Science Books
Last updated: 07 December 2010

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.Listen to the latest programme online
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 SocietyNew website

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