The only scientist to ever appear on the British twenty pound note, Michael Faraday is one of the most recognisable names in the history of science. Faraday’s forte was electricity, a revolut...
No one ever expected the atom to be as bizarre, as capricious, and as weird as it turned out to be. Its tale is one riddled with jealousy, rivalry, missed opportunities and moments of genius.Piers ...
Get to grips with how things work inside hundreds of machines with this extraordinary book that explains the science behind technologies and inventions.In this extensive encyclopedia pa...