Science 8

Bryson once again proves himself to be an incomparable companion as he guides readers through the human body--how it functions, its remarkable ability to heal itself, and (unfortunately) the ways it can fail.続きを見る

Traditionally, the human soul is regarded as a nonphysical concept that can only be examined by psychiatrists and theologists. In his new book, "The Astonishing Hypothesis", Nobel Laureate Francis Crick boldly straddles the line between science and spirituality by examining the soul from the stand……続きを見る

From within the highest ranks of the scientific community comes a startling new theory of creation that not only contradicts Darwinian orthodoxy but opens the door to theological arguments biologists have dismissed and ridiculed for more than a century.続きを見る

More than one hundred of the world's leading thinkers write about things they believe in, despite the absence of concrete proof Scientific theory, more often than not, is born of bold assumption, disparate bits of unconnected evidence, and educated leaps of faith. Some of the most potent beliefs a……続きを見る

The Nobel Prize-winning scientist's presentation of his landmark theory According to Einstein himself, this book is intended ?to give an exact insight into the theory of Relativity to those readers who, from a general scientific and philosophical point of view, are interested in the theory, but ……続きを見る

The nation's foremost expert in the new science of networks takes readers on an intellectual adventure to prove that social networks, corporations, and living organisms are more similar than previously thought. 邦題『新ネットワーク思考 』　日本放送出版協会　インターネットの弱点、エイズの急速な広が……続きを見る

Lucid, accessible introduction to the influential theory of energy and matter features careful explanations of Dirac's anti-particles, Bohr's model of the atom, and much more. Numerous drawings. 1966 edition.続きを見る

Redesigned inside and out to have a fresh, appealing look, this new edition of a classic Crown Trade Paperback is a collection of Einstein's own popular writings on his work and describes the meaning of his main theories in a way virtually everyone can understand.続きを見る

Nominated for the 1995 National Book Award for Non-Fiction, this masterly exploration reaffirms the validity of Darwin's theory of natural selection and brilliantly demonstrates its compatibility with free will, sacred beliefs, and the dignity of humankind.続きを見る

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "The Beak of the Finch" comes a book about the new biology and how it touches a defiant family-in-crisis fighting an incurable disease.続きを見る

Carl Sagan, writer and scientist, returns from the frontier to tell us about how the world works. In his delightfully down-to-earth style, he explores and explains a mind-boggling future of intelligent robots, extraterrestrial life and its consquences, and other provocative, fascinating quandries ……続きを見る

In his first book ever, the father of string theory reinvents the world's concept of the known universe and man's unique place within it. Line drawings.続きを見る

An award-winning, bestselling author shows how recent and imminent scientific discoveries will transform the understanding of life's origins and raise the fundamental question: Are we alone in the universe? 11 drawings.続きを見る

In a delightfully witty and clear voice, the authors thoughtfully and thoroughly dismantle the pseudo-scientific writings of some of the most fashionable French and American intellectuals.続きを見る

Pursuing the eternal quest of Western thought to comprehend the origin and design of the universe, Davies probes into the essential nature of scientific inquiry and the role of man in interpreting the cosmos. A provocative synthesis of science, philosophy, and theology, by the bestselling author o……続きを見る

A Brief History of Time, published in 1988, was a landmark volume in science writing and in world-wide acclaim and popularity, with more than 9 million copies in print globally. The original edition was on the cutting edge of what was then known about the origins and nature of the universe. But th……続きを見る

Over 120 delightful pen-and-ink illustrations by the author add another dimension of good-natured charm to these wide-ranging explorations. A mind-expanding volume for the layman and the science-minded.続きを見る

In the final book of his astonishing career, Carl Sagan brilliantly examines the burning questions of our lives, our world, and the universe around us. These luminous, entertaining essays travel both the vastness of the cosmos and the intimacy of the human mind, posing such fascinating questions a……続きを見る

The author of "What We Believe but Cannot Prove" returns with another iconoclastic collection in which some of the world's leading scientific thinkers discuss ideas that are perilous for their potential practical uses and philosophical implications.続きを見る

Stepping effortlessly from myth to cutting-edge science, "Mutants" gives a brilliant narrative account of man's genetic code and the captivating people whose bodies have revealed it.続きを見る

A new edition of the most definitive collection of Albert Einstein's popular writings, gathered under the supervision of Einstein himself. The selections range from his earliest days as a theoretical physicist to his death in 1955; from such subjects as relativity, nuclear war or peace, and religi……続きを見る

In his latest, thrilling foray into the future, a great inventor and futurist envisions an event--the "singularity"--in which technological change becomes so rapid and so profound that human bodies and brains will merge with machines.続きを見る

This latest installment in the P.I.G. series provides a provocative, entertaining, and well-documented expose of some of the most shamelessly politicized pseudo-science we are likely to see in our relatively cool lifetimes.続きを見る