Scientific American Library Series by Philip Morrison

70 primary works • 70 total works

Book 1

Powers of Ten
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4.32 · 219 Ratings · 19 Reviews · published 1982 · 11 editions
Over 100,000 copies of this spectacular journey ha…

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    Book 2

    Human Diversity
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    3.23     · 30 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1982 · 5 editions
    This text asks the question: are our personalities…

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    Book 3

    The Discovery of Subatomic Particles
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    4.06     · 124 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 1983 · 10 editions
    This commentary on the discovery of the atom's con…

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    Book 4

    The Science Of Musical Sound
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    3.80     · 30 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 1983 · 3 editions
    Behind the creation of any musical sound lie the c…

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    Book 5

    Fossils and the History of Life
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    3.78     · 9 Ratings · published 1983 · 2 editions
    Presents and explores the solid evidence upon whic…

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    Book 6

    The Solar System: The Sun, Planets, and Life
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    3.25     · 4 Ratings · published 1984 · 1 edition

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    Book 7

    On Size and Life
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    4.57     · 21 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1983 · 1 edition
    Hardcover: 255 pages Publisher: Scientific America…

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    Book 8

    Perception
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    3.86     · 14 Ratings · published 1984 · 5 editions
    Out of the ever-changing stimuli that is projected…

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    Book 9

    Constructing the Universe
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    4.33     · 6 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1985 · 1 edition

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    Book 10

    The Second Law
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    4.19     · 81 Ratings · 10 Reviews · published 1984 · 7 editions
    All natural change is subject to one law. It's the…

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    Book 11

    A Guided Tour of the Living Cell, Volume One
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    4.44     · 9 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1984 · 1 edition
    The author guides us on a wondrous journey through…

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    Book 12

    A Guided Tour of the Living Cell, Volume Two
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    4.29     · 7 Ratings · published 1984 · 1 edition

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    Book 13

    Mathematics and Optimal Form
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    3.85     · 13 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1984 · 2 editions
    Book by Hildebrandt, Stefan, Tromba, Anthony J.

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    Book 14

    Fire
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    4.57     · 7 Ratings · published 1987 · 1 edition

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    Book 15

    Sun and Earth
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    3.80     · 5 Ratings · published 1987 · 1 edition
    Combines historical narrative of scientific progre…

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    Book 16

    Einstein's Legacy: The Unity of Space and Time
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    3.79     · 19 Ratings · published 1986 · 7 editions
    A Nobel Laureate relates the fascinating story of …

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    Book 17

    Islands
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    3.88     · 8 Ratings · published 1987 · 1 edition

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    Book 18

    Drugs and the Brain
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    4.12     · 26 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 1986 · 2 editions
    This text explains how newly-created therapeutic d…

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    Book 19

    The Timing of Biological Clocks
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    3.92     · 13 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1986 · 3 editions
    Hardcover Book, 199 pages. 9.75" w x 9.75" tall. F…

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    Book 20

    Extinction
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    3.22     · 9 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1987 · 3 editions

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    Book 21

    Atkins' Molecules
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    4.34     · 62 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 1987 · 9 editions
    In this new edition of the book that was called "t…

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    Book 22

    Eye, Brain, and Vision
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    4.23     · 60 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 1988 · 4 editions
    For over thirty years, Nobel Prize winner David H.…

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    Book 23

    Science of Structures and Materials
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    4.20     · 25 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 1988 · 1 edition
    Pages clean and unmarked. Slight wear from time on…

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    Book 24

    Sand
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    3.67     · 9 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1988 · 1 edition

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    Book 25

    The Honey Bee
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    3.82     · 17 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1988 · 2 editions
    This introductory text explains how the honey-bee …

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    Book 26

    Animal Navigation
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    3.83     · 6 Ratings · published 1988 · 1 edition

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    Book 27

    Sleep
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    4.21     · 14 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1989 · 2 editions
    Explains what is known about the function of sleep…

