Titres dans Sciences et technologies

Buckle up, health warriors and vitality seekers – because we're diving headfirst into the whirlwind life of **Viktoras Kulvinskas**, the Lithuanian lightning bolt who electrified the world of holistic healing! Born on February 23, 1939, in the resilient heart of Kaunas, Lithuania, amid the...

The story of the voyage that changed human understanding forever. In 1831, Charles Darwin set out on an expedition to South America, brought along as a gentleman companion for Captain Robert FitzRoy. Initially conceived as a Christian mission, the voyage would change drastically as the Beagle...

Longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction 2025: the profound and life-affirming memoir about finding our way in a chaotic world If fish don't exist, what else do we have wrong? As a child, Lulu Miller's scientist father taught her that chaos will come for us all. There is no cosmic...

In October 2008, someone going by the name Satoshi Nakamoto posted a white paper outlining 'a peer-to-peer electronic cash system' called Bitcoin to an arcane listserv populated by Cypherpunks. No one in the community had heard of Nakamoto, and just as people were starting to wonder who he was...

In 1937, Roger Penrose and his father discovered a sundial in a clearing behind their house in C olchester. In that machine made of light, shadow and time, six-year-old Roger discovered a 'world behind the world' of transcendently beautiful geometry. He had begun a journey that would make him...

A beautifully written and compelling memoir of a largely unexplored area of medicine: transplant surgery. Leading transplant surgeon Dr Joshua Mezrich creates life from loss, moving organs from one body to another. In this intimate, profoundly moving work, he examines more than one hundred years...

The official book behind the Academy Award-winning film The Imitation Game, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley Alan Turing was the mathematician whose cipher-cracking transformed the Second World War. Taken on by British Intelligence in 1938, as a shy young Cambridge don, he...

A history about the invention of the motion picture and the mysterious man behind it--detailing his life, work, disappearance, and legacy. The year is 1888 and Louis Le Prince is finally testing his "taker" or "receiver" device for his family on their front lawn. The device is meant to capture...

In An Appetite for Wonder Richard Dawkins brought us his engaging memoir of the first 35 years of his life from early childhood in Africa to publication of The Selfish Gene in 1976, when he shot to fame as one of the most exciting new scientists of his generation. In Brief Candle in the Dark he...

Shortlisted for the 2018 Goldsmiths Prize Taking its cue from the arrest and legally enforced chemical castration of the mathematician Alan Turing, Murmur is the account of a man who responds to intolerable physical and mental stress with love, honour and a rigorous, unsentimental curiosity...

In her compelling style, Dava Sobel chronicles the history of the Copernican Revolution, relating the story of astronomy from Aristotle to the Middle Ages. And as with her previous international bestsellers, Sobel expands the bounds of popular science writing, giving us an unforgettable portrait...

Delve into a gripping history of science and tragic biography where brilliant discovery carries a devastating human cost. Perfect for your daily commute, this captivating narrative transports you to cramped Parisian laboratories where relentless researchers chase mysterious, glowing rays...

Step into a dramatic history of science where obsessive genius and bitter rivalry spark the creation of calculus. Perfect for an engaging daily commute or deep-focus learning, this cinematic narrative transports you to the plague-ridden academies of seventeenth-century Europe. You will witness...

Discover the hidden history of science through the strange experiments and unsung heroes who redefined our reality. Perfect for an educational commute, this awe-inspiring journey trades familiar textbook myths for the messy, human process of accidental discovery. Unwind and satisfy your curious...

Experience a gripping Scientific Revolution biography where restless minds shattered dogma to invent modern reason. Perfect for an insightful morning commute, this intellectual journey transports you to the candlelit studies and hostile courtrooms of early modern Europe. Witness the precise...

Stephen Hawking's contributions to physics and cosmology literally changed our understanding of the universe. This captivating biography introduces his life and greatest scientific contributions, with accessible explanations on his theories surrounding general relativity, quantum mechanics, the science of black holes, and his pursuit of the 'Theory of Everything'.

Nikola Tesla is one of the most fascinating characters in the history of science. A brilliant inventor and eccentric visionary, his ideas were undoubtedly ahead of his time. His name today is synonymous with innovation. Yet he lived much of his life in poverty, feuded with fellow inventors and died in obscurity.

Experience the gripping narrative history of ten scientific breakthroughs fueled by human obsession, rivalry, and genius. Whether you are seeking a thought-provoking companion for your morning commute or deep intellectual focus, this immersive journey transports you directly into the noisy...

Explore the revolutionary science of evolution and natural selection to understand the breathtaking diversity of life. Perfect for an enlightening morning commute or a reflective nature walk, this narrative blends rich historical biography with accessible biology. Experience the thrill of...

Unravel the Enigmatic Mind of Nikola Tesla. Dive into the raw, unfiltered thoughts of the visionary who electrified the world, freshly translated from Serbian by author Milos Popov. This isn’t a typical biography—it’s a portal to Tesla’s soul, revealing his wireless energy dreams, epic clashes with Edison, and cosmic innovations that still shape our era. Explore Tesla’s hidden philosophies on invention, solitude, and humanity. Uncover his unbuilt marvels—free energy, anti-gravity—pioneering modern technology. Dispel the “mad genius” myth with an authentic Serbian perspective.