Physics
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Secrets of Antigravity Propulsion: Tesla, Ufos, and Classified Aerospace TechnologyA complete investigation of the development and suppression of antigravity and field propulsion technologies - Reveals advanced aerospace technologies capable of controlling gravity that could revolutionize air travel and energy production - Reviews numerous field propulsion devices that have thrust-to-power ratios thousands of times...
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Science Fiction Anthology: 7 stories on robots, space travel, and near futures awaiting the human raceStories of robots, aliens, and surprising futures just around the corner. Enjoy this anthology of scifi stories from scientist Charles J Marino.Mutant Escape - A few years from now, the next evolutionary step in humans are discovered to be appearing randomly in our population....
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Push-Pull Morning: Dog-Powered Poems about Matter and EnergyIntroduce children to physics through play, poetry, and a puppy in this joyous celebration of how physics matters in our everyday lives. This remarkable picture book explores scientific concepts (gravity, magnetism, electricity, friction, etc.) through the story of the relationship between a child and...
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The X-15 Rocket Plane: Flying the First Wings Into SpaceWith the Soviet Union's launch of the first Sputnik satellite in 1957, the Cold War soared to new heights as Americans feared losing the race into space. The X-15 Rocket Plane tells the enthralling yet little-known story of the hypersonic X-15, the winged rocket...
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A Briefer History of Time: The Science Classic Made More Accessible#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHORS The science classic made more accessible- More concise - Illustrated FROM ONE OF THE MOST BRILLIANT MINDS OF OUR TIME COMES A BOOK THAT CLARIFIES HIS MOST IMPORTANT IDEAS Stephen Hawking's worldwide bestseller A Brief History of Time...
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Rotations, Quaternions, and Double GroupsThis self-contained text presents a consistent description of the geometric and quaternionic treatment of rotation operators, employing methods that lead to a rigorous formulation and offering complete solutions to many illustrative problems.Geared toward upper-level undergraduates and graduate students, the book begins with chapters covering...
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Electrodynamics: Volume 1 of Pauli Lectures on Physicsvolume 1In the 1950s, the distinguished theoretical physicist Wolfgang Pauli delivered a landmark series of lectures at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. His comprehensive coverage of the fundamentals of classical and modern physics was painstakingly recorded not only by his students but...
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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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