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William and Lawrence Bragg, Father and Son: The Most Extraordinary Collaboration in Science
 

William and Lawrence Bragg, Father and Son: The Most Extraordinary Collaboration in Science (Paperback)

By Jenkin, John

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This book is a joint biography of William and Lawrence Bragg, who reshaped science in the twentieth century with the development of X-ray crystallography, and by mentoring the mid-century discovery of the structure of DNA. Their stories are vivid examples of science teaching and ...

ISBN 9780199606702
Published 15 May 2011 by Oxford University Press
Interest Age Young Adults
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Rutherford: Simple Genius

Rutherford: Simple Genius (Trade Paperback/Paperback, New title)

By Wilson, David

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Based in large part on previously inaccessible letters and other papers, the book traces Rutherford's life from his upbringing in the pioneering society of New Zealand to his burial in Westminster Abbey as Lord Rutherford of Nelson.

ISBN 9780262731713
Published 23 July 2004 by FOOTPRINT BOOKS
Interest Age All ages
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The Theory of Everything
 

The Theory of Everything (Paperback)

By Wiseman, Ross

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For hundreds of years now scientists have lived and died trying to find out how the universe was made, but they will never ever do it because the universe had its origins beyond spacetime. However, there is a universal energy in the form of wave vibrations from which all things a ...

ISBN 9780473204341
Published 15 June 2012 by Discovery Press
Interest Age All ages
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Sustainable Energy: Options for New Zealand
  

Sustainable Energy: Options for New Zealand (Paperback)

By Redshaw, Dai; Dawber, Keith

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Looks at the options for sustainable energy. This book reviews the energy sources which can be used to heat our homes, drive our transport systems and power our industries - such as wind, solar, biomass, hydro, geothermal, tidal, wave and ocean thermal.

ISBN 9780908569953
Published 15 August 1995 by Otago University Press
Interest Age All ages
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In Search of the Southern Serpent
 

In Search of the Southern Serpent (Hardback, New title)

By Miller, Hamish; Brailsford, Barry

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Talks about the search of the Southern Serpent.

ISBN 9780958243407
Published 1 May 2006
Interest Age All ages
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In Search of the Southern Serpent: A Journey into the Power of Place
  

In Search of the Southern Serpent: A Journey into the Power of Place (Paperback, New title)

By Miller, Hamish; Brailsford, Barry

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Offers research into earth energies and history of ancient cultures.

ISBN 9780958243414
Published 5 May 2006
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A Force of Nature: The Frontier Genius of Ernest Rutherford
   

A Force of Nature: The Frontier Genius of Ernest Rutherford (Trade Paperback/Paperback)

By Reeves, Richard

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In this new intellectual biography of Ernest Rutherford, the 20th centurys greatest experimental physicist, Reeves portrays a ruddy, genial man who was also a towering figure in scientific history.

ISBN 9780393057508
Published 14 December 2007 by WW Norton & Co
Interest Age All ages
Series Great Discoveries (Hardcover)
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A Palette of Particles
 

A Palette of Particles (Hardback)

By Bernstein, Jeremy

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Jeremy Bernstein guides readers through high-energy physics from early twentieth-century atomic models to leptons, mesons, quarks, and the newly discovered Higgs boson, drawing them into the excitement of a universe where 80 percent of all matter has never been identified. From m ...

ISBN 9780674072510
Published 5 March 2013 by Inbooks
Interest Age All ages
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A Continental Plate Boundary: Tectonics at South Island, New Zealand

A Continental Plate Boundary: Tectonics at South Island, New Zealand (Hardback, illustrated edition)

Edited by Okaya, David; Stern, Tim; Davey, Fred

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A Continental Plate Boundary offers in one place the most comprehensive, up-to-date knowledge for researchers and students to learn about the tectonics and plate dynamics of the Pacific-Australian continental plate boundary in South Island and about the application of modern geo ...

ISBN 9780875904405
Published 3 February 2013 by American Geophysical Union
Interest Age All ages
Series Geophysical Monograph
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