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Her studies link engineering, biology

image By zero gravity April 16,2007
By Andrew Rimas, Globe CorrespondentIt's a sad statement on gender equality that in Boston, it's easier to find a Yankees fan than a woman engineer. Dr. Sangeeta Bhatia, professor of electrical engineering and computer science at MIT, is a rarity ...
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By itechnolog.com news on July 28,2010

Pocket Guide to Rhododendron Species


imageJ. F. J. McQuire and M.L.A. Robinson This handy guidebook highlights the most important morphological features relevant to the recognition and identification of virtually every currently cultivated species of rhododendron. ... [visit website]


By itechnolog.com news on July 28,2010

Wilson's China


imageMark Flanagan and Tony Kirkham Edwardian botanist Ernest Wilson was the foremost plant collector of his generation, singlehandedly responsible for introducing more than one thousand plant species to Western gardens, ... [visit website]


By itechnolog.com news on July 28,2010

Wild Flora of Kew Gardens


imageTom Cope The Wild Flora of Kew Gardens details all plants that have ever been recorded growing in a wild state within Kew Gardens or its periphery, and all natives cultivated ... [visit website]


By itechnolog.com news on July 28,2010

New Trees


imageJohn Grimshaw and Ross Bayton This comprehensive volume, commissioned by the International Dendrology Society, covers more than eight hundred tree species that have been introduced to cultivation in the United ... [visit website]


By itechnolog.com news on July 28,2010

Official Guide to the Marianne North Gallery


imageRoyal Botanic Gardens, Kew Marianne North, a Victorian adventuress, set out in 1871 on an ambitious expedition to make a pictorial record of the tropical and exotic plants of the ... [visit website]


By itechnolog.com news on July 28,2010

Heather Angel's Wild Kew


imageHeather Angel Wildlife photographer Heather Angel spent an entire year photographing Kew Gardens, focusing not on the familiar flowers and trees but on the remarkable array of animals that make ... [visit website]


By itechnolog.com news on July 28,2010

Field Guide to the Wild Plants of Oman


imageHelen Pickering and Annette Patzelt This compact volume is a handy, thorough guide to the wild plants found in the small Middle Eastern nation of Oman. A short introduction provides ... [visit website]


By itechnolog.com news on July 28,2010

Field Guide to the Orchids of Madagascar


imagePhillip Cribb and Johan Hermans As is the case with many other rare and sought-after species of plant and animal, Madagascar is one of the world’s prime locations for orchids, ... [visit website]


By itechnolog.com news on July 28,2010

Field Guide to the Plants of Northern Botswana


imageAlison Heath and Roger Heath Northern Botswana and the surrounding regions are home to a rich diversity of plants, and this ambitious field guide offers detailed accounts of more than ... [visit website]


By itechnolog.com news on July 28,2010

Following in Darwin's Footsteps


imageAileen O'Riordan and Pat Triggs This compact biographical look at Charles Darwin recounts key episodes in the master scientist’s life in a way designed to interest and appeal to primary ... [visit website]


By itechnolog.com news on July 28,2010

Art of Plant Evolution


imageW. John Kress and Shirley Sherwood This beautiful mix of art and science offers a breathtaking look at the way that contemporary scientific discoveries are changing our understanding of plants ... [visit website]


By itechnolog.com news on July 28,2010

Systematics and Conservation of African Plants


imageEdited by Xander van der Burgt An edited volume based on the proceedings of the eighteenth Association for the Taxonomic Study of the Flora of Tropical Africa Congress held in ... [visit website]


By itechnolog.com news on July 28,2010

British Mammals


imageThe British Library The chilling screams of the Red Fox, the rutting calls of the Fallow Deer and the rumbling growls of the Badger are just a few of the ... [visit website]


By itechnolog.com news on July 28,2010

Plants That We Eat


imageAnore Jones Plants That We Eat is a handy, easy-to-use guide to the abundant edible plant life of Alaska. Drawing on centuries of knowledge that have kept the Inupiat people ... [visit website]


By itechnolog.com news on July 28,2010

Lion


imageDeirdre Jackson Although the lion is not the largest, fastest or most lethal animal, its position as king of beasts has rarely been challenged. Since Palaeolithic times, lions have fascinated ... [visit website]


By itechnolog.com news on July 28,2010

Camel


imageRobert Irwin A distinct symbol of the desert and the Middle East, the camel was once unkindly described as “half snake, half folding bedstead.” But in the eyes of many ... [visit website]


By itechnolog.com news on July 28,2010

Practical Healthcare Epidemiology


imageEdited by Ebbing Lautenbach, Keith F. Woeltje, and Preeti N. Malani In recent years, issues of infection control, patient safety, and quality of care have become increasingly prominent in healthcare ... [visit website]


By itechnolog.com news on July 28,2010

Bulletproof Feathers


imageEdited by Robert Allen   Fabrics that are not only stain resistant but actually clean themselves. Airplane wings that change shape in midair to take advantage of shifts in wind currents. ... [visit website]


By itechnolog.com news on July 28,2010

Book of Shells


imageM. G. Harasewych and Fabio Moretzsohn Who among us hasn’t marveled at the diversity and beauty of shells? Or picked one up, held it to our ear, and then gazed ... [visit website]


By itechnolog.com news on July 28,2010

Teaching Children Science


imageSally Gregory Kohlstedt In the early twentieth century, a curriculum known as nature study flourished in major city school systems, streetcar suburbs, small towns, and even rural one-room schools. This ... [visit website]


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