New Books

Energy and environment

Nuclear Power Is Not the Answer. H. Caldicott. The New Press, New York, 2006. $23.95 (221 pp.). ISBN 1-59558-067-0

Principles and Practice of Soil Science: The Soil as a Natural Resource. 4th ed. R. E. White. Blackwell, Malden, MA, 2006 [1997]. $79.95 paper (363 pp.). ISBN 0-632-06455-2

The Revenge of Gaia: Earth’s Climate in Crisis and the Fate of Humanity. J. Lovelock. Basic Books, New York, 2006. $25.00 (176 pp.). ISBN 0-465-04168-X

Vital Signs 2006–2007: The Trends that Are Shaping Our Future. Worldwatch Institute. W. W. Norton, New York, 2006. $16.95 paper (160 pp.). ISBN 0-393-32872-4

Fluids

Flow Dynamics. M. Tokuyama, S. Maruyama, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 832. Proc. conf., Sendai, Japan, Nov. 2005. AIP, Melville, NY, 2006. $194.00 (604 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0324-4

Fundamentals and Applications of Microfluidics. 2nd ed. N.-T. Nguyen, S. T. Wereley. Integrated Microsystems Series. Artech House, Norwood, MA, 2006 [2002]. $129.00 (497 pp.). ISBN 1-58053-972-6

Lagrangian Fluid Dynamics. A. Bennett. Cambridge Monographs on Mechanics. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2006. $95.00 (286 pp.). ISBN 0-521-85310-9

Transport Properties of Organic Liquids. G. Latini, R. Cocci Grifoni, G. Passerini. Advances in Fluid Mechanics 46. WIT Press, Billerica, MA, 2006. $170.00 (186 pp.). ISBN 1-84564-053-5, CD-ROM

Water Dynamics. K. Tohji, N. Tsuchiya, B. Jeyadevan, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 833. Proc. wksp., Sendai, Japan, Nov. 2005. $137.00 (222 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0327-9

Geophysics

Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Vol. 34. R. Jeanloz, A. L. Albee, K. C. Burke, K. H. Freeman, eds. Annual Reviews, Palo Alto, CA, 2006. $85.00 (723 pp.). ISBN 0-8243-2034-4

Atmospheric Halos and the Search for Angle x. W. Tape, J. Moilanen. American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, 2006. $56.00 (238 pp.). ISBN 0-87590-727-X

Deep Earthquakes. C. Frohlich. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2006. $150.00 (573 pp.). ISBN 0-521-82869-4

History and philosophy

Against Technology: From the Luddites to Neo-Luddism. S. E. Jones. Routledge/Taylor & Francis, New York, 2006. $95.00, $24.95 paper (277 pp.). ISBN 0-415-97867-X, ISBN 0-415-97868-8 paper

The Calculus Wars: Newton, Leibniz, and the Greatest Mathematical Clash of All Time. J. S. Bardi. Thunder’s Mouth Press, New York, 2006. $25.00 (277 pp.). ISBN 1-56025-706-7

Challenging Nature: The Clash of Science and Spirituality at the New Frontiers of Life. L. M. Silver. Ecco/Harper-Collins, New York, 2006. $26.95 (444 pp.). ISBN 0-06-058267-7

The Cycle of Cosmic Catastrophes: Flood, Fire, and Famine in the History of Civilization. R. Firestone, A. West, S. Warwick-Smith. Bear and Company, Rochester, Vermont, 2006. $20.00 paper (392 pp.). ISBN 1-59143-061-5

Einstein’s Jury: The Race to Test Relativity. J. Crelinsten. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2006. $35.00 (397 pp.). ISBN 0-691-12310-1

Ernst Mach’s Science: Its Character and Influence on Einstein and Others. J. T. Blackmore, R. Itagaki, S. Tanaka, eds. Tokai U. Press, Hadano, Japan, 2006. $54.00 (304 pp.). ISBN 4-486-03188-1

Ethics of Emerging Technologies: Scientific Facts and Moral Challenges. T. F. Budinger, M. D. Budinger. Wiley, Hoboken, NJ, 2006. $75.00 (496 pp.). ISBN 0-471-69212-3

Francis Crick: Discoverer of the Genetic Code. M. Ridley. Eminent Lives. Atlas Books/HarperCollins, New York, 2006. $19.95 (213 pp.). ISBN 0-06-082333-X

Holographic Visions: A History of New Science. S. F. Johnston. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2006. $134.50 (518 pp.). ISBN 0-19-857122-4

Lavoisier in the Year One: The Birth of a New Science in an Age of Revolution. M. S. Bell. Great Discoveries. Atlas Books/W. W. Norton, New York, 2006 [2005, reissued]. $13.95 paper (214 pp.). ISBN 0-393-32854-6

