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Clocks and Culture: 1300-1700
Carlo M. Cipolla
Paperback
The history of the clock opens a window on how different cultures have viewed time and on Europe's path to industrialization.
The Future of Spacetime
Stephen W. Hawking, Kip Thorne, Igor Novikov, Timothy Ferris, Alan Lightman, Richard Price
Paperback
Where the science of black holes, gravitational waves, and time travel will likely lead us, as reported by spacetime's most important theoreticians and observers.
Multimedia: From Wagner to Virtual Reality
Ken Jordan, Randall Packer
Expanded Edition
Paperback
"I recommend this book to you with an earnestness that I have seldom felt for any collection of historic texts," writes William Gibson in his foreword.
The Evolution Explosion: How Humans Cause Rapid Evolutionary Change
Stephen R. Palumbi
Paperback
"Palumbi has hit upon...one of the most important but widely neglected issues of our time."—Edward O. Wilson
Shots in the Dark: The Wayward Search for an AIDS Vaccine
Jon Cohen
Paperback
"[A]n important book not only for the now but for the future of this epidemic and those to come."—Dr. Robert Gallo