The definitive history of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency--the most authoritative account we have of the Pentagon agency that has quietly shaped war and technology for nearly sixty years
An in-depth beginners history lesson in ancient Egypt and the fascinating process of the making of a mummy.Author Kimberly Weinberger presents an insightful look at the life of the ancient Egyptians,
“Perfectly placed to tell us what’s really new about [the] second-generation Web.”—Los Angeles TimesBusiness visionary and bestselling author David Weinberger charts how as bu
Traces the work of a team of fringe scientists who are working on "isomer weapon" technology--a grenade-sized bomb capable of atomic-level destruction--in an account that discusses the exorbitant amou
In a series of snapshots after the attack on the World Trade Center--from a day, to a week, up to a year and beyond--Eliot Weinberger offers thoughtful and provocative reflections on his city, the cou
In the 1980s, capillary electrophoresis (CE) joined high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) as the most powerful separation technique available to analytical chemists and biochemists. Published
We used to know how to know. We got our answers from books or experts. We’d nail down the facts and move on. But in the Internet age, knowledge has moved onto networks. There’s more knowledge than eve
