Science & Math

New to Penguin Classics, the astonishing story of the Copernican Revolution, told through the words of the ground-breaking scientists who brought it aboutIn the late fifteenth century, it was believed...

The best-selling author ofLeonardo da VinciandSteve Jobsreturns.In 2012, Nobel Prize winning scientist Jennifer Doudna hit upon an invention that will transform the future of the human race: an easy-to-use tool...

By the age of 11, Taylor Wilson had mastered the science of rocket propulsion. At 13, his grandmother's cancer diagnosis drove him to investigate medical uses for radioactive isotopes. And...

From Ice Age Alaska to the birthplace of humanity, palaeobiologist Halliday takes readers on a dazzling tour of deep time to view astounding ancient landscapes from all seven continents.Waterstones Non-Fiction...

Where Good Ideas Come From by Steven Johnson From the New York Times bestselling author of How We Got To Now and Unexpected Life The printing press, the pencil, the...

An urgent and exhaustive snapshot of how the climate crisis is affecting the world, Mundy's engrossing book ranges across twenty-six countries and takes in penetrating interviews with scientists, activists and...

"The Gene: An Intimate History" is a meticulously researched and engaging book that delves into the fascinating world of genetics, offering a comprehensive and intimate History of our understanding of...

Winner of the Guardian First Book Award 2011Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Non-fiction 2011Shortlisted for the Duff Cooper Prize 2011Shortlisted for the Wellcome Trust Book PrizeIn The Emperor of...

If Women Rose Rooted is a rallying cry for women to reawaken their natural power - not just for the sake of their own wellbeing, but for love of this...

The Four by Scott Galloway Many ancient diseases with a long history of afflicting mankind such as Tuberculosis and Malaria are now re-emerging. Greenblatt brings together palaeopathologists, anthropologists, molecular biologists...