Because learning the language of mathematics can be daunting, many people abandon the attempt as soon as they leave school, missing out on the beauty and mystery of the Empress of the Sciences. Now, Joel Levy opens new doors into this amazing world. By taking a historical perspective, he explains how mathematical science advanced through the ages, introducing the most important concepts—from simple arithmetic, through algebra, trigonometry, geometry, and calculus, up to chaos and infinity theory—in understandable, nontechnical language.

A Curious History of Mathematics: The Big Ideas from Early Number Concepts to Chaos Theory

History

Levy, Joel.

Historical Study & Educational Resources

Andre Deutsch

On the 200th anniversary of the publication of Frankenstein, this fascinating study explores how the real science of her times influenced Mary Shelley’s classic work of science fiction. Mary Shelley grew up surrounded by the era’s prominent scientific thinkers, and conceived Frankenstein in a time of rapid scientific change—including debates on the reanimation of corpses and “the elixir of life.” This engrossing book offers insight into the world of late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century science through the prism of Shelley’s seminal novel—the first work of science fiction ever—revealing how the monster was conceived, positing the real-life basis for Victor Frankenstein, and describing in vivid detail the experiments that might have led to the Creature’s birth. It also explores incarnations of the monster since Frankenstein was first published and modern interpretations of the “mad scientist,” while looking ahead to such scientific wonders as permanent bionic limbs and implants.

Frankenstein and the Birth of Science: The Era of Ingenuity that Electrified Science and Fiction

Reference

Well researched, insightful, and accessibly written, Hawking: The Man, the Genius, and the Theory of Everything is a tribute to an astounding life and a celebration of one man’s world-changing work. On March 14, 2018, the world said goodbye to one of science’s great popularizers. Stephen Hawking was as renowned for his theories on time and space as he was for his unique life story. Undeterred by his debilitating illness, he trained his mind to work in a new way, visualizing problems rather than writing equations, and turning into the leading light in modern science. This fully illustrated biography follows him from an unremarkable upbringing in St Albans to his success as the most celebrated and inspiring scientist of his generation, taking in his family life and scientific breakthroughs. It offers a historical perspective on his achievements, and reveals how he turned a degenerative condition into his calling card and, perhaps, the source of his greatest triumphs.

Hawking: The Man, the Genius, and the Theory of Everything (Great Thinkers)

Biographies & Memoirs

Professionals & Academics

Sterling_Publishing

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein was conceived against the backdrop of rapid change in the scientific world. And the science that inspired it is almost as strange as the novel itself. Shelley grew up surrounded by several of Europe's prominent scientific thinkers and was familiar with experimentation into reanimation of corpses as well as the heated debate over "the elixir of life". She was a frequent visitor to St Bart's operating theatre, where spectators witnessed surgery performed without anaesthetic. Her monster was born in an era of bodysnatching, dissections and the philosophy of Vitalism. 
This book offers an engrossing insight into the world of science in late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth-century Europe, through the prism of the seminal science fiction novel. Illustrated with line drawings and colour plates, it reveals how the monster was conceived, suggests the real-life basis for Victor Frankenstein and describes in vivid detail the experiments that might have led to the Creature's birth. It also looks at incarnations of the monster since the book was published and modern interpretations of the "mad scientist", as well as looking ahead to permanent bionic limbs, implants and other wonders.

Gothic Science

Literature & Fiction

History & Criticism

Andre Deutsch Ltd.

From Science Fiction to Science Fact

Science & Math

Technology

Drawing on historical records and firsthand observations from the annals of exploration, the authors index a wide range of fantastical creatures, humanoid races, and terrifying monsters, sharing whatever illustrations and photographs they could unearth. 20,000 first printing.

A Natural History of the Unnatural World: Discover What Cryptozoology Can Teach Us about Over One Hundred Fabulous and Legendary Creatures That Inhabit Earth, Sea and Sky

Cryptozoological

Encyclopedias & Subject Guides

Thomas Dunne Books

PHOBIAPEDIA is an encyclopedia of all the things we fear the most, from more common fears like spiders (Arachnophobia), heights (Acrophobia), and confined spaces (Claustrophobia) to the strange and unusual like dust (Koniophobia) and the color yellow (Xanthophobia). From their fascinating names to their fearsome effects, PHOBIAPEDIA explores all aspects of the things that make us shiver and scream. You'll learn what makes us fear them and why sometimes it's not such a bad idea to be scared. Packed with amazing images and filled with facts and figures, here at your fingertips is the truth behind the scariest things on the planet.

Phobiapedia

Children's Books

Animals

Scholastic Paperbacks

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. An introduction to common fears includes coverage of such phobias as spiders, heights, and confined spaces, revealing their scientific names, psychological effects, and why such things cause fear.

Phobiapedia (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)

Turtleback

For general knowledge and trivia buffs and for people who want to know something about everything, Whitaker's Almanack Little Book of Everything contains an assortment of fascinating facts and figures covering the Universe, the World, Human Endeavour and General Reference in a handy-sized format. Containing everything from points of a compass to space travel and tallest buildings to time zones, this edition is an invaluable source of information providing a wealth of facts, figures and illustrations - perfect for all the family. Contents: The Universe; the Solar System; The World; Countries; Natural Wonders; The Human Body; Human Endeavour; Firsts; General Reference; Travel and Outdoors; Animals

Whitaker's Almanack : Little Book of Everything

A C Black Publishers Ltd

Newton's Notebook is a biography of the great man, but a biography with a difference. As you would expect, it provides a full and detailed account of Newton's life and discoveries, but it is written, designed and illustrated to look like - as the title suggests - a personal notebook or journal.By mining the rich sources of his own journals and incorporating a wide range of quotations and primary sources, Newton's Notebook brings its subject to life more vividly than any ordinary history book or biography, revealing the man who 'discovered' gravity. Additional chapters examine Newton's early life and education, his achievements in mathematics and optics, the publication of the Principia and the long-term impact of his revolutionary theories.

Newton's Notebook

The History Press LTD

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