For Science! Check Out Our Scientific Nonfiction display!

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Durham Tech Library

Lots of students know that we have the big textbooks to help support your classroom learning, but did you know that we have a wide variety of nonfiction selections to supplement your scientific knowledge outside a textbook?

A building and the title "Empire of Light"

Photographs of different chemical reactions to the right of the title, "The Joy of Chemistry"

Image of a partially obscured Earth

Anatomical drawing of a human body

Illustration of stars in the galaxy

Anatomical illustration of the human body focusing on the torso

Photograph of Marie Curie

Drawing of Physics of the Impossible: A Scientific Exploration into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel by Michio Kakua spacecraft flying through outerspace

Drawings of birds in flight

Illustrated cosmic phenomena with a glowing center

A young Rosalind Franklin

A black and white scientist holds scientific equipment with illustrated electrical bolts around it

Shows various layers of the earth

Illustration of a child holding up a basket to catch something falling from the sky

An orange piece of fruit takes center stage on the cover

Black and white cover with the title "The 13th Element"

An anatomical drawing of a human focusing on the neck region

Illustration focusing on objects in outerspace

Altruistic Armadillos, Zenlike Zebras: A Menagerie of 100 Favorite Animals by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson

Available at the Main Campus (QL 45.2 .M374 2006)

Images of wildlife and a man doing scientific research outdoors

Scientist who appears to be from hundreds of years ago in the middle of research

Lava flows from an erupting volcano

A tree with large branches is shown above ground and below ground the roots are shown in white

Illustration of a young child pushing a bicycle as strong winds blow

A black and white picture of Richard Feynman against a red background

Click on an image for more details (be sure to scroll down for a description!) and ask a librarian if you’d like to take one of the titles home with you to explore further.