Best Scientists Of All Time - April 2024

A Brief History of Time

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA landmark volume in science writing by one of the great minds of our time, Stephen Hawking’s book explores such profound questions as: How did the universe begin—and what made its start possible? Does time always flow forward? Is the universe unending—or are there boundaries? Are there other dimensions in space? What will happen when it all ends?Told in language we all can understand, A Brief History of Time plunges into the exotic realms of black holes and quarks, of antimatter and “arrows of time,” of the big bang and a bigger God—where the possibilit... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0553380168
• ASIN: 0553380168
• ISBN: 9780553380163
• Brand: Bantam Books
• Manufacturer: Bantam

Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife

The #1 New York Times bestselling account of a neurosurgeon's own near-death experience—for readers of 7 Lessons from Heaven. Thousands of people have had near-death experiences, but scientists have argued that they are impossible. Dr. Eben Alexander was one of those scientists. A highly trained neurosurgeon, Alexander knew that NDEs feel real, but are simply fantasies produced by brains under extreme stress.Then, Dr. Alexander’s own brain was attacked by a rare illness. The part of the brain that controls thought and emotion—and in essence makes us human—shut down completely. For seve... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1451695195
• ASIN: 1451695195
• ISBN: 1451695195
• Brand: Simon & Schuster
• Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster

The Lost City of the Monkey God: A True Story

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Times} p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Times New Roman'} The #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller, named one of the best books of the year by The Boston Globe and National Geographic: acclaimed journalist Douglas Preston takes readers on a true adventure deep into the Honduran rainforest in this riveting narrative about the discovery of a lost civilization -- culminating in a stunning medical mystery.Since the days of conquistador Hernán Cortés, rumors have circulated about a lost city of immense wea... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1455540013
• ASIN: 1455540013
• ISBN: 1455540013
• Brand: Grand Central Publishing
• Manufacturer: Grand Central Publishing

Isaac Newton: The Greatest Scientist of All Time (Great Minds of Science)

A biography of the seventeenth-century English scientist who formulated the theory of gravity.

• ASIN: 089490681X
• ASIN: 089490681X
• ISBN: 089490681X
• Brand: Brand: Enslow Publishers
• Manufacturer: Enslow Pub Inc

TIME: The 100 Most Influential People of All Time

In this mesmerizing book, TIME chronicles the fascinating lives and revolutionary times of history's 100 Most Infl uential People. Here are royals and revolutionaries, spiritual leaders and scientists, artists and explorers, philosophers and philanthropists. Here are heroes and villains, Christ and the Buddha, Galileo and Einstein, Joan of Arc and Alexander the Great, Aristotle and Jefferson. Here are the individuals whose lives shaped the destinies of millions and changed history in its flight.

• ASIN: 1603209972
• ASIN: 1603209972
• ISBN: 1603209972
• Brand: Time Home Entertainment
• Manufacturer: Time

Frankenstein: Annotated for Scientists, Engineers, and Creators of All Kinds (The MIT Press)

The original 1818 text of Mary Shelley's classic novel, with annotations and essays highlighting its scientific, ethical, and cautionary aspects.Mary Shelley's Frankenstein has endured in the popular imagination for two hundred years. Begun as a ghost story by an intellectually and socially precocious eighteen-year-old author during a cold and rainy summer on the shores of Lake Geneva, the dramatic tale of Victor Frankenstein and his stitched-together creature can be read as the ultimate parable of scientific hubris. Victor, “the modern Prometheus,” tried to do what he perhaps should have ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0262533286
• ASIN: 0262533286
• ISBN: 0262533286
• Brand: MIT
• Manufacturer: The MIT Press

