The commercialization of research is one of the most significant contemporary features of US higher
education, yet we know surprisingly little about how scientists perceive and experience commercial rewards. A Fractured Profession is the first book to systematically examine the ...
In Big Ecology, David C. Coleman documents his historically fruitful ecological collaborations in the early
years of studying large ecosystems in the United States. As Coleman explains, the concept of the ecosystem—a local biological community and its interactions with its ...
Amazing as it might sound, ornithologists are still discovering, on average, five or six bird
species that are completely new to science each year. What's more, these aren't all just obscure brown birds on tiny islands— witness the bizarre Bare-faced ...
The Brooklyn Bridge, London's Tower Bridge, San Francisco's Golden Gate--bridges can be breathtakingly monumental structures,
magnificent works of art, and vital arteries that make life vastly easier. In Bridges, eminent structural engineer David Blockley takes readers on a fascinating guided ...
David's Gifts is a fictional story of a young family dealing with a genius child
and growing up coping with the eccentricities of a very bright and questioning mind. David's forceful questioning leads them to their minister who has some ...
Our planet is a magnet. All magnets have north and south poles. Inside, You'll Find:
How electricity and magnetism work together; A timeline, photos, activities-and how to create electricity yourself; Surprising True facts that will shock and amaze you!
With the popularity of crime dramas like CSI focusing on forensic science, and increasing numbers
of police and prosecutors making wide-spread use of DNA, high-tech science seems to have become the handmaiden of law enforcement. But this is a myth,asserts ...
Hermann von Helmholtz was a towering figure of nineteenth-century scientific and intellectual life. Best known
for his achievements in physiology and physics, he also contributed to other disciplines such as ophthalmology, psychology, mathematics, chemical thermodynamics, and meteorology. With Helmholtz: A ...
