Covering the history, key discoveries, inventions and people, this illustrated science encyclopedia reveals the story of scientific progress from the invention of the wheel to 21st-century climate solutions, including coverage from ancient Greek geometry and quantum physics to the worldwide web.

What are the boundaries of our universe? Can there be different physical laws from the ones we know? Are there in fact other universes? Do we really live in a multiverse? This book takes us on a journey, examining the most fundamental questions in science. It explores the frontiers of reality.

Jim Lovelock is an iconic figure in British science, a prophet whose prophecies are coming true. He is best known as the 'father' of Gaia theory, which is established as the most useful way of understanding the dramatic changes happening to the environment of the Earth. This biography reveals his independent, original and inspiring life.

The only book to tackle both Darwin's theories and his extraordinary life, in complementary chapters which reveal how the science is inseparable from the man

How did the universe grow from a tiny fireball to its present size? Where did life on earth come from? How do planets form? How will it end? From the Big Bang 14 billion years ago, to the thinking on dark matter to the future possibility of a Big Crunch or a Big Rip, this title tells the life history of the entire world around us.

Tells the story of the people who made science and the turbulent times they lived in. This book details famous figures such as Copernicus, Darwin, Andreas Vesalius, Galileo, Newton, Gregor Mendel and Louis Agassiz.

The flower hunters were intrepid explorers - remarkable, eccentric men and women who scoured the world in search of extraordinary plants, and helped establish the new science of botany. This book not only brings their adventures to life, but also describes the lasting impact of their discoveries both on science and on our gardens.

Buddy Holly was killed at 22 when the plane he was travelling in crashed on 3 February 1959. His lasting influence is clear; a musical based on his life seems set to run for longer than his lifetime and artists as diverse as Blink 182 and Bob Dylan call him an inspiration. This title offers detailed account of every Holly recording session.

The world around us can be a complex, confusing place. Earthquakes happen without warning, stock markets fluctuate, and weather forecasters seldom seem to get it right. How do we make sense of it all? Synthesizing chaos and complexity theory for the perplexed, this title illuminates the harmony underlying our existence.

Galaxies are the building blocks of the Universe: standing like islands in space, they are where the stars are born and where many extraordinary and little-understood phenomena can be observed. Here, renowned science writer John Gribbin explores what we have learnt about the cosmos through studying both our own galaxy and our distant neighbours.

The Royal Observatory Greenwich Guide to Astronomy. This exciting new book provides an unparalleled understanding of all aspects of astronomy and offers a new appreciation of our place in the cosmos.

Scientists have found that the laws of nature permit time travel. The two greatest ideas in 20th Century physics - general relativity and quantum mechanics - can be applied to demonstrate the possibility of time travel. This book explains the concepts in simple language for beginners.

Accessible exploration of one of the most exciting areas of scientific inquiry - the nature of light.

Seventeenth-century England was racked by civil war, plague, and fire. A series of meetings of natural philosophers' in Oxford and London saw the beginning of a method of thinking based on proof and experiment. This is account of this unparalleled time of discovery explores the impact of the Royal Society.

Jim Lovelock is best known as the 'father' of Gaia theory, which is established as the most useful way of understanding the dramatic changes happening to the environment of the Earth. But few people know about his early work as a chemist and inventor. This book reveals the independent and inspiring life of Jim Lovelock.

Everything we see, touch, breathe and smell, nearly every molecule in our bodies, is the by-product of stars as they live and die in explosions, scattering material across the universe which is recycled to become part of us. Taking us on an enthralling journey, the author shows us the scientific breakthroughs in the quest for our origins.