Brief Answers to the Big Questions

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The world-famous cosmologist and author of A Brief History of Time leaves us with his final thoughts on the biggest questions facing humankind.“Hawking’s parting gift to humanity . . . a book every thinking person worried about humanity’s future should read.”—NPRNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Forbes • The Guardian • Wired Stephen Hawking was the most renowned scientist since Einstein, known both for his groundbreaking work in physics and cosmology and for his mischievous sense of humor. He educated millions of readers about the origi... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1984819194
• ASIN: 1984819194
• ISBN: 1984819194
• Manufacturer: Bantam

A Short History of Nearly Everything

One of the world’s most beloved writers and bestselling author of One Summer takes his ultimate journey—into the most intriguing and intractable questions that science seeks to answer.In A Walk in the Woods, Bill Bryson trekked the Appalachian Trail—well, most of it. In A Sunburned Country, he confronted some of the most lethal wildlife Australia has to offer. Now, in his biggest book, he confronts his greatest challenge: to understand—and, if possible, answer—the oldest, biggest questions we have posed about the universe and ourselves. Taking as territory everything from the Big Ban... [Read More]

• ASIN: 076790818X
• ASIN: 076790818X
• ISBN: 076790818X
• Brand: Bryson, Bill
• Manufacturer: Broadway Books

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Now an HBO® Film starring Oprah Winfrey and Rose Byrne#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERHer name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor black tobacco farmer whose cells—taken without her knowledge in 1951—became one of the most important tools in medicine, vital for developing the polio vaccine, cloning, gene mapping, and more. Henrietta's cells have been bought and sold by the billions, yet she remains virtually unknown, and her family can't afford health insurance. This phenomenal New York Times bestseller tells a riveting story of the collision between ethic... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1400052181
• ASIN: 1400052181
• ISBN: 9781400052189
• Brand: Brand: Crown
• Manufacturer: Broadway Books

The Book of Life: A Novel (All Souls Trilogy)

The #1 New York Times bestselling series finale and sequel to A Discovery of Witches and Shadow of Night.  Look for the hit TV series “A Discovery of Witches” airing Sundays on AMC and BBC America, and streaming on Sundance Now and Shudder.Bringing the magic and suspense of the All Souls Trilogy to a deeply satisfying conclusion, this highly anticipated finale went straight to #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. In The Book of Life, Diana and Matthew time-travel back from Elizabethan London to make a dramatic return to the present—facing new crises and old enemies. At Ma... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0143127527
• ASIN: 0143127527
• ISBN: 0143127527
• Brand: Penguin Books
• Manufacturer: Penguin Books

Science: Most Successful Scientists of all Time. (Quotes Book)

Most Successful scientists of all TimeScientists are important for the world because they help people understand the way the world works in very specific ways. Human beings have spent a lot of time figuring out how to stay alive and be happy, and science has been a powerful tool for staying alive, though it doesn't always make us happy. Science is one particular way of looking at the universe. It's a system of thought, a way in which we can organize what we know to better understand the way things work.In a way, scientists are like fortune tellers. The goal of the scientist is to understand ho... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1986435695
• ASIN: 1986435695
• ISBN: 1986435695
• Manufacturer: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Wrinkle in Time / Wind in the Door / Swiftly Tiltling Planet

Fifty years ago, Madeleine L'Engle introduced the world to A Wrinkle in Time and the wonderful and unforgettable characters Meg and Charles Wallace Murry, and their friend Calvin O'Keefe. Now their first three adventures are together in one volume. In the Newbery Award winner A Wrinkle in Time, the children learn that Mr. Murry has been captured by the Dark Thing, and they must time travel to Camazotz to save him. Now a major motion picture!In A Wind in the Door, Meg, Calvin and Mr. Jenkins (their grade school principal) must travel inside C.W. and battle to save Charles's life―as well as th... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1250003431
• ASIN: 1250003431
• ISBN: 1250003431
• Brand: Square Fish
• Manufacturer: Square Fish

