Discusses the basics of genetics and examines the influence of genes and environment on the development of the characteristics of an individual

Human Diversity (Scientific American Library Series)

Politics & Social Sciences

Lewontin, Richard

Sociology

Scientific American Books - W. H. Freeman & Co.

The Discovery of Subatomic Particles

This commentary on the discovery of the atom's constituents provides an historical account of key events in the physics of the twentieth century that led to the discoveries of the electron, proton and neutron. Steven Weinberg introduces the fundamentals of classical physics that played crucial roles in these discoveries. Connections are shown throughout the book between the historic discoveries of subatomic particles and contemporary research at the frontiers of physics, including the most current discoveries of new elementary particles. Steven Weinberg was Higgins Professor of Physics at Harvard before moving to The University of Texas at Austin, where he founded its Theory Group. At Texas he holds the Josey Regental Chair of Science and is a member of the Physics and Astronomy Departments. His research has spanned a broad range of topics in quantum field theory, elementary particle physics, and cosmology, and has been honored with numerous awards, including the Nobel Prize in Physics

Science & Math

WEINBERG, Steven

Physics

Summarizes current knowledge about the sun, moon, and planets, discusses the evolution of the solar system, and considers the origin of life on Earth

The Solar System - The Sun Planets And Life (Scientific American Library Series)

Smoluchowski, Roman

Covers pitch, resonance, scales, harmony, human hearing, loudness, masking, architectural acoustics, sound reproduction, timbre, and sound illusions

The Science Of Musical Sound (Scientific American Library Series)

Arts & Photography

Pierce, John Robinson

Music

Fossils And The History Of Life (Scientific American Library Series)

SIMPSON, George Gaylord

Considers the role of shape and size in natural selection, looks at growth, biological structure, and locomotion, and discusses the effect of scale on living organisms

On Size and Life

McMahon, Thomas

Bonner, John Tyler

Biological Sciences

Discusses human sight, depth, size and pattern perception, optical illusions, and perspective, and explains how the brain interprets visual information

Perception (Scientific American Library Series)

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Rock, Irvin

Psychology & Counseling

Examines the cell's outer and inner membranes, organelles, and nucleus, and explains how the ribosomes, nucleic acids, genes, and chromosomes work

A Guided Tour Of The Living Cell - Volume One (Scientific American Library Series)

Christian de Duve

The novelist and physicist C. P. Snow once remarked that not knowing the Second Law of thermodynamics was analogous to never having read a work of Shakespeare's. This profusproductely illustrated volume breaks down the mathematical barriers that have prevented many from understanding this fundamental principle of energy transformation and describes the origin, atomic basis, and wide-ranging applications of this central, unifying description of all natural change. Simply stated, the Second Law recognizes the intrinsic asymmetry in nature. Aspects of this asymmetry can be found all around us: hot objects cool, but cool objects do not spontaneously become hot; a bouncing ball comes to rest, but a stationary ball does not spontaneously begin to bounce. Oxford professor P. W. Atkins begins his examination of these seemingly random but vitally important phenomena with early observations of the steam engine and traces the deepening understanding that emerged when the atomic basis of the Law was established. He analyzes the Law from a modern viewpoint, enabling us to see how a single, simple idea encompasses all elements of natural change. Atkins explores this idea from its first recognition through its application in engines, refrigerators, and heat pumps to its role as the driving force of chemical reactions and, finally, to the emergence of the exquisitely ordered structures characteristic of life itself. Using striking computer graphics to develop a unified picture of nature, the author shows us how structures are built apparently out of chaos until we grasp the underlying, awesome simplicity of complexity. An appendix details how to program the generation of printouts of the concepts discussed.

The Second Law (Scientific American Library)

P.W ATKINS

A Guided Tour Of The Living Cell - Volume Two (Scientific American Library Series)

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