New York: Cambridge University Press, 1977.

New York & Boston: Little Brown, (2012). First edition - 365 days of inventions, discoveries, science, and technology - from the first proof of bacteria (May 26, 1676) to the first tweet (March 21, 2006) - from the editors of Wired Magazine. 372 pp.

New York & Boston: Little Brown, (2012). SIGNED first edition - 365 days of inventions, discoveries, science, and technology - from the first proof of bacteria (May 26, 1676) to the first tweet (March 21, 2006) - from the editors of Wired Magazine. SIGNED by Randy Alfred on the half title page. 372 pp.

Lyons, France: publie sous la direction de M. C. Chalumeau, Ingenieur en Chef de la Ville, 1936. Hardcover first edition - In addition to the tributes to Ampere from around the world, this includes several papers on the impact of electricity in rural and urban areas, trolleys, elevators, stagecraft and more. Texte en francais (text in French.) Illustrated with several pages of photographs. Volume 1 only. Large format, measuring approx 11 x 8 1/2 inches, 255 pages, plus photographs and table of contents. Bound in red cloth. Very uncommon.

New York: The H. W. Wilson Company 1986. First edition - A title in the Reference Shelf - a series which compiles essays, addresses and excerpts from books on current issues and social trends in the United States and other countries. This includes sections on what the debate is about and can it be done, and should it be done. Among the contributors are Ronald Reagan, Robert Jastrow, Fred Ickle and more. Bibliography. 223 pp. ISBN: 0-824207254.

New York: Walker, (1986) dj. Hardcover first edition - The 26th title in the How Did We Find Out Series. Illustrated with drawings by David Wool. Index. 64 pp. ISBN: 0-802764770.

New York: Crown, (1982). dj. Hardcover first edition - A look at man's greatest adventure: the search for knowledge. "Asimov ranges across the entire panorama of science, covering in twenty-three chapters discoveries in astronomy, biology, geography, mathematics, geology, and physics." Index. xii, 339 pp.. ISBN: 0-517-546671.

New York: Dell, (1976..). 100 questions about science - from 'what is the scientific method?' to 'what is a quark?' to 'what is the purpose of aging?' simply and clearly answered by Asimov. Index. 236 pp. ISBN: 0-440-06804.

New York: Stonesong Press / Crown Publishers, Inc., (1981) dj. Hardcover first edition - "Science Faces God in The Book of Genesis." Asimov, who has written many books on the Bible, compares the biblical description of creation with the latest scientific theories in a line-by-line annotation of the first eleven chapters of Genesis, pointing out where they are similar and where they are different, although he concludes by noting that human knowledge does increase and if the writers of Genesis were writing it now, it would be very different. Index. 234 pp. ISBN: 0-517543362.

New York: Dell, 1990. One of a series written for children and illustrated in full-color. Index. 32 pp. ISBN: 0-440-404509.

New York: Dell, 1990. One of a series written for children and illustrated in full-color. Index. 32 pp. ISBN: 0-440-403480.

New York Simon & Schuster 1979 dj. Hardcover first edition - A non-fiction work in which Asimov discusses 5 classes of disasters that could threaten our world, from the collapse of the universe or the sun, the drift of the crust or the change in the weather, to man-made disasters or the destruction of civilization as we know it. Index. 377pp. ISBN: 0-671-227017.

Seattle: University Press of the Pacific Inc., 1980. dj. Hardcover first edition - A book which covers the entire story of nuclear energy from a basic explanation of atomic weights, energy and electricity to nuclear fission, fusion and beyond. Includes its history, its theory and information on individuals who have made significant contributions to its development. The first hardcover edition - portions were published separately in 3 softcover volumes in 1972 by the U.S. Energy Research and Development Administration. Foreword by James Holahan. Illustrated with photographs and charts, bibliography, index. 156 pp. ISBN: 0-898750008.

New York: Lothrup, Lee & Shepherd/ William Morrow & Co (1979). Hardcover first edition - A detailed discussion of the four outermost planets in our solar system by this prolific science and science fiction writer. Diagrams by Giulio Maestro. Glossary, index. 222 pp. ISBN: 0-688518761.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, (1976) dj. Hardcover first edition - An account of an investigation into the most powerful unexplained explosion mankind has known. In the morning of June 30, 1908, a "cylindrical object blazed across central Siberia and the desolate Central Plateau shuddered under the impact of a cataclysmic explosion. The initial shock was followed by primary and secondary shock waves, a hideous firestorm and a black rain that contaminated hundreds of miles." Introduction by Isaac Asimov. Photographs. Bibliography. 165 pp. Map endpapers. ISBN: 0-38511396X.

