Books by Ed Regis and Complete Book Reviews
George Church and Ed Regis. . Basic, $28 (288p) ISBN 978-0-465-02175-8
Exhilarating and scary facts suffuse this book about bioengineering by leading Harvard genetics professor and entrepreneur Church. The book, written with veteran science writer Regis (What Is Life?), may start slowly for general readers, with its...
READ FULL REVIEW
Ed Regis, Author . Farrar, Straus & Giroux $22 (198p) ISBN 978-0-374-28851-8
As scientists come closer to creating artificial life, the very definition of life is ever more elusive. Science writer Regis (The Biology of Doom
) tackles this large issue and more in a book that never quite finds its focus. By selecting the same...
READ FULL REVIEW
Ed Regis. Basic, $28.99 (352p) ISBN 978-0-465-06594-3
The 1937 burning of the Hindenberg was a worldwide sensation and the first filmed disaster, and science writer Regis (What Is Life?) adds that the development of the zeppelin itself represented a new, ominous technological phenomenon. The work is...
READ FULL REVIEW
Edward Regis, Jr., Author, Ed Regis, Author Basic Books $18 (336p) ISBN 978-0-201-12278-7
Regis ``presents an absorbing, often amusing and scientifically demanding'' study of the institute that housed 14 Nobel laureates et al. PW asserted that ``this is a bravo biography of a fabulous home, sanctuary and study-hall for geniuses working...
READ FULL REVIEW
Edward Regis, Jr., Author, Ed Regis, Author Back Bay Books $19.99 (336p) ISBN 978-0-316-73852-1
Science writer Regis offers an accessible introduction to the mind-bending world of molecular engineering. (July)
READ FULL REVIEW
Edward Regis, Jr., Author, Ed Regis, Author Pocket Books $23 (244p) ISBN 978-0-671-55361-6
Despite outbreaks of headline-grabbing viral diseases such as Ebola and Marburg in which victims suffer uncontrollable bleeding and quickly die, Regis (Who Got Einstein's Office?) believes that the public's perception of an apocalyptic threat posed...
READ FULL REVIEW