The World from Beginnings to 4000 BCE
- Paperback: 160 pages
- Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (February 1, 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0195333152
To be human is to be curious. And one of the things we are most curious about is how we came to be who we are–how we evolved over millions of years to become creatures capable of inquiring into our own evolution
In this lively and readable introduction, renowned anthropologist Ian Tattersall thoroughly examines both fossil and archaeological records to trace human evolution from the earliest beginnings of our zoological family, Hominidae, through the appearance of Homo sapiens to the Agricultural Revolution. He begins with an accessible overview of evolutionary theory and then explores the major turning points in human evolution:
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Archimedes to Hawking: Laws of Science and the Great Minds Behind Them
- Hardcover: 528 pages
- Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (April 16, 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0195336119
Archimedes to Hawking takes the reader on a journey across the centuries as it explores the eponymous physical laws–from Archimedes’ Law of Buoyancy and Kepler’s Laws of Planetary Motion to Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle and Hubble’s Law of Cosmic Expansion–whose ramifications have profoundly altered our everyday lives and our understanding of the universe.
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The Science and Engineering of Microelectronic Fabrication
- Hardcover: 624 pages
- Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 2 edition (February 15, 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0195136055
Ideal for upper-level undergraduate or first-year graduate courses and as a handy reference for professionals, The Science and Engineering of Microelectronic Fabrication, Second Edition, provides a thorough and accessible introduction to the field of microfabrication. Revised and expanded in this second edition, the text covers all the basic unit processes used to fabricate integrated circuits, including photolithography, plasma and reactive ion etching, ion implantation, diffusion, oxidation, evaporation, vapor phase epitaxial growth, sputtering, and chemical vapor deposition.
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Eye Movement Disorders
- Paperback: 312 pages
- Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (June 3, 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0195324269
Eye Movement Disorders, by Dr. Agnes Wong, fills a great void in the Ophthalmology and Neurology literature by presenting eye movement disorders in a full-color, highly illustrative format. This text explains eye movement disorders in a concise yet comprehensive manner, which makes it an excellent reference book and an outstanding learning text for anyone trying to master the intricate relationship between eye movement disorders, and their underlying neuroanatomy and pathophysiology. Its easy-to-read and user-friendly approach will appeal to specialists in Ophthalmology, Neurology, and Neurosurgery who need a rapid reference on less familiar clinical problems.
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The Undercover Economist: Exposing Why the Rich Are Rich, the Poor Are Poor–and Why You Can Never Buy a Decent Used Car!
- Hardcover: 288 pages
- Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (November 1, 2005)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0195189779
Nattily packaged-the cover sports a Roy Lichtensteinesque image of an economist in Dick Tracy garb-and cleverly written, this book applies basic economic theory to such modern phenomena as Starbucks’ pricing system and Microsoft’s stock values. While the concepts explored are those encountered in Microeconomics 101, Harford gracefully explains abstruse ideas like pricing along the demand curve and game theory using real world examples without relying on graphs or jargon.
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