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1	The Man Who Loved China: The Fantastic Story of the Eccentric Scientist Who Unlocked the Mysteries of the Middle Kingdom more books like this by Simon Winchester add to wishlist In sumptuous and illuminating detail, the bestselling author of "The Professor and the Madman" and "Krakatoa" brings to life the extraordinary story of Joseph Needham, the brilliant Cambridge scientist who unlocked the most closely held secrets of China. see all copies from $2.00! new only from $2.12! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Beyond the hundredth meridian: John Wesley Powell and the second opening of the West. more books like this by Wallace Earle Stegner add to wishlist The author recounts the successes and frustrations of John Wesley Powell, the distinguished ethnologist and geologist who explored the Colorado River, the Grand Canyon, and the homeland of Indian tribes of the American Southwest. "No library of western/southwestern materials can be without this book. . . ".-- Books of the Southwest. see all copies from $7.27! new only from $8.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith and Love more books like this by Dava Sobel add to wishlist Drawing from over 100 recently translated letters, this historical account chronicles the life of the Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei by examining his relationship with his eldest daughter, Virginia, a cloistered nun. This biography places their correspondence in historical context, detailing the religious and political climate of Galileo's ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Orchid Thief more books like this by Susan Orlean add to wishlist Inspired by a short, bizarre newspaper article, journalist Susan Orlean embarks on an amusing two-year journey to understand a passionate, yet somehow principled crook and one of his ephemeral obsessions--wild orchids. Her profile of John Laroche was the basis for the critically acclaimed film, ADAPTATION (2003), directed by Spike Jonze, and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	October Sky more books like this by Homer H Hickam, Jr. add to wishlist Following the launching of the Soviet Sputnik, a young boy and his friends in rural West Virginia build a rocket and win the 1960 National Science Fair. A New York Times Notable Book for 1998. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Crazy Horse and Custer: The Parallel Lives of Two American Warriors more books like this by Professor Stephen E Ambrose add to wishlist A biographical study of the U.S. Cavalry general and the Sioux chief who met in battle at Little Bighorn, Montana, on June 25, 1876. Stephen Ambrose is the author of many highly acclaimed works of history, among them "D-Day, June 6, 1944" and "Undaunted Courage: Meriweather Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West". see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.49! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer more books like this by Kai Bird, Martin J Sherwin add to wishlist "American Prometheus" is a rich evocation of America in mid-century and a compelling portrait of scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer, a man shaped by, or helped to shape, its major events--the Depression, World War II, and the Cold War. see all copies from $4.40! new only from $11.34! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	A Beautiful Mind: The Life of Mathematical Genius and Nobel Laureate John Nash more books like this by Sylvia Nasar add to wishlist This biography analyzes how Nobel Prize-winning mathematician John Nash's eccentric personality helped him to develop revolutionary mathematical processes, and chronicles the transformation of this prolific eccentricity into a 30-year bout of paranoid schizophrenia and eventual recovery in 1990. Nasar provides insights into this illness and its ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Tesla, Man Out of Time more books like this by Margaret Cheney add to wishlist Cheney's biography of one of the greatest inventors and scientists of the modern age restores Tesla's precedence as the true inventor of radio, as well as of other remarkable firsts such as the harnessing of alternating current, remotely guided weapons, florescent lighting, and the bladeless turbine. The biography illuminates Tesla's relationships ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.84! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time more books like this by Dava Sobel add to wishlist In this title the author sets the stage by recounting the difficulties early navigators had in determining their exact longitude. After the loss of many ships and human lives, Parliament in 1714 offered a rich prize for a practical way to measure longitude at sea. John Harrison, an apparently self-taught English clockmaker undertook the task. Over ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Rocket Boys: A Memoir more books like this by Homer H Hickam, Jr. add to wishlist Following the launching of the Soviet Sputnik, a young boy and his friends in rural West Virginia build a rocket and win the 1960 National Science Fair. A New York Times Notable Book for 1998. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.08! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	My Inventions: The Autobiography of Nikola Tesla more books like this by Nikola Tesla add to wishlist "The progressive development of man is virtually dependent on invention. It is the most important product of his creative brain." Nikola Tesla, uncelebrated oracle of the electronic age without whom our telephone, radio, automobile ignition, and television would have been unrealized, was born in Croatia in 1856. He studied physics and mathematics ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.04! \| SVS