Miss Leavitt’s Stars: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Discovered How to Measure the Universe. G. Johnson. Great Discoveries. Atlas Books/W. W. Norton, New York, 2006 [2005, reissued]. $13.95 paper (162 pp.). ISBN 0-393-32856-2

Walking Zero: Discovering Cosmic Space and Time Along the Prime Meridian. C. Raymo. Walker, New York, 2006. $22.95 (194 pp.). ISBN 0-8027-1494-3

Instrumentation and techniques

CCD Astrophotography: High-Quality Imaging from the Suburbs. A. M. Stuart. Patrick Moore’s Practical Astronomy Series. Springer, New York, 2006. $29.95 paper (193 pp.). ISBN 0-387-26241-5

IUTAM Symposium on Topological Design Optimization of Structures, Machines, and Materials: Status and Perspectives. M. P. Bendsøe, N. Olhoff, O. Sigmund, eds. Solid Mechanics and Its Applications 137. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2006. $179.00 (608 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-4729-0

Lunar and Planetary Webcam User’s Guide. M. Mobberley. Patrick Moore’s Practical Astronomy Series. Springer, London, 2006. $39.95 paper (229 pp.). ISBN 1-84628-197-0

The Urban Astronomer’s Guide: A Walking Tour of the Cosmos for City Sky Watchers. R. Mollise. Patrick Moore’s Practical Astronomy Series. Springer, London, 2006. $39.95 paper (257 pp.). ISBN 1-84628-216-0

X-Ray Metrology in Semiconductor Manufacturing. D. K. Bowen, B. K. Tanner. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2006. $129.95 (279 pp.). SBN 0-8493-3928-6

Materials science

Emissive Materials—Nanomaterials. T. Fuhrmann-Lieker et al. Advances in Polymer Science 199. Springer, New York, 2006. $279.00 (289 pp.). ISBN 3-540-31250-1

Hydrogen in Matter. G. R. Myneni, B. Hjörvarsson, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 837. Proc. symp., Uppsala, Sweden, June 2005. AIP, Melville, NY, 2006. $133.00 (286 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0329-5

Molecular Organic Materials: From Molecules to Crystalline Solids. J. Fraxedas. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2006. $125.00 (335 pp.). ISBN 0-521-83446-5

Nanotechnology Applications and Markets. L. Gasman. Artech House, Norwood, MA, 2006. $79.00 (210 pp.). ISBN 1-59693-006-3

Self-Organized Nanoscale Materials. M. Adachi, D. J. Lockwood, eds. Nanostructure Science and Technology . Springer, New York, 2006. $89.95 (317 pp.). ISBN 0-387-27975-X

Smart Materials for Ranging Systems. J. Franse, V. Eremenko, V. Sirenko, eds. NATO Sciences Series 2: Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry 226. Proc. wksp., Krasnoyarsk, Russia, Aug.–Sept. 2004. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2006. $139.00 (273 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-4644-8

Miscellaneous

Advances in Cryogenic Engineering. Vols. 51A and 51B. J. G. Weisend II et al., eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 823. Proc. conf., Keystone, CO, Aug.–Sept. 2005. AIP, Melville, NY, 2006. $532.00 set (2041 pp. set). ISBN 0-7354-0317-1, CD-ROM

Frontiers of Fundamental Physics. B. G. Sidharth, F. Honsell, A. de Angelis, eds. Proc. symp., Udine, Italy, Sept. 2004. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2006. $199.00 (387 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-4151-9

Physical Properties of Foods. S. Sahin, S. Gülüm Sumnu. Food Science Texts Series. Springer, New York, 2006. $69.95 (257 pp.). ISBN 0-387-30780-X

Science and Poetry. M. Midgley. Routledge Classics. Routledge, New York, 2006 [2002, reissued]. $19.95 paper (314 pp.). ISBN 0-415-37848-6

Nonlinear science and chaos

Critical Phenomena in Natural Sciences: Chaos, Fractals, Selforganization, and Disorder—Concepts and Tools. 2nd ed. D. Sornette. Springer Series in Synergetics. Springer, New York, 2006 [2003]. $64.95 paper (528 pp.). ISBN 3-540-30882-2

Pattern Formation: An Introduction to Methods. R. B. Hoyle. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2006. $80.00 (422 pp.). ISBN 0-521-81750-1

Patterns and Interfaces in Dissipative Dynamics. L. M. Pismen. Springer Series in Synergetics. Springer, New York, 2006. $129.00 (369 pp.). ISBN 3-540-30430-4

