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Biology: An Illustrated History of Life Science (Ponderables) by Tom Jackson
Category: No Category | Series: Ponderables
Hardcover with removable fold-out Timeline
Brain Ponderables by Tom Jackson
Category: No Category | Series: Ponderables Ser.
Here is the essential guide to the human brain, an authoritative reference book and timeline that examines the three pounds of matter inside our heads that does all our thinking for us. With 100 billion nerve cells joined by thousands more to every corner of the body, the brain is wired together with 10 ...Show more
Elements Ponderables by Tom Jackson
Category: Science | Series: Ponderables
NEW EDITION includes a 12-page removable fold-out Timeline History of the Periodic Table that's been updated through 2017, as well as an updated chart of the elements which includes the four latest additions to the Periodic Table (Tennessine, Nihonium, Moscovium, and Oganesson).
Engineering : An Illustrated History From Ancient Craft To Modern Technology by Tom Jackson
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From ancient aqueducts to soaring skyscrapers, explore engineering milestones over the centuries. Combining engaging text with captivating images and helpful diagrams, renowned science writer Tom Jackson guides readers through the history of Engineering in this engaging installment of the groundbreaking ...Show more
Philosophy (Ponderables) by Tom Jackson
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Here is the essential guide to philosophy. Philosophy: An Illustrated History of Thought is an authoritative yet fun reference book and timeline on the compilation of human knowledge. Both art and science attempt answers to the big questions -- what is truth, how to be good, and where did we come from? ...Show more
Physics Ponderables by Tom Jackson
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NEW EDITION includes a recently updated removable 12-page fold-out timeline that traces the history of physics from the very beginning all the way up to 2017.
Ponderables Computer Science: An Illustrated History of the World's Smartest Machines by Tom Jackson
Category: Kids Reference | Series: Ponderables Ser.
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. ...Show more
Ponderables Engineering: An Illustrated History From Ancient Craft to Modern Technology by Tom Jackson
Category: Kids Reference | Series: 100 Ponderables Ser.
Here is the essential guide to engineering, an authoritative reference book and timeline about how technology has given shape to our civilization. Here is the updated essential guide to engineering, an authoritative reference book and timeline about how technology has given shape to our civilisation. En ...Show more
Ponderables - Mathematics: An Illustrated History of Numbers
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Legend has it that the first magic square, where all lines and diagonals add up to the same figure, was revealed more than 2,000 years ago when a river turtle appeared to have ancient Chinese numerals inscribed on sections of its shell. Patterns are everywhere in nature, and counting, measuring, and cal ...Show more
Ponderables Mathematics: An Illustrated History of Numbers by Tom Jackson
Category: Kids Reference | Series: 100 Ponderables Ser.
Here is the updated 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, who ...Show more
Psychology Ponderables by Tom Jackson
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Here is the essential guide to psychology, an authoritative reference book and timeline that examines how we learned to understand the mysteries of the human mind. Psychology is a young science. While great thinkers have pondered the nature of thought itself for centuries, the idea of using scientific ...Show more
Technology Ponderables - 100 Inventions That Changed History by Tom Jackson (Editor)
Category: Reference | Series: Ponderables Ser.
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 ...Show more