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The Code Book: The Evolution of Secrecy from Mary, Queen of Scots, to Quantum Cryptography
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The Code Book: The Evolution of Secrecy from Mary, Queen of Scots, to Quantum CryptographyThe Code Book: The Evolution of Secrecy from Mary, Queen of Scots, to Quantum Cryptography

"Singh spins tales of cryptic intrigue in every chapter." -The Wall Street Journal
"Brings together . . . the geniuses who have secured communications, saved lives, and influenced the fate of nations. A pleasure to read." -Chicago Tribune




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Tags: pleasure, -Chicago, nations, influenced, lives, Cryptography, Evolution, Scots, Quantum, Secrecy
Handbook of Evolution: The Evolution of Living Systems
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Handbook of Evolution: The Evolution of Living SystemsHandbook of Evolution: The Evolution of Living Systems

This two-volume handbook is unique in spanning the entire field of evolution, from the origins of life up to the formation of social structures and science and technology. The author team of world-renowned experts considers the subject from a variety of disciplines, with continuous cross-referencing so as to retain a logical internal structure. The uniformly structured contributions discuss not merely the general knowledge behind the evolution of life, but also the corresponding development of language, society, economies, morality and poli
 
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Tags: evolution, Evolution, knowledge, discuss, merely, Systems, Handbook, Living
Life Ascending: The Ten Great Inventions of Evolution
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Life Ascending: The Ten Great Inventions of EvolutionLife Ascending: The Ten Great Inventions of Evolution

Where does DNA come from? What is consciousness? How did the eye evolve? Drawing on a treasure trove of new scientific knowledge, Nick Lane expertly reconstructs evolution's history by describing its 10 greatest inventions - from sex and warmth to death - resulting in a stunning account of nature's ingenuity.
Since Charles Darwin sketched out evolution’s process 150 years ago, a landslide of data has swept scientists into a more detailed understanding of how life’s variety emerged. In Life Ascending, Lane, a biochemist, describes how 10 evolutionary inventions transformed the living world.
 
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Tags: inventions, Ascending, scientists, detailed, understanding, Great, Evolution, Inventions
Darwin, His Daughter & Human Evolution
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Darwin, His Daughter & Human EvolutionDarwin, His Daughter & Human Evolution

In this intimate portrait of the great naturalist as devoted family man, Keynes describes how Charles Darwin's "life and his science were all of a piece." The great-great-grandson of the scientist, Keynes uses published documents as well as family papers and artifacts to show how Darwin's thinking on evolution was influenced by his deep attachment to his wife and children.

 
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Tags: Darwin, family, Keynes, evolution, thinking, Evolution, Human
History of Twentieth-Century Philisophy of Science
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History of Twentieth-Century Philisophy of ScienceHistory of Twentieth-Century Philisophy of Science

The aim of philosophy of science is to understand what scientists did and how they did it, where history of science shows that they performed basic research very well. Therefore to achieve this aim, philosophers look back to the great achievements in the evolution of modern science that started with the Copernicus with greater emphasis given to more recent accomplishments.
Describes the evolution of the contemporary Pragmatist philosophy of science including the new artificial-intelligence computerized discovery systems.
 
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Tags: science, philosophy, evolution, contemporary, Pragmatist, History, Philisophy