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Physics in My Generation
Av Max Born
Häftad, 1969
551 kr
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THE idea of collecting these essays occurred to me when, in the leisure of retire ment, I scanned some of my own books and found that two of the more widely read show a startling change of attitude to some of the fundamental concepts of science. These are Einstein's Theory of Relativity of 1921 …
Extinct and Vanishing Animals
A biology of extinction and survival
Av Vinzenz Ziswiler, Fred Bunnell m. fl.
Häftad, 1967
569 kr
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In the limited scope of this book I wish to present a brief review of the progressive destruction of nature, particularly in the domain of animal life, and at the same time to ill- trate some of the possibilities by BIII:- Ion-.--------------, which man can prevent this de- 3 ~----------~f_4 …
Pharmacology of Psychotherapeutic Drugs
Av Franz T.v. Brücke, Oleh Hornykiewicz m. fl.
Häftad, 1969
568 kr
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According to Roth (1964), the term "psychopharmakon" was used for the first time by Reinhardus Lorichius of Hadamar who, in 1548, edited a collection of prayers of comfort and in preparation for death under the title "Psychopharmakon, hoc est: medicina animae". With the introduction of …
Computers, Chess and Long-Range Planning
Häftad, 1970
569 kr
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Mihail Moiseevich Botvinnik is an electrical engineer by profession; during World War II he headed a high-tension laboratory in the Urals and was decorated by the USSR for his accomplishments. At present, he is the head of the alternating-current machine laboratory at the Moscow Institute of Power …
Molecular Radiation Biology
The Action of Ionizing Radiation on Elementary Biological Objects
Av Hermann Dertinger, Horst Jung
Häftad, 1970
568 kr
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There can hardly be any doubt that radiation will continue to be an im portant factor in our lives. Present and future advances in atomic tech nology urgently require further work on research and development in the field of radiation biology if the maximum benefit is to be obtained at minimal …
Facing Reality
Philosophical Adventures by a Brain Scientist
Av J. C. Eccles
Häftad, 1970
552 kr
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The titling of this book - "Facing Reality" - came to me unbidden, presumably from my subconscious! But, when it came, it seemed to be right, because that essentially is what I am trying to do in this book. " Facing" is to be understood in the sense of "looking at in a steadfast and unflinching …
Biology of Antibiotics
Av Hans Zähner, Werner K. Maas
Häftad, 1972
568 kr
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This book is based on Hans Zahner's Biologie der Antibiotica, published in 1965. There is a vast literature on antibiotics, covering chemical, phar macological, and clinical aspects. We have made no attempt to cover this literature comprehensively. Our effort is directed toward discuss ing …
Nucleic Acid Structure
An Introduction
Häftad, 1976
552 kr
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Teaching a course on nucleic acid structure is a hazardous undertaking, especially if one has no continuous teaching obligations. I still have done it on several occasions in various French universities, when colleagues, suffering from admin istrative overwork and excessive teaching obligations, …
Molecular Dynamics in Biological Membranes
Av Milton H.Jr. Saier, Charles D. Stiles
Häftad, 1975
568 kr
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There is something fascinating about science. One gets such wholesale returns of conjecture out of such a trifling investment of fact. Mark Twain The recent explosion in ou. r knowledge of basis physiologic processes, molecular biology, and genetic regulatory mech- anisms has resulted, in large …
Dealing with Dilemma
A Manual for Genetic Counselors
Av P. T. Kelly
Häftad, 1977
569 kr
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The aim of DEALING WITH DILEMMA is to inte grate medical and genetic information with the psychoso cial aspects of genetic counseling, in order to provide a working manual for genetic counselors. The book fills a gap in the genetic counseling field because it emphasizes the humanistic aspects of …
Programmers and Managers
The Routinization of Computer Programming in the United States
Av P. Kraft
Häftad, 1977
569 kr
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Norbert Wiener, perhaps better than anyone else, understood the intimate and delicate relationship between control and communication: that messages intended as commands do not necessarily differ from those intended simply as facts. Wiener noted the paradox when the modem computer was hardly more …
Beginnings of Human Life
Häftad, 1977
1692 kr
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Although a human embryo possesses so much grace that the untutored spectator can only admire it in awe, this minute and humble embryo is still almost unknown to many. For some, it seems to belong to the animal kingdom only; others see in it man in his most primordial and elementary aspect. The …
Elements of Optimization
With Applications in Economics and Business
Av Delia Koo
Häftad, 1977
552 kr
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This book attempts to present the concepts which underlie the various optimization procedures which are commonly used. It is written primarily for those scientists such as economists, operations researchers, and en gineers whose main tools of analysis involve optimization techniques and who …
Valency
Av M.F. O'Dwyer, J.E. Kent m. fl.
