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Beyond Weird ... Quantum Physics ... by Philip Ball
$29.99 AUD
Category: Science
An exhilarating tour of the contemporary quantum landscape, addressing the question that most others fail to ask: what does quantum mechanics actually mean? 'This is the book I wish I could have written but am very glad I've read' Jim Al-Khalili 'I think I can safely say that nobody understands quantu ...Show more
Beyond Weird - Quantum Physics by Philip Ball
$22.99 AUD
Category: Science
PHYSICS WORLD 2018 BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A clear and deeply researched account of what's known about the quantum laws of nature, and how to think about what they might really mean' Nature 'I think I can safely say that nobody understands quantum mechanics.' Richard Feynman wrote this in 1965 - the year he w ...Show more
How Life Works: A User’s Guide to the New Biology by Philip Ball
$36.99 AUD
Category: Science
A cutting-edge new vision of biology that will revise our concept of what life itself is, how to enhance it, and what possibilities it offers. Biology is undergoing a quiet but profound transformation. Several aspects of the standard picture of how life works—the idea of the genome as a blueprint, of g ...Show more
How to Grow a Human: Adventures in How We Are Made and Who We Are by Philip BALL; Philip Ball
$34.99 AUD
Category: Science
How to Grow a Human - Adventures in Who We Are and How We Are Made by Philip Ball
$24.99 AUD
Category: Science
A cutting-edge examination of what it means to be human and to have a 'self' in the face of new scientific developments in genetic editing, cloning and neural downloading. After seeing his own cells used to grow clumps of new neurons - essentially mini-brains - Philip Ball begins to examine the concept ...Show more
The Book of Minds by Philip Ball
$24.99 AUD
Category: Science
Understanding the human mind and how it relates to the world that we experience has challenged philosophers for centuries. How then do we even begin to think about 'minds' that are not human? Science now has plenty to say about the properties of mind. In recent decades, the mind - both human and otherwi ...Show more
The Water Kingdom by Philip Ball
$35.00 AUD
Category: History | Series: Everyman's Library Classics
A secret history of China - a fresh new way of thinking about a people, a civilisation, an epic story. The Water Kingdom takes us on a grand journey through China's past and present, offering a unique window through which we can begin to grasp the overwhelming complexity and teeming energy of the countr ...Show more
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