How patterns--from diagrams of spacetime to particle trails revealed by supercolliders--offer clues to the fundamental workings of the physical world.Our universe might appear chaotic, but deep down i
Welcome to the wonderful world of graphene, the thinnest substance known to science.In 2003, Russian physicists Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov found a way to produce graphene - the thinnest subst
The perfect companion to any flight a guide to the science on view from your window seat. There are few times when science is so immediate as when you're in a plane. Your life is in the hands of the s
A pop science look at time travel technology, from Einstein to Ronald Mallett to present day experiments. Forget fiction: time travel is real.In How to Build a Time Machine, Brian Clegg provides an un
An exploration of the terrifying threats to our world that fill today’s headlines: from global warming epidemic to the threat of nuclear weapons and the risk posed by the leading edge devices like th
A more sustainable business is a more profitable one. Financial Times Briefing on Sustainable Business is your practical and accessible guide to transforming the way you do business, to the gain of b
Whatever is needed, from in-depth research material for a report or academic paper, to the telephone number of a company on the other side of the world or what is showing at the local cinema, this gui
Challenges a team of scholars to experiment with 50 topical science speculations at a time when the hunt for the Higgs boson particle is threatening to undermine the foundations of our knowledge.
'Gets right to the heart of what makes us what we are. Read it!' Angela Saini, author of Inferior and Superior: The Return of Race ScienceThe popular science equivalent of Who Do You Think You Are? Po
WHY DO YOUR FINGERS GO WRINKLY IN THE BATH?HOW LONG CAN GOLDFISH REMEMBER THINGS?WHO THOUGHT UP NEWTON’S FIRST LAW?Science is all about finding answers to mind-boggling questions so following the huge
In Science for Life acclaimed science writer Brian Clegg cuts through the vested interests and confusing contradictory statements that litter the media and the internet, to give a clear picture of wha
Brian Clegg recounts how ancient civilizations understood light spiritually, and looks at the first scientific grapplings with light.Clegg looks at the contribution of artists to our understanding of
A brand new graphic guide from Brian Clegg, author of the best-selling Inflight Science, Introducing Infinity will teach you all you need to know about this big idea, from mathematicians driven mad by
An easy-to-understand guide to the complex subject of quantum physics. Quantum physics is how scientists describe the world of the very small. For other people, however, the rules of quantum physi
In the sequel to his best-selling Inflight Science, Brian Clegg offers a spectacular tour through the human body.He explores mitochondria, in-cell powerhouses once separate creatures; how your eyes co
