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Rosalind Franklin: Photographing Biomolecules
ISBN: 9781604136609 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) Growing up in the interwar period in London, Rosalind Franklin was determined to become a scientist, defying her father's wishes. After World War II, Franklin worked at the French government's central chemical research laboratory, where she learned X-ray crystallography. This technique relies on a beam of X-rays that passes through a crystal and strikes photographic film, letting a trained reader to see a three-dimensional arrangement of atoms. Her training in this field led to opportunities to photograph DNA, which allowed researchers to study in depth this complex molecule and to come to...
Growing up in the interwar period in London, Rosalind Franklin was determined to become a scientist, defying her father's wishes. After World War II, ...
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141,12 zł |
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Edward Pickering and His Women "Computers": Analyzing the Stars
ISBN: 9781604136647 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 150 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) |
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141,12 zł |
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Modern Genetics: Engineering Life
ISBN: 9780816057443 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) Many genetic engineers and biologists have contributed to new understandings of heredity and the ways genes can be manipulated to stimulate certain characteristics in living things. Modern Genetics profiles 14 men and women who were among the leaders in making important genetic discoveries in research and new technologies. Profiles include James Watson, Francis Crick, Herbert Boyer, Stanley N. Cohen, Michael Bishop, and Harold Varmus.
Many genetic engineers and biologists have contributed to new understandings of heredity and the ways genes can be manipulated to stimulate certain ch...
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141,12 zł |
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Forensic Science: From Fibers to Fingerprints
ISBN: 9780816057511 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 206 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) The work of real forensic scientists is just as intriguing as that of their television counterparts. Forensic Science profiles key figures in this newsmaking field, both pioneers and today's top forensics experts.
The work of real forensic scientists is just as intriguing as that of their television counterparts. Forensic Science profiles key figures in this new...
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141,12 zł |
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Craig Venter: Dissecting the Genome
ISBN: 9781604136623 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) In the race to map the human genome, Craig Venter is credited with speeding up the discovery of the whole human genome by about five yearsuan incredible step forward for this type of research. Venter's whole-genome shotgun sequencing approach was cheaper, more accurate, and much faster than other mapping methods. Though his firm, Celera Genomics, shared credit with the rival Human Genome Project, Venter's method was undoubtedly the superior one and the catalyst for the record-breaking efforts. Personally, Venter has proved to be a passionate personality in the staid world of science, funding...
In the race to map the human genome, Craig Venter is credited with speeding up the discovery of the whole human genome by about five yearsuan incredib...
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141,12 zł |
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Alfred Blalock, Helen Taussig, & Vivien Thomas: Mending Children's Hearts
ISBN: 9781604136586 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) |
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141,12 zł |
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Modern Marine Science : Exploring the Deep
ISBN: 9780816057474 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) The deep sea takes up almost 70 percent of Earth's surface and more than 97 percent, by volume, of the part of the planet available to living things. Modern Marine Science profiles 12 men and women who led the way into the oceans' deepest waters through research and new technologies. From Charles Darwin to Henry Stommel to Robert Ballard, this volume explores the lives and accomplishments of these scientific revolutionaries.
The deep sea takes up almost 70 percent of Earth's surface and more than 97 percent, by volume, of the part of the planet available to living things. ...
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141,12 zł |
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Alfred Wegener: Creator of the Continental Drift Theory
ISBN: 9780816061747 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) When Alfred Wegener presented his groundbreaking theory of continental displacement--later called continental drift--his peers rejected the idea. Wegener's theory proposed that enormous landmasses slowly moved on the earth's surface over millions of years, forming continents, causing earthquakes, and changing the earth's surface. It wasn't until decades after his death that his theory was accepted.
When Alfred Wegener presented his groundbreaking theory of continental displacement--later called continental drift--his peers rejected the idea. Wege...
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141,12 zł |
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Nikola Tesla: Harnessing Electricity
ISBN: 9781604136708 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 146 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) |
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141,12 zł |
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A to Z of Biologists, Updated Edition
ISBN: 9798887252469 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) |
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223,92 zł |
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Robert Ballard: Explorer and Undersea Archaeologist
ISBN: 9780816061730 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) As a boy growing up on California's coast, Robert Ballard was fascinated by marine geology and life underwater. While working for the U.S. Navy, he built his expertise in the new technology of submersibles, which served him well in later expeditions. In the 1970s, Ballard took part in several key discoveries in marine science, including direct proof of the theory of plate tectonics and the first sightings of hot water vents and colonies of unique organisms that surround them on the deep-sea floor. But Ballard's most famous expedition found the remains of a famed luxury liner--the RMS... As a boy growing up on California's coast, Robert Ballard was fascinated by marine geology and life underwater. While working for the U.S. Navy, he... |
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141,12 zł |
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A to Z of Women in Science and Math
ISBN: 9780816066957 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) From ancient times to the present day, scientifically inclined women in many cultures have had to battle against the traditional belief that men are more cognitively adept than women. At times throughout history, women were persecuted for their attempts to break down traditional gender barriers. Today, women scientists and mathematicians must continue to defend the quality of their work and demand the respect they deserve in the mathematical and scientific communities."A to Z of Women in Science and Math, Revised Edition" profiles 195 women who fought against these stereotypes throughout...
