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The origin of species (Oxford World's classics)
Par Charles Darwin. 1996
The nineteenth-century English scientist's theory of evolution, in which he uses the findings of anatomy, geology, embryology, and paleontology to…
support his explanation of natural selection and survival of the fittestThe advent of the algorithm: the idea that rules the world
Par David Berlinski. 2000
A history of the discovery and emergence of algorithms--codes controlling computers--and vivid portraits of contributors such as Leibniz, Gd̐el, Hilbert,…
and Turing. Discusses the algorithm's power as a calculating tool while exposing its limitations as a metaphor for human thought. 2000Reading between the bones: the pioneers of dinosaur paleontology
Par Susan Clinton. 1997
Profiles eight pioneers in the study of dinosaurs and explains how scientific knowledge is cumulative. Clinton notes that dinosaurs were…
unknown until 1824 when Georges Cuvier identified the first dinosaur bone, describing it as belonging to a whale-sized lizard. Now three hundred kinds of dinosaurs are known to vertebrate paleontologists. For junior and senior high readersThe riddle of the compass: the invention that changed the world
Par Amir Aczel. 2001
Traces the development of the magnetic compass and its impact on society. Contends that the compass should be seen as…
the most important technological innovation since the wheel because of its lasting effect on navigation, commerce, and world economy. 2001Annals of the former world
Par John McPhee. 1998
The author combines four of his previous works, Basin and Range (RC 17090), In Suspect Terrain (RC 19430), Rising from…
the Plains (RC 25157), and Assembling California (RC 36170), with a fifth, Crossing the Craton, to create an epic of the earth's formation. Pulitzer PrizeThe end of the dinosaurs: Chicxulub crater and mass extinctions
Par Charles Frankel. 1999
Describes the discovery in Mexico of the Chicxulub meteor impact crater, which the author cites as evidence that such a…
catastrophic event caused the mass extinction of the dinosaurs. Discusses the chain of scientific findings that established the theory, alternative explanations, and the risk of such occurrences in the future. 1999The ascent of science
Par Brian Silver. 1998
Traces the evolution of science "as a series of ideas that changed . . . whole areas of human thought."…
Explores ideas and theories about motion, heat, the atom, electricity, and other natural phenomena. Avers that science has serious consequences and "has to be watched."La raison du plus faible
Par Jean-Marie Pelt. 2009
"[...] Ce nouvel essai de Jean-Marie Pelt s'emploie à récuser la fameuse "loi de la jungle" qui, dans une nature…
réputée "cruelle", serait le seul moteur de l'évolution. Il montre qu'il existe une raison du plus faible : tout au long de l'histoire de la vie sur terre, des premières bactéries jusqu'à l'homme, là où les plus gros et les plus forts n'ont pas su résister aux grands cataclysmes et aux changements climatiques, ce sont souvent les créatures les plus humbles qui ont survécu. C'est aussi parmi les plus faibles que sont nées les plus belles histoires de solidarité, par la symbiose. C'est enfin chez les plus vulnérables que l'ingéniosité adaptative a développé ses plus belles inventions [...]. Dans cet ouvrage fourmillant d'anecdotes puisées au coeur du monde végétal et animal, Jean-Marie Pelt s'en donne à coeur joie pour nous raconter l'extraordinaire énergie des petits, réputés faibles..." -- 4e de couvZero G: life and survival in space
Par Peter Bond. 1999
Examines the experiences of some four hundred people who were astronauts or cosmonauts before 1999. Describes their adaptation to the…
weightless environment of zero gravity, with no sense of "up" or "down." Details the trials and tribulations, dangers, excitement, and monotony that make up space travel. 1999The fossil trail: how we know what we think we know about human evolution
Par Ian Tattersall. 1995
A survey of fossil and artifactual evidence that has enlightened the scientific understanding of human evolution. Traces archaeological discoveries from…
Darwin's time, describing their significance in supporting theories about the origins and development of humankindTwelve paleontologists and geologists recount their fieldwork in remote parts of the world. Episodes include a pony trek in the…
Tibetan highlands, a quest for fossils in the Sahara, a driver ant attack in Sierra Leone, excavations in Latvia and China, and an expedition in search of mammal remains in Antarctica. 2000Je n'aurai pas le temps: mémoires (Science ouverte)
Par Hubert Reeves. 2008
"De son enfance québécoise à sa carrière scientifique internationale, H. Reeves dresse le bilan d'une vie consacrée à sa passion…
de l'astrophysique et à la défense de la nature." -- 4e de couvPetite histoire de l'Univers: du Big Bang à la fin du monde
Par Stephen Hawking. 2008
"C'est exactement ce que propose ce recueil de sept conférences sur le cosmos et la place que nous y tenons,…
avec cette idée que " la science devrait être compréhensible par tous et pas seulement par quelques spécialistes. " De la théorie de l'expansion de l'Univers à celle du Big Bang en passant par les trous noirs, la direction du temps ou les découvertes de Hubble, Hawking nous convie à un passionnant voyage." -- 4e de couvSpace and the American imagination
Par Howard McCurdy. 1997
Discusses the development of the U.S. space program in response to public interest spurred by writers of science and science…
fiction. Examines impacts of popular pressures and cultural ideals in shaping policy decisions that led to the creation of the national space venture; explores the resulting discrepancies between expectations and realityThe New York Times book of science questions and answers
Par C. Ray. 1997
Questions divided into sections on hard and soft science include such inquiries as "why can you see the moon in…
the daytime?" "how does a fabric softener sheet work?" and "are your odds of winning the lottery better if you play the same numbers week after week or if you change the numbers week after week?"Almost everyone's guide to science: the universe, life and everything
Par John Gribbin. 1999
An overview of modern science that explains our understanding of the universe. Encompasses atoms, chemistry, evolution, and the solar system,…
among other topics. Discusses how all of the sciences fit together and can be comprehensible to the average person. 1999The universe and the teacup: the mathematics of truth and beauty
Par K. C Cole. 1998
Explores the use of mathematics in everyday life. Surveys numerical concepts and approaches, including statistics, probability, and risk theory. Cites…
examples from well-known events such as the O.J. Simpson trial and electionsTraces the development of communication systems that led to Samuel F.B. Morse's invention of the telegraph. Discusses its impact on…
American history and society. Explains how the signals were transmitted, on what equipment, by what method, and how the system worked. For junior and senior high and older readersThe science of God: the convergence of scientific and biblical wisdom
Par Gerald Schroeder. 1997
Argues that modern scientific discoveries corroborate, rather than conflict with, biblical revelation. Observes, for example, that the Bible's account of…
the creation of the universe is consistent with Einstein's theory of relativity and with "big bang" cosmologyStairways to the stars: skywatching in three great ancient cultures
Par Anthony Aveni. 1997
The author offers an interdisciplinary study of astronomy as practiced by preliterate people at Stonehenge, by the more sophisticated Mayans,…
and by the highly organized Incans. A concluding chapter highlights the turning points in the development of contemporary astronomy