By the best selling author of The Selfish Gene 'This entertaining and thought-provoking book is an excellent illustration of why the study of evolution is [...]

Upon its original publication, "Plagues and Peoples" was an immediate critical and popular success, offering a radically new interpretation of world history as seen through [...]

The history of the telescope is not short. This book offers an overview of the rich history of the telescope, which burst onto the world [...]

The million copy international bestseller, critically acclaimed and translated into over 25 languages. This 30th anniversary edition includes a new introduction from the author as [...]

Prime numbers are the very atoms of arithmetic. They also embody one of the most tantalising enigmas in the pursuit of human knowledge. How can [...]

By starting in the familiar world and using a few simple steps of imagination, Burger and Starbird sneak up on weighty mathematical ideas in familiar [...]

‘I have attempted to write the following account of myself, as if I were a dead man in another world looking back on my own [...]

The Nobel Prize is by far the highest recognition a scientist may receive and the only one with which the general public is familiar. Its [...]

Time's 'Man of the Century', Albert Einstein is the unquestioned founder of modern physics. His theory of relativity is the most important scientific idea of [...]