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 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.

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

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: 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: Random House, (1991). Hardcover first edition - The Library Journal called this "A wide-ranging exploration of our universe -- from 'what makes the wind blow?' to 'how was the moon formed?' - in questions-and-answer format, written in vintage Asimov style. A fine introduction to modern astronomical theory." index. xiii, 285 pp. ISBN: 0-679404376.

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.

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

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.

Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, 1956. dj. Hardcover first edition - A pioneering study of Newton's influence on experimental physics during the 18th century and on Franklin's importance as an electrical theorizer. Includes an appendix on Newton's use of the word "hypothesis." Illustrated with facsimiles of original documents and drawings; photographs. Sources and references at the end of each section. Memoirs of the American Philosophical Society, Vol. 43. Bibliography, index. xxvi, 657 pp.

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.

New York: Dial Press, 1969. dj. Hardcover - This book, written before the first space walk, can either be read as a program of the actual events or as a summary of what the National Aeronautics and Space Administration wanted to do on the moon. Based on the author's visits to US space centers and interviews with scientists and astronauts. 144 pp. Wraparound photographic dust jacket.

Chicago: Contemporary Books. 1991. dj. Hardcover first edition - Explores our galaxy from three perspectives: how three generations of science fiction writers, including Isaac Asimov, Larry Niven and Gregory Benford, have envisioned it; the concepts of philosophers from ancient times to the 20th century; and from a scientific perspective. Bibliography, index. Photographs in both color and black and white. 335 pp. ISBN: 0-8092-42427.

New York: Basic Books, (1995) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A look at the emergence of life on earth, and of four billion years of history, by this biochemist and Nobel Laureate. Richard Lerner of the Scripps Institute describes this as "told with authority and wit by one of the greatest scientists of our time." Christian de Duve shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1974 with Albert Claude and George Palade "for their discoveries concerning the structural and functional organization of the cell. INSCRIBED on the half title page to the noted book collector Larry Owens. Notes, glossary, additional reading, index. xix, 362 pp. ISBN: 0-465090443.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1970. dj. Hardcover first edition - "Informal speculations - startling, amusing, provocative - about man's present and future role on earth." Introduction by Isaac Asimov. 187 pp.