Book Reviews April 2012

Reinventing discovery Michael A Nielsen Princeton University Press, 2012 ISBN: 0691148902 In Reinventing Discovery: The New Era of Networked Science Michael A Nielsen explains how the internet is changing the way science can be done and calls for us to adopt these changes as soon as we can. Continued..

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Nine algorithms that changed the future John MacCormick Princeton University Press, 2011 ISBN: 0691147140 In 9 Algorithms That Changed the Future: The Ingenious Ideas That Drive Today's Computers John MacCormick sets out to give readers an inkling of the workings of the algorithms driving todays computers and the internet, without requiring prior knowledge of programming or computer science. Continued..

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Chaucer Peter Ackroyd Chatto and Windus, 2004 ISBN: 0701169850 Geoffrey Chaucer is known as the author of the Canterbury Tales, but there was much more to him than that, not just the poetry he wrote, but also the important work he did in the service of the King. In Chaucer (part of the Brief Lives series) Peter Ackroyd tells of his life. Continued..

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The House of Wisdom Jonathan Lyons Bloomsbury, 2009 ISBN: 1408801213 In The House of Wisdom: How the Arabs Transformed Western Civilization Jonathan Lyons explains how much medieval Christendom gained from Arabic learning. Continued..

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The man of numbers Keith Devlin Bloomsbury, 2011 ISBN: 1408815761 Fibonacci is known for his sequence of numbers, but in The Man of Numbers: Fibonacci's Arithmetic Revolution Keith Devlin shows that he actually played a significant part in introducing the arithmetic we use today to the Western world. Continued..

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Seeing Further Bill Bryson Harper, 2010 ISBN: 0007302568 Seeing Further: The Story of Science and the Royal Society is a collection of short articles on a wide range of scientific topics, reflecting the range of interests of the Royal Society over its 350 year history. The articles are written by well known science writers, with editor Bill Bryson Continued..

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Knocking on heaven's door Lisa Randall Bodley Head, 2011 ISBN: 1847920691 In Knocking on heaven's door: how physics and scientific thinking illuminate the universe and the modern world Lisa Randall looks at the place of science in society, and in particular at what some of the large scale experiments are aiming to achieve. Continued..

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