We kennen allemaal de grote namen Newton, Einstein, Curie, de gebroeders Wright, Lovelace, Edison, Tesla, James Watt, Bell. Maar wat waren nu de werken die hen inspireerden? De martelaars der wetenschap beschrijft degene die het voorwerk deden. Dit boek geeft een gedegen beeld van de wereld eind 19e eeuw.

Voor Tissandier (1843-1899) waren wetenschappers de nieuwe helden. Zoals mensen zich opofferen voor hun geloof of verlichting, maken wetenschappelijke martelaren door onderzoek de weg vrij v...

Este livro é um livro sobre a poluição sonora, poluição térmica, poluição das águas, poluição aérea, entre outras. Se não sabes o que significa, lê o meu livro e ficarás mais do que esclarecido.

Ich war während meiner Jugendzeit sehr von Träumen fasziniert. Ich fragte mich, wie die Bilder und Szenen während meines Schlafs zustande kamen. Das Reisen, das Spielen auf dem Schulhof, das Treffen von Menschen usw. im Schlaf waren aufregend. Niemand konnte es mir damals erklären. Also begann ich zu recherchieren. Zu meiner großen Überraschung entdeckte ich, dass jeder träumt, sogar Neugeborene. Wissenschaftliche Studien scheinen einige Antworten zu liefern, aber sind sie überzeugend...

This book presents outlines of History of Sciences in Ancient Egyptian Civilization. The late Egyptian and Greek sources praised the ancient Egyptian cultural centers as a source for knowledge and science, thus ancient Egypt was a source of inspiration for the legislator 'Solon', as well as 'Thales of Miletus' who was a mathematician and astronomer, where He learned and practiced the sciences of ancient Egypt, then taking this knowledge to the Greeks. The First Chapter provides 'The Historica...

Geographies of Embodiment provides a critical discussion of the literatures on the body and embodiment, and humanism and post-humanism, and develops arguments about "otherness" and "encounter" which have become key ideas in urban studies, and studies of the city.

Water is vital for life, and its availability has been a concern for mankind throughout the ages. Its presence has always been ascertained in a variety of ways and the development of human society everywhere is connected with various forms of water management. Man also needed to manage water to find protection from its dangers and the need for that is increasing. In the coming decades, the impact of climate change is expected to intensify floods and droughts, affect groundwater resources, rai...