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First published in 1962, Silent Spring alerted a large audience to the environmental and human dangers of indiscriminate use of pesticides, spurring revolutionary changes in the …
Covers over five hundred families of North American insects
In this concluding volume of The Myth of the Machine, Mumford brings to a head his radical revisions of the stale popular conceptions of human and technological progress. Far from …
Mumford explains the forces that have shaped technology since prehistoric times and shaped the modern world. He shows how tools developed because of significant parallel inventions …
With its complete, interactive, objective-based approach, Intermediate Algebra: An Applied Approach, is a best-seller in this market. The Seventh Edition provides mathematically …
Discusses construction timetables, choosing a contractor and architect, and siting a house, and covers details on everything from foundations to windows and kitchen countertops
In the summer of 1869, John Muir made his first long trip to Yosemite. When a friend offered him the chance to accompany his flock of sheep and a shepherd to the high pastures of …
An account of the remarkable scientists who discovered that nuclear fission was possible and then became concerned about its implications. Index. Translated by James Cleugh.