Science, technology and medicine Books

Questo libro è una biografia di Gherardo Cremonese, uno dei più importanti matematici e astronomi medievali. Scritto da Baldassarre Boncompagni, rappresenta una sintesi esaustiva della vita e delle opere di questo grande studioso. Con una prosa chiara e...

This fascinating memoir from James Wilson tells the story of his experience as a patient at the famous Malvern water cure spa in the mid-19th century. Drawing on his own observations and recollections, Wilson offers a vivid and detailed portrait of life...

In this book, Samuel Smiles presents biographical sketches of great engineers, exploring their careers, achievements, and contributions to society. From ancient Rome to the Industrial Revolution, Lives of the Engineers is a fascinating look at the...

Explore the life of Professor James Syme, a prominent figure in the medical community in Edinburgh in the 19th century. This fascinating biography provides a detailed look not only at Syme's life, but also at the medical community in Scotland during this...

In this memoir, George D. Dowkontt shares his experiences as a medical missionary. He offers a vivid and inspiring account of his work in various parts of the world, including Africa and Asia. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in missionary...

In this unique autobiography, a stomach tells its own story. From its early days consuming milk to its later struggles with indigestion, the stomach takes the reader on a journey of self-discovery. With notes by a Minister of the Interior, this book...

A Nurse for Boer and British during the Boer WarThe author of this book, a young Belgian woman, was a vocational nurse from an early age. As a child she had assisted in caring for the wounded of the Franco-Prussian War. Serving as a nurse in a private...

* Based on original archival sources, dozens of interviews with people who knew and remember Banach, and conversations with mathematicians who are familiar with Banach's work and its impact on modern mathematics * Presents...

Marie Byles was a pioneer in many fields: feminism, environmentalism, and introducing mindfulness meditation to the West. The first female lawyer of New South Wales, Marie worked on behalf of women's rights in law and also devoted her legal services...

In reflecting upon my life as a neurosurgeon, perhaps the most salient feature is that period of history involved. Trained by men who studied under Harvey Cushing, considered the father of neurological surgery, we, as early third-generation...

Jerzy Neyman received the National Medal of Science "for laying the foundations of modern statistics and devising tests and procedures that have become essential parts of the knowledge of every statistician." Until his death in...

What would you do if you woke up in a bed surrounded by strangers with not only your memory wiped clean, but no understanding of where or who you were?When I was eighteen, this happened to me! I guess you can say it was as if I was literally just born,...

Exploring Science Volume -5"" by Manoj Publications is a science book that delves into various topics and concepts within the field of science. It aims to provide comprehensive coverage of scientific principles, theories, and applications in an...

Dr. Franz J. Polgar was born in Hungary and served as an officer in the Hungarian Army. During World War I a shell exploded near him and buried him under dirt and rock for three days. He suffered from amnesia and aphasia as a result, and during his...

This is the ultimately uplifting story of a young man's struggle for survival in the midst of physical and mental abuse, learning difficulties, homelessness, depression and suicidal tendencies. All of those things were thrown into his life pot along with...

This is a story about a woman in her 70's with an undiminished appetite for life, love and adventure. Her journey takes us through South London SurgerySerious illness and survivalBereavementPolitical change and optimistic personal decisionsIt tells of...

Wind Tunnel Tales, Memoirs of a Wind Tunnel Engineer by William "Bill" E. Anderson provides an entertaining glimpse into the STEM world of aircraft testing and the professionals who operate those tests in wind tunnels. Mr. Anderson's electrical engineer...

Together in one professionally-bound book, for the first time.The Militant Vegan was a low-production-value, limited-circulation, photocopied publication that ran from 1993 to 1995, and never enjoyed a wide audience. This is the complete collection of...

Dr. E. Mei Shen was born in Indonesia of Chinese parents. She grew up in different countries in Southeast Asia and received her medical degree in the Philippines. She came to the US for her postdoctoral training in Massachusetts lasting five years. After...

Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole are recognized for their heroism in the Crimean War. Little is known about how these ordinary girls from very different cultural and economic backgrounds became extraordinary women leaders. The book describes the...

Tesla created the modern era; he was unquestionably one of the world's greatest geniuses, but he leaves no offspring, no legatees of his brilliant mind, who might aid in administering that world; he created fortunes for multitudes of others but himself...

