#Go Beyond - Science for Everyone
We will have a chance to expand our horizons by experiencing all that the Science Festival has to offer. Science is exciting, fascinating, challenging and awe-inspiring! The science collections at Dunedin Public Libraries reflect this. We have something for everyone, whatever your interests.
Start with: Unbelievable Science: Stuff that Will Blow Your Mind by Colin Barras
I have highlighted some books in a range of subject areas, but we have many more!
Astronomy
The Cosmic Web: Mysterious Architecture of the Universe. Richard Gott
Matariki: The Star of the Year. Rangi Matamua
Mt John, the First 50 Years: A Celebration of Half a Century of Optical Astronomy at the University of Canterbury. J.B. Hearnshaw
Night Skies above New Zealand. Vicki Hyde
Chemistry
Environment
Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed To Reverse Global Warming. Paul Hawken
Geology
Caves: Exploring New Zealand's Subterranean Wilderness. Marcus Thomas
Mathematics
The Joy of Pi. David Blatner
E=MC2: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation. David Bodanis
Medicine
Under the Knife: The History of Surgery in 28 Remarkable Operations. Arnold van de Laar
The Man Who Mistook his Wife for a Hat. Oliver Sachs
Natural History
Adventures of a Young Naturalist: The Zoo Quest Expeditions. David Attenborough
The Natural History of Southern New Zealand. John Darby
Wild Dunedin: The Natural History of New Zealand's Wildlife Capital. Neville Peat
Physics.
The Quantum Moment: How Planck, Bohr, Einstein, and Heisenberg Taught Us To Love Uncertainty. Robert Crease
Now: The Physics of Time. Richard Muller
If you want more, here are some popular authors whose writing is a delight: Brian Cox, Dava Sobel, Mary Roach, James Gleick, Stephen Hawking.
Enjoy a fantastic series of workshops for kids over the first week of the school holidays as the New Zealand International Science Festival comes to Dunedin Public Libraries. Check the library website for details - lots of fun to be had at Waikouaiti, Blueskin Bay and City Libraries, and the South Dunedin pop-up library 199 Hillside Road, Dunedin. Follow the Festival for the full programme of events around the City 6th – 15th July 2018.