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Jack Cohen
Kirjat ja teokset yhdessä paikassa: 17 kirjaa, julkaisuja vuosilta 1999–2026, suosituimpiin kuuluu Piecing Jacob. Vertaile teosten hintoja ja tarkista saatavuus suomalaisista kirjakaupoista.
17 kirjaa
Kirjojen julkaisuvuodet: 1999–2026.
She Is Not Related To Him: The Things Public Schools Don't Teach
Jack Cohen
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2016
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Nonfiction, 300 page book with 70 images, excellent index, and numerous references. This book is based on the research I did, during 25 years as a volunteer teacher at my synagogue. It was printed in full color, hard cover by funding through Kickstarter. the hard cover edition is sold-out. This book presents a large number of original ideas to support belief in God as The Creator, and to refute that we are related to the chimpanzee (She Is Not Related to Him).
Die Wissenschaft der Scheibenwelt
Terry Pratchett; Jack Cohen; Ian Stewart
PIPER VERLAG GMBH
2016
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Judgment Day: Science of Discworld IV
Terry Pratchett; Ian Stewart; Jack Cohen
ANCHOR BOOKS
2015
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The wizards of Unseen University are again called upon to defend their creation, Roundworld, this time in a courtroom--where its very existence hangs in the balance. The Omnians fervently believe that the world is round, not flat, and view the discovery of Roundworld as a vindication of their faith. To leave this artifact in the hands of the wizards would be unacceptable. Not only do the academics hold that Discworld is flat, but by creating the Roundworld universe, they have elevated themselves to the level of gods. Ankh-Morpork's venerable tyrant Lord Vetinari agrees to a tribunal, where the wizards Ridcully, Rincewind, and Ponder Stibbons can present their case--with key assistance from a Roundworld librarian named Marjorie Daw. JUDGMENT DAY weaves together explorations of such Earthly topics as big science, creation, subatomic particles, the existence of dark matter, and the psychology of belief--a treat for Discworld fans and readers of popular science alike.
Darwin's Watch: The Science of Discworld III: A Novel
Terry Pratchett; Ian Stewart; Jack Cohen
ANCHOR BOOKS
2015
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Halvin toimitettuna 23,20 €
When Charles Darwin writes the wrong book and reverses the progress of science, Unseen University's wizards must once again save Roundworld (Earth, that is) from an apocalyptic end. Ever since a wizardly experiment inadvertently brought about the creation of Roundworld, the wizard scholars of Unseen University have done their best to put things on the right course. In Darwin's Watch they may face their greatest challenge yet: A man called Darwin has written a bestselling book called The Theology of the Species, and his theory of scientific design has been witlessly embraced by Victorian society. As a result, scientific progress has slowed to a crawl, and the wizards must find a way to change history back to the way it should have been. DARWIN'S WATCH EXPLORES THE REVERBERATIONS of major scientific advances on our planet and our culture, the dangers of obscurantism, and the theory of evolution as you have never seen it before. This brilliant addition to Pratchett's beloved Discworld series illustrates with great wit and wisdom how the laws of our universe truly are stranger than fiction.
The Globe: The Science of Discworld II: A Novel
Terry Pratchett; Ian Stewart; Jack Cohen
ANCHOR BOOKS
2015
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Halvin toimitettuna 23,90 €
Roundworld, aka Earth, is under siege. Are three wizards and an orangutan Librarian enough to thwart the Elvish threat? When the wizards of Unseen University first created Roundworld, they were so concerned with discovering the rules of this new universe that they overlooked its inhabitants entirely. Now, they have noticed humanity. And humanity has company. Arriving in Roundworld, the wizards find the situation is even worse than they'd expected. Under the elves' influence, humans are superstitious, fearful, and fruitlessly trying to work magic in a world ruled by logic. Ridcully, Rincewind, Ponder Stibbons, and the orangutan Librarian must travel through time to get humanity back on track and out of the dark ages. The Globe goes beyond science to explore the development of the human mind. Terry Pratchett and his acclaimed co-authors Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen combine the tale of the wizards rewriting human history with discussions of the origins and evolution of culture, language, art, and science, offering a fascinating and brilliantly original view of the world we live in.
