Search Results: History of Science from Diatrope Books

Free Press, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Unmarked text. Unclipped dust jacket. Illustrated. 386p. Notes. Index. Measures 6.25x9.25 inches. Examining human need by category--water, food, energy, healthcare, education, freedom--Diamandis and Kotler introduce dozens of innovators making great strides in each area: Larry Page, Steven Hawking, Dean Kamen, Daniel Kahneman, Elon Musk, Bill Joy, Stewart Brand, Jeff Skoll, Ray Kurzweil, Ratan Tata, Craig Venter, and others.

American Philosophical Society, 1985. Paperback. Very Good. Unmarked. 48p. No illustrations. Includes preliminary observations and suggestions for further study and an annotated bibliography of printed and manuscript holdings at the American Philosophical Society Library.

Technische Universiteit Delft, 2015. Paperback. Very Good. Unmarked text. Illustrated. Soft corner crease. 163p.

Harmony Books, 2000. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Unmarked. Unclipped dust jacket. First American edition. Contributors include Dorothy Nelkin, Charles Jencks, Gabriel Dover, Mary Midgley, Stephen Jay Gould, Barbara Herrnstein, Tim Ingold, and others. Bibliography. Index. 346p.

Dietrich Reimer, 1980. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Unmarked. Dust jacket under clear mylar cover. "With the compliments of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation" label on half title page. Illustrated in color and black-and-white. Chronological table. List of artists. Index. Bibliography. 179p. Measures 9.25x11 inches. Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was a German polymath, geographer, naturalist, explorer, and proponent of Romantic philosophy and science.

Yale University Press, 1950. Paperback. Acceptable. Unmarked text. Some soiling, a tear, and pen marks on cover. Illustrated. Includes J. A. Rafferty's classic paper, "Mathematical Models in Biological Theory." Also includes "Atomic and Solar Energy" by Farrington Daniels, "The Story Threshold of the Antarctic" by Hugh Scott, "History of Physical Chemistry at Harvard" by John T. Edsall. pp521-664.

National Academy of Sciences, 1996. Pamphlet. Very Good. Unmarked. Four illustrated pamphlet from the Beyond Discovery series. Topics include ozone depletion, curing childhood leukemia, GPS and atomic clocks, and the laser and fiber-optic revolution.

Smithsonian Institution, 1951. Staplebound Wraps. Very Good. Unmarked text. Previous owner's name on cover. From the Smithsonian Report for 1950, pp 165-172, with 4 plates. Publication 4026. An address given before the Cleveland Astronomical Society on November 4, 1949. Also published in Popular Astronomy, vol 57, No. 10, December 1949.

University of Chicago Press, 1981. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. 8x6x0. Unmarked text. Slight chipping of dust jacket. Drake's dialogue is based on documents of the time and on books written by philosophers against Galileo. Appendix. Index. 237p.

New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2020. Hardcover. Very Good. Unmarked. Beautiful color illustrations. Measures 10.5x9.25 inches. 168p. Between 1724 and 1730, Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II of Jaipur constructed five astronomical observatories, called Jantar Mantars, in northern India. The four remaining observatories are an extraordinary fusion of architecture and science, combining elements of astronomy, astrology, and geometry into forms of remarkable beauty. This book provides the experience of visiting the sites, the historical context of the Jantar Mantars, and an understanding of their scientific and architectural innovations.

Copenhagen: Bibliotheque Royale de Copenhague, 1966. Paperback. Good. Unmarked. Bumped around the edges. B/W illustrations throughout. Text in French. 40p. Measures 4.5x8.75 inches.

New York: Atheneum, 1980. Hardcover. Very Good/good. Unmarked. Unclipped dust jacket. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Originally published under title: Supercold, an introduction to low temperature technology. 272p.

Metropolitan Books, 2001. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Unmarked text. Remainder mark on edge. Brilliant coda to the play Copenhagen. First American edition. 129p.

University of Chicago Press, 2017. Paperback. Very Good. Unmarked text. Notes. References. Index. 295p. Measures 6x9 inches. This volume raises essential epistemological questions as he probes the question of how scientific theories change in an argument that serves to develop a more complete theory of science as a rational endeavor.

Science History Publications, 2002. Paperback. Very Good. Unmarked text. Revised edition. Illustrated throughout. Highlights several winners (Marie Curie, Nelson Mandela, Richard Feynman, James D. Watson and Francis Crick, The Dalai Lama, Roger Sperry, Wilhelm Roentgen, and more. Examines several creative milieus (Budapest, Copenhagen, CERN, etc.). List of winners from 1901-2000. References, Index. 228p. Measurres 8.25x10.5 inches.

Twayne, 1993. Paperback. Very Good. Unmarked. 120p. Index. Notes, References, Bibliographic essay. Defines Darwinism in the context of 19th century thought and traces the scientific, philosophical, and religious reactions to the theory.

National Park Service, 1958. Paperback (Saddle Stitched). Very Good. Unmarked text. 1961 reprint of 1958 edition. Topics include the dinosaur discoveries, jurassic time, history and development of the quarry, the scene in the twentieth century, and more. Pronunciation key. Suggested readings. 46p.

Washington DC: The National Academies, nd. Broadsheet. Very Good. Unmarked. Measures 17x8.5 inches unfolded. Printed on two sides, with 3 panels on each side. This memorial to Einstein was unveiled at the Academy's annual meeting, April 22, 1979. The sculptor, Robert Berks based the work on a bust of Einstein he sculpted from life in 1953.

University of Washington Press, 2016. Hardcover. Very Good. 9x1x11. Unmarked. Beautifully illustrated in color. 303p. Measures 9.25x11.25 inches. When English naturalist Joseph Banks (1743-1820) accompanied Captain James Cook (1728-1779) on his historic mission into the Pacific, the Endeavour voyage of 1768-1771, he took with him a team of collectors and illustrators. This books examines the voyage, its personnel, and many

University of Chicago Press, 1960. Hardcover. Good/fair. Unmarked. Very rubbed dust jacket. Contributors include Julian Huxley, Harlow Shapley, E. B. Ford, Ernst Mayr, Ch. H. Waddington, Th. Dobzhansky, N. Tinbergen and others. 630p.