The Star Builders: Nuclear Fusion and the Race to Power the Planet
By: Arthur Turrell
3.93
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
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1. Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety
By: Eric Schlosser
4.26
Format: 656 pages, Hardcover
A myth-shattering exposé of America’s nuclear weapons Famed investigative journalist Eric Schlos… read more
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2. The Alchemy of Air: A Jewish Genius, a Doomed Tycoon, and the Scientific Discovery That Fed the World but Fueled the Rise of Hitler
By: Thomas Hager
4.34
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A sweeping history of tragic genius, cutting-edge science, and the discovery that changed billions … read more
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"I would call that field of play--the place in which humans test their natural limits and often break them--science."-Thomas Hager, The Alchemy of Air: A Jewish Genius, a Doomed Tycoon, and the Scientific Discovery That Fed the World but Fueled the Rise of Hitler
3. Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World
By: Mark Miodownik
3.92
Format: 98 pages, Hardcover
A New York TimesBestseller An eye-opening adventure deep inside the everyday materials that surroun… read more
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4. Idoru (Bridge #2)
By: William Gibson
4.06
Format: None pages, Paperback
Now in trade paperback from the author of Neuromancer comes a story that takes readers to 21st cent… read more
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5. Reality is Not What it Seems
By: Carlo Rovelli
3.17
Format: 120 pages,
From the best-selling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physicscomes a new book about the mind-bendi… read more
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6. Quantum Supremacy
By: Michio Kaku
3.79
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
An exhilarating tour of humanity's next great technological achievement—quantum computing—which may… read more
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7. Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization
By: Edmund Conway
4.52
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
Sand, salt, iron, copper, oil, and lithium. These fundamental materials have created empires, razed… read more
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"You can get anything you want from anywhere in the world at a bargain price, but don't [whatever you do] expect to understand how it was made or how it got to you."-Edmund Conway, Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization
"Brothers and sisters,’ said the man. ‘I want to tell you this. The greatest thing on earth is to have the love of God in your heart, and the next greatest thing is to have electricity in your house.’…"-Edmund Conway, Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization
"To say that concrete is everywhere is hardly an exaggeration. Despite the fact that we only began mass producing this mixture of sand, aggregates and cement just over a century ago, there are now mor…"-Edmund Conway, Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization
"A few years ago some geologists sifted through the data [and] estimated that the amount of sand, soil and rock we humans mine and quarry and dredge each year is some 24 times greater than the amount …"-Edmund Conway, Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization
8. Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology
By: Chris Miller
4.44
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
An epic account of the decades-long battle to control what has emerged as the world's most critical… read more
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"Comrade, we have built the world’s biggest microprocessor!"-Chris Miller, Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology
9. A Brief History of Black Holes: And why nearly everything you know about them is wrong
By: Becky Smethurst
4.38
Format: 279 pages, Hardcover
Black Holes are the universe’s strangest and most fascinating objects — Dr. Becky explains all, and… read more
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10. A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?
By: Kelly Weinersmith
4.06
Format: 448 pages, ebook
Earth is not well. The promise of starting life anew somewhere far, far away—no climate change, no … read more
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"For now, if leaving Earth is humanity leaving the cradle, well, humanity is going straight to its neighbor's basement."-Kelly Weinersmith, A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?
"The Moon isn't just sort of a gray Sahara without air. Its surface is made of jagged, electrically charged microscopic glass and stone, which clings to pressure suits and landing vehicles. Nor is Mar…"-Kelly Weinersmith, A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?
11. Nuclear War: A Scenario
By: Annie Jacobsen
4.47
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
There is only one scenario other than an asteroid strike that could end the world as we know it in … read more
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"The fundamental idea behind this book is to demonstrate, in appalling detail, just how horrifying nuclear war would be."-Annie Jacobsen, Nuclear War: A Scenario
"Humans are wired to advance. Humans do whatever it takes. And yet, nuclear war zeros it all out. Nuclear weapons reduce human brilliance and ingenuity, love and desire, empathy and intellect, to ash."-Annie Jacobsen, Nuclear War: A Scenario
12. Major Labels: A History of Popular Music in Seven Genres
By: Kelefa Sanneh
4.17
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
An epic achievement and a huge delight, the entire history of popular music over the past fifty yea… read more
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13. What You Do Is Who You Are: How to Create Your Business Culture
By: Ben Horowitz
4.01
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Ben Horowitz, a leading venture capitalist, modern management expert, and New York Times bestsellin… read more
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"Without trust, communication breaks. Here’s why: In any human interaction the required amount of community is inversely proportional to the level of trust."-Ben Horowitz, What You Do Is Who You Are: How to Create Your Business Culture
14. The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean
By: Susan Casey
4.24
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From bestselling author Susan Casey, an awe-inspiring portrait of the mysterious world beneath the … read more
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15. The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations
By: Daniel Yergin
4.20
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
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"У 1976 в газеті "Вечірній Ленінград" з'явилася стаття про досі невідомого дзюдоїста, що переміг у змаганнях і здобув звання чемпіона. "Люди ще почують про нього в майбутньому", передбачало видання. Т…"-Daniel Yergin, The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations
16. The Star Builders: Nuclear Fusion and the Race to Power the Planet
By: Arthur Turrell
3.93
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From a young, award-winning scientist, a “thoughtful and illuminating” ( Nature ) look at one of th… read more
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17. Energy: A Human History
By: Richard Rhodes
3.75
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning author Richard Rhodes reveals the fascinating histo… read more
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18. The Planets
By: Brian Cox
4.45
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Mercury, a lifeless victim of the Sun's expanding power. Venus, once thought to be lush and fertile… read more
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19. Origin Story: A Big History of Everything
By: David Christian
4.09
Format: 357 pages, Hardcover
** A 2018 GoodReads Choice Award Nominee in the History & Biography category** A captivating his… read more
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"Деякі види настільки зневажають мозок, що ставляться до нього, як до одноразової розкоші. В одного виду морських слимаків замолоду є якийсь невеликий мозок. Вони користуються ним, поки плавають по мо…"-David Christian, Origin Story: A Big History of Everything
"In the past two hundred years, human numbers grew to over seven billion, and our species began to transform the oceans, the land, and the air. Human-built roads, canals, and railways snaked across th…"-David Christian, Origin Story: A Big History of Everything
20. The Milky Way: An Autobiography of Our Galaxy
By: Moiya McTier
3.53
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
In this approachable and fascinating biography of the galaxy, an astrophysicist and folklorist deta… read more
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21. How to Drive a Nuclear Reactor (Springer Praxis Books)
By: Colin Tucker
4.58
Format: 286 pages, Kindle Edition
Have you ever wondered how a nuclear power station works? This lively book will answer that questio… read more
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