Combining fractal theory with computer art, this book introduces a creative use of computers. It describes graphic methods for detecting patterns in compl...

When did people tie the first knots? Why was the first female mathematician killed? Is it possible to turn a sphere inside out? These are just some of the qu...

Following the hugely successful The Science Book and The Math Book comes a richly illustrated chronology of physics, containing 250 short, entertaining, a...

A disturbing tale of our own world, and the strange creatures with whom we share it.It is well and truly said that there are more things under heaven and ...

Do a little armchair time-travel, rub elbows with a four-dimensional intelligent life form, or stretch your mind to the furthest corner of an uncharted un...

Math’s infinite mysteries and beauty unfold in this follow-up to the best-selling The Science Book. Beginning millions of years ago with ancient “ant odom...

From the mysterious cult of Pythagoras, to the awesome mechanics of Stonehenge, to the fearsome "gargoyles" and glorious fractals created on the computer ...