In this revelatory book, Dr Jonathan Kennedy argues that germs have shaped humanity at every stage, from the first success of Homo sapiens over the equally intelligent Neanderthals to the fall of Rome and the rise of Islam... Zobraziť viac
In BMW Milestones, the history of the car manufacturer is told chronologically based on the most important milestones... Zobraziť viac
A new study of tank warfare used in the Soviet offensive of Operation Bagration, which destroyed Army Group Center... Zobraziť viac
A new history and analysis of the German and Soviet tank forces that battled on eastern German soil in the final months of World War II... Zobraziť viac
Never in the history of warfare has the clash between such great and apparently equal forces been decided so swiftly and conclusively as the German conquest of France and the Low Countries in May and June of 1940... Zobraziť viac
Asteroid Bennu is the most hazardous asteroid in the Solar System, with a chance of impacting the Earth in 2182. In 2020 a NASA mission landed on the surface of Bennu and collected material from its surface for return to Earth in September 2023... Zobraziť viac
First published in 1973, Gravitation is a landmark graduate-level textbook that presents Einstein’s general theory of relativity and offers a rigorous, full-year course on the physics of gravitation... Zobraziť viac
Astrophysicist George Smoot spent decades pursuing the origin of the cosmos, "the holy grail of science," a relentless hunt that led him from the rain forests of Brazil to the frozen wastes of Antarctica... Zobraziť viac
A Nobel Laureate explains quantum entanglement and teleportation and why Einstein was wrong about the nature of reality... Zobraziť viac
Explaining the key processes shaping size in nature, society and technology, Smil busts myths around proportions - from bodies to paintings and the so-called golden ratio... Zobraziť viac
This is the universe as you've never seen it before. Discover how the awe-inspiring images from Webb are rapidly changing our understanding of our solar system and beyond... Zobraziť viac
A stylishly illustrated compendium of 100 herbs, designed to enrich our understanding of all their uses... Zobraziť viac
This is an inspiring tour of the world's oceans and 80 of its most notable inhabitants. Beautifully illustrated, the book includes fascinating stories of the fish, shellfish and other sea life that have somehow impacted human life... Zobraziť viac
Explaining the key processes shaping size in nature, society and technology, Smil busts myths around proportions - from bodies to paintings and the so-called golden ratio... Zobraziť viac
The Cabinet of Natural Curiosities is one of the 18th century’s greatest natural history achievements and remains one of the most prized natural history books of all time... Zobraziť viac
New to Penguin Classics, the astonishing story of the Copernican Revolution, told through the words of the ground-breaking scientists who brought it about... Zobraziť viac
A leading scientist’s guide to the way our immune system protects us—but only most of the time... Zobraziť viac
One of the world's most creative mathematicians offers new ways to look at maths - focusing on questions, not answers Zobraziť viac
Iain McGilchrist addresses some of the hardest questions humanity faces – Who are we? What is the world? How can we understand consciousness, matter, space and time? Following neurology, philosophy and physics, McGilchrist leads us to a vision of the... Zobraziť viac
''Gripping'' ED CAESAR • ''Masterly'' GEOFF DYER • ''Incredible'' TIM HARFORD • ''A universal story that transcends time'' NEW YORK TIMES • ''Superb'' DAILY TELEGRAPH • ''We know what’s going to happen, but feel the suspense nonetheless'' THE TIMES**... Zobraziť viac
