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How the monsters of nineteenth-century literature and science came to define us. "Was I then a monster, a blot upon the earth, from which all men fled and whom all men disowned?" …
An account of Max Planck's construction of his theory of blackbody radiation, summarizing the established physics on which he drew. In the last year of the nineteenth century, Max …
How the discovery of a harmless leak of radiation sparked a media firestorm, political grandstanding, and fearmongering that closed a vital scientific facility. In 1997, scientists …
A fascinating account, written in real time, of the unfolding of a scientific discovery: the first detection of gravitational waves.
The remarkable story of how humankind discovered gravitational waves, chronicled with unparalleled historical and scientific vision. In 2016, the LIGO and Virgo Collaborations made …
From the bestselling author of Imperfection, a theory of uncertainty as the very core of the scientific method--and the essence of its wonder. How many times have we looked for …
A portrait of trailblazing astronomer Henrietta Leavitt and an illustrated exploration of the power of attention in scientific observation, artistic creation, and the making of …
The life of Nobel-winning biologist Salvador Luria, whose passion for science was equaled by his commitment to political engagement in Cold War America. Blacklisted from federal …