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Psychology As You May Like It – Platonov
In this post, we will see the book Psychology As You May Like It by K. Platonov. About the book This is not a textbook of psychology, nor even merely a popular exposition of old truisms. The author, a well-known … Continue reading
Posted in progress publishers, psychology, science, soviet
Tagged 1965, attention, brain, consciousness, emotions, language, mind, perception, personality, psychology, soviet, thinking, volition
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Lev Tarasov – The World is Built on Probability (LaTeX version)
In this post we will see the book Lev Tarasov’s The World is Built on Probability in completely digital version typeset using LaTeX! About the book This text is divided into two major parts. The aim of the first part … Continue reading
Posted in books, mathematics, mir books, mir publishers, physics, science, statistics
Tagged chaos, classical physics, control systems, decisions, determinism, elementary particles, entropy, games, gas laws, genetics, information, Maxwell' demon, microscopic phenomena, optimizing, order, probability, quantum mechanics, random numbers, random searches
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Biophysics – Volkenshtein
In this post, we will see the book Biophysics by M. V. Volkenshtein. About the book This book is intended for students and post-graduates—biologists mid physicists—who study biophysics. The book has emerged from the lectures given by the author for … Continue reading
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Tagged Belousov-Zhabotinsky Reactions, biophysics, developmental biology, DNA, Double Helix, enzymes, macromolécules, mechanochemical processes, membranes, nervous impulse, Nucleic Acids, protein biosynthesis, soviet
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The Powerhouse Of The Atom – Gladkov
In this post we will see the book The Powerhouse of the Atom by K. Gladkov. About the Book The Powerhouse of the Atom is a compact encyclopaedic book for young readers on the structure of matter and atomic … Continue reading
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Tagged anti-particles, applications of radioactivity, artificial atoms, atomic power, critical mass, dirac sea, fusion, history of nuclear power, isotopes, neutrino, nuclear forces, nuclear power, nuclear power plant, nuclear reactions, physics, popular science, positronium, radioactivity, science for children, soviet, technology, thermonuclear engineering
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A Picture Book Of Insects by Vitaly Tanasyichuk
In this post, we will see the book A Picture Book Of Insects by Vitaly Tanasyichuk. About the book A book about insects What an empty place the desert seems to be—nothing but sand all around and wilted bushes that … Continue reading
Posted in children's books, popular science, raduga publishers, science, soviet
Tagged ants, beetles, bumblebee, butterflies, caterpillars, children's books, cicada, crickets, dragonfly, grasshoppers, honeybee, illustrated books, insects, life cycle of insects, moths, nature, soviet children's literature, termites, wasps
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Life Triumphs – Sharov
In this post, we will see the book Life Triumphs by A. Sharov. About the book The book tells us story of how the terrible disease of plague was conquered. Starting from Danilo Samoilovich, a Ukrainian, founder of epidemiology in … Continue reading
Posted in books, foreign languages publishing, history, medical, physiology, popular science, science, soviet
Tagged epidemiology, health science, history of science, medicine, pandemic, plague, soviet science, vaccines
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Land in Bloom – Safonov
In this post, we will see the book Land In Bloom by Vadim Safonov. About the book A celebration of Soviet agricultural science, using literary techniques to bring the main characters to life. A propagandized history of plant breeding. This … Continue reading
El Fracaso De Las Paradojas (Ciencia Popular) por Radunskaya
En este post, veremos el libro El Fracaso De Las Paradojas (Ciencia Popular) por I. Radunskaya. Sobre el libro Hace ya más de diez años que tenemos conocimiento de los vocablos “máser” y “láser”. En la actualidad, no sólo les … Continue reading
Kapitza Life And Discoveries (Outstanding Soviet Scientists) – Kedrov
In this post, we will see the book Kapitza Life And Discoveries (Outstanding Soviet Scientists) by F. B. Kedrov. About the book This popular book gives account of life and work of the most distinguished Soviet scientist – Pyotr Kapitza, … Continue reading
The Price Of Truth: The Story of Rare-Earth Elements – Trifonov
In this post, we will see the book The Price Of Truth: The Story of Rare-Earth Elements by D. N. Trifonov. About the book This book is about a fascinating family of chemical elements. Popular science writers generally tend to … Continue reading
Posted in books, chemistry, discovery, history, mir books, mir publishers, popular science, science, soviet
Tagged Cerium, chemistry, discovery of elements, elements, history of chemistry, lanthanides, Lanthanum, moseley's law, Promethium, rare-earth elements, Scandium, uses of rare earth elements, Yttrium
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