Planet Uranus Books

• Evolutionary Biology
  Evolution
  Charles Darwin
  Origin of Life
  Genes
  Forensics
   
  

  The Making of the Fittest: DNA and the Ultimate Forensic Record of Evolution

  Throw out your fossils—the best evidence for evolution is now found in DNA.DNA is the genetic blueprint of all creatures. Scientists have only recently discovered that it is also a living ...  > read more
• Intelligence
  Brain Tumor
  Birth Defects
  Brain Injury
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Workplace Health
   
  

  The Mind and the Brain: Neuroplasticity and the Power of Mental Force

  A groundbreaking work of science that confirms, for the first time, the independent existence of the mind–and demonstrates the possibilities for human control over the workings of the brain. ...  > read more
• Weapons Technology
  Origin of Life
  Physics
  Privacy Issues
  Conflict
  Batteries
   
  

  American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer

  In American Prometheus, Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin delve deep into J. Robert Oppenheimer's life and deliver a thorough and devastatingly sad biography of the man whose very name has come to ...  > read more
• Albert Einstein
  Mathematics
  Cosmology
  Math Puzzles
  Language Acquisition
  Quantum Physics
   
  

  Why Beauty Is Truth: A History of Symmetry

  An eminent teacher and writer explores an idea both simple and complex, both multidisciplinary and unifying--the story of symmetry. At the heart of relativity theory, quantum mechanics, string ...  > read more
• Nature
  Healthy Aging
  Origin of Life
  Batteries
  Social Psychology
  Marine Biology
   
  

  Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History

  The Burgess Shale of British Columbia "is the most precious and important of all fossil localities," writes Stephen Jay Gould. These 600-million-year-old rocks preserve the soft parts of a collection ...  > read more
• Genes
  Biotechnology
  Biochemistry Research
  Evolutionary Biology
  Origin of Life
  Genetics
   
  

  Saxons, Vikings, and Celts: The Genetic Roots of Britain and Ireland

  WASPs finally get their due in this stimulating history by one of the world's leading geneticists.Saxons, Vikings, and Celts is the most illuminating book yet to be written about the genetic history ...  > read more
• Cosmology
  Astrophysics
  Big Bang
  Astronomy
  Galaxies
  Physics
   
  

  Essential Cosmic Perspective with MasteringAstronomy(TM) and Voyager SkyGazer Planetarium Software, The (4th Edition) (MasteringAstronomy Series)

  KEY MESSAGE: The Essential Cosmic Perspective, Fourth Edition has been thoroughly revised to include more quantitative coverage, an enhanced illustration and photo program, and an unparalleled new ...  > read more
• Nutrition
  Food
  Nutrition Research
  Educational Policy
  Child Psychology
  Staying Healthy
   
  

  Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal

  On any given day, one out of four Americans opts for a quick and cheap meal at a fast-food restaurant, without giving either its speed or its thriftiness a second thought. Fast food is so ubiquitous ...  > read more
• Computer Science
  Distributed Computing
  Technology
  Computer Modeling
  Hacking
  Communications
   
  

  iWoz: From Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing It

  The mastermind behind Apple sheds his low profile and steps forward to tell his story for the first time.Before cell phones that fit in the palm of your hand and slim laptops that fit snugly into ...  > read more
• Big Bang
  Cosmology
  Astrophysics
  Albert Einstein
  Physics
  Quantum Physics
   
  

  Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe (P.S.)

  A baffling array of science books claim to reveal how the mysteries of the universe have been discovered, but Simon Singh's Big Bang actually delivers on that promise. General readers will find it to ...  > read more

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