In 1794, Joseph Priestley - amateur scientist, ordained minister and radical thinker - set sail for America to escape persecution. This title tells his incredible story: the discovery of oxygen, the invention of a science, the founding of a church, and, with the great minds of his time, the development of the United States itself.

Offers an account of the race between Nazi Germany, Britain, America and the Soviet Union to build atomic weapons. This book draws on declassified material such as MI6's Farm Hall transcripts, coded Soviet messages cracked by US cryptographers in the Venona project and interpretations by Russian scholars of documents from the Soviet archives.

Shortlisted for the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction Shortlisted for the Royal Society Prize for Science Book Richard Holmes, prize-winning biographer of Coleridge and Shelley, explores the scientific ferment that swept across Britain at the end of the 18th century in his ground-breaking new biography 'The Age of Wonder'.

For most people, quantum theory is a byword for mysterious, impenetrable science. And yet for many years it was equally baffling for scientists themselves. This work presents the history of this fundamental scientific revolution. It focuses on the conflict between Einstein and Bohr over the nature of reality and the soul of science.

The extraordinary story of the solving of a puzzle that has confounded mathematicians since the 17th century. The solution of Fermat's Last Theorem is the most important mathematical development of the 20th century.

Ideal for students and practitioners in science, engineering and medicine, this book gives an insight into science's place in society.

Albert Einstein and J Robert Oppenheimer, two iconic scientists of the twentieth century, belonged to different generations, with the boundary marked by the advent of quantum mechanics. By exploring how these men differed - in their worldview, in their work, and in their day - this book provides insights into the lives of the two critical figures.

Ideal for students and practitioners in science, engineering and medicine, this book gives an insight into science's place in society.

Examines the cultural conditions that brought agriculture and science together in nineteenth-century America. This book shows how and why agrarian Americans - yeoman farmers, gentleman planters, politicians, and policy makers alike - accepted, resisted, and shaped scientific ways of knowing the land.

Presents a narrative history that reveals the roots of modern science in the medieval world. This book debunks many of the myths about the Middle Ages, showing that medieval people did not think the earth is flat, nor did Columbus 'prove' that it is a sphere; the Inquisition burnt nobody for their science nor was Copernicus afraid of persecution.

Charles Robert Darwin (1809-1882) has been widely recognized since his own time as one of the most influential writers in the history of Western thought. This title contains Darwin's published books, featuring definitive texts recording original pagination with Darwin's indexes retained.

Charles Robert Darwin (1809-1882) has been widely recognized since his own time as one of the most influential writers in the history of Western thought. This title contains Darwin's published books, featuring definitive texts recording original pagination with Darwin's indexes retained.

Charles Robert Darwin (1809-1882) has been widely recognized since his own time as one of the most influential writers in the history of Western thought. This title contains Darwin's published books, featuring definitive texts recording original pagination with Darwin's indexes retained.

Charles Robert Darwin (1809-1882) has been widely recognized since his own time as one of the most influential writers in the history of Western thought. This title reviews Darwin's public literary output, as well as his scientific journal articles, his private notebooks, and his correspondence. It contains Darwin's published books.

Charles Robert Darwin (1809-1882) has been widely recognized since his own time as one of the most influential writers in the history of Western thought. This title contains Darwin's published books, featuring definitive texts recording original pagination with Darwin's indexes retained.

Charles Robert Darwin (1809-1882) has been widely recognized since his own time as one of the most influential writers in the history of Western thought. This title reviews Darwin's public literary output, as well as his scientific journal articles, his private notebooks, and his correspondence. It contains Darwin's published books.

Charles Robert Darwin (1809-1882) has been widely recognized since his own time as one of the most influential writers in the history of Western thought. This title contains Darwin's published books, featuring definitive texts recording original pagination with Darwin's indexes retained.

Charles Robert Darwin (1809-1882) has been widely recognized since his own time as one of the most influential writers in the history of Western thought. This title reviews Darwin's public literary output, as well as his scientific journal articles, his private notebooks, and his correspondence. It contains Darwin's published books.

Charles Robert Darwin (1809-1882) has been widely recognized since his own time as one of the most influential writers in the history of Western thought. This title reviews Darwin's public literary output, as well as his scientific journal articles, his private notebooks, and his correspondence. It contains Darwin's published books.

Charles Robert Darwin (1809-1882) has been widely recognized since his own time as one of the most influential writers in the history of Western thought. This title contains Darwin's published books, featuring definitive texts recording original pagination with Darwin's indexes retained.