Michael - History 1

This monograph explores the profound connections between architecture and mathematics through the works of Andrea Palladio, Le Corbusier, and Peter Eisenman. Combining historical insights with compu……続きを見る

This work is Volume 2 of an extensive two-volume monograph on the interplay of science and literature in Europe from the eighteenth to the early twentieth centuries. It comprises a series of some tw……続きを見る

This work is Volume 1 of an extensive two-volume monograph on the interplay of science and literature in Europe from the eighteenth to the early twentieth centuries. It comprises a series of some tw……続きを見る

Sprachliche Kommunikation heißt gemeinhin, dass Menschen mittels konventionalisierter Symbolfolgen Informationen austauschen. Aber wie weit reicht der Symbolbegriff, was sind Informationen genau, un……続きを見る

The bestselling author delves into the unknown, from heretical ideas about the boundaries of the universe to Star Trek’s lessons about chance and time. A scientist pretends to be a psychic for a day……続きを見る

The New York Times–bestselling author of The Believing Brains explores how science makes us better people. From Galileo and Newton to Thomas Hobbes and Martin Luther King, Jr., thinkers throughout h……続きを見る

A Publishers Weekly best book of 1995! Dr. Michael Guillen, known to millions as the science editor of ABC's Good Morning America, tells the fascinating stories behind five mathematical equations. A……続きを見る

In "The Chemical History of a Candle," Michael Faraday masterfully interlaces scientific inquiry with eloquent prose, offering an accessible yet profound exploration of the combustion process and th……続きを見る

This book examines the search for ‘occult’ or hidden forces in the two centuries after Newton’s theory of gravity. It investigates how history has simplified the work of some of the key figures of t……続きを見る

This engaging survey of the Space Age links science and technology with politics and popular culture, war and peace, and crises and controversies. It examines the history of spaceflight as a mirror ……続きを見る

Astronomy, perhaps the first of the sciences, was already well developed by the time of Christ. Seventeen centuries later, after Newton showed that the movements of the planets could be explained in……続きを見る

In "The Chemical History of a Candle," Michael Faraday presents an enlightening exploration of the intricate chemical processes involved in the humble candle. Delivered as a series of lectures to th……続きを見る

A comprehensive history of data visualizationーits origins, rise, and effects on the ways we think about and solve problems. With complex information everywhere, graphics have become indispensable t……続きを見る

"A complete introduction to the geometric code of nature, written and illustrated by the most perceptive of its modern investigators." ーJohn Michell, from the Preface You need not be a philosopher ……続きを見る

The writers behind New Scientist explore the baffling concept of nothingness from the fringes of the universe to our minds’ inner workings. It turns out that nothing is as curious or as enlightening……続きを見る

This book gets to the heart of science by asking a fundamental question about its essence: what is the true nature of space and time? Both defy modern physics and scientists find themselves continua……続きを見る

“That this story is still unfolding makes it especially exciting to read. These men are still in their workshops, tinkering their way into orbit.” ーDavid Gelles, FORBES On June 21, 2004, SpaceShipO……続きを見る

Broadcast Sound Technology (1995) covers the basic principles of all the main aspects of the broadcast chain, including microphones and loudspeakers technology, mixing consoles, recording and replay……続きを見る

Global Broadcasting Systems (1996) provides a comprehensive look at broadcasting throughout the world. It covers every continent, region and almost every country in North and South America, Europe, ……続きを見る

Broadcast Voice Performance (1989) incorporates the insights and experience of more than 100 successful practising voice performers to succinctly and realistically examine the techniques, equipment ……続きを見る

The Production of Political Television (1977) is a study of the organization and methods of production of political television that covers not only news broadcasts and current affairs programmes but……続きを見る

Telecommunications in Developing Countries (1990) stresses the importance of modern, micro electronics-based telecommunications for developing economies in providing a basic communications infrastru……続きを見る

Professor Michael Edgeworth McIntyre is an eminent scientist who has also had a part-time career as a musician. In this book he offers an extraordinary synthesis, revealing the many deep connections……続きを見る

“The book is full of empathetic, insightful, and often very funny portraits of Margulis, Lovelock, and a community of other figures associated with Gaia.” ーCarla Nappi, New Books in Science, Techno……続きを見る

The diaries of front-line soldiers of the Great War are relatively commonplace; contemporary drawings and paintings, other than those by the official war artists, are less so. What is extraordinary,……続きを見る

An intriguing look at the psychology and personality of mathematicians, with profiles of twenty prominent figures in the field. What makes mathematicians tick? How do their minds process formulas an……続きを見る

“A detailed and engaging account of the development of the superconducting supercollider, one of the largest scientific undertakings in the United States.” ーJournal of American History Starting in ……続きを見る

For most of the past 300 million years, the world’s continents were interlinked as the supercontinents Pangaea and then Gondwana. Around 50 million years ago, Australia tore itself free from Antarct……続きを見る

Turbulence is a research field where high expectations have met with recurrent frustration. It is a common perception among physicists, mathematicians and engineers that there is a "big mystery" beh……続きを見る

Natural selection, as introduced by Charles Darwin in the Origin of Species (1859), has always been a topic of great conceptual and empirical interest. This book puts Darwin's theory of evolution in……続きを見る