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Einstein's Genius Club
- The True Story of a Group of Scientists Who Changed the World
- By: Burton Feldman, Katherine Williams
- Narrated by: Victor Bevine
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
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From the acclaimed author of The Nobel Prize comes this fascinating portrait of four of the greatest minds in the history of science and the impossible turning point they faced. As World War II wound down, and it became increasingly clear that the Allies would emerge victorious, Albert Einstein invited three close friends - all titans of contemporary science and philosophy - to his home at 112 Mercer Street in Princeton, New Jersey, to discuss what they loved best: science and philosophy.
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Einstein's Genius Club
- The True Story of a Group of Scientists Who Changed the World
- Narrated by: Victor Bevine
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 15-11-11
- Language: English
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Operation Paperclip
- The Secret Intelligence Program that Brought Nazi Scientists to America
- By: Annie Jacobsen
- Narrated by: Annie Jacobsen
- Length: 19 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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The “remarkable” story of America's secret post-WWII science programs (The Boston Globe), from the New York Times bestselling author of Area 51. In the chaos following World War II, the U.S. government faced many difficult decisions, including what to do with the Third Reich's scientific...
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A very interesting topic
- By C. Hutchinson on 04-12-16
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Operation Paperclip
- The Secret Intelligence Program that Brought Nazi Scientists to America
- Narrated by: Annie Jacobsen
- Length: 19 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 11-02-14
- Language: English
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Human Origins
- 7 Million Years and Counting
- By: New Scientist
- Narrated by: Mark Elstob
- Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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The story of how our ancestors made the first tentative steps towards becoming human, how we lost our fur but gained language, fire and tools, and how we strode out of Africa, invented farming and cities and ultimately created modern civilisation. Where did we come from? Where are we going? Homo sapiens is the most successful, the most widespread and the most influential species ever to walk the Earth.
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Human Origins
- 7 Million Years and Counting
- Narrated by: Mark Elstob
- Series: New Scientist Instant Expert
- Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 21-03-18
- Language: English
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The Scientist in the Early Roman Empire
- By: Richard Carrier
- Narrated by: Richard Carrier
- Length: 18 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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In this extensive sequel to Science Education in the Early Roman Empire, Dr. Richard Carrier explores the social history of scientists in the Roman era. Was science in decline or experiencing a revival under the Romans? What was an ancient scientist thought to be and do? Who were they, and who funded their research? And how did pagans differ from their Christian peers in their views toward science and scientists?
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Carrier at his nerdy best
- By placidhead on 27-04-22
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The Scientist in the Early Roman Empire
- Narrated by: Richard Carrier
- Length: 18 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 14-04-18
- Language: English
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Fukushima: The Story of a Nuclear Disaster
- By: Susan Stranahan, David Lochbaum, The Union of Concerned Scientists, and others
- Narrated by: Jonathan Todd Ross
- Length: 12 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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On March 11, 2011, an earthquake large enough to knock the earth from its axis sent a massive tsunami speeding toward the Japanese coast and the aging and vulnerable Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power reactors. Over the following weeks, the world watched in horror as a natural disaster became a man-made catastrophe: fail-safes failed, cooling systems shut down, nuclear rods melted.
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Biased
- By R Halls on 09-03-18
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Fukushima: The Story of a Nuclear Disaster
- Narrated by: Jonathan Todd Ross
- Length: 12 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 11-02-14
- Language: English
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The Impossible Bomb
- The Hidden History of British Scientists and the Race to Create an Atomic Weapon
- By: Gareth Williams
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 12 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Atomic weaponry is widely understood as a story of American scientific achievement—but scientists working in Britain played a vital role in its development. Including Nobel Prize winners and Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany, these scientists have long since been forgotten. But without their expertise, Robert Oppenheimer's research at Los Alamos would never have succeeded. Gareth Williams unearths the true story of the top-secret British atomic program, codenamed "Tube Alloys," established in 1940.
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The Impossible Bomb
- The Hidden History of British Scientists and the Race to Create an Atomic Weapon
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 12 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 04-11-25
- Language: English
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Strange Angel
- The Otherworldly Life of Rocket Scientist John Whiteside Parsons
- By: George Pendle
- Narrated by: James Langton
- Length: 11 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance33
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The Los Angeles Times headline screamed: Rocket Scientist Killed in Pasadena Explosion. The man known as Jack Parsons, a maverick rocketeer who helped transform a derided sci-fi plotline into actuality, was at first mourned as a scientific prodigy. But reporters soon uncovered a more shocking story: Parsons had been a devotee of the city’s occult scene.
