Stem Books
A New Kind of Science
Starting from a collection of simple computer experiments—illustrated in the book by striking computer graphics—Stephen Wolfram shows how their un…
You Look Like a Thing and I Love You: How Artificial Intelligence Works and Why It's Making the World a Weirder Place
"You look like a thing and I love you" is one of the best pickup lines ever... according to an artificial intelligence trained by scientist Janell…
Discrete Mathematics with Applications
Susanna Epp's DISCRETE MATHEMATICS, THIRD EDITION provides a clear introduction to discrete mathematics. Renowned for her lucid, accessible prose,…
Cryptography and Network Security: Principles and Practice
Best-selling author William Stallings provides a practical survey of both the principles and practice of cryptography and network security. He inc…
The Art of Statistics: How to Learn from Data
In this "important and comprehensive" guide to statistical thinking ( New Yorker ), discover how data literacy is changing the world and gives you…
Artificial Unintelligence: How Computers Misunderstand the World
A guide to understanding the inner workings and outer limits of technology and why we should never assume that computers always get it right. …
Broad Band: The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the Internet
Women are not ancillary to the history of technology; they turn up at the very beginning of every important wave. But they've often been hidden in…
Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World
An adventure deep inside the everyday materials that surround us, packed with surprising stories and fascinating science. Why is glass see-through…
Physics of the Impossible
A fascinating exploration of the science of the impossible—from death rays and force fields to invisibility cloaks—revealing to what extent such t…
The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World
The revered New York Times bestselling author traces the development of technology from the Industrial Age to the Digital Age to explore the singl…