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1	Einstein: His Life and Universe more books like this by Walter Isaacson By the author of the acclaimed bestseller 'Benjamin Franklin', this is the first full biography of Albert Einstein since all of his papers have become available. How did his mind work? What made him a genius? Isaacson's biography shows how his scientific imagination sprang from the rebellious nature of his personality. His fascinating story is a ... see all copies from £6.36! new only from £8.02! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time more books like this by Dava Sobel To tie-in with the two-part film of Longitude starring Jeremy Irons and Michael Gambon, Dava Sobel's international best-seller Anyone alive in the 18th century would have known that 'the longitude problem' was the thorniest scientific dilemma of the day -- and had been for centuries. Lacking the ability to measure their longitude, sailors ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £1.41! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	The Man Who Loved China: The Fantastic Story of the Eccentric Scientist Who Unlocked the Mysteries of the Middle Kingdom more books like this by Simon Winchester The "New York Times"-bestselling author of "The Professor and the Madman" and "Krakatoa" returns with the remarkable story of the growth of a great nation, and the eccentric and adventurous scientist who defined its essence for the world. see all copies from £13.42! new only from £13.42! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	Rocket Boys: A Memoir more books like this by Homer H Hickam, Jr. Following the launching of the Soviet Sputnik, a young boy and his friends in rural West Virginia build a rocket and win the 1960 National Science Fair. A New York Times Notable Book for 1998. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £8.83! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character more books like this by Richard Phillips Feynman, PH.D. Winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1965, Richard Feynman was one of the world's greatest theoretical physicists, but he was also a man who fell, often jumped, into adventure. An artist, safecracker, practical joker and storyteller, Feynman's life was a series of combustoble combinations made possible by his unique mixture of high ... see all copies from £1.65! new only from £8.14! \| first editions
6	Tesla, Man Out of Time more books like this by Margaret Cheney In "Tesla: Man Out of Time," Margaret Cheney explores the brilliant and prescient mind of one of the twentieth century's greatest scientists and inventors. Called a madman by his enemies, a genius by others, and an enigma by nearly everyone, Nikola Tesla was, without a doubt, a trailblazing inventor who created astonishing, sometimes world ... see all copies from £6.37! new only from £9.89! \| first editions
7	American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer more books like this by Kai Bird, Martin J Sherwin "American Prometheus" is a rich evocation of America in mid-century and a compelling portrait of scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer, a man shaped by, or helped to shape, its major events--the Depression, World War II, and the Cold War. see all copies from £7.45! new only from £11.34! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	My Inventions: The Autobiography of Nikola Tesla more books like this by Nikola Tesla "The progressive development of man is virtually dependent on invention. It is the most important product of his creative brain." Nikola Tesla, uncelebrated oracle of the electronic age without whom our telephone, radio, automobile ignition, and television would have been unrealized, was born in Croatia in 1856. He studied physics and mathematics ... see all copies from £6.42! new only from £7.13!
9	Benjamin Franklin: An American Life more books like this by Walter Isaacson Benjamin Franklin is the Founding Father who winks at us. An ambitious urban entrepreneur who rose up the social ladder, from leather-aproned shopkeeper to dining with kings, he seems made of flesh rather than of marble. In bestselling author Walter Isaacson's vivid and witty full-scale biography, we discover why Franklin seems to turn to us from ... see all copies from £5.73! new only from £7.75! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith and Love more books like this by Dava Sobel Drawing from over 100 recently translated letters, this historical account chronicles the life of the Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei by examining his relationship with his eldest daughter, Virginia, a cloistered nun. This biography places their correspondence in historical context, detailing the religious and political climate of Galileo's ... see all copies from £4.17! new only from £5.83! \| signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	Snowflake Bentley more books like this by Jacqueline Briggs Martin, Mary Azarian (Illustrator) A biography of a self-taught scientist who photographed thousands of individual snowflakes in order to study their unique formations. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £9.15! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	My Family & Other Animals more books like this by Gerald Malcolm Durrell This book is soaked in the sunshine of Corfu where the author lived as a boy with his 'family and other animals.' It is a matter of personal taste whether one most enjoys the family, with its many eccentric hangers-on, or the animals Gerry studies and brings back to the strawberry-pink, the daffodil-yellow, or the snow-white villa. The procession ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £3.18! \| first editions