The Girl With All the Gifts

In the ruins of civilization, a young girl's kindness and capacity for love will either save humanity -- or wipe it out in this USA Today bestselling thriller Joss Whedon calls "heartfelt, remorseless, and painfully human."Melanie is a very special girl. Dr Caldwell calls her "our little genius." Every morning, Melanie waits in her cell to be collected for class. When they come for her, Sergeant keeps his gun pointed at her while two of his people strap her into the wheelchair. She thinks they don't like her. She jokes that she won't bite, but they don't laugh. The Girl With All the Gifts is a... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0316334758
• ASIN: 0316334758
• ISBN: 0316334758
• Brand: Orbit
• Manufacturer: Orbit

The Battle of Hood and Bismarck: The Sinking of History's Greatest Warships

• ASIN: B00WTW5MV4
• ASIN: B00WTW5MV4

Chemists Have All The Solutions: Blank 5x5 grid squared engineering graph paper journal to write in - quadrille coordinate notebook for math and science students

5 x 5 graph paper, also known as coordinate, quadrille, quad, grid or squared paper has five squares per inch. It is often used for drawing two dimensional graphs, writing mathematical formulas and functions for teens and adults. It can also be useful for design projects, engineer planning, playing strategic board and pen / pencil games, artist sketches, programmer notes and other creative plans. Are you a science geek, student or teacher professor looking for a fun nerdy design? If so then the nerd lover in you will love this witty and funny Chemistry design. Proudly use it as a pharmacist, d... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1087339758
• ASIN: 1087339758
• ISBN: 1087339758
• Manufacturer: Independently published

All Time Best Soups

A perfect soup recipe is one you make forever--it is comforting, nourishing, the very essence of flavor. In this handsome, focused cookbook, the experts at Cooks Illustrated boil the world of soups down to the

• UPC: 51330541
• Rating: 5.0

The 125 Best Brain Teasers of All Time : A Mind-Blowing Challenge of Math, Logic, and Wordplay

Solve history's greatest puzzles with this classic collection of brain teasers from The Best Brain Teasers of All Time.The best brain teasers are those that have challenged and captivated the attention of puzzle lovers throughout

• UPC: 391173498

Who's Better, Who's Best in Basketball? : MR STATS Sets the Record Straight on the Top 50 NBA Players of All Time

ABC and ESPNUs "Mr. Stats" ranks the NBAUs greatest players of all time in this provocative and comprehensive

• UPC: 28323401

Crockpot Recipes : The Top 100 Best Slow Cooker Recipes of All Time

Would you love to have delicious and healthy meals with little effort? Whether you want to (1) discover 100 of the best crockpot recipes of all time, (2) create delicious meals with little effort, or

• UPC: 570068207

150 All-Time Favorite Crochet Blocks : Make All the Best Blocks in Beautiful Stitches, Colors & Yarns

Provides row-by-row instructions for creating one hundred and fifty different crochet blocks with directions for combining blocks to create projects that include blankets, cushions, and

• UPC: 44979831
• Color: 150 All-Time Favorite Crochet BlocksOther

How to Play Your Best Golf All the Time

9780684813790

• UPC: 25950397
• Rating: 4.0

Down to the Last Pitch : How the 1991 Minnesota Twins and Atlanta Braves Gave Us the Best World Series of All Time

From acclaimed author Tim Wendel, the behind-the-headlines story of the Best World Series Ever, and the watershed season that propelled two of baseball s worst teams to dominance and ushered in baseball s modern era.

• UPC: 42083555
• Rating: 4.0

The 100 Best Poems of All Time

An anthology of poetry from around the world includes works by Homer, Dante, Shakespeare, Keats, Poe, both Brownings, Dickinson, Eliot, Neruda, Plath, and Angelou, as well as poems and songs that have entered popular

• UPC: 1071285
• Rating: 4.0

Crockpot Recipes : The Top 100 Best Slow Cooker Recipes of All Time

Would you love to have delicious and healthy meals with little effort? Whether you want to (1) discover 100 of the best crockpot recipes of all time, (2) create delicious meals with little effort, or

• UPC: 832766173

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• UPC: 153374491