New Books in the History of Science

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Books
History
Science
1
Anne Lawrence-Mathers, "The Magic Books: A Hist...
55 min
2
Thomas Haigh on the History of “AI” as a Brand
98 min
3
Taylor McCall, "The Art of Anatomy in Medieval ...
An interview with Taylor McCall
34 min
4
Thomas Morel, "Underground Mathematics: Craft C...
43 min
5
Judith L. Pearson, "Radical Sisters: Shirley Te...
58 min
6
Ellen Muehlberger, "Things Unseen: Essays on Ev...
72 min
7
Al Posamentier, "Math Makers: The Lives and Wor...
This charming book is more than just mathematics, because mathematicians are not just makers of mathematics...
53 min
8
Jenny C. Mann, "The Trials of Orpheus: Poetry, ...
An interview with Jenny C. Mann
45 min
9
Eram Alam, "The Care of Foreigners: How Immigra...
47 min
10
Rick A López, "Rooted in Place: Botany, Indigen...
46 min
11
Garrett Hardin’s Tragic Environmentalism
71 min
12
Dagmar Wujastyk, "Indian Alchemy: Sources and C...
53 min
13
Alice Lovejoy, "Tales of Militant Chemistry: Th...
42 min
14
Jeffrey D. Sharon, "The Great Balancing Act: An...
63 min
15
David Bressoud, "Calculus Reordered: A History ...
Bressoud takes readers on a remarkable journey through hundreds of years to tell the story of how calculus evolved into the subject we know today...
84 min
16
Kalle Kananoja, "Healing Knowledge in Atlantic ...
An interview with Kalle Kananoja
63 min
17
Julia Ross Cummiskey, "Virus Research in Twenti...
88 min
18
Daniel J. Sherman, "Sensations: French Archaeol...
67 min
19
Spike Bucklow, "The Year: An Ecology of the Zod...
40 min
20
Dan Roche, "Eyes by Hand: Prosthetics of Art an...
61 min
21
Anne Lawrence-Mathers, "Medieval Meteorology: F...
28 min
22
John Lisle, "Project Mind Control: Sidney Gottl...
71 min
23
Agnes Arnold-Forster, "The Cancer Problem: Mali...
An interview with Agnes Arnold-Forster
58 min
24
Mario Livio and Jack Szostak, "Is Earth Excepti...
51 min
25
Raphael Cormack, "Holy Men of the Electromagnet...
40 min