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Cynthia Robbins-Roth

It is impossible to dispute the extraordinary impact biotechnology is having on our everyday lives. Companies such as Genentech, Immunex, Amgen and Biogen hold the technological and intellectual keys to controlling our genetic destiny and moving science to a new apex of breakthrough cures. Written by a well-known industry insider, this title addresses the coming-of-age of biotech products and companies and traces the history of biotechnology from its early inception in the ʼ70s to todayʼs heyday of new solutions and breakthrough treatments.

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[edited by] Dirk van Dalen

L.E.J. Brouwer (1881-1966) is best known for his revolutionary ideas on topology and foundations of mathematics (intuitionism). The present collection contains a mixture of letters; university and faculty correspondence has been included, some of which shed light on the student years, and in particular on the exchange of letters with his PhD adviser, Korteweg. Acting as the natural sequel to the publication of Brouwer’s biography, this book provides instrumental reading for those wishing to gain a deeper understanding of Brouwer and his role in the twentieth century. Striking a good balance of biographical and scientific information, the latter deals with innovations in topology (Cantor-Schoenflies style and the new topology) and foundations. The topological period in his research is well represented in correspondence with Hilbert, Schoenflies, Poincaré, Blumenthal, Lebesgue, Baire, Koebe, and foundational topics are discussed in letters exchanged with Weyl, Fraenkel, Heyting, van Dantzig and others. There is also a large part of correspondence on matters related to the interbellum scientific politics. This book will appeal to both graduate students and researchers with an interest in topology, the history of mathematics, the foundations of mathematics, philosophy and general science.

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G.C. Skipper

Describes the Allied attack of the beaches of Normandy, the largest invasion the world had ever seen, which marked the end of Adolf Hitler'sNazi Europe.

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Hazel Mary Martell

An examination of several of the more important ancient civilizations of Peru with particular focus on the Incas and with attention drawn also to the effects of the Spanish conquests.