Science

Bacteria in Daily Life

by Grace Coleridge Frankland Read by J. M. Smallheer 4.5
The author provides a fascinating look at the emerging science of bacteriology at the start of the twentieth century including early progres…

The Outline of Science

by J. Arthur Thomson Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
The Outline of Science, Volume 1 was written specifically with theman-on-the-street in mind as the target audience. Coveringscientific subje…

A History of Astronomy

by Walter W. Bryant Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
In this book, Walter W. Bryant traces the history of astronomy through the ages. We start at the very beginning, where astronomy was an occu…

The Story of Eclipses

by George F. Chambers Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
Solar eclipses have both frightened and fascinated humankind for thousands of years. At first believed to be caused by angry gods punishing …

The Fairy Tales of Science

by John Cargill Brough Read by J. M. Smallheer 4.2
This book, written in the mid 19th century and illustrated by Charles H. Bennett, provides an entertaining introduction to topics in science…

Icarus

by Bertrand Russell Read by S. Emily Lee 4.8
In this short book, Russell speculates on the effect of the progress of science in the future in a vast array of subjects, ranging from phys…

The History of Chemistry

by Thomas Thomson Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
Origin and progress of chemistry, from its beginnings in alchemy into the early 19th century including history and characters of important c…

The Bubonic Plague

by Rai Bahadur A. Mitra Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
Dr. Rai Bahadur A. Mitra who was the Chief Medical Officer in Kashmir presents a short treatise on the bubonic plague. The book ranges from …

The Fairyland of Science

by Arabella B. Buckley Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
"I have promised to introduce you today to the fairy-land of science, -- a somewhat bold promise, seeing that most of you probably look…

The Einstein Theory of Relativity

by Hendrik A. Lorentz Read by Availle 4.4
When Albert Einstein published his first paper on relativity theory, it caused a stir in the physicists' community. When more and more evide…

Marvels of Modern Science

by Paul Severing Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
The purpose of this little book is to give a general idea of a few of the great achievements of our time. For instance, the flying machine i…

Crops and Methods for Soil Improvement

by Alva Agee Read by KHand 4.7
This book is not a technical treatise and is designed only to point out the plain, every-day facts in the natural scheme of making and keepi…

The Andes and The Amazon

by James Orton Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
This book, with the subtitle "Across the Continent of South America" describes the scientific expedition of 1867 to the equatorial…

Doctor Jack's Soapbox Seminars

by John C. Adler, Ph.D. Read by John C. Adler, Ph.D. 4.8
What if the cataclysmic Tunguska explosion of 1908 was caused, not by a meteor or a comet, but by a microscopic black hole? ... Well, like a…

A History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom

by Andrew Dickson White Read by John Greenman 5
The 21st Century, so far, has seen a dramatic and widespread questioning of "Science", much of it from "Evangelicals". B…

Worldwide Effects of Nuclear War

by United States Arms Control And Disarmament Agency Read by Allyson Hester 4.5
Worldwide Effects of Nuclear War offers a critical examination of the potential consequences of nuclear conflict on a global scale. This ins…

Science and the Modern World

by Alfred North Whitehead Read by Peter Tucker 4.8
It is fortunate that in the twentieth century, science and philosophy are beginning to be united in the same person as they were in the seve…

Popular Lectures on Scientific Subjects

by Hermann Von Helmholtz Read by LibriVox Volunteers
This presents a summary of many of Hemholtz's areas of research. He investigated the workings of the brain in its appreciation of art and mu…

Easy Lessons in Einstein

by Edwin E. Slosson Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Published in 1920, Slosson’s Easy Lessons in Einstein is one of the first popularizations of Einstein’s theory of relativity. This book is m…

Nature's Miracles

by Elisha Gray Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
Elisha Gray was an American electrical engineer who co-founded the Western Electric Manufacturing Company. Gray is best known for his develo…

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