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The Story of Mary Sherman Morgan, America's First Female Rocket Scientist
Written by George D. Morgan
Foreword by Ashley Stroupe, PHD
Format: Trade Paperback, 310 pages
On Sale: July 9, 2013
Price: $18.00
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... Read more >
The Story of Mary Sherman Morgan, America's First Female Rocket Scientist
Written by George D. Morgan
Foreword by Ashley Stroupe, PHD
Format: eBook
On Sale: July 9, 2013
Price: $11.99
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... Read more >
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A Life Inside the Center
Written by Ray Monk
Format: Hardcover, 848 pages
On Sale: May 14, 2013
Price: $37.50
Robert Oppenheimer was among the most brilliant and divisive of men. As head of the Los Alamos Laboratory, he oversaw the successful effort to beat the Nazis in the race to develop the first atomic bomb—a breakthrough that was to have eternal ramifications for mankind and that made Oppenheimer the “Father... Read more >
A Life Inside the Center
Written by Ray Monk
Format: eBook, 848 pages
On Sale: May 14, 2013
Price: $18.99
Robert Oppenheimer was among the most brilliant and divisive of men. As head of the Los Alamos Laboratory, he oversaw the successful effort to beat the Nazis in the race to develop the first atomic bomb—a breakthrough that was to have eternal ramifications for mankind and that made Oppenheimer the “Father... Read more >
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A Life Inside the Center
Written by Ray Monk
Read by Michael Goldstrom
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: May 14, 2013
Price: $37.50
Robert Oppenheimer was among the most brilliant and divisive of men. As head of the Los Alamos Laboratory, he oversaw the successful effort to beat the Nazis in the race to develop the first atomic bomb—a breakthrough that was to have eternal ramifications for mankind and that made Oppenheimer the “Father... Read more >
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A Mother's Story of Nurturing Genius
Written by Kristine Barnett
Format: Hardcover, 272 pages
On Sale: April 9, 2013
Price: $25.00
Kristine Barnett’s son Jacob has an IQ higher than Einstein’s, a photographic memory, and he taught himself calculus in two weeks. At nine he started working on an original theory in astrophysics that experts believe may someday put him in line for a Nobel Prize, and at age twelve he became... Read more >
A Mother's Story of Nurturing Genius
Written by Kristine Barnett
Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: April 9, 2013
Price: $12.99
Kristine Barnett’s son Jacob has an IQ higher than Einstein’s, a photographic memory, and he taught himself calculus in two weeks. At nine he started working on an original theory in astrophysics that experts believe may someday put him in line for a Nobel Prize, and at age twelve he became... Read more >
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A Mother's Story of Nurturing Genius
Written by Kristine Barnett
Read by Kathe Mazur
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: April 9, 2013
Price: $40.00
Kristine Barnett’s son Jacob has an IQ higher than Einstein’s, a photographic memory, and he taught himself calculus in two weeks. At nine he started working on an original theory in astrophysics that experts believe may someday put him in line for a Nobel Prize, and at age twelve he became... Read more >
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A Mother's Story of Nurturing Genius
Written by Kristine Barnett
Read by Kathe Mazur
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: April 9, 2013
Price: $20.00
Kristine Barnett’s son Jacob has an IQ higher than Einstein’s, a photographic memory, and he taught himself calculus in two weeks. At nine he started working on an original theory in astrophysics that experts believe may someday put him in line for a Nobel Prize, and at age twelve he became... Read more >
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The Adventures of a Curious Man
Written by Mark Kurlansky
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: February 12, 2013
Price: $15.95
While working as a fur trapper in Labrador, Canada, Clarence Birdseye encountered an age-old problem: bad food and an unappealing, unhealthy diet. However, he observed that fresh vegetables wetted and left outside in the Arctic winds froze in a way that maintained their integrity after thawing. As a result, he developed...
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Written by Eve Curie
Format: eBook, 419 pages
On Sale: February 6, 2013
Price: $13.99
Marie Sklodowska Curie (1867–1934) was the first woman scientist to win worldwide acclaim and was, indeed, one of the great scientists of the twentieth century. Written by Curie’s daughter, the renowned international activist Eve Curie, this biography chronicles Curie’s legendary achievements in science, including her pioneering efforts in the study of... Read more >
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A Graphic Biography
Written by Eugene Byrne
Illustrated by Simon Gurr
Format: Trade Paperback, 100 pages
On Sale: February 5, 2013
Price: $9.95
Darwin: A Graphic Biography is an inspiring expedition into the physical and intellectual adventures of Charles Darwin. Presenting Darwin's life in a smart and entertaining graphic novel, Darwin: A Graphic Biography attempts to not only educate the reader about Darwin but also the scientific world of the 1800s. The graphic medium... Read more >
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The Origins of the Digital Universe
Written by George Dyson
Format: Trade Paperback, 464 pages
On Sale: December 11, 2012
Price: $16.95
A Wall Street Journal Best Business Book of 2012
A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2012
In this revealing account of how the digital universe exploded in the aftermath of World War II, George Dyson illuminates the nature of digital computers, the lives of those who brought them into existence, and how code...
