Fun Science : A Guide to Life, the Universe and Why Science is so Awesome by Charlie McDonnell
15.99 NZD
29.99 (46% off)
Category: General Science
Welcome, fellow humans (and others), to the the world of FUN SCIENCE! I'm Charlie, also known across the internet as charlieissocoollike.In my book, I'll be taking you on an awesome journey through the cosmos, beginning with the Big Bang through to the Solar System and the origins of life on Earth, all ...Show more
Physics Ponderables by Tom Jackson
34.99 NZD
Category: General Science | Series: Ponderables
NEW EDITION includes a recently updated removable 12-page fold-out timeline that traces the history of physics from the very beginning all the way up to 2017.
The Brain that Changes Itself: stories of personal triumph from the frontiers of brain science by Norman Doidge
36.00 NZD
Category: General Science | Series: The Neuroplasticity Chronicles | Reading Level: very good
An astonishing new scientific discovery called neuroplasticity is overthrowing the centuries-old notion that the adult human brain is fixed and unchanging. It is, instead, able to change its own structure and function, even into old age. Psychiatrist and researcher Norman Doidge, MD, travelled around th ...Show more
Knowledge Encyclopedia Science!
48.00 NZD
Category: General Science
Stunning computer-generated images pack the pages of this encyclopedia to reveal and explain spectacular aspects of the scientific world. Bursting with astonishing 3D images, Knowledge Encyclopedia Science!shows core science in stunning detail, from atomic particles and universal forces to life in all i ...Show more
Exactly: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World by Simon Winchester
36.99 NZD
Category: General Science | Reading Level: very good
SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2018 Bestselling author Simon Winchester writes a magnificent history of the pioneering engineers who developed precision machinery to allow us to see as far as the moon and as close as the Higgs boson. Precision is the key to everything. It is an int ...Show more
How Things Are Made: From Automobiles to Zippers by Sharon Rose
39.99 NZD
Category: General Science
What are bulletproof vests made of? How do manufacturers get lipstick into the tube? How much brass does it take to make a trumpet? The answers-and so much more fascinating information-can be found in How Things Are Made, a behind-the-scenes look at the production everyday objects of all kinds, from gui ...Show more
Molecules: The Elements and the Architecture of Everything by Theodore Gray; Nick Mann (Photographer)
34.99 NZD
Category: General Science
Molecules is the second book in the million-copy bestselling Elements trilogy. In Molecules, Theodore Gray takes the next step in the story that began with the periodic table in his best-selling book, The Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe (2015) and culminated with the ...Show more
Rainforest: Dispatches from Earth's most vital frontlines by Tony Juniper
36.99 NZD
Category: General Science
Rainforests are the lungs of our planet - regulators of the earth's temperature and weather. They are also home to 50 per cent of the world's animals and plants - which for centuries have been the source of many of our key medicines. And yet we've all heard of their systematic destruction; the raising o ...Show more
Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming by Paul Hawken
45.00 NZD
Category: General Science
For the first time ever, an international coalition of leading researchers, scientists and policymakers has come together to offer a set of realistic and bold solutions to climate change. All of the techniques described here - some well-known, some you may have never heard of - are economically viable, ...Show more
Science: A History in 100 Experiments by Mary Gribbin, John Gribbin
26.99 NZD
Category: General Science
A history of science distilled into 100 notable experiments - epic moments that have fuelled our understanding of Earth and the Universe beyond. The history of science is a fascinating and long one, covering thousands of years of history. The development of scientific experiments involves some of the mo ...Show more
How To Build A Universe (The Infinite Monkey Cage) by Prof. Brian Cox; Robin Ince; Alexandra Feachem
45.00 NZD
Category: General Science | Series: The Infinite Monkey Cage
The Infinite Monkey Cage, the legendary BBC Radio 4 programme, brings you this irreverent celebration of scientific marvels. Join us on a hectic leap through the grand and bizarre ideas conjured up by human imagination, from dark matter to consciousness via neutrinos and earthworms. Professor Brian Cox ...Show more