Recounts the establishment and growth of the interaction between physicists and government, highlighting the creation of important agencies, the military importance of physicists' work, and the activities of such key men as Bohr, Einstein, and Oppenheimer

Congresbijdragen over de vraag wat de samenleving voor zoveel mogelijk mensen waardevol maakt en wat de bijdrage van opvoeding en onderwijs daaraan kan zijn.

John Carey, editor of the internationally acclaimed Faber Book of Reportage, plots the development of modern science, from Leonardo da Vinci to Chaos Theory. This anthology is made up of accounts by the scientists themselves.

Populairwetenschappelijke inleiding van de belangrijkste natuurkundige theorieën.

Explains how businesses can use interactive information gathering to get a better idea of what their customers want and serve them better by anticipating their needs

Who makes most money from the demand for cappuccinos early in the morning at Waterloo Station? Why is it impossible to get a foot on the property ladder? How does the Mafia make money from laundries when street gangs pushing drugs don't? Who really benefits from immigration? How can China, in just fifty years, go from the world's worst famine to one of the greatest economic revolutions of all time, lifting a million people out of poverty a month? Looking at familiar situations in unfamiliar ways, THE UNDERCOVER ECONOMIST is a fresh explanation of the fundamental principles of the modern economy, illuminated by examples from the streets of London to the booming skyscrapers of Shanghai to the sleepy canals of Bruges. Leaving behind textbook jargon and equations, Tim Harford will reveal the games of signals and negotiations, contests of strength and battles of wit that drive not only the economy at large but the everyday choices we make.

"In education argumentative theoretical books are two a penny so it is very good to read Michael Reiss' longitudinal account of 21 children's progress through an 11-16 secondary school learning science, year by year, up to the end of their compulsory schooling. Reiss includes the views of their teachers, the aspirations of their parents and their own hopes for the future. It adds up to a book that beginning and experienced teachers and concerned parents will find rewarding." - Professor Joan Solomon, The Open University * What is it like to be a pupil studying Science in a school in England? * How important are home background and school teaching for pupils to succeed? * Why do some children maintain an interest in Science while others don't? Understanding Science Lessons reports the findings of a major five year longitudinal study into pupils' learning of science. One group of mixed ability pupils were followed throughout their 11 to 16 science education. A combination of extensive classroom observations and in-depth interviews with pupils, parents and teachers provides a rich mass of data. These findings are interpreted with respect to such factors as the behaviours of girls and boys in lessons, the importance of the teacher, the purpose of investigations in science education and the effects of the English National Curriculum on classroom teaching and pupil motivation. Throughout, the emphasis is on the individual pupils and their experiences. All pupil and parent interviews were carried out in their homes and the ethnographic approach allows the reader to gain a convincing insight into what it is like to be a pupil studying science at secondary school.