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Einstein's Cosmos : How Albert Einstein's Vision Transformed Our Understanding of Space and Time by Michio Kaku

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  • ISBN-13: 9780393327007
  • Sales Rank: 64,188
  • Pub. Date: May 2005

In paperback for the centenary of the discovery of relativity, "a fresh and highly visual tour through Einstein's astonishing legacy" (Brian Greene).  More

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Reluctant Mr. Darwin : An Intimate Portrait of Charles Darwin and the Making of His Theory of Evolution (Great Discoveries Series) by David Quammen

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  • ISBN-13: 9780393329957
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  • Pub. Date: July 2007

"Quammen brilliantly and powerfully re-creates the 19th century naturalist's intellectual and spiritual journey." Los Angeles Times Book Review  More

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Georgian Star (Great Discoveries Series) by Michael Lemonick

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  • ISBN-13: 9780393065749
  • Sales Rank: 148,665
  • Pub. Date: November 2008

Responsible for the greatest advances in astronomy since Copernicus, William and Caroline Herschel forever transformed our view of the heavens.  More

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The Earth Moves : Galileo and the Roman Inquisition by Dan Hofstadter

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  • ISBN-13: 9780393066500
  • Sales Rank: 164,230
  • Pub. Date: May 2009

A cogent portrayal of the beginnings of modern science and a turning point in the evolution of the freedom of thought.  More

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Doctors' Plague : Germs, Childbed Fever, and the Strange Story of Ignac Semmelweis (Great Discoveries Series) by Sherwin B. Nuland

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  • ISBN-13: 9780393326253
  • Sales Rank: 171,131
  • Pub. Date: November 2004

"Riveting" ( Houston Chronicle ), "captivating" ( Discover ), and "compulsively readable" ( San Francisco Chronicle ).  More

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Man Who Knew Too Much : Alan Turing and the Invention of the Computer (Great Discoveries Series) by David Leavitt

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  • ISBN-13: 9780393329094
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  • Pub. Date: November 2006

A "skillful and literate" ( New York Times Book Review ) biography of the persecuted genius who helped create the modern computer.  More

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Einstein's Cosmos (Great Discoveries Series) by Michio Kaku, Edwin Barber (Editor) , Jess Cohen (Editor)

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  • ISBN-13: 9780393051650
  • Sales Rank: 293,019
  • Pub. Date: March 2004

A dazzling tour of the universe as Einstein saw it.  More

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Force of Nature : The Frontier Genius of Ernest Rutherford (Great Discoveries Series) by Richard Reeves

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  • ISBN-13: 9780393076042
  • Pub. Date: December 2008

"Starred Review. Reeves deploys his considerable writing skill in portraying Rutherford's personality ... capturing the full aspect of the man."- Booklist  More

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Force of Nature : The Frontier Genius of Ernest Rutherford (Great Discoveries Series) by Richard Reeves

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  • ISBN-13: 9780393333695
  • Sales Rank: 439,754
  • Pub. Date: December 2008

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The Georgian Star : How William and Caroline Herschel Revolutionized Our Understanding of the Cosmos by Michael Lemonick

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  • ISBN-13: 9780393072082
  • Pub. Date: December 2009

"A bright, shiny gift to popular-science collections."- Booklist  More

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