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The Bastard Brigade: The True Story of the Secret Plot to Stop the Nazi Atomic Bomb by Sam Kean
32.99 AUD
Category: MILITARY | Reading Level: near fine
Scientists have always kept secrets. But rarely in history have scientific secrets been as vital as they were during World War II. In the midst of planning the Manhattan Project, the U.S. Office of Strategic Services created a secret offshoot - the Alsos Mission - meant to gather intelligence on and sab ...Show more
The Disappearing Spoon : and Other True Tales of Madness, Love and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements by Sam Kean
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Category: SCIENCE & NATURE
The Periodic Table is one of man's crowning scientific achievements. But it's also a treasure trove of stories of passion, adventure, betrayal and obsession. The infectious tales and astounding details in THE DISAPPEARING SPOON follow carbon, neon, silicon and gold as they play out their parts in human ...Show more
The Tale of the Duelling Neurosurgeons: The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness, and Recovery by Sam Kean
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Category: SCIENCE & NATURE
For centuries, scientists had only one way to study the brain: wait for misfortune to strike - strokes, seizures, infections, lobotomies, horrendous accidents, phantom limbs, Siamese twins - and see how the victims changed afterwards. In many cases their survival was miraculous, and observers marvelled ...Show more
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