Not just another science book and not just another Discworld novella, The Science of Discworld is a creative, mind-bending mash-up of fiction and fact, that offers a wizard's-eye view of our world that will forever change how you look at the universe. Can Unseen University's eccentric wizards and orangutan Librarian possibly shed any useful light on hard, rational Earthly science? In the course of an exciting experiment, the wizards of Discworld have accidentally created a new universe. Within this universe is a planet that they name Roundworld. Roundworld is, of course, Earth, and the universe is our own. As the wizards watch their creation grow, Terry Pratchett and acclaimed science writers Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen use Discworld to examine science from the outside. Interwoven with the Pratchett's original story are entertaining, enlightening chapters which explain key scientific principles such as the Big Bang theory and the evolution of life on earth, as well as great moments in the history of science.
Science of Discworld IV
Ian Stewart; Jack Cohen; Terry Pratchett
Random House UK
2014
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Halvin toimitettuna 22,00 €
Marjorie Daw is a librarian, and takes her job - and indeed the truth of words - very seriously. She doesn't know it, but her world and ours - Roundworld - is in big trouble. On Discworld, a colossal row is brewing. The Wizards of Unseen University feel responsible for Roundworld (as one would for a pet gerbil).
Science Of Discworld
Terry Pratchett; Ian Stewart; Jack Cohen
Ebury Press
2013
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Halvin toimitettuna 22,00 €
The fantastic first book in the Sunday Times bestselling Science of Discworld seriesWhen a wizardly experiment goes adrift, the wizards of Unseen University find themselves with a pocket universe on their hands: Roundworld, where neither magic nor common sense seems to stand a chance against logic.
Science of Discworld III: Darwin's Watch
Ian Stewart; Jack Cohen; Terry Pratchett
Random House UK
2013
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Halvin toimitettuna 29,90 €
They know the creatures who lived there escaped the impending Big Freeze by inventing the space elevator - they even intervened to rid the planet of a plague of elves, who attempted to divert humanity onto a different time track. Can the God of Evolution come to humanity's aid and ensure Darwin writes a very different book?
Science Of Discworld II
Ian Stewart; Jack Cohen; Terry Pratchett
Random House UK
2013
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Halvin toimitettuna 20,30 €
Acclaimed The Science of Discworld centred around an original Pratchett story about the wizards of Discworld.
With the spectacular developments in technology accompanying and aiding scientific research over the past few decades, postgraduate students are often encouraged to focus more on generating data than to utilize their most sophisticated piece of equipment: their mind. Stop Working & Start Thinking, Second Edition aims to encourage young researchers to think more clearly about their experiments, from experimental design to data interpretation. This new edition builds on the success of the first edition, with new material throughout and a new chapter on measurement interpretation, including an examination of cryptic assumptions. This book is essential reading for postgraduates who wish to put the mastery back into their M. Sc. and the philosophy back into their PhDs.
What Does a Martian Look Like?: The Science of Extraterrestrial Life
Jack Cohen; Ian Stewart
Trade Paper Press
2002
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"A fascinating and useful handbook to both the science and science fiction of extraterrestrial life. Cohen and Stewart are amusing, opinionated, and expert guides. I found it a terrific and informative piece of work-nothing else like it "-Greg Bear"I loved it."-Larry Niven "Ever wonder about what aliens could be like? The world authority is Jack Cohen, a professional biologist who has thought long and hard about the vast realm of possibilities. This is an engaging, swiftly moving study of alien biology, a subject with bounds and constraints these authors plumb with verve and intelligence."-Gregory Benford"A celebration of life off Earth. A hearteningly optimistic book, giving a much-needed antidote to the pessimism of astrobiologists who maintain that we are alone in the universe-a stance based on a very narrow view of what could constitute life. A triumph of speculative nonfiction."-Dougal Dixon, author ofAfter Man: A Zoology of the Future
Is the universe around us a figment of our imagination? Or are our minds figments of reality? In this refreshing new look at the evolution of mind and culture, bestselling authors Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen eloquently argue that our minds necessarily evolved inextricably within the context of culture and language. They go beyond conventional reductionist ideas to look at how the mind is the response of an evolving brain trying to grapple with a complex environment. Along the way they develop new and intriguing insights into the nature of evolution, science and humanity.