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My Inventions: The Autobiography of Nikola Tesla
ISBN: 9781612930930 / Angielski / Miękka / 98 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Serbian inventor NIKOLA TESLA (1857-1943) was a revolutionary scientist who forever changed the scientific fields of electricity and magnetism. Tesla's greatest invention, A/C current, powers almost all of the technological wonders in the world today, from home heating to computers to high-tech robotics. His discoveries gave mankind the television. And his dream of wireless communication came to pass in both the radio and eventually the cell phone. Yet his story remains widely unknown. History buffs, science enthusiasts, backyard inventors, and anyone who has ever dared to dream big will find...
Serbian inventor NIKOLA TESLA (1857-1943) was a revolutionary scientist who forever changed the scientific fields of electricity and magnetism. Tesla'...
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Echoes of Ingen Housz
ISBN: 9781906978143 / Angielski / Miękka / 650 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Biography of Jan Ingen Housz (1730-1799), brilliant but almost forgotten Dutch scientist, who discovered photosynthesis, pioneered inoculation, and associated with the most distinguished thinkers and philosophers of the European enlightenment, in Britain, Austria and Holland.
Biography of Jan Ingen Housz (1730-1799), brilliant but almost forgotten Dutch scientist, who discovered photosynthesis, pioneered inoculation, and as...
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My Inventions: The Autobiography of Nikola Tesla
ISBN: 9781936690312 / Angielski / Twarda / 70 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Tesla was not an ordinary scientist/inventor. His long life, beliefs and unusual psyche are the testimony to his uniqueness. Even today, there are fan clubs, Tesla societies all over the world. Recently an electric car company, the Tesla Motors were founded, bearing his name.I am intrigued and fascinated by Tesla because of mankind's current crisis dealing with energy and the United States energy politics leading the country to ever increasing adventures and wars all around the Globe. Oil is addictive substance to everyday life, especially if immensely rich oil companies dictate foreign...
Tesla was not an ordinary scientist/inventor. His long life, beliefs and unusual psyche are the testimony to his uniqueness. Even today, there are fan...
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Douglas Rayner Hartree: His Life in Science and Computing
ISBN: 9789812385772 / Angielski / Twarda / 244 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This scientific biography of Douglas R Hartree not only describes important events in his life but also outlines his contributions to a number of fields. He is best known for his "self-consistent field" theory for atoms, a theory he later used for the much more difficult problem of predicting the behavior of a magnetron. When Fock pre-empted his work on exchange, he began research into radio-wave propagation. Hartree was very interested in the process of computation. When he learned of a differential analyzer for solving differential equations, he first built a model using Meccano, a toy for...
This scientific biography of Douglas R Hartree not only describes important events in his life but also outlines his contributions to a number of fiel...
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Rewards. an Autobiography
ISBN: 9789988037826 / Angielski / Miękka / 334 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Prof. Marian Ewurama Addy is a Professor of Biochemistry. In January 2008 she was appointed President of the Anglican University College of Technology, a newly launched private initiative for higher technical education in Ghana. Professor Addyis interest and extension activities are in bridging the gap between scientific and indigenous knowledge and in the popularisation of science. In her autobiography Ewurama Addy takes us through the various stages of her life, culminating in her rise up the academic ladder and an affirmation of her Christian faith.
Prof. Marian Ewurama Addy is a Professor of Biochemistry. In January 2008 she was appointed President of the Anglican University College of Technology...
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Regardfully Yours- Selected Correspondence of Ferdinand Von Mueller: Volume III: 1876-1896
ISBN: 9783906757100 / Angielski / Twarda / 909 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Of German origin, Ferdinand von Mueller migrated to Australia in 1847. Government Botanist of Victoria for 43 years until his death in 1896, he was Australia s greatest scientist of the 19th century a major contributor to international science, an intrepid explorer of parts of Australia previously unknown to Europeans, and a dominant figure in the scientific and intellectual life of his adopted country.
Throughout his working life, Mueller kept up an enormous correspondence. Large numbers of letters by or to him have been located throughout the world, and edited for publication. These... Of German origin, Ferdinand von Mueller migrated to Australia in 1847. Government Botanist of Victoria for 43 years until his death in 1896, he was Au...
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Regardfully Yours- Selected Correspondence of Ferdinand Von Mueller: Volume I: 1840-1859
ISBN: 9783906757063 / Angielski / Twarda / 842 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This first of three volumes of Mueller's selected correspondence covers his early life in Germany prior to his migration to Australia, his years in South Australia, and his first years as Government Botanist of Victoria. This was the period during which Mueller undertook his major exploring expeditions in the southeast of the continent and in northern Australia, and also took on the development of Melbourne's famed Botanic Garden. The volume includes family and other letters from Mueller's youth, and later correspondence, both official and private, documenting his formation as a scientist,...
This first of three volumes of Mueller's selected correspondence covers his early life in Germany prior to his migration to Australia, his years in So...
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Regardfully Yours- Selected Correspondence of Ferdinand Von Mueller: Volume II: 1860-1875
ISBN: 9783906757094 / Angielski / Twarda / 865 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This second of three volumes of Mueller s selected correspondence covers the central period of his life, years during which his letter-writing expanded and diversified to an astonishing extent. Throughout the period, Mueller continued as Government Botanist of Victoria, for much of the time he was also director of the Melbourne Botanic Garden. The volume includes both official and private correspondence documenting his work in these two capacities, the political difficulties associated with the latter position that eventually led to his dismissal from the Garden, and his wider role as one of...
This second of three volumes of Mueller s selected correspondence covers the central period of his life, years during which his letter-writing expande...
