History
18 Miles
By Christopher Dewdney
WINNER, American Meteorological Society’s Louis J. Battan Authors’ Award
WINNER, 2019 Science Writers & Communicators of Canada Book Award
WINNER, 2018 Lane Anderson Award
“With wit and a humbling sense of wonder, this is a book that can be shared and appreciated by a wide ... Read more
Edison’s Concrete Piano
By Judy Wearing
Not even geniuses get it right the first time . . . An “entertaining” look at the failures of great inventors (Booklist)
From Alexander Graham Bell’s multi-nippled sheep to Leonardo da Vinci’s walk-on-water shoes, these ludicrous ideas and faulty designs will leave ... Read more
Forecasts for Flying
By Morley Thomas
In Forecasts for Flying the author sketches the history of the Meteorological Service of Canada in the two decades following the Great War.
Great Maritime Achievers in Science and Technology
By George MacBeath
Generations of practical and ingenious Maritimers have given the word great things. Since the mid-nineteenth century, scientists have fanned out into the world from colleges and universities that are among the oldest in North America.
Great Maritime Achievers in Science and ... Read more
Great Maritime Inventions, 1833-1950
By Mario Theriault
Great Maritime Inventions 1833-1950 is a delightful look at how innovative Maritime ideas changed the world. Between 1833 and 1950, over 3,300 patents were granted to residents of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and PEI. From the scuba tank to the variable pitch propeller to two-piece ... Read more
The Science of Shakespeare
By Dan Falk
William Shakespeare lived at a remarkable time. New ideas were transforming European thought as the medieval gave way to the modern. Astronomers like Copernicus and Galileo, philosophers like Montaigne, and even playwrights such as Shakespeare, who observed human nature just ... Read more