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Written by a highly prestigious and knowledgeable team of top scientists in the field, this book provides an overview of the current status of controlled/living polymerization, combining the synthetic, mechanistic and application-oriented aspects. Fr…

Enterprising Nature explores the rise of economic rationality in global biodiversity law, policy and science. To view Jessica's animation based on the book's themes please visit http://www.bioeconomies.org/enterprising-nature/ Examines disciplinary a…

Eine Philosophie der Chemie – (fast) volliges Neuland fur den Philosophen und Wissenschaftshistoriker und Angebot einer kulturalistischen Alternative zu dem uberwiegend naturalistischen Bild, das sich der Chemiker von seiner eigenen Wissenschaft mach…

A hands-on guide to assist in the planning and execution of synthetic reactions in the laboratory Despite the maturity of organic chemistry, it can still be very challenging to identify optimal methods for synthetic transformations that perform as we…

This go-to text provides information and insight into physical inorganic chemistry essential to our understanding of chemical reactions on the molecular level. One of the only books in the field of inorganic physical chemistry with an emphasis on mec…

Ричард Докинз – крупный британский биолог, автор теории мемов. Его блестящие книги сыграли огромную роль в возрождении интереса к научно(популярной литературе. Ясность изложения, юмор и железная логика делают даже строго научные труды Докинза доступн…

A first-look at radiative transfer in planetary atmospheres with a particular focus on the Earth's atmosphere and climate. The textbook covers the basics of the radiative transfer of sunlight, treating absorption and scattering, and the transfer of t…

הוכח מדעית שהאדם הוא קוף שעבר מוטציה (Homo sapiens) וקרובי המשפחה הקרובים אלינו ביותר לפי הגנום המפוענח הם פרימטים. כל השאר (בריאתנות, ה"סלקטיביות" של עמים מסוימים) אינו אלא הונאה עצמית. האדם ממש כמו יצורים אחרים, לא הופיע כתוצאה מכוחות ה"אלוהיים", א…

لقد ثبت علميًا أن الإنسان هو قرد متحور (Homo sapiens) وأقرب الأقارب إلينا وفقًا للجينوم الذي تم فك شفرته هم الرئيسيات. كل شيء آخر (الخلق ، "انتقائية" شعوب معينة) ما هو إلا خداع للذات. الإنسان ، مثله مثل غيره من الكائنات ، لم يظهر نتيجة لقوى "إلهية" ،…

Представьте себе, что первая атомная бомба появилась бы у нацистской Германии. В начале Второй мировой войны та сильно опережала страны-союзницы в ядерных исследованиях: Урановый клуб был создан на два года раньше Манхэттенского проекта. Страх перед…

While its results normally complement the information obtained by chemical experiments, computer computations can in some cases predict unobserved chemical phenomena Electronic-Structure Computational Methods for Large Systems gives readers a simple …

This series of five volumes proposes an integrated description of physical processes modeling used by scientific disciplines from meteorology to coastal morphodynamics. Volume 1 describes the physical processes and identifies the main measurement dev…

This guide to investing in the bioenergy market covers the topic from both a scientific, economic and political perspective. It describes the increasing number of second generation biodiesel projects which are now emerging in anticipation of growing …

Immunohistochemistry and immunocytochemistry are invaluable tools for the visualization of tissue and cellular antigens in diagnostic and biological research environments. The need to obtain accurate, reliable and reproducible results is paramount. I…

Edited by a renowned and much cited chemist, this book covers the whole span of molecular computers that are based on biomolecules. The contributions by all the major scientists in the field provide an excellent overview of the latest developments in…

The Handbook is a compilation of 99 articles on diverse reagents and catalysts that describe the synthesis of heteroarenes, the building blocks of a wide range of chemicals used in pharma and chemical industries. Articles are selected from the e-EROS…

Essential Guide to Reading Biomedical Papers: Recognising and Interpreting Best Practice is an indispensable companion to the biomedical literature. This concise, easy-to-follow text gives an insight into core techniques and practices in biomedical r…

There is a need to explain that generic versions of a drug may not be manufactured by the same process as brand-name drugs and that the different processes may have dramatically different environmental impacts. Two global forces are at odds today—the…

Using Copernicanism, Darwinism, and Freudianism as examples of scientific traditions, Copernicus, Darwin and Freud takes a philosophical look at these three revolutions in thought to illustrate the connections between science and philosophy. Shows ho…

Assesses the engineering of renewable sources for commercial power generation and discusses the safety, operation, and control aspects of nuclear electric power From an expert who advised the European Commission and UK government in the aftermath of …