Häftad, 1989
552 kr
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This book was written after one of us published two editions of a smaller book (Atomic Structure and Valency by R. D. Brown, 1961 and 1966) and from the experiences of all three of us teaching a first-year university course in valency at Monash University. Our object has been to give enough of an …
Simple Non-Euclidean Geometry and Its Physical Basis
An Elementary Account of Galilean Geometry and the Galilean Principle of Relativity
Av I.M. Yaglom
Häftad, 1979
880 kr
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There are many technical and popular accounts, both in Russian and in other languages, of the non-Euclidean geometry of Lobachevsky and Bolyai, a few of which are listed in the Bibliography. This geometry, also called hyperbolic geometry, is part of the required subject matter of many mathematics …
Human Biosociology
From Cell to Culture
Av W.W. Spradlin, P.B. Porterfield
Häftad, 1979
569 kr
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There is growing evidence that an amalgamation of systems theories and communication and information theories will become the leading conceptual model for addressing human behavior. In this book we have used a theoretical frame which focuses on the coding, storage, and movement of information …
Human and Mammalian Cytogenetics
An Historical Perspective
Av T. C. Hsu
Häftad, 1979
1130 kr
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The history of science is mostly written retrospec tively, a generation or two after the actual events being discussed. Science historians are now analyzing and evaluating the origins of evolutionary and genetical theory in the nineteenth century and a sort of "Darwin industry" seems to have grown …
Introduction to Macromolecules
Häftad, 1983
552 kr
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The reception of the original volume by students, pedagogues, and reviewers has been most gratifying. It appears to have both satisfied a need and served a useful educational purpose. Hence, some ten years later it has been deemed advisable to bring it up to date, if only in a slightly expanded …
Concepts of Applied Ecology
Häftad, 2012
551 kr
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This book represents the interests and attitudes, the information, and the philosophy that define my work and career as it has evolved over the years. Not written as a substitute for any of the many textbooks on ecology, it is meant to present the simplest and most direct approach to a complex …
On the Texture of Brains
An Introduction to Neuroanatomy for the Cybernetically Minded
Häftad, 1977
569 kr
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I believe that the most intriguing thing in the world, be sides the world itself, is the human brain. Moreover, I am sure that a coherent natural philosophy will only be possible once we have understood how the brain, itself an object of physics, generates the description of the physical word. …
Vegetation of the Earth and Ecological Systems of the Geo-biosphere
Häftad, 1985
879 kr
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We shall limit our observations to the conditions in natural ecosystems, since it would be beyond the scope of this book to embark upon a consideration of secondary, man-made ecosystems. 2. Classification of the Geo-biosphere into Zonobiomes The biosphere is the thin layer of the earth's surface to …
Plasmids of Eukaryotes
Fundamentals and Applications
Av Karl Esser, Ulrich Kück m. fl.
Häftad, 1985
1098 kr
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The possession of plasmids was for a long time recognized only in the bacteria. It is now evident that plasmids, or replicative forms of DNA structurally and experimentally comparable to bacterial plasmids, exist in eukaryotic organisms as well. Such plasmids are in fact common among fungi and …
Introduction to Molecular Embryology
Av Jean Brachet, Henri Alexandre
Häftad, 1986
569 kr
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Nearly 10 years have elapsed since I finished writing the first edition of Intro duction to Molecular Embryology. During this period, molecular embryology has made great strides forward, but without undergoing a major revolution; there fore, the general philosophy and outline of the book have …