Edicion en Espanol
Written by Walter Isaacson
Format: eBook, 752 pages
On Sale: November 7, 2012
Price: $11.99
La biografía definitiva de Steve Jobs
La muerte de Steve Jobs ha conmocionado al mundo. Tras entrevistarlo en más de cuarenta ocasiones en los últimos dos años, además de a un centenar de personas de su entorno, familiares, amigos, adversarios y colegas, Walter Isaacson nos presenta la única biografía escrita con la...
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Written by Walter Isaacson
Format: Trade Paperback, 736 pages
On Sale: October 30, 2012
Price: $13.95
En la primera biografía completa de Albert Einstein escrita con acceso a todos sus archivos, Walter Isaacson logra un extraordinario retrato del personaje y de su época y un fascinante relato de su vida.
Albert Einstein es uno de los científicos más importantes de la historia y un icono del siglo XX... Read more >
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Memoir of a Scientific Maverick
Written by Benoit Mandelbrot
Format: Hardcover, 352 pages
On Sale: October 30, 2012
Price: $30.00
A fascinating memoir from the man who revitalized visual geometry, and whose ideas about fractals have changed how we look at both the natural world and the financial world.
Benoit Mandelbrot, the creator of fractal geometry, has significantly improved our understanding of, among other things, financial variability and erratic physical phenomena. In...
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Memoir of a Scientific Maverick
Written by Benoit Mandelbrot
Format: eBook, 352 pages
On Sale: October 30, 2012
Price: $15.99
A fascinating memoir from the man who revitalized visual geometry, and whose ideas about fractals have changed how we look at both the natural world and the financial world.
Benoit Mandelbrot, the creator of fractal geometry, has significantly improved our understanding of, among other things, financial variability and erratic physical phenomena. In...
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The Life and Breakthrough Inventions of Hedy Lamarr, the Most Beautiful Woman in the World
Written by Richard Rhodes
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: August 7, 2012
Price: $15.00
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Rhodes delivers a remarkable story of science history: how a ravishing film star and an avant-garde composer invented spread-spectrum radio, the technology that made wireless phones, GPS systems, and many other devices possible.
Beginning at a Hollywood dinner table, Hedy's Folly tells a wild story of innovation that...
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An Apollo 15 Astronaut's Journey to the Moon
Written by Al Worden and Francis French
Foreword by Dick Gordon
Format: Trade Paperback, 312 pages
On Sale: July 24, 2012
Price: $17.95
As command module pilot for the Apollo 15 mission to the moon in 1971, Al Worden flew on what is widely regarded as the greatest exploration mission that humans have ever attempted. He spent six days orbiting the moon, including three days completely alone, the most isolated human in existence. During... Read more >
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The Adventures of a Curious Man
Written by Mark Kurlansky
Format: Hardcover, 272 pages
On Sale: May 8, 2012
Price: $25.95
Break out the TV dinners! From the author who gave us Cod, Salt, and other informative bestsellers, the first biography of Clarence Birdseye, the eccentric genius inventor whose fast-freezing process revolutionized the food industry and American agriculture. Read more >
The Adventures of a Curious Man
Written by Mark Kurlansky
Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: May 8, 2012
Price: $11.99
Break out the TV dinners! From the author who gave us Cod, Salt, and other informative bestsellers, the first biography of Clarence Birdseye, the eccentric genius inventor whose fast-freezing process revolutionized the food industry and American agriculture. Read more >
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The Adventures of a Curious Man
Written by Mark Kurlansky
Read by Jon Van Ness
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: May 8, 2012
Price: $15.00
Break out the TV dinners! From the author who gave us Cod, Salt, and other informative bestsellers, the first biography of Clarence Birdseye, the eccentric genius inventor whose fast-freezing process revolutionized the food industry and American agriculture. Read more >
Written by David Beers
Format: eBook, 273 pages
On Sale: May 2, 2012
Price: $13.99
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The Origins of the Digital Universe
Written by George Dyson
Format: Hardcover, 432 pages
On Sale: March 6, 2012
Price: $29.95
“It is possible to invent a single machine which can be used to compute any computable sequence,” twenty-four-year-old Alan Turing announced in 1936. In Turing’s Cathedral, George Dyson focuses on a small group of men and women, led by John von Neumann at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New...
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The Origins of the Digital Universe
Written by George Dyson
Format: eBook, 432 pages
On Sale: March 6, 2012
Price: $12.99
“It is possible to invent a single machine which can be used to compute any computable sequence,” twenty-four-year-old Alan Turing announced in 1936. In Turing’s Cathedral, George Dyson focuses on a small group of men and women, led by John von Neumann at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New...
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