13 view cover	The Reluctant Mr. Darwin: An Intimate Portrait of Charles Darwin and the Making of His Theory of Evolution more books like this by Professor David Quammen add to wishlist Drawing from Charles Darwins secret "transmutation" notebooks and his personal letters, acclaimed science journalist Quammen has sketched a vivid life portrait of the man whose work never ceases to be controversial. see all copies from $2.78! new only from $7.00! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Snowflake Bentley more books like this by Jacqueline Briggs Martin, Mary Azarian (Illustrator) add to wishlist This biography tells the story of Wilson "Snowflake" Bentley, a boy who loved snow so much that he wanted to capture its beauty forever in photographs. His parents, both farmers, scrimped and saved up their money and bought him a camera that came with its own microscope, and Wilson started photographing snowflakes. While at first no one paid him ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Benjamin Franklin: An American Life more books like this by Walter Isaacson add to wishlist In this biography, former CNN chairman Isaacson shows the many facets and incredibly prodigious activity of the Founding Father who was also an inventor, printer, diplomat, businessman, community organizer, and author of an important autobiography. He portrays Franklin as a practical man who championed and embodied middle class values, and who was ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.58! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Einstein: His Life and Universe more books like this by Walter Isaacson add to wishlist By the author of the acclaimed bestseller 'Benjamin Franklin', this is the first full biography of Albert Einstein since all of his papers have become available. How did his mind work? What made him a genius? Isaacson's biography shows how his scientific imagination sprang from the rebellious nature of his personality. His fascinating story is a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	The Last Man on the Moon: Astronaut Eugene Cernan and America's Race in Space more books like this by Eugene Cernan, Donald A Davis add to wishlist In this candid memoir, an astronaut recounts his personal and professional triumphs, including the sacrifices he made to excel in the U.S. space program. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.85! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Isaac Newton more books like this by James Gleick add to wishlist Gleick, author of FASTER and CHAOS, tackles the life of the principal creator of modern physics: Isaac Newton. This latest biography not only tracks the earthly wanderings of the noted Englishman, but also tries to capture the intellectual journeys that brought Newton to his influential theories. A New York Times Notable Book for 2003. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.98! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Phineas Gage: A Gruesome But True Story about Brain Science more books like this by John Fleischman add to wishlist The true story of Phineas Cage, a man who lived through a horrible accident that left him with a hole in his brain in 1848. Photos. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Marine!: The Life of Chesty Puller more books like this by Burke Davis add to wishlist Davis offers a no-holds-barred biography the only marine in history ever to win five Navy Crosses. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.83! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Tuxedo Park: A Wall Street Tycoon and the Secret Palace of Science That Changed the Course of World War II more books like this by Jennet Richards Conant add to wishlist The fascinating, little known story of Alfred Loomis, a wealthy eccentric who bankrolled pioneering research into the radar detection system and the atomic bomb. In the fall of 1940, as German bombers flew over London and with America not yet at war, a small team of British scientists on orders from Winston Churchill carried out a daring ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character more books like this by Richard Phillips Feynman, PH.D. add to wishlist Winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1965, Richard Feynman was one of the world's greatest theoretical physicists, but he was also a man who fell, often jumped, into adventure. An artist, safecracker, practical joker and storyteller, Feynman's life was a series of combustoble combinations made possible by his unique mixture of high ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	The Librarian Who Measured the Earth more books like this by Kathryn Lasky, Kevin Hawkes (Illustrator) add to wishlist Describes the life and work of Eratosthenes, the Greek geographer and astronomer who accurately measured the circumference of the Earth. see all copies from $2.50! new only from $2.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	A Beautiful Mind more books like this by Sylvia Nasar add to wishlist This biography analyzes how Nobel Prize-winning mathematician John Nash's eccentric personality helped him to develop revolutionary mathematical processes, and chronicles the transformation of this prolific eccentricity into a 30-year bout of paranoid schizophrenia and eventual recovery in 1990. Nasar provides insights into this illness and its ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.59! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Time Traveler: A Scientist's Personal Mission to Make Time Travel a Reality more books like this by Ronald L Mallett, Bruce Henderson add to wishlist This is the dramatic and inspirational first-person story of theoretical physicist, Dr. Ronald Mallett, who recently discovered the basic equations for a working time machine that he believes can be used as a transport vehicle to the past. Combining elements of Rocket Boys and Elegant Universe, Time Traveler follows Mallett's discovery of ... see all copies from $2.50! new only from $2.50! \| first editions \| SVS

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