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Here is the latest edition of this essential guide to mathematics, an authoritative reference book and timeline that explores the work of history's greatest mathematicians. These include the teasing genius of Pierre de Fermat, who said he knew the answers but rarely gave them up, the helpful guidance of Fibonacci, whose 13th-century compendium for bookkeepers proved to be a valuable tool for the most high-minded mathematicians, and the fractal pattern discovered by Waclaw Sierpinski now used to plan the route a mailman takes. With a glimpse of the abstract landscapes of infinite numbers and multi-dimensional shapes that these incredible minds explore, we can begin to get beyond school-day sums and understand the true power of mathematics.

• 100 milestone facts reveal the greatest mathematical breakthroughs through the eyes of the people who made them.
• Authoritative text, historical imagery, and helpful diagrams are combined with stories and everyday examples to make the complex mathematics accessible to everyone.
• Includes a 12-page foldout Timeline poster which stretches out to 8.5 feet (2.6 meters) long.

Here is the essential guide to computers, an authoritative reference book and timeline about the most powerful tools ever devised. Computing has been the sharp end of cutting-edge technology for a generation and it now permeates all our lives. But to many computer science remains something of a mystery. Our story begins long before the silicon chip, when the pinnacle of binary code was found in the Chinese I-Ching, when Algorithm was a man from Baghdad, and when Lord Byron's daughter wrote the first software--in ink. Above all the first computers were humans, but today they are anything but. Our journey hacks through the jargon jungle of blockchains, botnets, and bitcoins, to arrive at the latest computing technologies, which will no doubt be changing our world all over again.

• Contains chronological articles that tell the story of computers through 100 discoveries and inventions.
• A guide to computer science demystifies the subject, setting out the basics with light-hearted text and simple diagrams.
• Includes biographies of the great computer scientists, such as Babbage, Turing, and Berners-Lee.
• A series of infographics presenting the mind-boggling facts and figures of modern computing at a glance also boosts the contents for all readers.
• Includes a 12-page foldout Timeline poster which stretches out to 8.5 feet (2.6 meters) long.

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Here is the latest edition of this essential guide to engineering, an authoritative reference book and timeline about how technology has given shape to our civilization. Engineering predates humanity; Homo habilis was knapping hand axes from fist-sized flints more than a thousand centuries before the dawn of modern humans. Admittedly the development of technology was slow back then--but we've made up for lost time since. Striding from the Stone Age to Silicon Valley in 100 steps, we will see how our inventors have seized every scientific breakthrough, new material, and better understanding to improve daily life and expand the scope of civilization. From reshaping rivers and containing the forces of nature to constructing artificial lifeforms and perhaps one day even taming alien planets, engineers think big. These men and women of action make our world.

• A guide to each field of engineering and the materials they employ gives an insight into their achievements, their limits, and what might come next.
• Includes biographies of the great engineers, such as Archimedes, Tesla, and Watt, showing the inspirations that lay behind their goals.
• A graphical representation of engineering milestones, showing the first, biggest, and fastest from across the field boosts the contents for all readers.
• Includes a 12-page fold-out Timeline poster - stretches out to 8.5 feet (2.6 meters) long.

Offering a fascinating glimpse into the secretive inner world of the samurai, the Hagakure remained closely guarded and was shown only to a chosen few for more than a century. This was a culture in which death was embraced, not as a morbid fascination, but as a method for eliminating fear. Yamamoto tells his readers how to foster courage, how to serve selflessly, how to become a skilled master of your own destiny, and how to infuse life with beauty while acknowledging its transience. Yamamoto's penetrating insights and profound aphorisms reflect important moral principles that still apply to us today.

This masterpiece, preserved for generations in northern Kyushu by warrior chiefs as moral and practical instruction for themselves and their samurai retainers, is now presented in this beautifully illustrated edition that will enlighten anyone with an interest in Japanese culture and world literature.

Here is the latest edition of this essential guide to the Periodic Table, an authoritative reference book and timeline with at-a-glance information for every element. The Periodic Table, set out by Dmitri Mendeleev in 1869, is the result of centuries of accumulated knowledge. It is a powerful yet elegant tool that opens a window onto the very stuff of nature - stars, rocks, life, and more -and it shows us the way to make ever smarter technologies. One hundred ponderables, the puzzles solved and inspirations reached, tell the story of how the Periodic Table came to be. The journey begins just as the first cities are forming and follows the contributions made by philosophers, alchemists, industrialists, and great scientists. It ends with the synthesis of superheavy elements never seen before on Earth - and an understanding of how the universe really works.

• 100 milestone facts reveal the chronological history of how the weighty problems in the world of chemistry led to great discoveries.
• Authoritative but lively text, first-hand imagery, and explanatory illustrations set out the reasoning behind the Periodic Table, bringing the elements into clear focus.
• Includes a 12-page fold-out Timeline poster - stretches out to 8.5 feet (2.6 meters) long.

