Random House New Releases - Science - Chemistry

Cracking the AP Chemistry Exam, 2014 Edition by Princeton Review

2013-08-06T00:30:00-05:00

Cracking the AP Chemistry Exam, 2014 Edition
Written by Princeton Review

Trade Paperback, 464 pages | Princeton Review | Study Aids - Advanced Placement; Study Aids - College Entrance; Science - Chemistry | $18.99 | 978-0-307-94620-1 (0-307-94620-7)

Rocket Girl by Ashley Stroupe, PHD

2013-07-09T00:30:00-05:00

Rocket Girl The Story of Mary Sherman Morgan, America's First Female Rocket Scientist
Written by George D. Morgan
Foreword by Ashley Stroupe, PHD

Trade Paperback, 310 pages | Prometheus Books | Science - History; Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology; Science - Chemistry | $18.00 | 978-1-61614-739-6 (1-61614-739-3)

Blending a fascinating personal history with dramatic historical events, this book brings long-overdue attention to a brilliant woman whose work proved essential for America's early space program.

     This is the extraordinary true story of America's first female rocket scientist. Told by her son, it describes Mary Sherman Morgan's crucial contribution to launching America's first satellite and the author's labyrinthine journey to uncover his mother's lost legacy--one buried deep under a lifetime of secrets political, technological, and personal.
     In 1938, a young German rocket enthusiast named Wernher von Braun had dreams of building a rocket that could fly him to the moon. In Ray, North Dakota, a young farm girl named Mary Sherman was attending high school. In an age when girls rarely dreamed of a career in science, Mary wanted to be a chemist. A decade later the dreams of these two disparate individuals would coalesce in ways neither could have imagined.
     World War II and the Cold War space race with the Russians changed the fates of both von Braun and Mary Sherman Morgan. When von Braun and other top engineers could not find a solution to the repeated failures that plagued the nascent US rocket program, North American Aviation, where Sherman Morgan then worked, was given the challenge. Recognizing her talent for chemistry, company management turned the assignment over to young Mary.
     In the end, America succeeded in launching rockets into space, but only because of the joint efforts of the brilliant farm girl from North Dakota and the famous German scientist. While von Braun went on to become a high-profile figure in NASA's manned space flight, Mary Sherman Morgan and her contributions fell into obscurity--until now.

Rocket Girl by Ashley Stroupe, PHD

2013-07-09T00:30:00-05:00

Rocket Girl The Story of Mary Sherman Morgan, America's First Female Rocket Scientist
Written by George D. Morgan
Foreword by Ashley Stroupe, PHD

eBook | Prometheus Books | Science - History; Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology; Science - Chemistry | $11.99 | 978-1-61614-740-2 (1-61614-740-7)

This is the extraordinary true story of America's first female rocket scientist, told by her son. It describes Mary Sherman Morgan's crucial contribution to launching America's first satellite and the author's labyrinthine journey to uncover his mother's lost legacy - a legacy buried deep under a lifetime of secrets political, technological, and personal. Blending a fascinating personal history with dramatic historical events taking place on the world stage, this compelling narrative brings long-overdue attention to a modest but brilliant woman whose work proved essential for America's early space program. In 1938, a young German rocket enthusiast named Wernher von Braun had dreams of building a rocket that could fly him to the moon. On the opposite side of the world, a young farm girl named Mary Sherman was attending high school in Ray, North Dakota. In an age when girls rarely dreamed of a career in science, Mary wanted to be a chemist. A decade later the dreams of these two disparate individuals would coalesce in ways neither could have imagined. In a vivid narrative, Morgan relates how World War II and the Cold War space race with the Russians changed the fates of both von Braun and his mother. When von Braun and other top engineers could not find a solution to the repeated failures that plagued the nascent US rocket program, North American Aviation, where Mary Sherman Morgan then worked, was given the challenge. Recognizing her talent for chemistry, company management turned the assignment over to young Mary. In the end, America succeeded in launching rockets into space, but only because of the joint efforts of the brilliant farm girl from North Dakota and the famous German scientist. While von Braun went on to become a high-profile figure in NASA's manned space flight, Mary Sherman Morgan and her contributions fell into obscurity.

