Science 94

EXTRAIT: Le problème soulevé par M. Ginzberg (Revue de janvier, p. 101) a été depuis longtemps résolu par les logisticiens d’une manière qui me semble satisfaisante et définitive. Je voudrais la rap……続きを見る

EXTRAIT: Je remercie M. Georges Lechalas des bienveillantes critiques dont il a honoré mon article, et de l’occasion qu’il me fournit de l’éclaircir et de le compléter. Je connaissais déjà la théori……続きを見る

How does the physics we know today - a highly professionalised enterprise, inextricably linked to government and industry - link back to its origins as a liberal art in Ancient Greece? What is the p……続きを見る

'Michael Day’s insightful ‘philosophical biography’ of J Robert Oppenheimer stands out from other works on the so-called ‘father of the atomic bomb’ by its focus on the post-war period and……続きを見る

The book aims to explain the historical development of particle physics, with special emphasis on CERN and collider physics. It describes in detail the LHC accelerator and its detectors, describing ……続きを見る

Generations of practical and ingenious Maritimers have given the word great things. Since the mid-nineteenth century, scientists have fanned out into the world from colleges and universities that ar……続きを見る

Isaac Newton was indisputably one of the greatest scientists in history. His achievements in mathematics and physics marked the culmination of the movement that brought modern science into being. Ri……続きを見る

Erwin Schrödinger was a brilliant and charming Austrian, a great scientist, and a man with a passionate interest in people and ideas. In this, the first comprehensive biography of Schrödinger, Walte……続きを見る

Aging is a puzzle to solve. This process is traditionally studied in a couple of biological models like fruit flies, worms and mice. What all these species have in common is their fast aging. This i……続きを見る

Horsemeat in burgers was hard to swallow, but there are far more sinister culinary crimes afoot... Chicken eggs that haven't come from chickens, melamine in infants' milk in China, nut shells in spi……続きを見る

Never Lose Your Nerve! chronicles the ups and downs of a Nobel Laureate's life. Professor Alan J Heeger was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2000 together with Professor Alan G MacDiarmid and……続きを見る

Today, most people look down when they want to check the weather, peeking at cell phones or popping open a browser, instead of looking up at one of the most accessible weather predictors of allーthe……続きを見る

Wie wirklich ist Zeit? Zeit ist etwas völlig Selbstverständliches für uns, wir erleben, wie sie vergeht, wenn wir auf die Uhr schauen, Kindern beim Älterwerden zusehen oder Wettrennen beobachten. Un……続きを見る

EXTRAIT: San-Iago. ー Îles du Cap-Vert. Après avoir été deux fois repoussé par de terribles tempêtes du sud-ouest, le vaisseau de Sa Majesté le Beagle, brick de dix canons, sous le commandement du c……続きを見る

Algorithmen: Die wichtigste Denkweise unserer Zeit unterhaltsam erklärt. Ob Suchmaschine, Navigationssystem, Datensicherheit, Online-Dating oder Studienplatzvergabe – Algorithmen sind überall. Sie z……続きを見る

EXTRAIT: En mesurant exactement la quantité d’eau qu’il faut employer pour maintenir constamment une plante dans de bonnes conditions d’humidité onarrive à se rendre compte des quantités énormes de ……続きを見る

"A fascinating introduction" (Steven Pinker) to the science of decision-making One of the leading thinkers in the computational neuroscience revolution offers a brilliant new perspective on the mind……続きを見る

A leading astronomer takes readers behind the scenes of the thrilling science of stellar archaeology Astronomers study the oldest observable stars in the universe in much the same way archaeologists……続きを見る

In recent decades game theoryーthe mathematics of rational decision-making by interacting individualsーhas assumed a central place in our understanding of capitalist markets, the evolution of social……続きを見る

本书以科学的态度，大量的理论和数据论证了地球并非是我们今天人类的祖籍星球，已被人为摧毁的“法艾东”行星才是我们地球人类真正的第一故乡，当时，它位于火星与木星轨道之间，得出原来我们都是外星人这一结论。该……続きを見る

50 Science Ideas You Really Need to Know is your guide to the biggest questions and deepest concepts from across the whole of science. What was the Big Bang? How did life on Earth arise? What does q……続きを見る

When do the hands of a clock coincide? How likely is it that two children in the same class will share a birthday? Should you play Roulette or the Lottery? How do we calculate the volume of a doughn……続きを見る

People, Plants, and Landscapes showcases the potential of modern paleoethnobotany, an interdisciplinary field that explores the interactions between human beings and plants by examining archaeologic……続きを見る

Soon astronomers expect to find alien Earths by the dozens in orbit around distant suns. Before the decade is out, telltale signs that they harbor life may be found. If they are, the ramifications f……続きを見る

随着科学技术发展，人们在传统材料的基础上，根据现代科技的研究成果，开发出新材料。然而对于新材料，大多数人都觉得他们离我们很远，更甚者认为其很神秘，其实他们就在我们生活的每个角落里。《神奇的新材料》带……続きを見る

A compilation of selected papers presented at the 1989 Charles S. Pierce International Congress Interest in Charles Sanders Peirce (1839-1914) is today worldwide. Ernest Nagel of Columbia University……続きを見る

There is nothing more life-affirming than understanding death in all its forms. Natural selection depends on death; little would evolve without it. Every animal on Earth is shaped by its presence an……続きを見る

In Global Warming: The Skeptic’s Brief, Dr. Robert Almeder refutes the arguments of those who believe we are in a state of unprecedented global warming caused by human activities and escal……続きを見る

La possibilité même de la science mathématique semble une contradiction insoluble. Si cette science n’est déductive qu’en apparence, d’où lui vient cette parfaite rigueur que personne ne songe à met……続きを見る

EXTRAIT: TOME I. Introduction La Géologie est une science dont on s’occupe beaucoup aujourd’hui. Elle nous intéresse particulièrement, puisqu’elle est l’histoire du lieu de notre habitation. Je vais……続きを見る