Titres dans Sciences et technologies

Brought to you by Penguin. An exhilarating new biography of John von Neumann: the lost genius who invented our world The smartphones in our pockets and computers like brains. The vagaries of game theory and evolutionary biology. Self-replicating moon bases and nuclear weapons. All bear the...

Il est impossible aujourd'hui de passer à côté du phénomène Musk. Elon Musk, c'est l'homme qui rêve en grand et promet à l'humanité qu'elle va quitter le berceau Terre, direction Mars. En seulement quelques années, il s'est imposé dans tous les grands champs de la science contemporaine. Il révolutionne le secteur spatial avec SpaceX, il prend position sur l'intelligence artificielle, souhaite transformer les neurosciences en connectant des ordinateurs à nos cerveaux, et joue les influenceurs pour le développement des monnaies virtuelles.

「機械は考える！」「人間は機械だ！」 世界を大きく変えた「人工(A)知能(I)の父」 天才数学者アラン・チューリングの生涯と思考 ナチスの暗号「エニグマ」を解読 世界で最初にコンピュータを開発 栄誉なく迎えた41歳での「謎の死」 AI時代の到来を70年以上前に予見した 天才数学者の偉業と苦悩 ＜本書の内容＞ 第１章 　異端の天才児 ――アランが来たら、僕の生活がメチャメチャにされる！ 第２章 　運命の初恋 ――アランは天才だ！

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Discover the Hidden Principles Behind Extraordinary Success What transformed Thomas Edison from an ordinary young boy into one of history's greatest inventors?

J. Robert Oppenheimer was one of the iconic figures of the 20th century, a brilliant physicist who led the effort to build the atomic bomb but later confronted the moral consequences of scientific progress. When he proposed international controls over atomic materials, opposed the development of the hydrogen bomb, and criticized plans for a nuclear war, his ideas were anathema to powerful advocates of a massive nuclear buildup during the anti-Communist hysteria of the early 1950s.

Plongez au cœur du projet Manhattan et découvrez le dilemme moral du physicien qui a forgé l'arme nucléaire fatale. Parfaite pour enrichir vos trajets quotidiens, cette biographie historique intense retrace l'ascension et la chute vertigineuse d'un intellectuel brillant happé par les...

La muerte de Steve Jobs ha conmocionado al mundo. Tras entrevistarlo en más de cuarenta ocasiones en los últimos dos años, además de a un centenar de personas de su entorno, familiares, amigos, adversarios y colegas, Walter Isaacson nos presenta la única biografía escrita con la colaboración de Jobs, el retrato definitivo de uno de los iconos indiscutibles de nuestro tiempo, la crónica de la agitada vida y abrasiva personalidad del genio cuya creatividad, energía y afán de perfeccionismo revolucionaron seis industrias.

Marsha Linehan tells the story of her journey from suicidal teenager to world-renowned developer of the life-saving behavioral therapy DBT, using her own struggle to develop life skills for others. “This book is a victory on both sides of the page.”—Gloria Steinem “Are you one of us?”...

Pendant un an, six scientifiques et ingénieurs ont vécu isolés dans un dôme blanc de onze mètres de diamètre perché sur le volcan Mauna Loa, à Hawaii. Durant cette période, ils n'ont jamais été à l'air libre puisque, lors de leurs sorties à l'extérieur au cours desquelles ils exploraient des tunnels de lave et effectuaient diverses tâches scientifiques, ils portaient une combinaison spatiale. Ils n'avaient en stock que de la nourriture déshydratée.

I hate every wave of the ocean', the seasick Charles Darwin wrote to his family during his five-year voyage on the H.M.S. Beagle. It was this world-wide journey, however, that launched the scientists career.

Anthony Stevens argues that Jung's visionary powers and profound spirituality have helped many to find an alternative set of values to the arid materialism prevailing Western society.

Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors, yet her cells, taken without her knowledge, became one of the most important tools in medicine. The first immortal human cells grown in culture, they are still alive today, though she has been dead for more than 60 years.

“Pollan keeps you turning the pages . . . cleareyed and assured.” —New York Times A #1 New York Times Bestseller, New York Times Book Review 10 Best Books of 2018, and New York Times Notable Book A brilliant and brave investigation into the medical and scientific revolution taking place...

From the UK’s leading forensic scientist and Sunday Times bestselling author of All That Remains and Written in Bone: a gripping exploration of forensic science, told through often shocking real cases to assess its triumphs, failures, and future. For over forty years, Professor Dame Sue Black...

A 2022 Audie Award Finalist A Best Book of 2021 by Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Time, and The Washington Post The bestselling author of Leonardo da Vinci and Steve Jobs returns with a “compelling” (The Washington Post) account of how Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna and her colleagues launched...

Kevin Mitnick was the most elusive computer break-in artist in history. He accessed computers and networks at the world’s biggest companies—and however fast the authorities were, Mitnick was faster, sprinting through phone switches, computer systems, and cellular networks. He spent years skipping through cyberspace, always three steps ahead and labeled unstoppable.

In the spirit of Steve Jobs and Moneyball, Elon Musk is both an illuminating and authorized look at the extraordinary life of one of Silicon Valley's most exciting, unpredictable, and ambitious entrepreneurs - a real-life Tony Stark - and a fascinating exploration of the renewal of American invention and its new makers.

Sara Seager : la femme qui pourrait découvrir une autre Terre. Le récit d'une quête spirituelle et intime, à la fois dans ce monde et bien au-delà... En tant qu'astrophysicienne spécialiste des exoplanètes - ces planètes qui orbitent autour d'une étoile autre que le Soleil -, Sara Seager a passé une grande partie de sa vie la tête dans les étoiles. Pas facile dans ces circonstances de garder les pieds sur terre. Mais l'amour de son mari, Mike, et de ses deux fils lui permet de naviguer entre les mondes avec une relative aisance, malgré son trouble du spectre autistique.