Bøger af Brian Regal

More than just a collection of factual entries, this rich resource explores the difference between scientific and pseudoscientific pursuits in a way that spurs readers to ask questions and formulate answers.

The first academic study of this subject is an entertaining look at the search for Sasquatch which considers not just the nature of monsters and monster hunting in the late 20th century, but the more important relationship between the professional scientists and amateur naturalists who hunt them-and their place in the history of science.

An examination of the work of Henry Fairfield Osborn, whose great scientific concern was to link human origins to racial hierarchies. A product of conflicting paradigms, the author suggests that Osborn's empirical quest was inextricably linked to his hope of salvation.

This book chronicles the history of radio as technology and as media. all of whom strove to make radio into what they thought it should be. In addition, Radio: The Life Story of a Technology looks at the technology as a cultural phenomenon, including the corporate aspects and history of the business of radio.

A fascinating and wide-ranging look at the controversies surrounding the search for the origins of the human species. Written for those new to the subject, Human Evolution: A Guide to the Debates presents the remarkable history of our understanding of human origins as it developed from the 1800s to the present.