Science : Reference

"Derived from the content of the respected McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, Sixth Edition, each title provides thousands of definiti......

Derived from the content of the respected McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, Sixth Edition, each title provides thousands of definitio......

"Derived from the content of the respected McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, Sixth Edition, each title provides thousands of definiti......

Derived from the content of the respected McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms Sixth Edition, each title provides thousands of definition......

Sedges are among the world's most diverse and ecologically important plant families, with almost two hundred species in Wisconsin alone. These grass-like pla......

This dictionary provides an essential source of information on all aspects of the environment by including the basic scientific terms and concepts as well as......

"The Researcher's Toolkit" is a practical rather than an academic text for all those undertaking, perhaps for the first time, small-scale research. Written b......

Practical Plant Identification is an essential guide to identifying flowering plant families (wild or cultivated) in the northern hemisphere. Details of plan......

This investigation of the overwhelming appeal of quantification in the modern world discusses the development of cultural meanings of objectivity over two ce......

Interesting anecdotes and engaging tales make science fun, meaningful, and accessible. Separating sense from nonsense and fact from myth, these essays cover ......

Life itself and today's hottest science are examined in The Handy Biology Answer Book. From the newsworthy (What are stem cells? What is genetically modified......

Today the theory of evolution by natural selection and the science of genetics are the twin keys to our understanding of how life on earth came about. Yet wh......

Man’s quest for speed is driven by two ambitions. One is the competitive urge to excel — to go as fast as possible by any available means, and pr......

Science fiction is the playground of the imagination. If you are interested in science or fascinated with the future then science fiction is where you explor......

Delves into the world of ideas, explores the spell mathematics casts on our lives, and helps you discover mathematics where you least expect it. Be spellboun......

What is it like to be a researcher or a scientist? For young people, including graduate students and junior faculty members in universities, how can they ide......

Success in Innovation tackles its subject from a novel perspective: instead of focusing on factors for success, it specifically examines the factors for fail......

A brilliant book celebrating improbability as the engine that drives life, by the acclaimed author of The Selfish Gene and The Blind Watchmaker.The human eye......

In this exuberant book, the best-selling author Natalie Angier distills the scientific canon to the absolute essentials, delivering an entertaining and inspi......

The Princeton Guide to Ecology is a concise, authoritative one-volume reference to the field's major subjects and key concepts. Edited by eminent ecologist S......