Physics
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Thirty Years That Shook Physics: The Story of Quantum TheoryDr. Gamow, physicist and gifted writer, has sketched an intriguing portrait of the scientists and clashing ideas that made the quantum revolution. -- Christian Science MonitorIn 1900, German physicist Max Planck postulated that light, or radiant energy, can exist only in the form of...
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Quantum Field Theory for the Gifted AmateurQuantum field theory is arguably the most far-reaching and beautiful physical theory ever constructed, with aspects more stringently tested and verified to greater precision than any other theory in physics. Unfortunately, the subject has gained a notorious reputation for difficulty, with forbidding looking mathematics...
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Relativity: A Very Short IntroductionIf you move at high speed, time slows down, space squashes up and you get heavier. Travel fast enough and you could weigh as much as a jumbo jet, be flattened thinner than a CD without feeling a thing-and live forever! As for the...
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Waves: A Very Short IntroductionWe live in a world of waves. The Earth shakes to its foundations, the seas and oceans tremble incessantly, sounds reverberate through land, sea, and air. Beneath the skin, our brains and bodies are awash with waves of their own, and the Universe is...
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SoundKids love activities of all kinds, and projects about sound are the perfect way to engage them in learning crucial curricular concepts such as vibration, reflection (echoes!), volume and pitch, and ultrasound. This engrossing book introduces sound topics, clearly explaining the information learners need...
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LightKids love activities of all kinds, and activities about light energy are the perfect way to engage them in sometimes hard to understand but crucial curricular concepts, such as light rays, reflection and refraction, and lenses. This captivating volume introduces light topics, clearly explaining...
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What Is Dark Matter?What we know about dark matter and what we have yet to discover Astronomical observations have confirmed dark matter's existence, but what exactly is dark matter? In What Is Dark Matter?, particle physicist Peter Fisher introduces readers to one of the most intriguing frontiers...
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The Little Book of CosmologyThe cutting-edge science that is taking the measure of the universe The Little Book of Cosmology provides a breathtaking look at our universe on the grandest scales imaginable. Written by one of the world's leading experimental cosmologists, this short but deeply insightful book describes...
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Critical Mass: How Nazi Germany Surrendered Enriched Uranium for the United States' Atomic BombOn May 19, 1945, eleven days after the surrender of Nazi Germany in Europe, a U-boat was escorted into Portsmouth Naval Yard, New Hampshire. News reporters covering the surrender of U-234 were ordered, contrary to all previous and later U-boat surrender procedures, to keep...
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The Einstein Theory of Relativity: A Trip to the Fourth Dimension"Oh, what a delightful book This is the clearest explanation of relativity available--and the most fun. It's great to have it available again. Whether or not you're a scientist, you will relish this book."--Walter Isaacson, author of Einstein: His Life and UniverseUsing "just enough...
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Light Makes a RainbowWe have all seen a rainbow in the sky. But what makes a rainbow? Learn how light and water make a rainbow! With easy-to-read text and detailed, vivid images, this science reader teaches students important scientific subjects and vocabulary terms like prism, energy, and...
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The Second Kind of Impossible: The Extraordinary Quest for a New Form of Matter*Shortlisted for the 2019 Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize* One of the most fascinating scientific detective stories of the last fifty years, an exciting quest for a new form of matter. "A riveting tale of derring-do" (Nature), this book reads like James...
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How Things Work: Then and NowTravel back in time and into the not-so-distant future to dissect, explore, and discover how all kinds of things do what they do Along the way, you'll learn why cotton candy is so fluffy, how scientists built a space suit for Mars, and what...
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Forms of Energy'Forms of Energy' explores the different types of energy that are around us all the time. You will discover how energy can be moving or stored. You will learn what causes sound, heat, and light energy. You will also find out how different sources...
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Magnetic CurrentMagnetic Current is a short pamphlet by eccentric sculptor and writer Edward Leedskalnin. Detailing his many experiments with magnets, this work posits that it is not metal itself that is magnetic. Rather, tiny individual magnet particles that circulate in and around the metal give...
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Stories from the Deep Earth: How Scientists Figured Out What Drives Tectonic Plates and Mountain BuildingChapter 1. Deep Earth and deep time, big ideas and big egos.- Chapter 2. The accidental geophysicist.- Chapter 3. A propitious time.- Chapter 4. Water, heat, time, mountains.- Chapter 5. Yielding rocks.- Chapter 6. Vagrant continents.- Chapter 7. Like nothing we've seen before.- Chapter...
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LightThis graphic nonfiction book introduces the properties of light. Each of the ten Building Blocks of Physical Science volumes features a whimsical character to guide the reader through a physical science topic. The science is as sound as the presentation is fun The volumes...
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How to Build a Habitable Planet: The Story of Earth from the Big Bang to Humankind - Revised and Expanded EditionA classic introduction to the story of Earth's origin and evolution--revised and expanded for the twenty-first century Since its first publication more than twenty-five years ago, How to Build a Habitable Planet has established a legendary reputation as an accessible yet scientifically impeccable introduction...
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Ideas and OpinionsA collection of insightful and thought provoking essays from one of the greatest thinkers of the twentieth century A new edition of the most definitive collection of Albert Einstein's popular writings, gathered under the supervision of Einstein himself. The selections range from his earliest...
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A Dictionary of PhysicsNow with over 4,000 entries, this new eighth edition has been fully updated to reflect progress in physics and related fields. It sees expansion to the areas of cosmology, astrophysics, condensed matter, quantum technology, and nanotechnology, with 125 new entries including "Deep Underground Neutrino...
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