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| | 5. |  | The Diamond Makers from Cambridge University Press Price: $25.19
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 People have been fascinated by diamonds for centuries, and scientists tried for about a century to produce them in a laboratory for about a century before they succeeded in a General Electric lab in 1954. This is the story of that quest. It is told with a liveliness and thoroughness quite unusual... more info
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| | 7. |  | Why Aren't Black Holes Black? from Anchor
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 I believe the sub-title for this book is quite fitting. R.M. Hazen and M. Singer aptly describe the major questions facing the physical sciences. This is not, however, a book for initiates of academia. It is written in a very simplistic manner, with a touch of humor intersperced within. I would... more info
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| | 9. | [no image] | The Joy of Science 5 Parts (I, II, III, IV & V), Course No. 1101, the Great Courses Teaching That Engages the Mind, Course Guidebook, the Teaching Company from The Teaching Company
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 English novelist and scientist C. P. Snow classed certain scientific ideas with the works of Shakespeare as something every educated
person should know. One such idea, according to Snow, was the second law of thermodynamics, which deals with the diffusion of heat
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| | 10. | [no image] | Music Men from Smithsonian Books,US
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 There was a time when every town in America had its very own band, and this book is the best chronicle to date of that time and what those bands meant. Tons of photos, meticulously researched, and well-written, too. The Hazens don't dwell simply on the technical and musical aspects, but look at the... more info
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