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Here is the latest edition of this essential guide to physics, an authoritative reference book and timeline that examines the foundations upon which all scientific knowledge rests. Without physics, everything else--from astronomy to zoology-- would be meaningless conjecture. Our journey begins with the first attempts to understand reality, Mother Nature--or as the ancient Greeks called it, physis. Follow the journey through history as great scientists, such as Thales, Galileo, Feynman, and many others, gradually unpick the fabric of the Universe revealing an array of fundamental forces, intangible particles and indestructible energy. Today, physics discoveries make headline news as we all grapple with the fresh mysteries of the Higgs boson, supersymmetry, and dark energy. The boundaries of physics are on the move once again. What new truths will be revealed next?

• Contains 100 chronological articles that tell the story of physics from the dawn of history to the present day.
• Authoritative text, exciting imagery, and helpful diagrams accompany each of the steps along the way.
• Biographies of great physicists and a chart of the Standard Model particles boosts the contents for all readers.
• A simple physics guide draws together current understanding to set out the basics of the science.
• Includes a 12-page fold-out Timeline poster - stretches out to 8.5 feet (2.6 meters) long.

The word 'mathematics' comes from the Greek word mathema, meaning knowledge or learning. And indeed mathematics is at the heart of almost all processes and patterns that occur in the modern world. Yet many still find the discipline hard to fathom. Fibonacci's Rabbits solves this problem in bite-sized 'hops', describing the 50 most critical discoveries and revolutionary moments in the history of mathematics from Ancient Greece to the present day.

- Lucid exploration of the story of mathematics through an examination of 50 of its greatest discoveries
- Fully illustrated throughout, featuring clear explanations of the context, procedures, results and implications of each discovery
- The discoveries cover a broad range of topical concerns
- Part of the Great Experiments Series

Who isn't fascinated by dinosaurs?
These strange reptiles have awed us ever since their fossils were first identified as the bones of creatures from the distant past.

For millions of years, dinosaurs ruled the prehistoric world. And now, millions of years after their mass extinction, they continue to rule our imaginations.

But how did dinosaurs live, what did they eat, how did they move about, and what were the differences between their families? Fossil expert and consultant to the Jurassic World movie franchise Riley Black answers all these questions and more for 72 specific dinosaurs. There's also an introduction to the different prehistoric periods of dinosaur development, and a guide to the various groups of dinosaurs.

The astonishing illustrations are by Riccardo Frapiccini, who has combined his photographic, engineering and drawing skills to produce original pictures of the lost species as though they were face-to-face with the reader.

The latest research offered in a lively manner that will appeal to young and old alike, this book is for everyone who is fascinated by dinosaurs. And that's all of us.

This celebration of the typewriter covers what a platen knob is, why QUERTY won out over other arrangements of keys, which authors loved (or loathed) their typewriters, and much more.

• A gift book with yellowed paper and typewriter fonts for a cool vintage look
• Timeline of the typewriter features key models
• Foreword by Paul Schweitzer of Gramercy Typewriter Co.

From Galileo's stargazing to quantum teleportation, Newton's work with optics to the splitting of the atom, Schrödinger's Cat tells the story of physics through fifty of its greatest experiments. Featuring engaging writing and clear explanations, Schrödinger's Cat introduces the reader to the scientific experiments that have shaped the modern world.

• Lucid exploration of the story of physics for the interested layperson
• Author is a well-known, award-winning science communicator and historian
• Part of the Great Experiments Series

Each kit comes with an actual cup and saucer and 96-page illustrated book explaining how to interpret the patterns you will find in your cup, as well as explaining the meanings of over 200 of the signs and symbols you are likely to see in the leaves when making a reading. The explanations accompanying these signs and symbols allow you to relate them to real events and future possibilities, providing clear insights which can be startlingly accurate: a heart near the rim of the cup means that love is not far away; a horse indicates the need for strength and patience; a cake may signify a celebration or a party. So, have a cup of tea and see what the leaves have to say about your future.

Here is the essential guide to the history of technology, an authoritative reference book and timeline that examines how tools have built our civilization, changed our environment, and could even alter our species. The term technology is frequently associated with modernity and the possibilities of the future. However, we have been using technologies since before the dawn of history. Even then we were machine builders. A neolithic hand axe is a wedge-shaped cutter that works in essentially the same way as a razor blade, while a potter's wheel is the same as the gear transmission of a Formula-1 car. The difference is simply the application of novel materials, and the many ages of technology are closely linked to them-- bronze, iron, steel, glass, silicon... What will be the materials of tomorrow's technology? Superconductors that carry current with perfect efficiency, smart materials that alter their shapes to suit the conditions, or nanorobots built from just a few dozen atoms, that work unseen everywhere, even inside our bodies? Where will Generative AI take us? Only time, and a lot of invention, will tell.

• Contains 100 chronological articles that tell the story of technology from the dawn of history to the present day.
• Authoritative text, exciting imagery and helpful diagrams accompany each of the steps along the way.
• Biographies of great inventors boosts the contents for all readers.
• Includes a 12-page fold-out Timeline History of Technology poster - stretches out to 8.5 feet (2.6 meters) long.

Curious about what makes America amazing? Embark on a journey across the USA, learning what makes each state worth a visit, including cool festivals, thrilling rides, odd roadside attractions, natural wonders, and haunted spots.

