Libros de Ciencia - STEM 2505 resultados

Nick Lane

Why is life the way it is? Bacteria evolved into complex life just once in four billion years of life on earth-and all complex life shares many strange properties, from sex to ageing and death. If life evolved on other planets, would it be the same or completely different?In The Vital Question, Nick Lane radically reframes evolutionary history, putting forward a cogent solution...

Francis, Gavin

We have a lifetime's association with our bodies, but for many of us they remain uncharted territory. In Adventures in Human Being, Gavin Francis leads the reader on a journey through health and illness, offering insights on everything from the ribbed surface of the brain to the secret workings of the heart and the womb; from the pulse of life at the wrist to the unique enginee...

Edward B.burger

By starting in the familiar world and using a few simple steps of imagination, Burger and Starbird sneak up on weighty mathematical ideas in familiar mysteries that share two features--they appear inexplicable and they are all explained with great humor and clarity in this book. ...

Leon Gordis

"Epidemiology," by" "award-winning educator and epidemiologist Leon Gordis, is a best-selling introduction to this complex science. Dr. Gordis leverages his vast experience teaching this subject in the classroom to introduce the basic principles and concepts of epidemiology in a clear, uniquely memorable way. He guides you from an explanation of the epidemiologic approach to di...

James P D

Told with P. D. James's trademark suspense, insightful characterization, and riveting storytelling, The Children of Men is a story of a world with no children and no future. The human race has become infertile, and the last generation to be born is now adult. Civilization itself is crumbling as suicide and despair become commonplace. Oxford historian Theodore Faron, apathetic t...

Ruzo, Andrãës

In this exciting adventure mixed with amazing scientific study, a young, exuberant explorer and geoscientist journeys deep into the Amazon where rivers boil and legends come to life. When Andres Ruzo was just a small boy in Peru, his grandfather told him the story of a mysterious legend: There is a river, deep in the Amazon, which boils as if a fire burns below it. Twelve years...

Ross, Alec

Leading innovation expert Alec Ross explains what s next for the world: the advances and stumbling blocks that will emerge in the next ten years, and how we can navigate them. While Alec Ross was working as Senior Advisor for Innovation to the Secretary of State, he traveled to forty-one countries, exploring the latest advances coming out of every continent. From startup hubs i...

Allen Paulos, John

Antonio Damasio

A mediados del siglo XVII, Descartes instauró la separación abismal entre el cuerpo y la mente. En la misma época, Spinoza supo ver el error que cometía el filósofo francés y abolió dicha división, consciente de que en las emociones se encontraba el fundamento de la supervivencia y la cultura. Spinoza abría así el camino a la moderna neurofisiología.A través de la obra de Spino...

Roger Penrose

One of todays most accomplished scientists presents the only comprehensive and comprehensible account of the physics of the universe. Penrose examines the mathematical foundations of the physical universe, exposing the underlying beauty of physics and giving us one the most important works in modern science writing. ...

Golinkoff, Roberta

Bronze medal winner of the Living Now Book Awards for Parenting!In just a few years, today's children and teens will forge careers that look nothing like those that were available to their parents or grandparents. While the U.S. economy becomes ever more information-driven, our system of education seems stuck on the idea that "content is king," neglecting other skills that 21st...

Jared Diamond

The Third Chimpanzee was first published in 1991 and has been in print ever since. This new, illustrated edition is aimed at a young readership. In it, Jared Diamond explores what makes us human and poses fascinating questions. * If we share more than 98% of our DNA with chimpanzees, how is it that we can write, read, talk, build telescopes and bombs, while we put our speechles...

Richard Courant / Herbert Robbins

James Kakalios

Physics professor, bestselling author, and dynamic storyteller James Kakalios reveals the mind-bending science behind the seemingly basic things that keep our daily lives running, from our smart phones and digital "clouds" to x-ray machines and hybrid vehicles. Most of us are clueless when it comes to the physics that makes our modern world so convenient. What's the simple scie...

Wilson, Edward / Edward O. Wilson

In this profound and lyrical book, one of our most celebrated biologists offers a sweeping examination of the relationship between the humanities and the sciences: what they offer to each other, how they can be united, and where they still fall short. Both endeavours, Edward O. Wilson reveals, have their roots in human creativity?the defining trait of our species.Reflecting on ...

Ben Mezrich

Ben Mezrich takes us on an exhilarating true adventure story from the icy terrain of Siberia to the cutting-edge genetic labs of Harvard University. A group of young scientists, under the guidance of Dr. George Church, the most brilliant geneticist of our time, works to make fantasy reality by sequencing the DNA of a frozen woolly mammoth harvested from above the Arctic circle,...

