Science Books

Last updated: 07 December 2010

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In this week's Science Cafe Adam Walton with the help of three scientists from across Wales, discusses some of the best science books from the last twelve months.

Broadcast Tuesday 7th December 7 PM.

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Joining Adam is:

Dr Edward Gomez, who is Education Director for Las Cumbres Observatory at Cardiff University.
Heather Jackson, who is a geologist and education officer currently based at the Welsh Slate Museum in Llanberis.
Professor John Tucker, head of the School Of Physical Sciences at Swansea University.

Books discussed on the programme are:

Why Does E=MC²?(And Why Should We Care?) by Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw - published by Da Capo

Terra: Tales of the Earth: Four Events That Changed the World by Richard Hamblyn - published by Picador

Seeing Further: The Story of Science and the Royal Society: 350 Years of the Royal Society and Scientific Endeavour"- published by HarperPress

God's Philosophers by James Hannam - published by Icon Books

The Computer Boys Take Over by Nathan Ensmenger - published by MIT Press

How I Killed Pluto And Why It Had It Coming by Mike Brown - published by Spiegel & Grau

The Age Of Wonder by Richard Holmes - published by HarperPress

Darwin And The Barnacle by Rebecca Stott - published by Faber & Faber

Further links

The Royal Society

Las Cumbras Observatory (Global Telescope Network)

National Slate Museum

Swansea University School Of Physical Sciences


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