Tabak, John

Traces the history and development of probability and statistics from its origins in the Renaissance to its twenty-first-century applications, and includes an index, chronology, glossary, and resources for further study.

Traces the history and development of algebra over the course of four thousand years, from its foundations in Mesopotamia to its twenty-first-century applications in science and society, and includes an index, chronology, glossary, and resources for further study.

Presents the historical development of probability and statistics and some of their present-day applications in communications, safety analysis, epidemiology, and actuarial science.

Details the evolution from simple counting schemes to the discovery of uncomputable numbers in the latter half of the 20th-century.

Illustrates the changing relationship between mathematics and nature from the early attempts of mathematicians to apply deductive reasoning to nature to the upheaval brought on today by the discovery of such natural phenomena as shock waves.

A comprehensive introduction to nuclear energy that discusses its history, and examines related technology, economic and environmental impacts, and government policies.

Looks at coal and oil as sources of energy and discusses the technology needed to convert it to useful working energy, examining the history, chemistry, and geology of coal and oil, how it is accessed, consumption and demand, and the social and environmental costs.

Looks at natural gas and hydrogen as sources of energy and discusses the technology needed for conversion and storage as well as the energy economy and related political issues and government policies.

A comprehensive introduction to wind and water as renewable energy resources that discusses the history of each, and examines related technology, economic and environmental impacts, and government policies.

An in-depth look at the Earth's composition, environment, and biomes.