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27 produkter
Five Days in August
How World War II Became a Nuclear War
Inbunden, 2007
226 kr
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Most Americans believe that the Second World War ended because the two atomic bombs dropped on Japan forced it to surrender. Five Days in August boldly presents a different interpretation: that the military did not clearly understand the atomic bomb's revolutionary strategic potential, that the …
Pseudoscience
A Very Short Introduction
Häftad, 2023
121 kr
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Everyone has heard of the term "pseudoscience," typically used to describe something that looks like science, but is somehow false, misleading, or unproven. Many would be able to agree on a list of things that fall under its umbrella - astrology, phrenology, UFOlogy, creationism, and eugenics might …
Free Creations of the Human Mind
The Worlds of Albert Einstein
Av Diana Kormos Buchwald, Michael D. Gordin
Inbunden, 2025
171 kr
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A nuanced portrait of Albert Einstein, a world citizen pivotally engaged in politics, humanitarianism, and science.Albert Einstein (1879-1955) was the most influential scientist of the twentieth century, and his influence shows little sign of abating. His work comprises of much of today's …
On the Fringe
Where Science Meets Pseudoscience
Inbunden, 2021
203 kr
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Everyone has heard of the term "pseudoscience", typically used to describe something that looks like science, but is somehow false, misleading, or unproven. Many would be able to agree on a list of things that fall under its umbrella-- astrology, phrenology, UFOlogy, creationism, and eugenics might …
On the Fringe
Where Science Meets Pseudoscience
E-bok, 2021
154 kr
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Everyone has heard of the term "pseudoscience", typically used to describe something that looks like science, but is somehow false, misleading, or unproven. Many would be able to agree on a list of things that fall under its umbrella-- astrology, phrenology, UFOlogy, creationism, and eugenics might …
On the Fringe
Where Science Meets Pseudoscience
E-bok, 2021
158 kr
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Everyone has heard of the term "pseudoscience", typically used to describe something that looks like science, but is somehow false, misleading, or unproven. Many would be able to agree on a list of things that fall under its umbrella-- astrology, phrenology, UFOlogy, creationism, and eugenics might …
Free Creations of the Human Mind
The Worlds of Albert Einstein
Av Michael D. Gordin, Diana Kormos Buchwald
E-bok, 2025
92 kr
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A nuanced portrait of Albert Einstein, a world citizen pivotally engaged in politics, humanitarianism, and science. Albert Einstein (1879-1955) was the most influential scientist of the twentieth century, and his influence shows little sign of abating. His work comprises of much of today''s …
Free Creations of the Human Mind
The Worlds of Albert Einstein
Av Michael D. Gordin, Diana Kormos Buchwald
E-bok, 2025
92 kr
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A nuanced portrait of Albert Einstein, a world citizen pivotally engaged in politics, humanitarianism, and science. Albert Einstein (1879-1955) was the most influential scientist of the twentieth century, and his influence shows little sign of abating. His work comprises of much of today''s …
Pseudoscience Wars
Immanuel Velikovsky and the Birth of the Modern Fringe
Häftad, 2013
187 kr
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The publication of Immanuel Velikovsky's Worlds in Collision in 1950 was an event: the book was an instant best seller and launched Velikovsky on a long career as a writer and public figure opining on questions of science, history, myth, and more. But at the same time, Velikovsky and his theories - …
Osiris, Volume 23
Intelligentsia Science: The Russian Century, 1860-1960
Av Michael D. Gordin, Karl Hall m. fl.
Häftad, 2008
561 kr
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The newest annual volume of "Osiris, Intelligentsia Science" explores the transformations in science in the history of Russia and the Soviet Union, from serfdom to Sputnik, as a series of developments in Russian culture.The contributors argue that it was the generation of the 1860s that transformed …
Red Cloud at Dawn: Truman, Stalin, and the End of the Atomic Monopoly
Häftad, 2010
348 kr
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Utopia/Dystopia
Conditions of Historical Possibility
Av Michael D. Gordin, Helen Tilley m. fl.
