jeudi 6 septembre 2012

First Man

First Man
First Man
James R. Hansen (Auteur)

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‘The man was a fine engineer, a good pilot – although there is some dispute about that – patriotic, cool, courageous and hard-working, just the sort of guy you want next to you when the chips are down
Sunday Times 13/11
Although he was the first man to set foot on the moon, Neil Armstrong has always been the least public of the Apollo 11 astronauts. He has seldom given inter vews, or lent his name to merchandising tat, or haunted the same professional old-boy circuit as his former colleagues. But at 75, he’s finally decided to break his silence - or to have it broken for him by his official biographer, James R.Hansen’
Sunday Telegraph 11/12
‘This is the first full-length biography of him. The author, a professor of history at Auburn University, Alabama, is well qualified to write it, and let it be said at once that his book is an outstanding success. It has been immaculately researched and is packed with detail, but written in a way that will appeal to readers of all kinds…this is an important book, and should be in every scientific library. There is a black-and-white photographic section, and references extensive enough to satisfy any historian. The author is to be warmly congratulated – and so too are the publishers – for keeping the price down to an acceptable £20.’
Sir Patrick Moore, Times Higher Education Supplement 20/1

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mercredi 5 septembre 2012

The Essential Charles Darwin Collection [Illustrated]

The Essential
The Essential Charles Darwin Collection [Illustrated]
Charles Darwin (Auteur)

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The Clockwork Universe: Isaac Newton, the Royal Society, and the Birth of the Modern World

The Clockwork Universe
The Clockwork Universe: Isaac Newton, the Royal Society, and the Birth of the Modern World
Edward Dolnick (Auteur)

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“Dolnick’s book is lively and the characters are vivid.” (New York Times Book Review )

“A character-rich, historical narrative.” (Wall Street Journal )

“Edward Dolnick’s smoothly written history of the scientific revolution tells the stories of the key players and events that transformed society.” (Charlotte Observer )

“An engrossing read.” (Library Journal )

“A lively account of early science. . . . Colorful, entertainingly written and nicely paced.” (Kirkus Reviews )

“[Dolnick] offers penetrating portraits of the geniuses of the day . . . who offer fertile ground for entertaining writing. [He] has an eye for vivid details in aid of historical recreation, and an affection for his subjects . . . [An] informative read.” (Publishers Weekly )

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mardi 4 septembre 2012

The Last Man on the Moon: Astronaut Eugene Cernan and America's Race in Space

The Last Man on the Moon
The Last Man on the Moon: Astronaut Eugene Cernan and America's Race in Space
Donald A. Davis (Auteur), Eugene Cernan (Auteur)
(1)

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Eugene Cernan is a unique American who came of age as an astronaut during the most exciting and dangerous decade of spaceflight.His career spanned the entire Gemini and Apollo programs, from being the first person to spacewalk all the way around our world to the moment when he left man's last footprint on the Moon as commander of Apollo 17.Between those two historic events lay more adventures than an ordinary person could imagine as Cernan repeatedly put his life, his family and everything he held dear on the altar of an obsessive desire.Written with New York Times bestselling author Don Davis, this is the astronaut story never before told - about the fear, love and sacrifice demanded of the few men who dared to reach beyond the heavens for the biggest prize of all - the Moon.

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dimanche 2 septembre 2012

Insanely Great: The Life and Times of Macintosh, the Computer that changed Everything

Insanely Great
Insanely Great: The Life and Times of Macintosh, the Computer that changed Everything
Steven Levy (Auteur)
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Steven Levy, columnist (the "Iconoclast") for MacWorld magazine, chronicles the history of the Macintosh. The story of the Macintosh is in many ways the story of interface development, and Levy explores how this revolutionary interface came to be and how it literally changed the face of computers.

He avoids falling into the "us and them" of the Windows versus Macintosh debate. He ranges from personal anecdotes from the creators of the Mac to more general issues of software design, hardware design, and the politics and showbiz of the computer industry.

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For the Love of Physics

For the
For the Love of Physics
Walter Lewin (Auteur), Warren Goldstein (Auteur, Avec la contribution de)
(2)

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