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Against the Odds
Women Pioneers of ScienceJOHN GRIBBIN's numerous bestselling books include In Search of Schrödinger's Cat and Six Impossible Things, which was shortlisted for the 2019 Royal Society Science Book Prize. He has been described as 'one of the finest and most prolific writers of popular science around' by the Spectator. In 2021, he was made Honorary Senior Research Fellow in Astronomy at the University of Sussex.MARY GRIBBIN is a teacher and science writer, and previous winner of the TES Junior Information Book Award. She is a Visiting Fellow at the University of Sussex. With John Gribbin she has written several science books, including Being Human, Fire on Earth, major biographies of Richard Feynman and Robert FitzRoy, and the 'in 90 minutes' series of biographies.
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Against the Odds
Women Pioneers of ScienceA brilliant balancing act, spanning three women scientists who did win Nobel Prizes, three who certainly should have done - Lise Meitner, Rosalind Franklin and Chien-Shiung Wu - and six whose reputations are still emerging from the patriarchal pall, including Eunice Newton Foote, who discovered the CO2 greenhouse effect in 1856, three years before John Tyndall. Brava!
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Existence is Elsewhen
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White Knight, Red Heat
The Many Lives of Benjamin Thompson, Count RumfordJohn Gribbin is the author of many best-selling books, including In Search of Schrödinger’s Cat. Mary Gribbin is a teacher and science writer, and previous winner of the TES Junior Information Book Award. John and Mary are both Visiting Fellows at the University of Sussex.
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James Lovelock
In Search of GaiaIn 1972 when James Lovelock first proposed the Gaia hypothesis - the idea that the Earth is a living organism that maintains conditions suitable for life - he was ridiculed by the scientific establishment. This title tells the story of this maverick scientist's life and how it served as a preparation for the idea of Gaia.
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Einstein: A Life In Science
With a new preface, this is a reissue of the classic biography timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the theory of relativity and the 50th anniversary of the death of the genius physicist.
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Erwin Schrodinger and the Quantum Revolution
Erwin Schrödinger was an Austrian physicist famous for his contribution to quantum physics. He won the Nobel Prize in 1933 and is best known for his thought experiment of a cat in a box, both alive and dead at the same time, which revealed the seemingly paradoxical nature of quantum mechanics.
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Out of the Shadow of a Giant
Hooke, Halley, and the Birth of Science€ 38,50 -
Out of the Shadow of a Giant
How Newton Stood on the Shoulders of Hooke and Halley‘Elegant and meticulously researched … this is a most enjoyable book.’ The Observatory Praise for the authors: ‘Mary and John Gribbin write with great clarity.’ Guardian ‘Precise yet mysterious … as beautiful as a poem and as exciting as a novel.’ The Sunday Times ‘A gripping account of the history of quantum mechanics and a clear description of its significance – and weirdness. Absolutely fascinating.’ Isaac Asimov ‘Immensely readable’ The Times
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Richard Feynman
A Life in ScienceA new edition of the acclaimed biography of the Nobel prize-winner published for the 100th anniversary of Feynman's birth.
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Not Fade Away
The Life and Music of Buddy HollyBuddy Holly was killed at 22 when the plane he was travelling in crashed on 3 February 1959. His lasting influence is clear; a musical based on his life seems set to run for longer than his lifetime and artists as diverse as Blink 182 and Bob Dylan call him an inspiration. This title offers detailed account of every Holly recording session.
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Darwin: A Life In Science
The only book to tackle both Darwin's theories and his extraordinary life, revealing how the science is inseparable from the man.
€ 17,95