Levenson, Thomas

Examines the history of the search for the planet "Vulcan," not from "Star Trek" but a planet thought to be really in our solar system, by Isaac Newton and Le Verrier, a search which Einstein's theories proved were always fruitless and that Vulcan never existed or ever could have existed.

Chronicles the eighteen years Albert Einstein spent in Berlin, discussing the tumultuous events of his life and how the city's history influenced Einstein's work.

Describes the new science of climate, tracing past climate history, and examining possible future climate patterns, acid rain, greenhouse effect, deforestation, and nuclear winter.