Collection: Adult Non Fiction - Science and Technology

The Boat-a vessel for escape, adventure, trade, or travel. This is a mode of transport of infinite variety and one that inspires serious passion, whether made of workmanlike bolted steel, sleek modern fiberglass, or lovingly hand-burnished timber. Photographer Simon Griffiths has an eye for the b...

A new anthology of the internationally best-selling science writer's work, bringing together his writing about some of the most important science literature of our age to explore its key themes. Includes exclusive new commentary and conversation with other great science thinkers of our time. At a...

The first volume in the landmark Official History of Australian Operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and East Timor, Born of Fire and Ash is an honest, challenging and compelling account of the 1999-2000 East Timor crisis and Australia's response to it. Australia's involvement in East Timor from 1999-...

Exciting physics does not just show up in billion-dollar experiments like the Large Hadron Collider or in extreme astrophysical environments like black holes. It is to be found all around us, just beneath the surface of our normal everyday lives. ... Chad Orzel elevates the everyday by showing th...

Ninety years on from its opening in 1932, the Sydney Harbour Bridge remains the most recognisable symbol of Australia. The iconic arch took almost nine years to complete - at a cost of sixteen lives and more than six million pounds - and the people, political wranglings and incredible feats of en...

Examines historical and contemporary bridges, including Ponte Vecchio in Florence, Pont Neuf in Paris, Brooklyn Bridge in New York, Sydney Harbor Bridge in Australia, and Tsing Ma Bridge in Hong Kong.

Offers the renowned scientist's final thoughts on using science to address the most important challenges facing humanity.

In A Brief History of Black Holes, award-winning University of Oxford researcher Dr Becky Smethurst charts five hundred years of scientific breakthroughs in astronomy and astrophysics. Right now, you are orbiting a black hole. The Earth orbits the Sun, and the Sun orbits the centre of the Milky W...