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E=mc2 by David Bodanis
24.99 NZD
Category: Science
'By the end of the astonishing E=mc2, a dedicated reader will have achieved, if only by osmosis, an understanding of Einstein's theory of relativity and feel quite at ease dining with Nobel Prize winners. It's a lucid, even thrilling study: the very best kind of science journalism. I didn't know I could ...Show more
E=mc2 : A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation by David Bodanis
21.00 NZD
Category: Science | Reading Level: very good
'By the end of the astonishing "E=mc2", a dedicated reader will have achieved, if only by osmosis, an understanding of Einstein's theory of relativity and feel quite at ease dining with Nobel Prize winners. It's a lucid, even thrilling study: the very best kind of science journalism. I didn't know I cou ...Show more
E=mc2 : A biography of the world's most famous equation by David Bodanis
14.00 NZD
Category: Non-Fiction | Reading Level: very good
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Einstein's miracle year of discoveries, a new edition of the bestselling "biography" of his famous equation Generations have grown up knowing that the equation E=mc2 changed the shape of our world, but never understanding what it actually means, why it was so signif ...Show more
Einstein's Greatest Mistake - The Life of a Flawed Genius by David Bodanis
39.99 NZD
Category: Science | Reading Level: very good
Widely considered the greatest genius of all time, Albert Einstein revolutionised our understanding of the cosmos with his general theory of relativity and helped to lead us into the atomic age. Yet in the final decades of his life he was also ignored by most working scientists, his ideas opposed by eve ...Show more
Electric Universe : How electricity switched on the modern world by David Bodanis
28.00 NZD
29.99 (6% off)
Category: Science
For centuries, electricity was viewed as little more than a curious property of certain substances that sparked when rubbed. Then, in the 1790s, Alessandro Volta began the scientific investigation that ignited an explosion of knowledge and invention, transforming our world. The force that once seemed in ...Show more
Electric Universe - The shocking true story of electricity by David Bodanis
29.99 NZD
Category: Non-Fiction | Reading Level: good
Electricity is an amazingly powerful force. Communicating through rippling, invisible waves it both connects the stars and races down the nerve-signals in our brains. Electric Universe takes us from the laying of the first telegraph lines to the first use of radio waves; from radar and the Hamburg cella ...Show more
Passionate Minds : The Great Enligtenment Love Affair by David Bodanis
34.99 NZD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
Emilie du Chatelet was one of the greatest thinkers of the 18th century, a woman whose work was of vital use to Einstein and who, until now, has been largely ignored by history. Fiercely intellectual and passionate, Emilie's relationship with Voltaire was as radical as her thinking; only after swordfigh ...Show more
The Art of Fairness - The Power of Decency in a World Turned Mean by David Bodanis
37.99 NZD
Category: Current Affairs & Politics
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