Piel Jonathan Editor (6 results)

Paperback (Saddle Stitched). Condition: Very Good. Unmarked text. Crease on first page. 182p. Extensively illustrated. Collection of articles on the century's five greatest breakthroughs from the pages of Scientific American. Topics range from the expanding universe and the molecules of life to the structure of matter, computers, and plate tectonics. Contributors include (among others) Erwin Schroedinger, Steven Weinberg, Albert Einstein, F.H.C. Crick, Robert Weinberg, and W. Daniel Hillis.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Original Edition. Includes articles on A Surge in Inequality, The Cosmic Synthesis of Lithium, Beryllium and Boron, Synapses the Compute Motion, Climate Modeling, Glucose and Aging, Reappearing Phases, The Detonation of Explosives, Symbiosis in the Deep Sea, and regular features. Illustrated. Journal.

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. Volume 258. Number 6. In polypropylene bag. (science, history of science, periodicals) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair. Water stain at top right corner, visible on front cover and throughout. Previous owner's initials written on front cover. Binding tight, pages clean. Pictures available upon request.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. This Special Issue deals this year with life outside of Earth with major articles from the" heavy hitters" Steven Weinberg, Stephen Jay Gould, Carl Sagan, Marvin Minsky covering subjects as Evolution of Life, Material Science, Intelligence, Robotics,and Contact with extra-terrestrials. This copy is EX-LIB with only a slight property stamp on the cover and a date on the inside page, an ad. The magazine will be carefully wrapped for safe shipping.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Original Edition. Includes articles on the AIDS Pandemic, lipoprotein in heart disease, immunotherapy for cancer, amyloid protein and Alzheimer's disease, opium/cocaine and marijuana in American history, needless pain, mountain sickness, etc. Illustrated. Minor wear. Journal.