Best Selling Books by Christopher Lampton

Examines the procedures and uses of DNA fingerprinting as a method of identification in forensic science.

A guide to Nintendo role-playing games describes and evaluates a number of popular adventures and offers strategies and tips for successful play.

Discusses the science of epidemiology, which concerns itself with the incidence, distribution, and spread of disease, with specific application to AIDS.

A lexicon of names and terms related to space sciences.

An introduction to the various physical theories believed to underlie the origins of the universe.

Introduces various kinds of insects that have wreaked havoc on humanity over the centuries, including locusts, mosquitoes, killer bees, and fruit flies.

Discusses risks involved in state-of-the-art technology and what we can do to make the risks less and prevent disasters such as Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, and Bhopal.

An introduction to the computer language Pascal, which makes use of structured programming, the ways in which programs can be written in Pascal and the tools that make the programs understandable. Includes a glossary of terms.

Describes the discovery of DNA, explains its structure and importance to science, and examines the development of the techniques of genetic engineering

Traces the life and achievements of German rocket scientist Wernher von Braun from his childhood dreams of human interplanetary travel to their realization as von Braun became a prominent figure in modern rocketry.

Examines the birth and death of the extremely bright exploding stars known as supernovae and their effects on history and science.

Presents recent theories on man''s origins from both the study of fossils and the study of molecules.

Explains how various programs can be used to create graphics with the Commodore 64 computer.

Discusses new theories on the nature of dinosaurs and how they came to be extinct, and details some of the research that has provided the information we have on these prehistoric creatures.

Surveys the history of air travel accidents and safety, common causes of accidents, and methods for preventing them and maximizing chances of survival after a crash.

Explains the concepts of simple and complex machines and mechanical advantage, and describes levers, including crowbars, can openers, and wheelbarrows, and how they work.

A discussion of a new scientific theory, formed with the help of computers, which proposes the possibility of patterns and order in the chaos and unpredictability of both nature and also human aspects of the world.