Science and Defence is a Science in Society reader with a series of essays discussing defence strategies with particular reference to nuclear weapons.

The book looks at why these weapons are 'a case apart' and the...

A reader from the Science in Society series which looks at many diseases, describing their traits and treatments, preventative measures and effects on society.

Contents:
1. Medical services today
2. What is...

A reader from the Science in Society series which looks at aspects of healthcare in society including the development of drugs using animal experimentation and care of the elderly, dying and bereaved.

Contents:
1...

A reader from the Science in Society series which looks at the importance of good diet and nutrition. The book then considers the problems of food supply and distribution across the world from the viewpoint of the 1980s.

A reader from the Science in Society series which looks at the role of agriculture and farming in societies across the world in the 1980s. The book considers the need for energy in order to produce food, the use of eco-systems and food chains, and the effects of farming...

A reader from the Science in Society series which looks at society's use of electricity and considers nuclear power. The book then discusses alternative sources of energy and the risks that were envisaged in the 1980s.

A reader from the Science in Society series which looks at the mining industry, its geological background and the need to make better use of waste products.

Contents:

1. The Earth

2. Mining: some examples of mining operations

3. The mining industry

4. Reclamation and recycling...

This reader from the Science in Society series looks at the challenges faced by industry in society including the need for good management practices, methods of production and investment.

Contents:
1. Teamwork in...

This reader from the Science in Society series looks at the functions of industry and its responsibilities to society to not cause damage to people or the environment.

Contents:
1. From the laboratory to the...

This book from the Science in Society series looks at the interaction of science with society and religion, how scientific methods develop and the questions of religious and scientific beliefs.

Contents:
1. Being...

A book from the Science in Society series which follows the history of science alongside the changes in society, from the ancient to the modern world of the 1980s.

Contents:
1. Science, technology and society in...

Part of the Science in Society series, Looking to the Future describes the remit of the series; looking at the impact of science on society and the need for decisions and choices to be made on an informed basis.

The...

This book from the Science in Society series, discusses the role of nuclear weapons in defence in the 1980s and also looks at energy consumption, the need for conservation and ways to even out inequalities in society.

Soap through the Ages was one of the first series of Unilever Educational Booklets. The booklet gives a survey of the soap industry from its beginning on the shores of the Mediterranean to the 1950s.

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Soap-Making was one of the first series of Unilever Educational Booklets. Written in the late 1950s, the booklet describes the principles of detergency and gives an account of both the batch and continuous methods of soap making.

Some of the content of this booklet was updated and represented as part of...