Michael - Reference 1

In the history of science, there are heroes whose battle is fought not just against the unknown, but against the establishment itself. Beatrice Tinsley, born in New Zealand, was the visionary who re……続きを見る

She wore the trousers of a man and the Congressional Medal of Honor of a soldier. Dr. Mary Edwards Walker (1832–1919) was a woman of relentless paradox: a licensed physician, a daring Civil War surg……続きを見る

Perfect for plant lovers, Through the Seasons is a visually stunning resource showcasing the native plants of the northeastern United States in their natural habitats.A culmination of a decade of ex……続きを見る

This is the most thorough treatment ever undertaken on the Sciuridae and promises to be the definitive book on squirrels for decades to come. Squirrels of the World, written by scientists with more ……続きを見る

The man who saved the world's food died starving in prison. Nikolay Vavilov was a visionary scientist consumed by a singular, prophetic mission: to secure humanity's food supply. Traveling to sixty-……続きを見る

The First American Star: Maria Mitchell and the Revolution in Science In 1847, Maria Mitchellーa self-taught Quaker librarian from Nantucketーshattered the myth of female intellectual inferiority by……続きを見る

In 1628, a single book shattered two thousand years of unchallenged medical authority. For two millennia, the venerable doctrines of Galen dictated that the human heart was a mystical furnace and th……続きを見る

He was the man who envisioned the future, a brilliant mathematician who laid the theoretical foundations for every computer in existence. At Bletchley Park, he became a secret hero, a codebreaking g……続きを見る

Ibn Sīnā (Avicenna) was the ultimate polymath of the century, a self-taught prodigy whose systematic mind defined world knowledge for over years. Born into the intellectual furnace of the Samanid Em……続きを見る

The periodic table is the most elegant tool in all of science. It hangs in every chemistry classroom, a testament to the order and harmony of the universe. But what about the man who created it? Dmi……続きを見る

In a world of scientific giants, Dr. John Franklin Enders was a quiet revolutionary. Born a man of letters with a passion for literature, he made a stunning pivot to the world of microbiology. There……続きを見る

In an era when organ failure was a death sentence, one surgeon dared to dream of a different future. The Doctor Who Gave Second Chances tells the extraordinary story of Dr. Joseph Murray, the quiet,……続きを見る

Discover the untold story of a scientific pioneer whose work is woven into the fabric of modern medicine. You know the names of Newton, Einstein, and Curie. Now, meet Gerty Cori, the quiet genius wh……続きを見る

The year is 1967. A young graduate student named Jocelyn Bell notices a tiny, pulsating signal in her dataーa "scruff" that no one else can explain. Her perseverance leads to one of the most monumen……続きを見る

Behind every quiet stitch lies a story of betrayal, grit, and legal warfare. This is the incredible true story of Elias Howe, the humble craftsman who invented the world's first practical sewing mac……続きを見る

Fritz Haber was one of the most brilliant and influential scientists of the 20th century. He won a Nobel Prize for developing the Haber-Bosch process, a revolutionary invention that rescued humanity……続きを見る

Isaac Newton defined gravity. Albert Einstein defined relativity. James Clerk Maxwell defined the modern world. His name may not be as famous, but his legacy is everywhere. Maxwell was the quiet Sco……続きを見る

The Man Who Taught the World to Fly The story of human flight doesn't begin at Kitty Hawk, but in a quiet corner of Yorkshire with a gentleman of science. For centuries, the dream of soaring through……続きを見る

In a time of sultans and scholars, a brilliant mind emerged from the heart of the Islamic Golden Age. His name was Al-Jazari, and his genius would lay the foundation for modern engineering centuries……続きを見る

In the Jim Crow South, with a slide rule in her hand and a brilliant mind at her command, Dorothy Vaughan defied the limitations of her time. As a leader of the West Area Computing Unit at NASA, she……続きを見る

Before the smartphone in your pocket, the television in your living room, or the dashboard of your car, there was one man and one material that changed everything. Born a humble Belgian prodigy, Leo……続きを見る

In the shadow of a giant, one of the most brilliant minds of the Renaissance was nearly forgotten. While her brother, the famed astronomer Tycho Brahe, was charting the cosmos, Sophie Brahe was his ……続きを見る

The real story of television is not of a corporation, but of a quiet, relentless inventor. Philo T. Farnsworth created the first electronic television system at just 21 years old. His revolutionary ……続きを見る

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of How to Change Your Mind, a panoptic exploration of consciousnessーwhat it is, who has it, and whyーand a meditation on the essence of our humanity Wh……続きを見る

Here is the first biography to appear in fifty years of Harvey Cushing, a giant of American medicine and without doubt the greatest figure in the history of brain surgery. Drawing on new collections……続きを見る

Have you ever been told "it's all in your head" when your body is clearly failing you, or felt the profound loneliness of an illness that defies explanation? "The Unseen Illness" was born from that ……続きを見る

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The Genius Who Changed the Way We See Reality: The Extraordinary Life of Albert Einstein Albert Einstein was not just a scientistーhe was a visionary who forever altered our understanding of the uni……続きを見る

Une vie bascule, révélant peu à peu toute la fragilité humaine. Après une embolie pulmonaire et un cancer du testicule nécessitant ablation et chimiothérapie, Michaël Taffin doit affronter un nouvea……続きを見る

**“Pollan keeps you turning the pages . . . cleareyed and assured.” ーNew York Times A #1 New York Times Bestseller, New York Times Book Review 10 Best Books of 2018, and New York Times Notable Book……続きを見る