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Uncomfortable narration
- By Bookish on 17-10-21
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Strange Angel
- The Otherworldly Life of Rocket Scientist John Whiteside Parsons
- Narrated by: James Langton
- Length: 11 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 14-05-19
- Language: English
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Giza: The Tesla Connection
- Acoustical Science and the Harvesting of Clean Energy
- By: Christopher Dunn
- Narrated by: Micah Hanks
- Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Explains how the pyramids harmonized seismic energy, which enabled the harvesting of electricity and the mitigation of earthquakes Shares recent cutting-edge research on earthquake lights, acoustic frequency measurements and energy concentration within the Great Pyramid, the shafts of...
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Ai narrator??
- By barry d. on 05-01-26
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Giza: The Tesla Connection
- Acoustical Science and the Harvesting of Clean Energy
- Narrated by: Micah Hanks
- Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 05-03-24
- Language: English
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Accidental
- The Greatest (Unintentional) Science Breakthroughs and How They Changed The World
- By: Tim James
- Narrated by: Tim James
- Length: 5 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Nominated for the best popular science book of 2024 by Smart Book. 'Who said science was dry? Certainly not Tim James' New York Post 'James writes with infectious enthusiasm and optimism' Kirkus Reviews 'A science teacher by profession, Mr. James knows how to get his audience's attention' Wall...
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dissapointed
- By Mr. P. G. Carroll on 21-05-25
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Accidental
- The Greatest (Unintentional) Science Breakthroughs and How They Changed The World
- Narrated by: Tim James
- Length: 5 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 04-04-24
- Language: English
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Humanology
- A Scientist's Guide to our Amazing Existence
- By: Luke O’Neill
- Narrated by: Ruairi Conaghan
- Length: 8 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Taking us on an incredible journey across centuries and galaxies, accompanied by his characteristic wit, Professor Luke O’Neill explains how it all began, how it will all end and everything in between. Listeners will benefit from Luke’s insatiable curiosity for life when they dive into this ultimate journey through life and death. Among other fascinating facts, you’ll discover the science behind how we got to be so smart, why sex with a caveman was a good idea, the science of finding love, why we follow religions and how robots will become part of everyday life.
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Incredibly fascinating and humbling
- By Iain on 03-03-20
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Humanology
- A Scientist's Guide to our Amazing Existence
- Narrated by: Ruairi Conaghan
- Length: 8 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 01-02-20
- Language: English
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The Beast Side
- Living (and Dying) While Black in America
- By: D. Watkins
- Narrated by: Brandon Rubin
- Length: 4 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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To many in the age of Obama, America had succeeded in "going beyond race", putting the divisions of the past behind us. And then 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was shot by a wannabe cop in Florida; and then 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri; and then Baltimore blew up; and then gunfire shattered a prayer meeting at a church in Charleston, South Carolina. Suddenly the entire country awakened to a stark fact: Young Black men are an endangered species.
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Informative and authentic
- By Amazon Customer on 28-02-24
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The Beast Side
- Living (and Dying) While Black in America
- Narrated by: Brandon Rubin
- Length: 4 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 15-10-15
- Language: English
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A Catholic Scientist Champions the Shroud of Turin
- By: Gerard Verschuuren
- Narrated by: Chris Larsen
- Length: 5 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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The Shroud of Turin is celebrated as one of the holiest and most important relics of Christianity, with millions of pilgrims traveling to see the precious cloth in Italy on the rare occasions it has been displayed. Yet despite its enormous global popularity, the Shroud’s authenticity is not without question. To address lingering uncertainties head-on, celebrated Catholic scientist Dr.
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A Catholic Scientist Champions the Shroud of Turin
- Narrated by: Chris Larsen
- Length: 5 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 04-09-25
- Language: English
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Masters of Sex
- The Life and Times of Williams Masters and Virginia Johnson, the Couple Who Taught America How to Love
- By: Thomas Maier
- Narrated by: Dorie Barton
- Length: 12 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Beginning in the 1950s, William Masters and Virginia Johnson convinced hundreds of people to shed their clothes and copulate—in the name of science. For more than 40 years, the pair served as the nation's top experts on love, sex, and intimacy. In this eye-opening work, critically acclaimed biographer Thomas Maier presents an unprecedented look at the research team of Masters and Johnson, their pioneering studies of intimacy, and their lasting impact on the love lives of men and women. Masters of Sex offers a titillating portrait of the team's real-life story.
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Fascinating history of the people and studies
- By K. J. Kelly on 09-05-24
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Masters of Sex
- The Life and Times of Williams Masters and Virginia Johnson, the Couple Who Taught America How to Love
- Narrated by: Dorie Barton
- Length: 12 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 31-03-22
- Language: English
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The Department of Mad Scientists
- Inside DARPA, the Path-Breaking Government Agency You've Never Heard Of
- By: Michael Belfiore
- Narrated by: Michael Belfiore
- Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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The first-ever inside look at DARPA—the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency—the maverick and controversial group whose futuristic work has had amazing civilian and military applications, from the Internet to GPS to driverless cars America's greatest idea factory isn't Bell Labs...