New York: Free Press, (2007) dj. Hardcover first edition - A book by an author whose earlier book launched the 'intelligent design' movement. This argues that "for the first time in history Darwin's theory can be rigorously evaluated. Although it can explain marginal changes in evolutionary history, random mutation and natural selection explain very little of the basic machinery of life. The 'edge' of evolution, a line that defines the border between random and nonrandom mutation, lies very far from where Darwin pointed. Behe argues convincingly that most of the mutations that have defined the history of life on earth have been nonrandom." Notes, index. 320 pp. ISBN: 978-0743296205.

Garden City, NY: Hanover House, (1956). Hardcover first edition - A book about the beginnings of space exploration. Foreword by Hermann Oberth. References, index. 287 p

London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, (1953) dj. Hardcover first edition - In addition to the long title essay, this includes a second essay on "Molecular Asymmetry" discovered by Louis Pasteur in 1848. Index. xi, 230 pp plus a fold-out chart showing the results of Pasteur's discovery.

New York: Basic Books, 1982. dj. Hardcover first edition - Enjoyable and informative essays on Einstein, physics, time, relativity, artificial intelligence, Robert Oppenheimer, Erwin Schrodinger, Stanley Kubrick, nuclear research and more by a writer who is himself a scientist and physics professor. Included is a section on Marvin Minsky and early computer 'hackers' (back when the term had a different meaning.) Index. 376 pp. ISBN: 0-465-073409.

New York: Basic Books, 1982. dj. Hardcover first edition - Enjoyable and informative essays on Einstein, physics, time, relativity, artificial intelligence, Robert Oppenheimer, Erwin Schrodinger, Stanley Kubrick, nuclear research and more by a writer who is himself a scientist and physics professor. Included is a section on Marvin Minsky and early computer 'hackers' (back when the term had a different meaning.) Index. 376 pp. ISBN: 0-465-073409.

Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1963. dj. Hardcover - First book with private investigator Jan Darzek, set in New York City in what was the near future (1986) when the book was written.

Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1962.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1981. dj. Hardcover first edition - A book which starts with the premise that the standard of living throughout the world needs to be raised and presents the idea that the solution to our interrelated problems of energy, environmental erosion, and the threat of nuclear war can be solved by taking the high road -that is, looking up and creating a system of satellites in a Low Earth Orbit, which would enable us to tap into more minerals than we could use and unlimited solar energy. Preface by Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison M. Schmitt. Index. x, 289 pp. ISBN: 0-395312884.

Naperville, Illinois: Sourcebooks, nd [2001.]. SIGNED first edition - Nonfiction work by this award winning science fiction writer and scientist. "From the creation of life to the exploration of the heavens, Ben Bova unveils the beauty and science of light as he masterfully explains how it affects us every day of our lives." SIGNED on the title page. Glossary, bibliography. 430 pp.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, (1957) dj. Hardcover - Based on the 1946 Tarner Lectures. Concludes with a brief discussion of the question "is science invention or discovery? Index. xii, 376 pp.

New York: Addison-Wesley /Helix Books, (1997) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author, a physicist in England, uses Sherlock Holmes and other characters from those stories to explain to nonscientists the world of modern physics. Ben Bova commented "What a great idea!... Starting with simple problems of motion and energy, Bruce takes his readers into very modern questions of quantum mechanics and relativity... Great fun and fine teaching." Illustrated. Index. x, 254 pp. ISBN: 0-201461390.

New York: Del Rey, (1984.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A collection of ClarkeÕs articles, essays, and speeches, on war and peace, the frontiers of space, the need for communication, his life in Sri Lanka and more. 259 pp. ISBN: 0-345-313577.

New York: Del Rey, (1984.) dj. Hardcover - A collection of ClarkeÕs articles, essays, and speeches, on war and peace, the frontiers of space, the need for communication, his life in Sri Lanka and more. 259 pp. ISBN: 0-345-313577.

Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1950. dj. Hardcover first edition - Discusses scientific instruments at Harvard before and after the Fire of 1764, the beginnings of chemistry at Harvard and more. Foreword by Samuel Eliot Morison. Illustrated with photographs and drawings, several appendices, references and notes, index. xxi, 201 pp.