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    Book 28

    From Quarks To The Cosmos: Tools Of Discovery
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    4.22     · 50 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1989 · 7 editions
    Particle physicists explore the microworld of the …

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    Book 29

    Sexual Selection: Mate Choice and Courtship in Nature
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    4.17     · 12 Ratings · published 1989 · 4 editions
    A 'back to basics' discussion of sex and reproduct…

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    Book 30

    The New Archaeology and the Ancient Maya
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    3.76     · 21 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1989 · 4 editions
    Using high-tech equipment, chemical analyses and s…

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    Book 31

    A Journey into Gravity and Spacetime
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    3.80     · 41 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 1990 · 6 editions
    Gravity is not a force acting at a distance. It is…

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    Book 32

    Signals: The Science of Telecommunications
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    4.38     · 13 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 1990 · 3 editions

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    Book 33

    Beyond the Third Dimension
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    4.04     · 27 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 1990 · 2 editions
    This work investigates ways of picturing and under…

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    Book 34

    Discovering Enzymes
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    3.86     · 7 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1990 · 2 editions

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    Book 35

    The Science of Words
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    3.79     · 28 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1991 · 3 editions
    This text entertains and enlightens readers about …

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    Book 36

    Atoms, Electrons, and Change
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    3.43     · 14 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1991 · 1 edition
    A century and a half ago the pioneering physicist …

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    Book 37

    Viruses
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    4.00     · 14 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1991 · 1 edition
    Since the isolation of the first virus in 1892 sci…

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    Book 38

    Diversity and The Tropical Rainforest
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    3.79     · 14 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1991 · 1 edition
    Diversity and the Rain Forests The tropical rainfo…

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    Book 39

    Stars
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    4.09     · 23 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1992 · 6 editions
    "Twinkle, twinkle little star, how I wonder what y…

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    Book 40

    Exploring Biomechanics: Animals in Motion
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    4.11     · 19 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 1992 · 1 edition
    Examines the entire range of animal movements. Beg…

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    Book 41

    Chemical Communication: The Language of Pheromones
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    4.18     · 11 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1992 · 2 editions
    This volume examines pheromones, the chemical sign…

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    Book 42

    Genes and the Biology of Cancer
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    3.38     · 8 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1992 · 3 editions
    During the search to find a cure for cancer a grea…

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    Book 43

    Supercomputing and the Transformation of Science
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    3.62     · 8 Ratings · published 1992 · 2 editions
    The development of the supercomputer has given sci…

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    Book 44

    Molecules and Mental Illness
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    4.29     · 17 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1993 · 4 editions
    This text explains the biological foundations of m…

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    Book 45

    Exploring Planetary Worlds
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    4.00     · 6 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1993 · 2 editions
    Pioneer, Venera, Mariner, Galileo, Giotto, Voyager…

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    Book 46

    Earthquakes and Geological Discovery
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    4.00     · 14 Ratings · published 1993 · 1 edition
    Earthquakes and Geological Discover describes how …

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    Book 47

    Modern İnsanın Kökeni
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    4.01     · 71 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1993 · 6 editions
    "Modern İnsanın Kökeni"nde insanın evrimiyle ilgil…

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    Book 48

    The Evolving Coast
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    3.75     · 4 Ratings · published 1993 · 2 editions
    In The Evolving Coast, geologist Richard Davis des…

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    Book 49

    Life Processes of Plants
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    4.00     · 6 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1994 · 1 edition
    At first glance, plants appear to be extremely pas…

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    Book 50

    Images of Mind
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    4.00     · 12 Ratings · published 1994 · 2 editions
    What happens in the brain when we speak? Learn? Re…

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    Book 51

    The Animal Mind
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    3.94     · 50 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 1999 · 3 editions
    Green Herons toss breadcrumbs into the water to at…

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    Book 52

    Mathematics: The Science of Patterns: The Search for Order in Life, Mind and the Universe
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    4.11     · 74 Ratings · 9 Reviews · published 1994 · 4 editions
    To most people, mathematics means working with num…

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