13 view cover	October Sky more books like this by Homer H Hickam, Jr. Following the launching of the Soviet Sputnik, a young boy and his friends in rural West Virginia build a rocket and win the 1960 National Science Fair. A New York Times Notable Book for 1998. see all copies from £2.19! new only from £6.49! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	Orchid Thief more books like this by Susan Orlean The story of orchid thief and obsessive, John Laroche, and the bizarre world of the orchid fanciers of Florida. The world of the orchid hunters, breeders and showmen, their rivalries, vendettas and crimes, smuggling, thefts and worse provide the backdrop to an exploration of one of the byways of human nature, the obsessive world of the collector. see all copies from £2.07! new only from £5.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	What Do You Care What Other People Think?: Further Adventures of a Curious Character more books like this by Richard Phillips Feynman, PH.D. Richard Feynman, one of the greatest physicists of the 20th century and a winner of the Nobel Prize, died in February 1988. This is his last anecdotal autobiography in which he tells the story of the two people who most influenced his early years - his father, who taught him to think, and his first wife Arlene who taught him to love, even as she ... see all copies from £2.08! new only from £7.21! \| first editions
16 view cover	Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood more books like this by Oliver W Sacks This memoir from Oliver Sacks is both a departure from and an enhancement of his previous psychologically orientated 'medical' writing. Not only is it a beautifully written account of an English childhood - seasoned by a childish passion for science - but it is told from the intimate and revelatory perspective of one of the most important and ... see all copies from £2.15! new only from £7.42! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong more books like this by James R Hansen The first authorized biography of pioneer pilot and astronaut Neil Armstrong gets at the truth behind the myth of the first person to walk on the moon. The book reviews Armstrong's childhood and then covers the entirety of Armstrong's impressive career, from his training in engineering, to his service as a fighter pilot in the Korean War and work ... see all copies from £5.22! new only from £5.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	The Reluctant Mr. Darwin: An Intimate Portrait of Charles Darwin and the Making of His Theory of Evolution more books like this by Professor David Quammen A fresh look at Darwin's most radical idea, and the mysteriously slow process by which he revealed it. Evolution, during the early nineteenth century, was an idea in the air. Other thinkers had suggested it, but no one had proposed a cogent explanation for how evolution occurs. Then, in September 1838, a young Englishman named Charles Darwin hit ... see all copies from £5.65! new only from £5.65! \| first editions
19 view cover	The First American: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin more books like this by H W Brands This biography of Ben Franklin sees him as both a representative of the new man--the American--and an agent of historical change, whose participation was central to the debates that shaped the new nation. This book was a finalist for the 2001 Pulitzer Prize. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £11.27! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	Reason for Hope more books like this by Jane Goodall, Phillip Berman Those who know Jane Goodall through her many books, speeches, and National Geographic television specials, know she is obviously no ordinary scientist. She is a genuinely spiritual woman who cares passionately about the preservation and enhancement of life in all its forms. Based upon the many spiritual experiences that have graced and shaped her ... see all copies from £2.08! new only from £6.30! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	Benjamin Franklin more books like this by Professor Edmund S Morgan Benjamin Franklin is perhaps the most remarkable figure in American history: the greatest statesman of his age, he played a pivotal role in the formation of the American republic. He was also a pioneering scientist, a best-selling author, the country's first postmaster general, a printer, a bon vivant, a diplomat, a ladies' man, and a moralist - ... see all copies from £5.48! new only from £6.32! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	Belles on Their Toes more books like this by Frank B Gilbreth, Jr. After her husband died, Lilllie Gilbreth is left with the task of bringing up 11 children completely on her own. Besides bringing up lively and mischievous offspring, Mrs. Gilbreth continued the pioneering work she and her husband started in industry. This true account, written by two of the Gilbreth children, is a sequel to "Cheaper by the Dozen". see all copies from £2.19! new only from £7.74! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	The Deniers: The World-Renowned Scientists Who Stood Up Against Global Warming Hysteria, Political Persecution, and Fraud: And Those Who Are Too Fearful to Do So more books like this by Lawrence Solomon Tells the shocking stories of more than three-dozen world-renowned scientists whose work refutes global warming hysteria and gives the lie to claims from Al Gore and co. that the science is settled. Author Lawrence Solomonan internationally renowned en see all copies from £16.21! new only from £16.21!
24 view cover	The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin more books like this by Gordon S Wood Wood scrutinizes the less typically American traits possessed by Franklin--such as his longtime loyalty to the Crown--and why he still became one of the Revolution's necessary men. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £5.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	A primate's memoir more books like this by Robert M Sapolsky "I had never planned to become a savanna baboon when I grew up; instead, I had always assumed I would become a mountain gorilla," writes Robert Sapolsky in this witty and riveting chronicle of a scientist's coming-of-age in remote Africa. Raised in an intellectual, immigrant family in Brooklyn, Sapolsky wished he could live in the primate diorama ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £3.13! \| first editions

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