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The World as We Know It The World as We Know It: From Natural Philosophy to Modern Science Peter Dear

From the award-winning author of Revolutionizing the Sciences, a monumental historical account of how we came to see the world through the lens of science

The Essential Einstein: Public Writings The Essential Einstein: Public Writings Albert Einstein

The ultimate collection of Einstein鈥檚 public writings on everything from religion and art to pacifism and the atomic bomb

The Essential Einstein: Scientific Writings The Essential Einstein: Scientific Writings Albert Einstein

The ultimate collection of Einstein鈥檚 scientific writings on everything from statistical mechanics to general relativity

The Wake of HMS Challenger The Wake of HMS Challenger: How a Legendary Victorian Voyage Tells the Story of Our Oceans' Decline Gillen D鈥橝rcy Wood

A scientific adventure story that dramatizes how profoundly our oceans have changed over the past 150 years

At the Threshold of the Image At the Threshold of the Image: From Narcissus to Virtual Reality Andrea Pinotti

An exploration of the impact of immersive experiences on visual practices from cave painting to virtual reality

Mythopedia Mythopedia: A Brief Compendium of Natural History Lore Adrienne Mayor

From acclaimed folklorist and historian Adrienne Mayor, an enchanting collection of the ancient myths that emerged out of the wonders鈥攁nd disasters鈥攐f the natural world

Wound Man Wound Man: The Many Lives of a Surgical Image Jack Hartnell

A spectacularly illustrated history of an enigmatic surgical diagram

How to Change a Memory How to Change a Memory: One Neuroscientist鈥檚 Quest to Alter the Past Steve Ramirez

A disarmingly personal account of the new science of memory manipulation by one of today鈥檚 leading pioneers in the field