From ancient times to the present day, scientifically inclined women in many cultures have had to battle against the traditional belief that men are m...
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243,39 zł |
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Right to Die and Euthanasia
ISBN: 9780816062751 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) The United States, and indeed the Western world, is bitterly divided on the issues of the right to die and euthanasia. Polls reported in 2004 indicated that between four and 10 percent of physicians helped to end a terminally ill patient's life at some time, even though such acts are against the law. Legislators, judges, and ordinary citizens have become embroiled in the passionate battle over the "right to die." Meanwhile, health care professionals, philosophers and religious leaders, and disabled or severely ill people and their families continue to debate whether, and under what...
The United States, and indeed the Western world, is bitterly divided on the issues of the right to die and euthanasia. Polls reported in 2004 indicate...
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184,46 zł |
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Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
ISBN: 9780816072170 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 364 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) The use of biotechnology and genetic engineering has implications on all aspects of life--from the foods people eat to the way diseases are treated. As scientists and researchers discover more about this emerging field, moral concerns become a heated topic for people who question just how far this technology should reach. Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering. Third Edition provides an overview of the history of this topic and the opinions surrounding it, ranging from the study of fermentation by French chemist Louis Pasteur in the 1850s to the nascent field of synthetic biology. Contemporary...
The use of biotechnology and genetic engineering has implications on all aspects of life--from the foods people eat to the way diseases are treated. A...
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184,98 zł |
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Energy Supply
ISBN: 9780816055777 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) Virtually every aspect of the energy situation is hotly debated. Will competition for energy cause new wars or economic collapses? What form and degree of regulation can best provide energy for everyone at fair prices? How can the environmental effects of supplying and using energy be controlled? "Energy Supply" discusses these questions and more in a highly effective format.
Virtually every aspect of the energy situation is hotly debated. Will competition for energy cause new wars or economic collapses? What form and degre...
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184,98 zł |
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Animal Rights
ISBN: 9780816071302 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) The treatment of animals has become a controversial issue over the years, with many questioning an animal's fundamental rights. For some, the issue of animal rights is merely an attempt to improve conditions of animals used for clothing, food, and other products, while others believe animals should be granted the same legal rights afforded to humans."Animal Rights, Revised Edition" provides an overview of the history of the animal rights movement and reactions to it, as well as the issues of animal experimentation, conditions on factory farms, laboratory animals, animals in entertainment,...
The treatment of animals has become a controversial issue over the years, with many questioning an animal's fundamental rights. For some, the issue of...
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184,98 zł |
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Luc Montagnier: Identifying the AIDS Virus
ISBN: 9781604136616 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) While studying retroviruses and cancers cells in the 1980s, researcher Luc Montagnier published a paper about the isolation of a virus from the immune system cells of a patient showing symptoms of what would soon be known as AIDS. That virus, HIV, was later proved to be related to AIDS, a disease that mystified doctors. Montagnier's work went unnoticed until Robert Gallo, an American scientist, published the same conclusions and sought to profit from kits to detect the virus. Montagnier sued, and the case, which went on for two decades, included the intervention of U.S. President Ronald...
While studying retroviruses and cancers cells in the 1980s, researcher Luc Montagnier published a paper about the isolation of a virus from the immune...
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141,12 zł |
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Physician-Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia
ISBN: 9780816040216 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 282 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) Each volume of the Library in a Book series is carefully designed to be a complete first-stop resource for research on important issues and events, many of which strongly affect the United States. Clearly written and organized, the books give the researcher an objective overview of the subject and a wealth of information in a variety of formats, as well as an extensive section on additional sources -- from other books to videos to web sites. Each book includes: -- A historical survey of the topic -- A chronology of significant events -- Information on court cases and/or significant...
Each volume of the Library in a Book series is carefully designed to be a complete first-stop resource for research on important issues and events, ma...
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184,98 zł |
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Modern Astronomy : Expanding the Universe
ISBN: 9780816057467 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) Meet 12 men and women whose research and work in new technologies brought about a revolution in the understanding of time and space during the 20th century. From Edwin Hubble to George Gamow to Geoffrey Marcy, Modem Astronomy illuminates the lives and achievements of these innovative scientists. Readers will gain a clear understanding of the common threads that intertwine the astronomers' lives; the political, economic, and social events of their times; people with whom they worked; and the developments that preceded their research.
Meet 12 men and women whose research and work in new technologies brought about a revolution in the understanding of time and space during the 20th ce...
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141,12 zł |
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Trailblazers in Science and Technology Set
ISBN: 9781617531163 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych (Bez gwarancji dostawy przed świętami) The Trailblazers in Science and Technology series profiles the men and women who made scientific discoveries that greatly broadened human knowledgeuand even changed society or saved lives. These captivating biographies describe those breakthroughs in science and explore the qualities that made these people pioneers, the personal relationships they formed, and way those relationships affected their scientific work. Each book in this new series features full-color photographs and line illustrations, informative sidebars, a helpful chronology, a glossary, suggestions for further reading and Web...
The Trailblazers in Science and Technology series profiles the men and women who made scientific discoveries that greatly broadened human knowledgeuan...
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1270,50 zł |
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