Rick Kahle, wonderful husband and father of a beautiful five-year-old daugher was struck down in his third Lupus attack. He was not expected to live yet no one gave up on him. The sicker he became, the harder everyone on his medical team tried to fix him...

More people than you may realize suffer from the effects of schizophrenia, and there is no cure for this mental illness. In Insight into Disability, author Doug Pargeter candidly reveals his battle with schizophrenia: how he learned to cope with the...

Life doesn't always follow the path that one expects it to. In this memoir, author David Marty narrates the story of his life's path and the challenges he overcame on the journey. Living Beyond Rainbows presents a candid view of what it's like to be a...

What do the doctors at her work know about this nurse anesthetist that she doesn't even know herself? Some of them know that she's on a broken path of a disease that nobody talked about -it's implications are just that dreadful. But she's on a journey...

This is about my journey with pseudo tumor cerebri, also known as IIH. When I was diagnosed with this disease, I lost everything. With nothing, my journey was long and hard, but with prayer I was able to make it. I will be a survivor because of it, too.

Brain, start working! Anyone who has heard a doctor say, “I’m sorry, it’s cancer” understands this confusion. It was cancer … and it was happening to me. This made it a whole new experience. The emotions were raw, the fear...

It must not be imagined that a walking tour, as some would have us fancy, is merely a better or worse way of seeing the country. There are many ways of seeing landscape quite as good; and none more vivid, in spite of canting dilettanti, than from a...

Henry Mills Hurd: The First Superintendent Of The Johns Hopkins Hospital (1920) is a biographical book that explores the life and career of Henry Mills Hurd, who was the first superintendent of the Johns Hopkins Hospital. The book is written by Thomas...

This autobiography by Doctor Lloyd Duncan, a semi-retired surgeon in Tennessee, covers the period of time from his birth in 1931 to the present. The book is replete with accounts of the depression era, the pre WW ll and WW ll years, and high school...

A fascinating account of an experienced physician-scientist's activities in meeting and studying problems of infection, cancer, and drug toxicity over a 50-year period.

A personal story of a physician who becomes disabled and rallies around the concept of a spiritual athlete as a way out of his ravaged life.

First published in 1910, "In the Catskills" is a fantastic selection of essays concerning The Catskill Mountains by American naturalist John Burroughs. Nowhere is a love of Catskill Mountain landscape, its flora and fauna, and its people more beautifully...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and...

Marie Curie is a women who changed the face of science for all time, not just because of her discovery of the radioactive element Radium and her work with it, but because of her incredible strides forward in a such a male dominated world as laboratory...

""Aus Natur und Menschenleben"" ist ein Buch von William Preyer, das im Jahr 1885 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Es ist eine Sammlung von Essays, die sich mit verschiedenen Themen aus den Bereichen Natur und Menschheit befassen. Preyer, ein deutscher...

""Aus der Praxis eines alten Arztes"" ist ein Buch des deutschen Arztes Max Leudesdorf, das im Jahr 1900 ver������ffentlicht wurde. In dem Buch beschreibt Leudesdorf seine Erfahrungen und Beobachtungen als praktizierender Arzt in Deutschland w�����hrend...

""Aus dem Leben eines Berliner Arztes"" ist ein Buch, das 1840 vom Woss'schen Buchhandlung Verlag ver������ffentlicht wurde. Es handelt sich um die autobiografischen Erinnerungen eines Berliner Arztes, der seine Erfahrungen und Beobachtungen in der...

Il libro ""Arti E Artisti In Piemonte: Documenti Inediti Con Note (1878)"" di Angelo Angelucci ����� una raccolta di documenti inediti che illustrano la storia dell'arte e degli artisti in Piemonte. Il volume contiene note esplicative che aiutano il...

Arago et sa vie scientifique est un livre �����crit par Joseph Bertrand en 1865. Il s'agit d'une biographie de Fran�����ois Arago, un c�����l�����bre physicien et astronome fran�����ais du XIXe si�����cle. Le livre d�����crit la vie et les...

Das Buch ""Anekdoten aus medizinischen Kreisen"" wurde im Jahr 1880 von Lowy, J. ver������ffentlicht. Es enth�����lt eine Sammlung von humorvollen und interessanten Anekdoten und Geschichten aus dem Bereich der Medizin. Die Geschichten stammen aus...