Ce livre décrit le parcours professionnel d’un astronome québécois reconnu mondialement, Jean-René Roy, en parallèle avec l’évolution fascinante des connaissances astronomiques du milieu du XXe siècle à nos jours. Un témoignage hors du...
Math and science
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Author:Roy, Jean-RenéSummary: - Author:Doucet, RogerSummary:
Les insectes ont ceci de particulier qu'ils peuvent être à la fois ravageurs de nos cultures et prédateurs d'autres ravageurs, si bien que dans le contexte actuel de la lutte intégrée, on ne peut traiter des insectes d'...
- Author:Doucet, RogerSummary:
Avec la mondialisation de l'agroalimentaire, on assiste à un envahissement des plantes d'ailleurs qui n'est limité que par le climat et le type d'activités. Ce livre nous introduit dans un univers où la nuisibilité...
- Author:Lapointe, PascalSummary:
Une sélection des meilleurs billets de blogues de science de la francophonie présentée en primeur mondiale.
- Author:Lapointe, PascalSummary:
Une sélection des meilleurs billets de blogues de science de la francophonie présentée en primeur mondiale.
- Author:Doucet, RogerSummary:
Anatomie et physiologie des plantes agricoles, classification, régulateurs de croissance, processus d'infection et de résistance, génétique et génie génétique, théorie de la photosynthèse, mécanismes d'absorption de l'...
- Author:Montgomery, Beronda L.Summary:
We know that plants are important. They maintain the atmosphere by absorbing carbon dioxide and producing oxygen. They nourish other living organisms and supply psychological benefits to humans as well, improving our moods and...
- Author:Finlay, B. Brett, Arrieta, Marie-ClaireSummary:
In the two-hundred years since we discovered that microbes cause infectious diseases, we've battled to keep them at bay. But a recent explosion of scientific knowledge has led to undeniable evidence that early exposure to these...
- Author:Schwarcz, JoeSummary:
Do you know if your waiter sings in the bathroom? Or if the lady who whipped up the icing on your cake wore false fingernails? When was the last time you microwaved your dishcloth? Is your orange juice pasteurized? In Let Them Eat...
- Author:Veness, KimberleySummary:
All the food you eat, whether it's an apple or a steak or a chocolate-coated cricket, has a story. Let's Eat uncovers the secret lives of our groceries, exploring alternative—and sometimes bizarre—farm technology and touring gardens up...
- Author:Tegmark, Max.Summary:
New York Times Best Seller. How will Artificial Intelligence affect crime, war, justice, jobs, society and our very sense of being human? The rise of AI has the potential to transform our future more than any other technology—and there’...
- Life : the first four billion years : the story of life from the big bang to the evolution of humansAuthor:Jenkins, MartinSummary:
Experience earth from the big bang to the dinosaurs and beyond in this beautifully written, vibrant overview of our home planet's journey from creation to our time today.
- Author:Dartnell, LewisSummary:
Astrobiology, the study of life and its existence in the universe, is now one of the hottest areas of both popular science and serious academic research, fusing biology, chemistry, astrophysics, and geology. In this masterful...
- Author:Zimmer, CarlSummary:
Carl Zimmer investigates one of the biggest questions of all: What is life? The answer seems obvious until you try to seriously answer it. Is the apple sitting on your kitchen counter alive, or is only the apple tree it came from...
- Author:Boyd, Denise RobertsSummary:
Provides strong applications, and integrated learning objectives and assessment. Students who want to know "What does current research say?" and "Why is this important?" will appreciate both the applied nature of this text and the...
- Author:Berger, EricSummary:
SpaceX has grown rapidly in the past decade, but this would not have been possible without SpaceX's first four flight tests. Drawing on exclusive interviews with dozens of former and current employees, including Elon Musk, Eric...
- Author:Nicholson, W. KeithSummary:
After being traditionally published for many years Linear Algebra with Applications by W. Keith Nicholson is now released as an open educational resource and part of Lyryx with Open Texts! Overall, the aim of the text is to achieve a...
- Author:Nicholson, W. KeithSummary:
Linear Algebra with Applications by W. Keith Nicholson, traditionally published for many years is now being released as an open educational resource and part of Lyryx with Open Texts! Supporting today's students and instructors requires...
- Author:Miodownik, MarkSummary:
Sometimes explosive, often delicious, occasionally poisonous, but always interesting: the New York Times best-selling author of Stuff Matters show us the secret lives of liquids: the shadow counterpart of our solid "stuff." We...
- Author:Wagstaffe, JohannaSummary:
Follow our little cloud on an adventure through the sky and learn the science behind how it transforms from a simple cumulus cloud to a full-blown hurricane. Beautifully detailed illustrations from award-winning artist Julie McLaughlin...
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