The Science of Bridges, Buildings, Dams, and Other Feats of Engineering
Ever wonder how a graceful and slender bridge can support enormous loads over truly astonishing spans? Why domes and freestanding arches survive earthquakes that flatten the rest of a city?Physicist Mark Denny looks at the large structures around us -- tall buildings, long bridges, and big dams -- and explains how they were designed and built and ......
Takes you through 450 intriguing science questions, from the profound to the amusingly trivial. This book demonstrates how fascinating our natural world is and how science helps us to explore and unravel nature's wonders. It also features a section on the history of the human race.
What do the discovery of the coffee bean, the invention of the aqualung, the perception of the importance of the size of the moon, the conquest of smallpox, and supersonic flight all have in common? They are milestones in the history of science, a saga that began before the ancient Greeks and one that will continue for thousands of years to come. ......
From the contributors to The Conversation, this collection of essays by leading experts in biotechnology provides foundational knowledge on a range of topics, from CRISPR gene sequencing to the ethics of GMOs and "designer babies." In The Conversation on Biotechnology, editor Marc Zimmer collects essays from The Conversation U.S. by top ......
How can we know about the lives of our ancestors who lived 30,000, or 300,000, or 3 million years ago? This title addresses the many difficulties and challenges that scientists face in assembling the record of human evolution. It offers a look at the world of research into the beginnings of human life on earth.
Dr. Wong successfully recounts the vast expanse of scientific discoveries and evolution of science education and provides a cohesive background for science educators.
Dr. Wong successfully recounts the vast expanse of scientific discoveries and evolution of science education and provides a cohesive background for science educators.
Is there a God, or a spiritual reality beyond nature? This work takes a look at this question, focusing on what we have learned about our world rather than on traditional metaphysical disputes. Criticising Muslim and New Age perspectives, and Jewish and Christian arguments, it argues that a naturalism leads to a better explanation of our world.