Häftad, 2010
430 kr
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The concepts of utopia and dystopia have received much historical attention. Utopias have traditionally signified the ideal future: large-scale social, political, ethical, and religious spaces that have yet to be realized. Utopia/Dystopia offers a fresh approach to these ideas. Rather than locate …
Five Days in August
How World War II Became a Nuclear War
Häftad, 2015
245 kr
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Most Americans believe that the Second World War ended because the two atomic bombs dropped on Japan forced it to surrender. Five Days in August boldly presents a different interpretation: that the military did not clearly understand the atomic bomb's revolutionary strategic potential, that the …
Well-Ordered Thing
Dmitrii Mendeleev and the Shadow of the Periodic Table, Revised Edition
Häftad, 2018
389 kr
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Dmitrii Mendeleev (1834–1907) is a name we recognize, but perhaps only as the creator of the periodic table of elements. Generally, little else has been known about him. A Well-Ordered Thing is an authoritative biography of Mendeleev that draws a multifaceted portrait of his life for the first …
Einstein in Bohemia
Inbunden, 2020
279 kr
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A finely drawn portrait of Einstein's sixteen months in PragueIn the spring of 1911, Albert Einstein moved with his wife and two sons to Prague, the capital of Bohemia, where he accepted a post as a professor of theoretical physics. Though he intended to make Prague his home, he lived there for …
Well-Ordered Thing
Dmitrii Mendeleev and the Shadow of the Periodic Table, Revised Edition
E-bok, 2018
530 kr
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Dmitrii Mendeleev (1834–1907) is a name we recognize, but perhaps only as the creator of the periodic table of elements. Generally, little else has been known about him. A Well-Ordered Thing is an authoritative biography of Mendeleev that draws a multifaceted portrait of his life for the first …
Age of Hiroshima
Av Michael D. Gordin, G. John Ikenberry
Häftad, 2020
377 kr
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A multifaceted portrait of the Hiroshima bombing and its many legaciesOn August 6, 1945, in the waning days of World War II, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The city's destruction stands as a powerful symbol of nuclear annihilation, but it has also shaped …
Age of Hiroshima
Av Michael D. Gordin, G. John Ikenberry
Inbunden, 2020
1258 kr
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A multifaceted portrait of the Hiroshima bombing and its many legaciesOn August 6, 1945, in the waning days of World War II, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The city's destruction stands as a powerful symbol of nuclear annihilation, but it has also shaped …
Age of Hiroshima
Av G. John Ikenberry, Michael D. Gordin
E-bok, 2020
500 kr
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A multifaceted portrait of the Hiroshima bombing and its many legacies On August 6, 1945, in the waning days of World War II, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The city''s destruction stands as a powerful symbol of nuclear annihilation, but it has also …
Einstein in Bohemia
E-bok, 2020
379 kr
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A finely drawn portrait of Einstein''s sixteen months in Prague In the spring of 1911, Albert Einstein moved with his wife and two sons to Prague, the capital of Bohemia, where he accepted a post as a professor of theoretical physics. Though he intended to make Prague his home, he lived there for …
Einstein in Bohemia
Häftad, 2022
216 kr
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A finely drawn portrait of Einstein's sixteen months in PragueIn the spring of 1911, Albert Einstein moved with his wife and two sons to Prague, the capital of Bohemia, where he accepted a post as a professor of theoretical physics. Though he intended to make Prague his home, he lived there for …
Utopia/Dystopia
Conditions of Historical Possibility
Av Gyan Prakash, Helen Tilley m. fl.
E-bok, 2010
575 kr
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The concepts of utopia and dystopia have received much historical attention. Utopias have traditionally signified the ideal future: large-scale social, political, ethical, and religious spaces that have yet to be realized. Utopia/Dystopia offers a fresh approach to these ideas. Rather than locate …
Five Days in August
How World War II Became a Nuclear War
E-bok, 2015
324 kr
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Most Americans believe that the Second World War ended because the two atomic bombs dropped on Japan forced it to surrender. Five Days in August boldly presents a different interpretation: that the military did not clearly understand the atomic bomb''s revolutionary strategic potential, that the …
Greedy Science
Creating Knowledge, Making Money, and Being Famous in the 1980s
Av Michael D. Gordin, W. Patrick McCray
Inbunden, 2025
1262 kr
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On the transformative role of greed in global science and technology during the 1980s.In the 1980s, a transformative era emerged where profit-driven motives and an entrepreneurial spirit dominated scientific research and technological innovation. This collection of essays, edited by Michael D. …
Greedy Science
Creating Knowledge, Making Money, and Being Famous in the 1980s
Av Michael D. Gordin, Michael D Gordin m. fl.
Häftad, 2025
577 kr
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On the transformative role of greed in global science and technology during the 1980s.In the 1980s, a transformative era emerged where profit-driven motives and an entrepreneurial spirit dominated scientific research and technological innovation. This collection of essays, edited by Michael D. …
Am Rande
Wo Wissenschaft auf Pseudowissenschaft trifft
E-bok, 2022
217 kr
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Von "Pseudowissenschaft" hat jeder schon einmal gehört: Man denkt an Praktiken und Behauptungen, die zwar wie Wissenschaft aussehen, aber irgendwie falsch, irreführend oder unbewiesen bleiben. Schnell wird man sich auf eine Liste von Lehren verständigen können, die unter diesen Begriff fallen: …
Pseudoscience Wars
Immanuel Velikovsky and the Birth of the Modern Fringe
Inbunden, 2012
272 kr
Tillfälligt slut
Properly analyzed, the collective mythological and religious writings of humanity reveal that around 1500 BC, a comet swept perilously close to Earth, triggering widespread natural disasters and threatening the destruction of all life before settling into solar orbit as Venus, our nearest planetary …