Livio, Mario

Astrophysicist and author Mario Livio investigates perhaps the most human of all our characteristics-curiosity-as he explores our innate desire to know why.Experiments demonstrate that people are more distracted when they overhear a phone conversation-where they can know only one side of the dialogue-than when they overhear two people talking and know both sides. Why does half ...

Paul Scotting

Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide, and one of the most feared diagnoses a patient can face. The number of new cases is expected to rise by 70% over the next two decades, but few of us understand what it is, how it affects the body or what can be done to treat and even prevent it.In this illuminating introduction, Dr Paul Scotting explains the science behind the disea...

Smil, Vaclav

With his famous equation, E=mc2, Einstein showed us that all matter can be described as energy. It is everywhere; it is everything. In this engaging introduction, renowned author and scientist Vaclav Smil covers a wide range of topics, from the inner workings of the human body to the race for more efficient and eco-friendly fuels. Shedding light on the science behind global war...

Dk Publishing

Annotation: "Based on the latest discoveries and data from NASA, 'The planets' takes you on an incredible journey through worlds that defy imagination." ...

Vernon L. Eriksen

Heat Recovery Steam Generator Technology is the first fully comprehensive resource to provide readers with the fundamental information needed to understand HRSGs. The book's highly experienced editor has selected a number of key technical personnel to contribute to the book, also including burner and emission control device suppliers and qualified practicing engineers.In the in...

John Sulston

John Sulston. director del Sanger Centre de Cambridge desde 1993 hasta 2000. encabezó el equipo británico que participó en la secuenciación del ADN humano. una hazaña realizada en un tiempo récord gracias a la extraordinaria colaboración de un equipo internacional de científicos. El éxito final del proyecto. tras numerosos reveses y una dura competencia. puede atribuirse en gra...

Henry Marsh

"Neurosurgery has met its Boswell in Henry Marsh. Painfully honest about the mistakes that can 'wreck' a brain, exquisitely attuned to the tense and transient bond between doctor and patient, and hilariously impatient of hospital management, Marsh draws us deep into medicine's most difficult art and lifts our spirits. It's a superb achievement." --Ian McEwan"His love for brain ...

Charles Darwin

In The Origin of Species Darwin outlined his theory of evolution, which proposed that species had been evolving and differentiating over time under the influence of natural selection.On its publication it became hugely influential, bringing about a seismic shift in the scientific view of humanity's place in the world. ...

Francisco Mora

¿Es la estupidez un determinante evolutivo? ¿Está la siesta programada en nuestros genes? ¿Se puede predecir el éxito o el fracaso de una operación financiera? ¿Cómo influye el fenómenode las rebajas en la mente humana? ¿Será nuestro cerebro más grande o más pequeño en el futuro? ¿Se puede retrasar el envejecimiento del cerebro? ¿Por qué las mujeres sienten más el frío que los ...

Dorion Sagan

En 2030 habrá 20 millones de adultos mayores en nuestro país. Ante las altas probabilidades de un incremento en el cáncer, Alzheimer, Parkinson y demás enfermedades degenerativas, la pregunta obligada no será ¿por qué envejecemos?, sino ¿de qué manera podemos combatir el envejecimiento?Mitteldorf y Sagan sostienen que envejecer no es resultado del desgaste del cuerpo, pues no s...

Jamet, Robin

Dirigido al colectivo de aficionados a los pasatiempos y curiosidades matemáticos, en este libro Robin Jamet presenta de manera moderna y original algunos temas relacionados con el entorno y la vida cotidiana. " Las matemáticas ocultas " presenta un conjunto escogido de curiosidades unidas por el rasgo común de mantener una conexión más o menos obvia con el mundo que nos rode...

Frova, Andrea

Entre las muchas dificultades con que se encuentra la divulgación científica, no son las menores el uso de un lenguaje excesivamente complejo y el planteamiento de cuestiones que resultan demasiado abstractas y teóricas para la mayoría de los lectores. Consciente de estos problemas, Andrea Frova nos proporciona de forma directa y clara la explicación científica de fenómenos pre...

Jon Duckett

A full-color introduction to the basics of HTML and CSS from the publishers of Wrox!Every day, more and more people want to learn some HTML and CSS. Joining the professional web designers and programmers are new audiences who need to know a little bit of code at work (update a content management system or e-commerce store) and those who want to make their personal blogs more at...