Author: Lynn White
By OUP USA

A book of scientific proportions, 2001-01-09
This book is one of the few books that really summarize medieval technology in comparison with social change without unneccessary details. There isn't a single useless paragraph, and although it is a rather dificult book to follow, it demonstrates how and why things took place where they took place (I won't give spoilers). I bought this book as reference material for a project and I am more than satisfied. It is rather difficult to encounter the subject matter outside of huge encyclopedias with so much detail and so substantiated. In the course of my research I've come up with few books that provide so much condensed knowledge, properly backed by historical evidence. I absolutely recommend it.

Author: Everett M. Rogers
By Simon & Schuster International

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Packed With Knowledge!, 2004-05-06
Why would a villager draw polluted drinking water from a canal where a dead donkey floats instead of using a nearby tap to get clean drinking water? Why did it take hundreds of years for the British Navy to give sailors oranges and lemons when tests had proven that citrus fruit cured the scurvy that killed sailors and left vessels under-manned? Why do eminently sensible things not happen? If you’ve ever wondered, this book will give you the answers. It’s a thick, heavy, academic tome, but spiced with abundant anecdotes and observations that make it an easy, enjoyable read. This is the rare book that combines solid intellectual content with thought-provoking entertainment. We highly recommend this classic from 1962 to all audiences, but especially those whose business it is to understand and use the social mechanisms through which innovations must diffuse.

Author: Kevin Hutchings, Colin Osborne
By Royal Society of Chemistry

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Proper good old school style chemistry experiments, 2010-03-02
This is a brillaint book if you want good chemistry experiments that can actually be done with things that are available in a normal science prep-room. This book will tell you how to do some of the experiments that the slightly unhinged chemistry teacher did when you were at school. I've used it loads of times already. The pages are really easy to follow and photocopy. God bless The Royal Society of Chemistry for publishing this!

Author: Les Kirkup
By John Wiley & Sons

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Experimental Methods a Lifesaver, 2009-02-09
Experimental Methods by Les Kirkup is a must for anyone studying the physical sciences. The author goes into great detail about correct experimental practise and data analysis.

Perhaps the most useful feature of this book is its extended cover on error analysis, using plenty of easy to understand worked examples. It does well to explain the concepts of error analysis in a physical sciences based context rather than a statistics based context which is where a lot of other texts fall down.

The author also details what is expected in a standard laboratory notebook, using excripts from his own log book and examples of relevant information that should be included.

So all in all a fantastic book for anyone doing an undergraduate course in science or engineering.

Author: Keith Richards
By Linus Publishing

"The New Optimists is the most exhilarating of books. It looks to the future, not with rose-tinted glasses, but with a clear vision, aware of difficulties and challenges yet convinced that research and experiment can help the human race to overcome them." Excerpt from the Foreword by Jenny Uglow In the late eighteenth century, a small group of scientists gathered in Birmingham to form the Lunar Society, a debating group of scientists, artists, philosophers and businessmen. Their vision changed the face of the world. Today's inheritors of this vision, over 80 medics, life scientists, engineers, chemists, computer and digital media scientists, environmental and energy experts have combined in The New Optimists to share with us their view of the world and what the future holds. And the future is positive. The New Optimists takes us on an exhilarating journey into the minds of some of the UK's leading scientists and reveals just how much is happening in our research centres and universities, driving towards the common good. From tackling the big challenges, such as curing cancer, to living in harmony with our environment, the book reveals how scientists are breaking ne...

Author: Philip Ball
By Royal Society of Chemistry

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Elegant solutions, 2006-04-20
The main focus of this book is on 20th century discoveries. Work on atomic structure and the making of new elements makes an interesting read. Excellent coverage of early work on gases/air. The best thing to do is go and read this - I had trouble putting it down once I was into the second chapter. Probabaly best if you have some sort of chemistry background, ideal for A level students and above.

Author: Prof John Dean, Dr Alan M Jones, Prof Rob Reed, Dr Allan Jones, Dr Jonathan Weyers, Dr David Holmes
By Prentice Hall

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Good, but could do better, 2009-05-11
A good practical guide covering quite a range of basic techniques and areas such as report writing - all good stuff. The only problems are that there are a number of typographical errors, and some of the explanations are not as clear as one would hope. I expect that these faults will probably be corected in the next edition, since thay are annoying, but this is still a good introduction to practical chemistry.

Author: Theodore E. Brown, H. Eugene LeMay, Bruce E. Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward, John H. Nelson, Kenneth C. Kemp
By Prentice Hall

Author: Graeme D. Ruxton, Nick Colegrave
By OUP Oxford

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Quite a useful book, 2010-02-12
Very useful book, easy to follow, does not cover everything, but that aside, it is simple, easy to follow and my students do like this book

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