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Piantadosi, Claude A. Mankind Beyond Earth: The History, Science, and Future of Human Space Exploration. Columbia Univ. Jan. 2013. 336p. ISBN 9780231162425. $35; ebk. ISBN 9780231531030. SCIENCE Pianatadosi (pathology, Duke [...]

Bellos, Alex. Here's Looking at Euclid: A Surprising Excursion Through the Astonishing World of Math. Free Pr: S. & S. Jun. 2010. c.336p. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 978-1-4165-8825-2. $25. MATH [...]

Comins, Neil F. Heavenly Errors: Misconceptions About the Real Nature of the Universe. Columbia Univ. Aug. 2001. c.288p. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-231-11644-6. $27.95. SCI Among his other courses at [...]

Golub, Leon & Jay M. Pasachoff. Nearest Star: The Surprising Science of Our Sun. Harvard Univ. May 2001. c.304p. illus. ISBN 0-674-00467-1. $29.95. SCI Coauthors Golub (astrophysics, Harvard Smithsonian Ctr. [...]

Standage, Tom. The Neptune File: A Story of Astronomical Rivalry and the Pioneers of Planet Hunting. Walker. Oct. 2000. c.256p, illus. index. ISBN 0-8027-1363-7. $25. SCI The story of Neptune's [...]

Berlinski, David. Newton's Gift: How Sir Isaac Newton Unlocked the System of the World. Free Pr. Oct. 2000. c.256p. index. ISBN 0-684-84392-7. $24. SCI Berlinski, the author of several other [...]

Tyson, Neil de Grasse & others. One Universe: At Home in the Cosmos. Joseph Henry: National Academy. 2000. 218p. photogs, index. LC 99-053981. ISBN 0-309-06488-0. $40. This is a popular [...]

Berlinski, David. The Advent of the Algorithm: The Idea That Rules the World. Harcourt. Mar. 2000. c.368p. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-15-100338-6. $28. MATH In his newest work, which complements his [...]

Barbour, Julian. The End of Time: The Next Revolution in Physics. Oxford Univ. Jan. 2000. c.256p. illus. photogs. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-19511729-8. $25. SCI Barbour is a research physicist who [...]

Achenbach, Joel. Captured by Aliens: The Search for Life and Truth in a Very Large Universe. S. & S. Nov. 1999. c.416p. illus. index. ISBN 0-684-84856-2. $25. SCI Journalist Achenbach [...]

Kluger, Jeffrey. Journey Beyond Selene: Remarkable Expeditions to the Ends of the Solar System. S. & S. Jul. 1999. c.320p. ISBN 0-684-84765-5. $26. SCI Kluger, a senior science writer at [...]

Gribbin, John. Alone in the Universe: Why Our Planet Is Unique. Wiley. Dec. 2011. c.256p. index. ISBN 9781118147979. $25.95. SCI This book's title exaggerates the author's argument about the rarity [...]

Hersh, Reuben & Vera John-Steiner. Loving and Hating Mathematics: Challenging the Myths of Mathematical Life. Princeton Univ. Jan. 2011. c.432p, photogs, index. ISBN 9780691142470. $29.95. MATH This book is much [...]

McKellar, Danica. Hot X: Algebra Exposed. Hudson Street. Aug. 2010. c.432p, illus. index. ISBN 978-1-59463-070-5. $26.95. MATH McKellar, a professional actress, is also an honors graduate of UCLA, who majored [...]

Segre, Gino. Faust in Copenhagen: A Struggle for the Soul of Physics. Viking. Jun. 2007. c.308p. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 978-0-670-03858-9. $25.95. SCI Segre (physics & astronomy, Univ. of Pennsylvania; […]

* Stewart, Ian. Letters to a Young Mathematician. Basic Bks: Perseus. Apr. 2006. c.224p. ISBN 0-465-08231-9. $22.95. MATH Stewart (mathematics, Univ. of Warwick; director, Mathematics Awareness Ctr. at Warwick; The [...]

Finkbeiner, Ann. The Jasons: The Secret History of Science's Postwar Elite. Viking. Apr. 2006. c.290p, index. ISBN 0-670-03489-4. $27.95. SCI The Jasons, named after the hero of Greek mythology (Jason [...]

Kanipe, Jeff. Chasing Hubble's Shadows: The Search for Galaxies at the Edge of Time. Hill & Wang: Farrar. Feb. 2006. c.224p. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-8090-3406-9 [ISBN 978-0-8090-3406-2]. $23. SCI [...]

Joseph Henry: National Academy. Apr. 2003. c.448p. illus. index. ISBN 0-309-08549-7. $27.95. Du Sautoy, Marcus. The Music of the Primes: Searching To Solve the Greatest Mystery in Mathematics. HarperCollins. Apr. […]

Hoffman, Paul. The Man Who Loved Only Numbers: The Odd Story of Paul Erdos and His Search for Mathematical Truth. Hyperion, dist. by Little, Brown. Jul. 1998. c.256p. ISBN 0-7868-6362-5. [...]

Waller, William H. The Milky Way: An Insider's Guide. Princeton Univ. 2013. 296p. illus. notes. index. ISBN 9780691122243. $29.95. SCI Given the data preserved by several ancient cultures, astronomy's claim [...]

Berlinski, David. The King of Infinite Space: Euclid and His Elements. Basic Bks: Perseus. 2013. 176p. illus, index. ISBN 9780465014811. $24; ebk. ISBN 9780465033461. MATH Berlinski (infinite Ascent: A Short [...]