Arranged alphabetically, The Awesome 50 States takes readers from the mountains of Maine to the coasts of California, stopping along the way at every weird and wonderful place a kid could imagine, including:

• New Jersey's Kingda Ka, the tallest roller coaster in the world, which reaches 128 mph
• A bed-and-breakfast housed in a big beagle statue in Cottonwood, Idaho
• A creepy doll said to be possessed by an evil spirit in Key West, Florida
• Bucking broncos at the world's oldest rodeo in Prescott, Arizona
• The 24-layer chocolate cake at Las Vegas's Strip House in Nevada
• Digging for jewels in Arkansas's Crater of Diamonds State Park

• the funniest town names
• a bad joke about each state
• unique foods
• and the nerdy facts necessary for school reports

Sure, you know that the oceans are full of big sea creatures, but did you know that it has some of the biggest living animals on Earth? You can find them among the 40 pages of The Big Book of Sea Creatures.

It's also got plenty of small creatures -- some even smaller than your thumb. You'll find them hiding among the pages of The Small Book of Tiny Sea Creatures. Come and meet them all!

As practitioners of vegetarianism, nonviolence and tolerance and through their liberal attitude towards women, the Cathars gained support from the French nobility and were popular with the peasants and artisans. Their presence moved the Church to start the Inquisition and launched the Albigensian Crusade -- the first to be directed against fellow Christians . This erased any traces of the Cathars, and it was the first instance of European genocide.

This beautifully illustrated volume by the leading author on the subject unveils the mysteries surrounding the Cathars, their links with the Knights Templar, the Troubadours, and the search for the Holy Grail -- and draws stunning parallels with the present-day persecution of minorities around the world.

The unveiling of increasingly intelligent robots had become a near daily occurrence when NASA revealed the robotic 'bee' helpers it was sending to the International Space Station in 2019. NASA's Bees explores this and 49 more of the most groundbreaking discoveries and advances across the surprisingly long history of robotics and the closely related field of artificial intelligence.

From the mechanical men of ancient legend to Tesla's self-driving cars, Nasa's Bees charts the fascinating evolution of the idea of using intelligent man-made or synthetic objects to fulfill our needs. It is a thorough and accessible guide to the history of some of the fastest growing areas of scientific research today.

Lucid exploration of the story of robotics through an examination of 50 of its greatest discoveries and advances
- Fully illustrated throughout, with lively illustrations that illuminate the discoveries
- The discoveries cover a broad range of topical concerns, exploring the benefits of each advance and its potential impact on our daily lives as well as the future of the field
- Part of the Great Experiments Series

Algebra to Calculus: Unlocking Math's Amazing Power tells the story of algebra and calculus to explore the surprising, fascinating and sometimes mind-boggling evolution of mathematics through the ages.

How do you make a decision with numbers? You have to use a kind of math called Boolean algebra. It's a little strange because it only ever uses two numbers 1 or 0, and 1+1 always equals 1. Despite this weirdness, this algebra is used to create the nanoscale circuits in every microchip.

Do you want to know more? Written to engage, entertain and enthuse readers young and old, Algebra to Calculus: Unlocking Math's Amazing Power takes an entirely new approach to the wonderful world of mathematics. Along the way, readers will meet with geniuses, such as Diophantus and Newton, who figured out how to turn math problems into general techniques that worked whatever the situation. Readers will not only learn how computer chips process their programs, but also how a smartphone knows where it is, what the link is between snowflakes, cannonballs and wine barrels, and how Carl Gauss figured out how to add up all the numbers between 1 and 100 in less than a minute when he was just 10 years old Algebra to Calculus: Unlocking Math's Amazing Power shows there is a lot more going on than just x + y = z.

Psychology is is part of the bestselling 100 Ponderables series which tackles STEM subjects by partnering lively text about significant milestones with stunning illustrations. Every book includes a timeline/chart poster which puts these milestones in historical context. Perfect for smart kids and curious adults!

In the last few decades, art has moved from the museums and art galleries to the streets. Visionary artists, gifted with breath- taking expressiveness, have utilized featureless and abandoned spaces of everyday life and converted them into a new artistic palette for expressing their ideas. In this context, this new art breaks the mold and speaks directly to a now- global audience without intermediaries or filters. Social themes, political criticism, and poetry materialize on a bridge, on the facade of an old building or between the railings of a courtyard. Chris Versteeg provides a detailed historical introduction to street art and graffiti, from its origins to the main trends through which it is expressed: from graffiti to sticker art, from tagging to character, and including stencil art. Thanks to the interviews by Alessandra Mattanza, the reader is provided access to twenty of the most representative exponents of the latest street-art scene. These artists tell their story and introduce the readers to the rationale and the ideas from which they draw inspiration.

Here are more than 40 of the best train journeys in the world that will appeal to railroad enthusiasts as well as armchair travelers!
These journeys include:

• Fascinating destinations and routes
• Tourist lines as well as commuter trains
• Luxury travel with five-star hotel services
• Train travel in remote areas in the world
• Travel for all budgets and ages

Each train journey provides:

• Unusual or unique elements of the train
• Scenic images along each route
• Historical and technical notes
• Mapping of each route
• Practical tips and information