Autism

ISBN:9780199207565

Authors:Uta Frith

Series:Very Short Introductions

Oct 2008

What causes autism? Is it a genetic disorder, or due to some unknown environmental hazard? Are we facing an autism epidemic? What are the main symptoms, and how does it relate to Asperger syndrome?... Read more

Price(incl.tax)： 1,050 yen

Chaos

ISBN:9780192853783

Authors:Leonard Smith

Series:Very Short Introductions

Feb 2007

Chaos exists in systems all around us. Even the simplest system of cause and effect can be subject to chaos, denying us accurate predictions of its behaviour, and sometimes giving rise to... Read more

Price(incl.tax)： 1,050 yen

Cosmology

ISBN:9780192854162

Authors:Peter Coles

Series:Very Short Introductions

Aug 2001

This book is a simple, non-technical introduction to cosmology, explaining what it is and what cosmologists do. Peter Coles discusses the history of the subject, the development of the Big Bang... Read more

Price(incl.tax)： 1,050 yen

Cryptography

ISBN:9780192803153

Authors:Fred C. Piper; Sean Murphy

Series:Very Short Introductions

May 2002

This book is a clear and informative introduction to cryptography and data protection - subjects of considerable social and political importance. It explains what algorithms do, how they are used,... Read more

Price(incl.tax)： 1,050 yen

Darwin

ISBN:9780192854544

Authors:Jonathan Howard

Series:Very Short Introductions

Feb 2001

Darwin's theory that our ancestors were apes caused a furore in the scientific world and outside it when "The Origin of Species" was published in 1859. Arguments still rage about the implications... Read more

Price(incl.tax)： 1,050 yen

Dinosaurs

ISBN:9780192804198

Authors:David Norman

Series:Very Short Introductions

Jul 2005

The popularity of dinosaurs seems never ending, fuelled by films such as "Jurassic Park" and documentaries ("Walking with Dinosaurs"). But how much do these popular programmes really tell us about... Read more

Price(incl.tax)： 1,050 yen

Engineering

ISBN:9780199578696

Authors:David Blockley

Series:Very Short Introductions

Paperback    Mar 2012

Engineering is part of almost everything we do - from the water we drink and the food we eat, to the buildings we live in and the roads and railways we travel on. In this Very Short Introduction,... Read more

Price(incl.tax)： 1,050 yen

Evolution

ISBN:9780192802514

Authors:Brian Charlesworth; Deborah Charlesworth

Series:Very Short Introductions

Jun 2003

Less than 450 years ago, all European scholars believed that the earth was the centre of a universe that was at most a few million miles in extent, and that the planets, sun, and stars all rotated... Read more

Price(incl.tax)： 1,050 yen

Fossils

ISBN:9780192805041

Authors:Keith Thomson

Series:Very Short Introductions

Oct 2005

Fossils have been vital to our understanding of the formation of the earth and the origins of all life on it. However, their impact has not been limited to debates about geology and evolution:... Read more

Price(incl.tax)： 1,050 yen

Galaxies

ISBN:9780199234349

Authors:John Gribbin

Series:Very Short Introductions

Mar 2008

Galaxies are the building blocks of the Universe: standing like islands in space, each is made up of many hundreds of millions of stars in which the chemical elements are made, around which planets... Read more

Price(incl.tax)： 1,050 yen

Galileo

ISBN:9780192854568

Authors:Stillman Drake

Series:Very Short Introductions

Feb 2001

In a startling reinterpretation of the evidence, Stillman Drake advances the hypothesis that Galileo's trial and condemnation by the Inquisition was caused not by his defiance of the Church, but by... Read more

Price(incl.tax)： 1,050 yen

Game Theory

ISBN:9780199218462

Authors:Ken Binmore

Series:Very Short Introductions

Oct 2007

Games are everywhere: Drivers manoeuvring in heavy traffic are playing a driving game. Bargain hunters bidding on eBay are playing an auctioning game. A firm negotiating next year's wage is... Read more

Price(incl.tax)： 1,050 yen

Global Warming n/e

ISBN:9780199548248

Authors:Mark Maslin

Series:Very Short Introductions

Nov 2008

Global warming is arguably the most critical and controversial issue facing the world in the twenty-first century. This Very Short Introduction provides a concise and accessible explanation of the... Read more

Price(incl.tax)： 1,050 yen

Human Evolution

ISBN:9780192803603

Authors:Bernard Wood

Series:Very Short Introductions

Nov 2005

This Very Short Introduction traces the history of paleoanthropology from its beginnings in the eighteenth century to the latest fossil finds. Although concentrating on the fossil evidence for... Read more

Price(incl.tax)： 1,050 yen

Information

ISBN:9780199551378

Authors:Luciano Floridi

Series:Very Short Introductions

Paperback    Feb 2011

• Explores a concept central to modern science and society, from thermodynamics and DNA to our use of the mobile phone and the Internet
  
• Considers concepts such as... Read more

  Price(incl.tax)： 1,050 yen