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A to Z of STS Scientists
ISBN: 9780816046065 / Angielski / Twarda / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Because the field of science, technology and society (STS) is interdisciplinary, this A-to-Z collection presents scientists from diverse backgrounds. There are biographies of biophysicists, chemists, physicians, electrical engineers, psychologists, pathologists, mathematicians, and more.
Because the field of science, technology and society (STS) is interdisciplinary, this A-to-Z collection presents scientists from diverse backgrounds. ...
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Norbert Wiener, 1894-1964
ISBN: 9780821800300 / Angielski / Miękka / 145 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A title dedicated to the memory of Norbert Wiener.
A title dedicated to the memory of Norbert Wiener.
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Olympiad Value Pack Class 3: Scientists Whose Inventions Famously Made Life Easy for Us
ISBN: 9789381384305 / Angielski / Miękka / 616 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Written in simple and lucid language, these biographical sketches of great scientists have been put together for ready reference. History of the world is replete with such instances of such men and women who went against all the odds and achieved great heights and changed the shape of the world. In fact, reading about the life-sketch of a scientist and his achievements, has certainly great infotainment value. Besides, the lives of great men and women provide us inspiration to do things differently, and more confidently. For some people these inspirations have more importance than any other...
Written in simple and lucid language, these biographical sketches of great scientists have been put together for ready reference. History of the world...
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The Life and Times of A.D. Blumlein
ISBN: 9780852967737 / Angielski / Twarda / 560 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Despite his accidental death in June 1942 at the age of 38, Alan Dower Blumlein was unquestionably one of the century s most creative engineers and filed some 140 patents. He was the driving force and inspiration behind a vast number of fundamental innovations in the fields of radar, electronics and sound recording, amongst which he held perhaps the landmark patent enabling stereo sound. Surprisingly, until 1999 there had been no biographies of this remarkable man. The IEE is proud to rectify this by publication of this scholarly treatment of Blumlein's life, which includes a foreword by his...
Despite his accidental death in June 1942 at the age of 38, Alan Dower Blumlein was unquestionably one of the century s most creative engineers and fi...
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Grit-tempered : Early Women Archaeologists in the Southeastern United States
ISBN: 9780813016863 / Angielski / Twarda / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume documents the lives and work of pioneering women archaeologists in the southeastern USA, from the 1920s to the 1960s, portraying their professional accomplishments in the context of their personal lives. The information was gleaned from interviews and archival research.
This volume documents the lives and work of pioneering women archaeologists in the southeastern USA, from the 1920s to the 1960s, portraying their pro...
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Niels Henrik Abel : Mathematician Extraordinary
ISBN: 9780821846445 / Angielski / Twarda / 277 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Presents a story of more than a century ago, about a circle of young scientists, and in particular one among them, a mathematician, Niels Henrik Abel. This book tells about his family and friends, his hopes and sorrows, his triumphs and tragedies.
Presents a story of more than a century ago, about a circle of young scientists, and in particular one among them, a mathematician, Niels Henrik Abel....
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Granville Sharp Pattison: Anatomist and Antagonist, 1791-1851
ISBN: 9780817351540 / Angielski / Miękka / 302 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The stormy life of one of the most colorful and complex characters in early 19th-century medicine. "The stormy life of one of the most colorful and complex characters in early 19th-century medicine. " |
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Midnight Sun Arctic Moon
ISBN: 9781935347170 / Angielski / Miękka / 214 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Parallel Universes, A Memoir from the Edges of Space and Time
ISBN: 9780615548814 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Christian miracles and science come together in one of the most riveting memoirs ever written by a world renowned scientist. Linda Morabito Meyer weaves three journeys through this candid account of her life. One journey is through space, which led Linda to make the largest discovery of NASA's planetary exploration program. One journey is through time to solve the greatest mystery a human being could ever have in her life; and the final journey is to God. Christians and scientists alike will not be able to put this memoir down, until they have arrived at all three destinations in "Parallel...
Christian miracles and science come together in one of the most riveting memoirs ever written by a world renowned scientist. Linda Morabito Meyer weav...
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Four Passions: Conversations with Myself
ISBN: 9781618970954 / Angielski / Miękka / 554 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Author Wallace Peters is a renowned medical scientist in his 80s whose main interest is tropical medicine. In 2007, he and his Swiss wife, Ruth, moved into a peaceful retirement village in the English countryside. Nine months later Ruth succumbed to cancer. After Ruth's death, Wallace came to learn that the 200 residents in the community had a wide range of backgrounds. He realized that many of them, irrespective of their former careers, struggled to find a direction in their lives. Some, learning of the author's own career, asked to hear more. Hoping to restore their interest in their own...
Author Wallace Peters is a renowned medical scientist in his 80s whose main interest is tropical medicine. In 2007, he and his Swiss wife, Ruth, moved...
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Mr. Stanley of Estes Park
ISBN: 9781886727052 / Angielski / Miękka / 363 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Einstein: The Life and Times
ISBN: 9781448203031 / Angielski / Miękka / 700 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. First published in 1972, Ronald W. Clark's definitive biography of Einstein, the Promethean figure of our age, goes behind the phenomenal intellect to reveal the human side of the legendary absent-minded professor who confidently claimed that space and time were not what they seemed. Here is the classic portrait of the scientist and the man: the boy growing up in the Swiss Alps, the young man caught in an unhappy first marriage, the passionate pacifist who agonized over making The Bomb, the indifferent Zionist asked to head the Israeli state, the physicist who believed in God.
First published in 1972, Ronald W. Clark's definitive biography of Einstein, the Promethean figure of our age, goes behind the phenomenal intellect to...
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