Books by Scientific American
Instant Egghead Guide: The Universe: The Universe (Instant Egghead Guides)
by J.R. Minkel, Scientific American
Everything from quarks to galactic superclusters delivered to your eyeballs at the speed of light (any faster would be impossible)
Take a tour of the wonder and majesty of the universe, from the smallest subatomic particles to the possibility of infinite universes. According to some prominent physicists, it's possible that, right now, someone who looks just like you is reading the back of a book just like this one in a parallel universe. And your double thinks it looks really interesting...
Whether you're a fan of Scientific American's wildly popular 60-Second Science Podcast or just curious about science, you're going to want to dust off your Dad's telescope and warm up your particle accelerator after enjoying the same bite-sized knoweldge in The Instant Egghead Guide to the Universe.
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Scientific American: Mathematical Games Knowledge Cards Deck
by Scientific American, Martin Gardner
There is order in the mathematical universe, but it can be hard to find. The orderly solutions to these abstruse, obscure, arcane, and delightful hairpullers run and hide in the bushes like rodents of the rainforest. Martin Gardner is one of the world's preeminent creators of puzzles and the author of many books, including The Colossal Book of Mathematics (W.W. Norton, 2001) and Gardner's Workout: Training the Mind and Entertaining the Spirit (A.K. Peters Ltd., 2001). Adapted from Martin Gardner's column in Scientific American.
With questions on one side and answers on the other, these 48 fact-filled Knowledge Cards are a great source of condensed information all in a deck the size of a pack of playing cards! Perfect for students, teachers, science buffs, and the purely inquisitive, this deck is sure to spark your curiosity and encourage you to delve deeper into this fascinating subject.
Size: 3 1/4 x 4 inches.
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Ask The Experts: Mind-Blowing Answers to Science Questions Knowledge Cards Deck
Oceanographers, astronomers, mathematicians, biologists, geologists, psychologists--even dermatologists!--and experts in other, sometimes quite arcane fields contributed to this collection of lucid answers to puzzling questions. The questions were asked by lay readers of Scientific American; the responses address the reasons that snowflakes grow symmetrically, the color of the ocean, the true strength of a spider's silken dragline, carsickness, tooth decay, whisker specialization, jellyfish sex, and tons of others. Fast, fun, fascinating.
With questions on one side and answers on the other, these 48 fact-filled Knowledge Cards are a great source of condensed information all in a deck the size of a pack of playing cards! Perfect for students, teachers, and the purely inquisitive, this deck is sure to spark your curiosity and encourage you to delve deeper into this fascinating subject. Size: 3 1/4 x 4 inches.
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Scientific American: Head Games - 48 Confounding Word & Math Puzzles Knowledge Cards Deck
by Scientific American, Pomegranate
Sample question from Scientific American Head Games: break one word into two parts with completely different meanings. As one word, it is a noun for 'a type of cloth.' The correct solution for the two words includes a verb meaning 'adheres' and another verb meaning 'attempt.'
With 48 cards per package, Knowledge Cards are a great source of condensed information--all in a deck the size of a pack of playing cards. Each card features a confounding question on one side, with the answer on the other side.
Size 3 1/4 x 4 inches.
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Space: Views from the Hubble Telescope 2020 Wall Calendar
"From its perch outside our planet's distorting atmosphere, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope began seizing the faintest light from the far side of the universe in 1990. Not since 1609, when Galileo Galilei directed his telescope to the heavens, has any event so changed our understanding of the cosmos. Hubble provides breathtaking high-resolution images of objects both near and far, from our own solar system to the most distant galaxies and nebulae. On the ground, specialists painstakingly clean and color the black-and-white photographs to help distinguish details our eyes could never perceive at such a distance. Each of this calendar's twelve images is accompanied by a description of the celestial phenomenon depicted. Important dates in the history of space exploration, as well as this year's eclipses and major meteor showers, are noted throughout. All of Pomegranate's calendars are printed with soy-based inks on FSC certified paper, which means the paper has been certified by the Forest Stewardship Council and manufactured by an FSC certified printer. FSC certification promotes responsible forest management by ensuring that forestry practices are environmentally responsible, socially equitable, and economically viable. FSC license code FSC N001864."
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Space: Views from Hubble Telescope 2020 Mini Wall Calendar
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured breathtaking views of the cosmos since its launch in 1990. On the ground, specialists clean and color the black-and-white photographs to help distinguish details. From the Great Red Spot on Jupiter to a ghostly green nebula, the haunting images in this calendar are accompanied by descriptions of the celestial phenomena depicted, and the year's astronomical events are noted.
All of Pomegranate's calendars are printed with soy-based inks on FSC certified paper, which means the paper has been certified by the Forest Stewardship Council and manufactured by an FSC certified printer. FSC certification promotes responsible forest management by ensuring that forestry practices are environmentally responsible, socially equitable, and economically viable.
FSC license code FSC N001864.
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2017 Space: Views from the Hubble Telescope Wall Calendar
Few advances have informed our view of the universe as dramatically as the Hubble Space Telescope. It has probed the cosmos, peering deep into time the farther it searches, and allowing greater understanding of what lies beyond our atmosphere. Images captured by Hubble have been the publics eye on space since its launch in 1990. Each of this calendars twelve images is accompanied by a description of the celestial phenomenon depicted. Important dates in the history of space exploration, as well as this years astronomical events, are noted throughout.
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