Self-Assembly, Pattern Formation, and Growth Phenomena in Nano-Systems. A. A. Golovin, A. A. Nepomnyashchy, eds. NATO Science Series 2: Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry 218. Proc. inst., St. Etienne de Tinee, France, Aug.–Sept. 2004. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2006. $159.00 (327 pp.). ISBN 1-4020-4354-6

The Structure and Dynamics of Networks. M. Newman, A.-L. Barabási, D. J. Watts, eds. Princeton Studies in Complexity. Princeton U. Press, Princeton, NJ, 2006. $89.50, $49.50 paper (582 pp.). ISBN 0-691-11356-4, ISBN 0-691-11357-2 paper

Nuclear physics

Atlas of Neutron Resonances: Resonance Parameters and Thermal Cross Sections Z = 1–100. 5th ed. S. F. Mughabghab. Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2006 [1981]. $285.00 (1372 pp.). ISBN 0-444-52035-X

HFI/NQI 2004. K. Maier, R. Vianden, eds. Proc. conf., Bonn, Germany, Aug. 2004. Springer, Dordrecht, the Netherlands, 2005. $209.00 (414 pp.). ISBN 3-540-30923-3

Optics and photonics

Coherent X-Ray Optics. D. M. Paganin. Oxford Series on Synchrotron Radiation 6. Oxford U. Press, New York, 2006. $139.50 (411 pp.). ISBN 0-19-856728-6

Digital Holography and Three-Dimensional Display: Principles and Applications. T.-C. Poon, ed. Springer, New York, 2006. $125.00 (430 pp.). ISBN 0-387-31340-0

Electromagnetic Radiation: Variational Methods, Waveguides, and Accelerators. K. A. Milton, J. Schwinger. Springer, New York, 2006. $59.95 paper (360 pp.). ISBN 3-540-29304-3

Micromechanical Photonics. H. Ukita. Microtechnology and MEMS . Springer, New York, 2006. $125.00 (250 pp.). ISBN 3-540-31333-8

Mid-Infrared Semiconductor Optoelectronics. A. Krier, ed. Springer Series in Optical Sciences 118. Springer, London, 2006. $159.00 (751 pp.). ISBN 1-84628-208-X

Multiple Scattering of Light by Particles: Radiative Transfer and Coherent Backscattering. M. I. Mishchenko, L. D. Travis, A. A. Lacis. Cambridge U. Press, New York, 2006. $120.00 (478 pp.). ISBN 0-521-83490-2

Nanoplasmonics: From Fundamentals to Applications. S. Kawata, H. Masuhara, eds. Handai Nanophotonics 2. Proc. symp., Osaka, Japan, July 2004. Elsevier, San Diego, CA, 2006. $193.00 (316 pp.). ISBN 0-444-52249-2

Solid-State Laser Engineering. 6th rev. ed. W. Koechner. Spinger Series in Optical Sciences 1. spinger, New York, 2006 [1999]. $139.00 (747 pp.). ISBN 0-387-29094-X

Thermal Processes Using Attosecond Laser Pulses: When Time Matters. M. Kozlowski, J. Marciak-Kozlowska. Springer Series in Optical Sciences 121. Springer, New York, 2006. $139.00 (217 pp.). ISBN 0-387-30159-3

Particle physics

Beamed Energy Propulsion. K. Komurasaki, T. Yabe, S. Uchida, A. Sasoh, eds. AIP Conference Proceedings 830. Proc. symp., Nara, Japan, Nov. 2005. AIP, Melville, NY, 2006. $198.00 (665 pp.). ISBN 0-7354-0322-8

Free Energy and Self-Interacting Particles. T. Suzuki. Progress in Nonlinear Differential Equations and Their Applications 62. Birkhäuser, Boston, 2005. $129.00 (366 pp.). ISBN 0-8176-4302-8

Matter Particled: Patterns, Structure, and Dynamics—Selected Research Papers of Yuval Ne’eman. R. Ruffini, Y. Verbin, eds. World Scientific Series in 20th Century Physics 38. Imperial College Press, London, and World Scientific, Hackensack, NJ, 2006. $135.00 (875 pp.). ISBN 981-256-703-8

A Triadic Theory of Elementary Particle Interactions and Quantum Computation. R. G. Beil, K. L. Ketner. Institute for Studies in Pragmaticism, Lubbock, TX, 2006. $24.95 (49 pp.). ISBN 0-9667695-9-7

Plasmas and fusion

High-Energy-Density Physics: Fundamentals, Inertial Fusion, and Experimental Astrophysics. R. P. Drake. Shock Wave and High Pressure Phenomena. Springer, New York, 2006. $99.00 (534 pp.). ISBN 3-540-29314-0

An Introduction to Inertial Confinement Fusion. S. Pfalzner. Series in Plasma Physics 19. Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL, 2006. $129.95 (232 pp.). ISBN 0-7503-0701-3