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The Department of Mad Scientists
- Inside DARPA, the Path-Breaking Government Agency You've Never Heard Of
- Narrated by: Michael Belfiore
- Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 23-10-09
- Language: English
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How to Tame a Fox (and Build a Dog)
- Visionary Scientists and a Siberian Tale of Jump-Started Evolution
- By: Lyudmila Trut, Lee Alan Dugatkin
- Narrated by: Joe Hempel
- Length: 7 hrs and 17 mins
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Tucked away in Siberia, there are furry, four-legged creatures with wagging tails and floppy ears that are as docile and friendly as any lapdog. But, despite appearances, these are not dogs - they are foxes. They are the result of the most astonishing experiment in breeding ever undertaken - imagine speeding up thousands of years of evolution into a few decades. In 1959, biologists Dmitri Belyaev and Lyudmila Trut set out to do just that, by starting with a few dozen silver foxes from fox farms in the USSR and attempting to recreate the evolution of wolves into dogs in real time.
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Great book
- By mr special on 31-05-24
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How to Tame a Fox (and Build a Dog)
- Visionary Scientists and a Siberian Tale of Jump-Started Evolution
- Narrated by: Joe Hempel
- Length: 7 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 05-09-17
- Language: English
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Paperclip: America's Nazi Scientists
- By: Amazon Studios | L.A. Times Studios
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It’s 1945. Hitler is defeated. America is looking to outsmart a new enemy, the Soviet Union. To advance in rocketry, aviation, and chemical weapons, America recruits scientists and engineers who fueled the war machine of another nation...Nazi Germany. Inspired by the true story behind the Emmy-eligible drama series "Hunters" from Amazon Studios, starring Al Pacino and Logan Lerman, PAPERCLIP explores how Operation Paperclip – the recruitment of Nazi Germany’s most brilliant and, in many cases, most villainous scientists to the United States after World War II – impacted some of America...
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The Intelligence Intellectuals
- Social Scientists and the Making of the CIA
- By: Peter C. Grace
- Narrated by: Bob Johnson
- Length: 10 hrs and 54 mins
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In the early days of the Cold War, the United States faced a crisis in intelligence analysis. A series of intelligence failures in 1949 and 1950, including the failure to warn about the North Korean invasion of South Korea, made it clear that gut instinct and traditional practices were no longer sufficient for intelligence analysis in the nuclear age. The new director of the Central Intelligence Agency, Walter Bedell Smith, had a mandate to reform it.
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The Intelligence Intellectuals
- Social Scientists and the Making of the CIA
- Narrated by: Bob Johnson
- Length: 10 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 05-01-26
- Language: English
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The Age of Radiance
- The Epic Rise and Dramatic Fall of the Atomic Era
- By: Craig Nelson
- Narrated by: George Newbern
- Length: 14 hrs and 40 mins
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“A thrilling, intense, and disturbing account of the atomic era, from the discovery of X-rays to the tragic meltdown of Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant…Rich with powerful images and fraught with drama” (The Christian Science Monitor). When Marie Curie, Enrico Fermi, and...
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Far too fast, kindle only has 0.75 to reduce speed
- By Macksparky on 22-05-17
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The Age of Radiance
- The Epic Rise and Dramatic Fall of the Atomic Era
- Narrated by: George Newbern
- Length: 14 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 25-03-14
- Language: English
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The Pope of Physics
- Enrico Fermi and the Birth of the Atomic Age
- By: Gino Segre, Bettina Hoerlin
- Narrated by: Tim Campbell
- Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins
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Enrico Fermi is unquestionably among the greats of the world's physicists, the most famous Italian scientist since Galileo. Called "the Pope" by his peers, he was regarded as infallible in his instincts and research. His discoveries changed our world; they led to weapons of mass destruction and conversely to life-saving medical interventions. This unassuming man struggled with issues relevant today, such as the threat of nuclear annihilation and the relationship of science to politics.
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Fascinating
- By Satan's Daughter on 02-10-23
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The Pope of Physics
- Enrico Fermi and the Birth of the Atomic Age
- Narrated by: Tim Campbell
- Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 14-02-17
- Language: English
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El hombre en busca de sentido
- By: Viktor Frankl, Alberto Ciria, Ana Schulz, and others
- Narrated by: Isa Puchol
- Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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A pesar de los padecimientos y de la monstruosa brutalidad sufridos, Frankl pudo reconocer que, pese a todo, la vida es digna de ser vivida y que la libertad interior y la dignidad humana son indestructibles. La logoterapia, método psicoterapéutico creado por el propio Frankl, se basa precisamente en la búsqueda del sentido de la existencia, en la que el ser humano asume la responsabilidad ante sí mismo, ante los demás y ante la vida.
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El hombre en busca de sentido
- Narrated by: Isa Puchol
- Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 03-07-25
- Language: Spanish
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