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Archimedes and the Fulcrum (The Big Idea) by Paul Strathern
$12.95 AUD
Category: Science | Series: Big Idea | Reading Level: From 2 to 99
One of a popular-science series presenting straightforward accounts of great discoveries. This is the story of Archimedes, who transformed early mathematics but is best known for his contributions to science. It describes how his work led to technological advances throughout history.
Bohr and Quantum Theory (The Big Idea) by Paul Strathern
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Category: Science | Series: Big Idea | Reading Level: From 2 to 99
Niels Bohr's discoveries in quantum theory led to advances in physics and our understanding of atomic structure. His work won for him the Nobel Prize in 1922. Yet his ideas continue to propel physics towards towards new discoveries. But what is quantum theory? Most of us do not understand even the basic ...Show more
Crick, Watson and DNA (The Big Idea) by Paul Strathern
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Category: Science | Series: Big Idea | Reading Level: From 2 to 99
The discovery of DNA - the building blocks of life - by Crick and Watson opened up an entirely new field of science. This account discusses the implications for the 20th century and beyond. "The Big Idea" series aims for a clear-cut presentation of complex and revolutionary scientific ideas.
Dark Brilliance: The Age of Reason from Descartes to Peter the Great by Paul Strathern
$36.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy, Politics & Current Affairs
Between the end of the Renaissance and the start of the Enlightenment, Europe lived through an era known as the Age of Reason. This was a period which saw advances in areas such as art, science, philosophy, political theory and economics. However, all this was achieved against a background of extreme ...Show more
Death in Florence: The Medici, Savonarola and the Battle for the Soul of the Renaissance by Paul Strathern
$19.99 AUD
Category: History
By the end of the fifteenth century, Florence was well established as the home of the Renaissance. As generous patrons to the likes of Botticelli and Michelangelo, the ruling Medici embodied the progressive humanist spirit of the age, and in Lorenzo the Magnificent they possessed a diplomat capable of g ...Show more
Death in Florence: The Medici, Savonarola and the Battle for the Soul of the Renaissance City by Paul Strathern
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Category: New Hardbacks
Galileo & The Solar System (The Big Idea) by Paul Strathern
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Category: Science | Series: Big Idea | Reading Level: From 2 to 99
At a moment of great discovery, one Big Idea can change the world...Galileo is often referred to as 'the father of modern science' and his contribution to modern psychics and astronomy, among other scientific fields, cannot be overstated. His discoveries shattered for ever humanity's ignorance about the ...Show more
Hawking and Black Holes (The Big Idea) by Paul Strathern
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Category: Science | Series: Big Idea | Reading Level: From 2 to 99
At a moment of great discovery, one Big Idea can change the world...Black holes have long been a topic of fascination, from pop culture to science fiction. Stephen Hawking's discoveries and research on black holes and cosmology have made him an academic celebrity and perhaps the best-known scientist of ...Show more
Napoleon in Egypt: 'The Greatest Glory' by Paul Strathern
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Category: History
Napoleon's invasion of Egypt in 1798 was the first attack on a Middle Eastern country by a Western power in modern times. With 335 ships and 40,000 men, it was the largest long-distance seaborne force the world had ever seen. But Napoleon's assault was intended to be much more than a colonial adventure, ...Show more
Newton and Gravity (The Big Idea) by Paul Strathern
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Category: Science | Series: Big Idea | Reading Level: From 2 to 99
An overview of the life and work of Isaac Newton, one of the most influential scientists the world has ever known, whose discoveries and theories have pervaded everyday life. "The Big Idea" series aims for a clear-cut presentation of complex and revolutionary scientific ideas.
Oppenheimer and the Bomb (The Big Idea) by Paul Strathern
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Category: Science | Series: Big Idea
A charismatic teacher who inspired a generation of physicists, Robert Oppenheimer, the subject of this brief biography, is remembered today as "the father of the atom bomb". It was his creation that brought a devastating end to World War II. The two bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki killed hundred ...Show more