Wiens, Roger. Red Rover: Inside the Story of Robotic Space Exploration, from Genesis to the Mars Rover Curiosity. Basic Bks: Perseus. 2013. 224p. index. ISBN 9780465055982. $25. SCI Wiens is [...]

Morris, Richard. Holt. May 1997. c.256p. permanent paper. illus. LC 96-49772. ISBN 08050-4779-4. $25. SCI The subtitle of this work claims just a bit more than is delivered. After a [...]

Wulf, Andrea. Chasing Venus: The Race To Measure the Heavens. Knopf. 2012. c.336p. illus. index. ISBN 9780307700179. $26.95. SCI During Venus's transit, observers can see the planet as a small [...]

Stewart, Ian. In Pursuit of the Unknown: 17 Equations That Changed the World. Basic Bks: Perseus. 2012. c.352p, illus, index. ISBN 9780465029730. $26.99. MATH In this new work, Stewart (mathematics, [...]

Randall, Lisa. Knocking on Heaven's Door: How Physics and Scientific Thinking Illuminate the Universe and the Modern World. Ecco: HarperCollins. Sept. 2011. c.464p, illus, index. ISBN 9780061723728. $29.99. SCI In [...]

Denny, Mark. Their Arrows Will Darken the Sun: The Evolution and Science of Ballistics. Johns Hopkins Univ. 2011.234p. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 9780801898570. pap. $30. SCI Denny, who holds a [...]

* Ford, Kenneth W. 101 Quantum Questions: What You Need To Know About the World You Can't See. Harvard Univ. Mar. 2011. c.326p, illus, index. ISBN 9780674050990. $24.95. SCI Ford [...]

Stewart, Jon & others. Earth (The Book): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race. Grand Central. 2010. 244p. ed. by David Javerbaum & others, illus. ISBN 9780446579223. $27.99. SCI The [...]

Kumar, Manjit. Quantum: Einstein, Bohr, and the Great Debate About the Nature of Reality. Norton. May 2010. c.464p. illus. index. ISBN 978-0-393-07829-9. $27.95. SCI Science editor and writer Kumar (coauthor, [...]

Gessen, Masha. Perfect Rigor: [A Genius] + [The Mathematical Breakthrough of the Century]. Houghton Harcourt. Nov. 2009. c.256p. index. ISBN 978-0-15-101406-4. $26. MATH The 'genius' here is Russian mathematician Grigory [...]

Carroll, Sean. From Eternity to Here: The Quest for the Ultimate Theory of Time. Dutton. Dec. 2009. c.388p. illus. bibliog. ISBN 978-0-5259-5133-9. $26.95. SCI A research physicist at Caltech and […]

Livio, Mario. Is God a Mathematician? S. & S. Jan. 2009. c.320p, bibliog, index. ISBN 978-0-7432-9405-8. $26. MATH In his latest work, astrophysicist Livio (The Equation That Can't Be Solved; [...]

Gilder, Louisa. The Age of Entanglement: When Quantum Physics Was Reborn. Knopf. Nov. 2008. c.432p. illus. bibliog. ISBN 978-1-4000-4417-7. $27.50. SCI 'Entanglement' refers to linkages between such miniscule objects as [...]

Susskind, Leonard. The Black Hole War: My Battle with Stephen Hawking To Make the World Safe for Quantum Mechanics. Little, Brown. Jul. 2008. c.480p, illus, index. ISBN 978-0-316-01640-7. $27.99. SCI [...]

Hodges, Andrew. One to Nine: The Inner Life of Numbers. Norton. May 2008. c.304p, illus. index. ISBN 978-0-393-06641-8. $23.95. MATH Oxford University mathematician and physicist Hodges (Alan Turing: The Enigma) [...]

Neffe, Jurgen. Einstein: A Biography. Farrar. Apr. 2007. c.512p. tr. from German by Shelley Frisch. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-374-14664-0 [ISBN 978-0-374-14664-1]. $30. SCI After earning a doctorate in biochemistry, [...]

* Isaacson, Walter. Einstein: His Life and Universe. S. & S. Apr. 2007. c.720p. photogs. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-7432-6473-8 [ISBN 978-0-7432-6473-0]. $32. BIOG This biography of Albert Einstein (1879-1955) takes [...]

Shulman, Seth. Undermining Science: Suppression and Distortion in the Bush Administration. Univ. of California. Jan. 2007. c.200p. index. ISBN 0-520-24702-7. $24.95. SCI Writing at the request of the Union of [...]

Tyson, Nell DeGrasse. Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries. Norton. Jan. 2007. c.320p, illus, index. ISBN 0393-06224-4 [ISBN 978-0-393-06224-3]. $24.95. SCI This essay collection was originally published over [...]

Siegfried, Tom. A Beautiful Math: John Nash, Game Theory, and the Modern Quest for a Code of Nature. Joseph Henry: National Academy. Oct. 2006. c.280p. illus. index. ISBN 0-309-10192-1. $27.95. [...]

Woit, Peter. Not Even Wrong: The Failure of String Theory and the Search for Unity in Physical Laws. Basic Bks: Perseus. Sept. 2006. c.304p. index. ISBN 0-465-09275-6 [ISBN 9780-465-09275-8]. $26. [...]

Barrow, John D. The Infinite Book: A Short Guide to the Boundless, Timeless, and Endless. Pantheon. Aug. 2005. c.352p. index. ISBN 0-375-42227-7. $26. SCI Barrow, a mathematician and prolific popular [...]

* Arianrhod, Robyn. Einstein's Heroes: Imagining the World Through the Language of Mathematics. Oxford Univ. Jun. 2005. c.338p. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 0-19-518370-3. $28. SCI Dealing with physics history at [...]