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Instant New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestseller!Boston Globe bestseller#1 Canadian BestsellerOB/GYN, The New York Times columnist, host of the show Jensplaining, and internationally bestselling authorDr. Jen Gunter now delivers the definitive book...
"Explores the application of math to problem solving in the everyday. . . . [W]ill appeal to both casual and serious fans of math or physics." —Publishers Weekly In How Math Explains the World, mathematician Stein reveals how seemingly arcane mathematical...
The history of particle physics, the hunt for the most elusive particle, and the fundamental questions the search has inspired."The passion van Vulpen feels for fundamental particle physics is clear—and his conversational style makes that enthusiasm contagious."...
DEEP LEARNING FOR BEGINNERS: Get an accessible introduction to the artificial intelligence technology at the heart of the AI revolution—from driverless cars to speech recognition on mobile phones.Deep learning is an artificial intelligence technology that enables...
An exceptionally accessible introduction to quantum field theoryQuantum field theory is by far the most spectacularly successful theory in physics, but also one of the most mystifying. This venerable subject provides the crucial bridge between the long established...
"A captivating page-turner of a book that blends history, science, and chemistry together into an evocative story." —Stephen Buchmann, author of What a Bee KnowsA fascinating exploration of the natural history of scent and human perceptions of fragrance from the...
At a time when women were excluded from science, a young girl made a discovery that marked the birth of paleontology and continues to feed the debate about evolution to this day.Mary Anning was only twelve years old when, in 1811, she discovered the first dinosaur...
Renowned naturalist Kenn Kaufman examines the scientific discoveries of John James Audubon and his artistic and ornithologist peers in this fascinating “blend of history, science, art, biography, and memoir” (Booklist, starred review).Raging ambition. Towering egos....
Satisfy your scientific curiosity and learn about physics' big ideas in a small number of words. Get facts at your fingertips with the beautifully illustrated 100 Ideas in 100 Words.One of the first in a series, this book introduces essential areas of physics such as...
In this New York Times bestseller and longlist nominee for the National Book Award, “our greatest living chronicler of the natural world” (The New York Times), David Quammen explains how recent discoveries in molecular biology, evolutionary biology, and genetics and...