Collection: Adult Non Fiction - Science and Technology

The book is filled with remarkable tales, from the 14th century monk in St Albans who created one of the first mechanical clocks to the Holy Roman Emperor who built a clock into an automated ship that fired a cannon to summon guests to dinner. More recently, there was the Surrey woman who used a ...

Not so long ago we timed our lives by the movement of the sun. These days our time arrives atomically and insistently, and our lives are propelled by the notion that we will never have enough of the one thing we crave the most. How have we come to be dominated by something so arbitrary? The compe...

Follow the development, decline and later revival of Britain's iconic railways with railway author Julian Holland. Discover their remarkable history through expert commentary, stunning photographs and archive material from a lifetime of railway research. The iconic railways of Britain have seen u...

"Every apartment, house, garage, and office has one. The drawer, shoe box, or closet full of old discarded tech taking up space and gathering dust. Most of us don't even know how to properly dispose of them. Daniel Davis, IT Professional and mind behind the popular YouTube channel Tinkernut pres...

Scientists have been participants in the best reality show of all time, with all the highs, lows, bust-ups, and strange personalities of any show on telly today. This hugely accessible history of science reveals the human stories behind the biggest discoveries. For example, we meet Charles Darwin...

"This illustrated narrative explains the universe from the solar system to the farthest reaches of space"-- Provided by publisher.

"For centuries, oceans were the chessboard on which empires battled for dominance. But in the nuclear age, air power and missile systems dominated our worries about security, and for the United States, the economy was largely driven by domestic production, with trucking and railways that crisscro...

By the year 2050, Earth's population will double. If we continue with current farming practices, vast amounts of wilderness will be lost, millions of birds and billions of insects will die, and the public will lose billions of dollars as a consequence of environmental degradation. ""Tomorrow's Ta...

Ton Up! A Century of Cafe Racer Speed and Style focuses on the story of the ton-up boys and their cafe racers. But it's much more than just that. Illustrated with historic and modern photos and featuring a text by one of the world's motorcycle historians, it's really the story of motorcycle speed...