Philip Theophrastus Aureolus Bombastus von Hohenheim - known to later ages as Paracelsus - stands on the borderline between medieval and modern;
Selected as a Book of the Year by The Times and The EconomistChina's history is an epic tapestry of courtly philosophies, warring factions and imperial intrigue.
Is there a 'physics of society'? Ranging from Hobbes and Adam Smith to modern work on traffic flow and market trading, and across economics, sociology and psychology, this title shows how... Læs mere
Why have all human cultures - today and throughout history - made music? Why does music excite such rich emotion? And how do we make... Læs mere
With The Modern Myths, brilliant science communicator Philip Ball spins a new yarn. From novels and comic books to B-movies, Bram... Læs mere
The first fully illustrated history of the chemical elements.
Prize-winning science writer Philip Ball explores the diversity of thinking minds, from the variety of human minds... Læs mere
This book proposes that the complex systems view of social sciences has matured sufficiently to make it possible, desirable and perhaps essential to try formulating a unified scheme for studying, understanding and ultimately predicting the world we have made.