Building Bots: Designing and Building Warrior Robots
by William Gurstelle


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This is the definitive guide to designing and building warrior robots like those seen on BattleBots, Robotica, and Robot Wars. It walks robot enthusiasts of all ages step-by-step through the design and building process, enabling them to create any number... (read more)

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Series in Continental Thought #28: Science Unfettered: A Philosophical Study in Sociohistorical Ontology
by J E Mcguire


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Authors McGuire and Tuchanska (history and philosophy of science, U. of Pittsburgh and philosophy, U. of Lodz, Poland, respectively) attempt to reconceptualize the orientation of the subject and object, providing instead a framework for understanding... (read more)

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The Measure of God: History's Greatest Minds Wrestle with Reconciling Science and Religion
by Larry Witham


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God vs. Science: And the Winner Is . . . For centuries science has been challenging the core beliefs of religious people. The legacy of this confrontation can be charted in a century-long series of lectures delivered by the best scientific and... (read more)

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Lightning Man: The Accursed Life of Samuel F. B. Morse
by Kenne Silverman


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This brilliantly conceived biography is the very American tale of a quiet man, raised by religious zealots, who became a gifted and prolific painter (more than three hundred portraits and historical canvases), became the first Professor of Fine Arts at... (read more)

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The Great Betrayal: Fraud in Science
by Horace Freel Judson


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Fraud permeates all types of institutions today and now the world of science, the last bastion of respect and trust, is no exception. Dozens of cases have been uncovered in the past quarter-century-and the headlines continue. We can no longer shrug off... (read more)

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Stroke a Martian: And 99 Other Things to Do Before You Die
by New Scientist


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Here is the best science has to offer the common man: activities guaranteed to excite your mind, challenge body, and fill you with wonder. The editors of New Scientist?one of the world?s leading science and technology magazines?have handpicked... (read more)

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Adventures from the Technology Underground: Catapults, Pulsejets, Rail Guns, Flamethrowers, Tesla Coils, Air Cannons and the Garage Warriors Who Love Them
by William Gurstelle


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The technology underground is a thriving, humming, and often literally scintillating subculture of amateur inventors and scientific envelope-pushers who dream up, design, and build machines that whoosh, rumble, fly—and occasionally hurl pumpkins... (read more)

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Before the Fallout: From Marie Curie to Hiroshima
by Diana Preston


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In 1898, Marie Curie first described a phenomenon she called "radioactivity." A half-century later, two physicists would stand before dawn in the New Mexico desert, slathering themselves with sunscreen-and fearing that the imminent test detonation might... (read more)

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Thomas Kuhn (Contemporary Philosophy in Focus)
by Thomas Nickles


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Includes bibliographical references (p. 282-284) and index.... (read more)

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Inviting Disaster: Lessons from the Edge of Technology
by James Chiles


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Explaining in vivid layman's terms how machines fail and deadly accidents result, this book draws on a wide range of disasters--some famous, some obscure --and combines riveting storytelling with eye-opening findings to show what happens when the reach... (read more)

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The Newtonian Moment: Isaac Newton and the Making of Modern Culture
by Mordechai Feingold


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Isaac Newton is a legendary figure whose mythical dimension threatens to overshadow the actual man. The story of the apple falling from the tree may or may not be true, but Isaac Newton's revolutionary discoveries and their importance to the... (read more)

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Escape Velocity
by Mark Dery


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Taking readers on an unforgettable journey into the dark heart of the Information Age, cultural critic Mark Dery introduces them to a wide array of characters on the fringe of computer culture--underground robotocists, cybersex enthusiasts, virtual... (read more)

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Apollo's Fire: A Day on Earth in Nature and Imagination
by Michael Sims


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Critically acclaimed author Sims sets out to open readers eyes to the miraculous events that occur in the passing of a single day. Equally lucid and charming, Sims draws on an inexhaustible store of scientific, literary, and historical sources.... (read more)

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Vanity, Vitality, and Virility: The Science Behind the Products You Love to Buy
by John Emsley


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What is the secret of shower cleaners? How does the dangerous explosive nitroglycerin ward off heart attacks? And what medicines, usually prescribed for other purposes, are said to produce the ultimate orgasm? In Vanity, Vitality, and Virility, award... (read more)

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Introduction to the Philosophy of Science: Cutting Nature at Its Seams
by Robert Klee


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A clear and lively explanation of key concepts and issues in the philosophy of science. It surveys the field from positivism to social constructivism, focusing on the metaphysical implications of science as a form of knowledge gathering that explains... (read more)

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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Computing & Communications
by Mcgraw Hill Companie


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THE LANGUAGE OF COMPUTING AND COMMUNICATIONS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Derived from the world-renowned McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, Sixth Edition, this vital reference offers a wealth of essential information in a portable... (read more)

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Chasing Science: Science as Spectator Sport
by Frederik Pohl


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Join science fiction master Frederik Pohl as he takes readers on a wonder-filled non-fictional journey from the ends of the earth to the edges of the universe. Part memoir, part travel guide, and part science primer, Chasing Science is Pohl's way of... (read more)

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A World on Fire: A Heretic, an Aristocrat, and the Race to Discover Oxygen
by Joe Jackson


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In the final decades of the 1700s, as the threat of revolution began to dim the radiance of the Enlightenment, two brilliant scientists simultaneously achieved a breakthrough that would alter the course of human thought and history: they discovered... (read more)

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