Cracking the AP Chemistry Exam, 2013 Edition by Princeton Review

2012-09-18T00:30:00-05:00

Cracking the AP Chemistry Exam, 2013 Edition
Written by Princeton Review

eBook, 464 pages | Princeton Review | Study Aids - Advanced Placement; Study Aids - College Entrance; Science - Chemistry | $12.99 | 978-0-307-94452-8 (0-307-94452-2)

If you need to know it, it’s in this book. Cracking the AP Chemistry, 2013 Edition has been optimized for e-reader viewing with cross-linked questions, answers, and explanations, and includes:

   • 2 full-length practice tests with detailed explanations
   • Thorough subject reviews of all topics, including atomic structure, thermodynamics, the periodic table, fundamental laws, organic chemistry, molecular binding, and key equations, laws & formulas
   • Helpful tables, charts, and diagrams
   • Detailed advice on how to write a high-scoring essay
   • Updated strategies which reflect the AP test scoring change

Cracking the AP Chemistry Exam, 2013 Edition by Princeton Review

2012-08-07T00:30:00-05:00

Cracking the AP Chemistry Exam, 2013 Edition
Written by Princeton Review

Trade Paperback, 464 pages | Princeton Review | Study Aids - Advanced Placement; Study Aids - College Entrance; Science - Chemistry | $18.99 | 978-0-307-94488-7 (0-307-94488-3)

If you need to know it, it’s in this book. Cracking the AP Chemistry, 2013 Edition includes:

   • 2 full-length practice tests with detailed explanations
   • Thorough subject reviews of all topics, including atomic structure, thermodynamics, the periodic table, fundamental laws, organic chemistry, molecular binding, and key equations, laws & formulas
   • Helpful tables, charts, and diagrams
   • Detailed advice on how to write a high-scoring essay
   • Updated strategies which reflect the AP test scoring change

Dancing Naked in the Mind Field by Kary Mullis

2010-11-17T00:30:00-05:00

Dancing Naked in the Mind Field
Written by Kary Mullis

eBook, 240 pages | Vintage | Biography & Autobiography - Personal Memoirs; Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology; Science - Chemistry | $9.99 | 978-0-307-77278-7 (0-307-77278-0)

Here is a multidimensional playland of ideas from the world's most eccentric Nobel-Prize winning scientist. Kary Mullis is legendary for his invention of PCR, which redefined the world of DNA, genetics, and forensic science. He is also a surfer, a veteran of Berkeley in the sixties, and perhaps the only Nobel laureate to describe a possible encounter with aliens. A scientist of boundless curiosity, he refuses to accept any proposition based on secondhand or hearsay evidence, and always looks for the "money trail" when scientists make announcements.

Mullis writes with passion and humor about a wide range of topics: from global warming to the O. J. Simpson trial, from poisonous spiders to HIV, from scientific method to astrology. Dancing Naked in the Mind Field challenges us to question the authority of scientific dogma even as it reveals the workings of an uncannily original scientific mind.

From the Trade Paperback edition.

The Joy of Chemistry by Cathy Cobb

2010-01-26T00:30:00-05:00

The Joy of Chemistry The Amazing Science of Familiar Things
Written by Cathy Cobb

Trade Paperback, 393 pages | Prometheus Books | Science - Chemistry | $19.00 | 978-1-59102-771-3 (1-59102-771-3)

This book challenges the perception of chemistry as too difficult to bother with and too clinical to be any fun. Cathy Cobb and Monty L. Fetterolf, both professional chemists and experienced educators, introduce readers to the magic, elegance, and, yes, joy of chemistry. From the fascination of fall foliage and fireworks, to the functioning of smoke detectors and computers, to the fundamentals of digestion (as when good pizza goes bad!), the authors illustrate the concepts of chemistry in terms of everyday experience, using familiar materials.
The authors begin with a bang—a colorful bottle rocket assembled from common objects you find in the garage—and then present the principles of chemistry using household chemicals and friendly, nontechnical language. They guide the reader through the basics of atomic structure, the nature of molecular bonds, and the vibrant universe of chemical reactions. Using analogy and example to illuminate essential concepts such as thermodynamics, photochemistry, electrochemistry, and chemical equilibrium, they explain the whys and wherefores of chemical reactions. Hands-on demonstrations, selected for their ease of execution and relevance, illustrate basic principles, and lively commentaries emphasize the fun and fascination of learning about chemistry.
This delightful and richly informative book amply proves that chemistry can appeal to our intuition, logic, and—if we’re willing to get down and dirty—our sense of enjoyment too.

