such as Francis Bacon, Francis Crick, Carl Sagan and Freeman Dyson, to filmmakers such as George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, to science fiction writers such as Olaf Stapledon, Sir Arthur C. Clarke, Robert Heinlein and Isaac Asimov, Herrick finds a curious collusion of science with science fiction for promoting and justifying alternative spiritualities. The rise of these new mythologies, he argues, is no longer a curiosity at the edge of Western culture. This alchemy is catalyzing a religious vision of new gods, a new humanity, and alien races with superior intelligence and secret knowledge. This new mythology overshadows the realms of politics, science and religion. Should we follow such visions? Does science endorse these mythologies? Are we being offered a spirituality superior to the Judeo-Christian tradition? This book will help you decide.
The Usborne Illustrated Dictionary of Science
Author: Corinne Stockley
Publisher: Usborne Books
ISBN: 9781409539100
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This great study aid has topics arranged thematically so that words are explained in context, with a fully integrated system of cross-referencing plus a comprehensive index.
Publisher: Usborne Books
ISBN: 9781409539100
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This great study aid has topics arranged thematically so that words are explained in context, with a fully integrated system of cross-referencing plus a comprehensive index.
Planets, Stars, and Galaxies
Author:
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1426301707
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
The latest discoveries about our universe to keep readers updated on the latest developments in space.
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1426301707
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
The latest discoveries about our universe to keep readers updated on the latest developments in space.
Science Fiction: the Evolutionary Mythology of the Future
Author: Thomas Lombardo
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1665533722
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 555
Book Description
An in-depth history of science, primarily covering the 1930s, from Superman to Olaf Stapledon’s Star Maker. The book examines science fiction literature, art, cinema, and comics, and the impact of culture, philosophy, science, technology, and futures studies on the development of science fiction. Further, the book describes the influence of science fiction on human society and the evolution of future consciousness. Other key figures discussed include apek, Hamilton, “Doc” Smith, Campbell, Lovecraft, C. A. Smith, and Williamson.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1665533722
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 555
Book Description
An in-depth history of science, primarily covering the 1930s, from Superman to Olaf Stapledon’s Star Maker. The book examines science fiction literature, art, cinema, and comics, and the impact of culture, philosophy, science, technology, and futures studies on the development of science fiction. Further, the book describes the influence of science fiction on human society and the evolution of future consciousness. Other key figures discussed include apek, Hamilton, “Doc” Smith, Campbell, Lovecraft, C. A. Smith, and Williamson.
The Future of the Mind
Author: Michio Kaku
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0307473341
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
Michio Kaku, the New York Times bestselling author of Physics of the Impossible and Physics of the Future tackles the most fascinating and complex object in the known universe: the human brain. The Future of the Mind brings a topic that once belonged solely to the province of science fiction into a startling new reality. This scientific tour de force unveils the astonishing research being done in top laboratories around the world—all based on the latest advancements in neuroscience and physics—including recent experiments in telepathy, mind control, avatars, telekinesis, and recording memories and dreams. The Future of the Mind is an extraordinary, mind-boggling exploration of the frontiers of neuroscience. Dr. Kaku looks toward the day when we may achieve the ability to upload the human brain to a computer, neuron for neuron; project thoughts and emotions around the world on a brain-net; take a “smart pill” to enhance cognition; send our consciousness across the universe; and push the very limits of immortality.
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0307473341
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
Michio Kaku, the New York Times bestselling author of Physics of the Impossible and Physics of the Future tackles the most fascinating and complex object in the known universe: the human brain. The Future of the Mind brings a topic that once belonged solely to the province of science fiction into a startling new reality. This scientific tour de force unveils the astonishing research being done in top laboratories around the world—all based on the latest advancements in neuroscience and physics—including recent experiments in telepathy, mind control, avatars, telekinesis, and recording memories and dreams. The Future of the Mind is an extraordinary, mind-boggling exploration of the frontiers of neuroscience. Dr. Kaku looks toward the day when we may achieve the ability to upload the human brain to a computer, neuron for neuron; project thoughts and emotions around the world on a brain-net; take a “smart pill” to enhance cognition; send our consciousness across the universe; and push the very limits of immortality.
The Future is Wild
Author: Dougal Dixon
Publisher: Firefly Books
ISBN: 1552977234
Category : Ecological succession
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Presents speculative evolutionary futures during periods 5 million, 100 million, and 200 million years after the demise of humans.
Publisher: Firefly Books
ISBN: 1552977234
Category : Ecological succession
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Presents speculative evolutionary futures during periods 5 million, 100 million, and 200 million years after the demise of humans.
Science: A Visual Encyclopedia
Author: DK
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1465434852
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Welcome to the world of science. This comprehensive visual guide has biology, chemistry, and physics covered for budding scientists everywhere. From electricity and engines to sound waves and space travel, Science: A Visual Encyclopedia explores every topic in stunning detail and answers just about any question you can think of. Spectacular visuals and innovative graphics engage young readers alongside crystal-clear text and wow facts to ensure the spectrum of subjects are all easily understood. Whether watching melting chocolate for states of matter or whizzing around a rollercoaster for types of energy, key concepts are brought to life with the most memorable content. Did you know that the dot on this "i" contains millions of tiny atoms, the building blocks of everything? Or that it is only the mysterious force of gravity that stops you from falling off planet Earth? Learn the super science of the entire Universe in the pages of this extraordinary encyclopedia. Children will keep returning time and time again to this family favorite - an important addition to any library.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1465434852
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Welcome to the world of science. This comprehensive visual guide has biology, chemistry, and physics covered for budding scientists everywhere. From electricity and engines to sound waves and space travel, Science: A Visual Encyclopedia explores every topic in stunning detail and answers just about any question you can think of. Spectacular visuals and innovative graphics engage young readers alongside crystal-clear text and wow facts to ensure the spectrum of subjects are all easily understood. Whether watching melting chocolate for states of matter or whizzing around a rollercoaster for types of energy, key concepts are brought to life with the most memorable content. Did you know that the dot on this "i" contains millions of tiny atoms, the building blocks of everything? Or that it is only the mysterious force of gravity that stops you from falling off planet Earth? Learn the super science of the entire Universe in the pages of this extraordinary encyclopedia. Children will keep returning time and time again to this family favorite - an important addition to any library.
The Cumulative Book Index
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 3116
Book Description
A world list of books in the English language.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 3116
Book Description
A world list of books in the English language.