Magick, Mayhem, and Mavericks by Cathy Cobb

2002-11-01T00:30:00-05:00

Magick, Mayhem, and Mavericks The Spirited History of Physical Chemistry
Written by Cathy Cobb

Hardcover, 420 pages | Prometheus Books | Science - Chemistry - Physical & Theoretical | $30.99 | 978-1-57392-976-9 (1-57392-976-X)

Science popularizer Cathy Cobb takes a unique approach to explaining the concepts of physical chemistry by telling the story of the geniuses and eccentrics who made groundbreaking discoveries in this fascinating field that bridges chemistry, physics, and mathematics. The result is entertaining and illuminating.
Her tale is about the colorful varieties of human character as well as the struggles to understand the workings of the material world. Through true stories of rebels, recluses, heroes, and rogues, she helps the reader to discover how one idea built upon another and how an elegant discipline arose out of centuries of difficult trial and error.
Starting with the ancient Greeks, Cobb takes the reader on a sweeping tour of history. She shows how an understanding of basic chemical properties gradually arose out of ancient Greeks mathematics, Muslim science, medieval ômagick,ö and the healing arts. Her tour continues through the scientific revolution, the emergence of physical chemistry as an independent discipline, and up to the present. Today, physical chemists contribute to the fields of chemical physiology, chemical oscillations and waves, quantum mechanics, and the curious and promising field of nanotechnology.
This absorbing, eloquently written history of science is loaded with intuitive imagery, everyday analogies, and a colorful cast of characters who are guaranteed to entertain as well as edify.

Dancing Naked in the Mind Field by Kary Mullis

2000-01-04T00:30:00-05:00

Dancing Naked in the Mind Field
Written by Kary Mullis

Trade Paperback, 240 pages | Vintage | Biography & Autobiography - Personal Memoirs; Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology; Science - Chemistry | $16.95 | 978-0-679-77400-6 (0-679-77400-9)

Random House New Releases - Science - Chemistry

Cracking the AP Chemistry Exam, 2014 Edition by Princeton Review

Cracking the AP Chemistry Exam, 2014 Edition Written by Princeton Review

Rocket Girl by Ashley Stroupe, PHD

Rocket Girl The Story of Mary Sherman Morgan, America's First Female Rocket ScientistWritten by George D. Morgan Foreword by Ashley Stroupe, PHD

Rocket Girl by Ashley Stroupe, PHD

Rocket Girl The Story of Mary Sherman Morgan, America's First Female Rocket ScientistWritten by George D. Morgan Foreword by Ashley Stroupe, PHD

Cracking the AP Chemistry Exam, 2013 Edition by Princeton Review

Cracking the AP Chemistry Exam, 2013 Edition Written by Princeton Review

Cracking the AP Chemistry Exam, 2013 Edition by Princeton Review

Cracking the AP Chemistry Exam, 2013 Edition Written by Princeton Review

Dancing Naked in the Mind Field by Kary Mullis

Dancing Naked in the Mind Field Written by Kary Mullis

The Joy of Chemistry by Cathy Cobb

The Joy of Chemistry The Amazing Science of Familiar ThingsWritten by Cathy Cobb

Magick, Mayhem, and Mavericks by Cathy Cobb

Magick, Mayhem, and Mavericks The Spirited History of Physical ChemistryWritten by Cathy Cobb

Dancing Naked in the Mind Field by Kary Mullis

Dancing Naked in the Mind Field Written by Kary Mullis

Cracking the AP Chemistry Exam, 2014 Edition
Written by Princeton Review

Rocket Girl The Story of Mary Sherman Morgan, America's First Female Rocket Scientist
Written by George D. Morgan
Foreword by Ashley Stroupe, PHD

Rocket Girl The Story of Mary Sherman Morgan, America's First Female Rocket Scientist
Written by George D. Morgan
Foreword by Ashley Stroupe, PHD

Cracking the AP Chemistry Exam, 2013 Edition
Written by Princeton Review

Cracking the AP Chemistry Exam, 2013 Edition
Written by Princeton Review

Dancing Naked in the Mind Field
Written by Kary Mullis

The Joy of Chemistry The Amazing Science of Familiar Things
Written by Cathy Cobb

Magick, Mayhem, and Mavericks The Spirited History of Physical Chemistry
Written by Cathy Cobb

Dancing Naked in the Mind Field
Written by Kary Mullis