Science
Discover a range of science books, including fiction novels about science, intriguing science facts, and essential physics books. Explore the best sci-fi books and top-selling science titles
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A World Beyond Physics: The Emergence and Evolution of LifeHow did life start? Is the evolution of life describable by any physics-like laws? Stuart Kauffman's latest book offers an explanation-beyond what the laws of physics can explain-of the progression from a complex chemical environment to molecular reproduction, metabolism and to early protocells, and...
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Einstein's Essays in ScienceHis name is synonymous with genius, but these essays by the renowned physicist and scholar are accessible to any reader. In addition to outlining the core of relativity theory in everyday language, Albert Einstein presents fascinating discussions of other scientific fields to which he...
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FlowFrom the swirl of a wisp of smoke to eddies in rivers, and the huge persistent storm system that is the Great Spot on Jupiter, we see similar forms and patterns wherever there is flow - whether the movement of wind, water, sand, or...
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The Wild Cat BookFrom the ancient Egyptian cat goddess, Bastet, to the prophet Muhammad's favorite cat, Muezza, and our contemporary obsession with online cat videos, felines have long held a place of honor in their human counterparts' homes and cultures. But the domestic cat is just one...
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Quantum Field Theory of Many-Body Systems: From the Origin of Sound to an Origin of Light and ElectronsFor most of the last century, condensed matter physics has been dominated by band theory and Landau's symmetry breaking theory. In the last twenty years, however, there has been the emergence of a new paradigm associated with fractionalization, topological order, emergent gauge bosons and...
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Atomic Physics: 8th EditionFirst published in English in 1935, this classic treatment is well known to students and teachers of physics around the world. Since its original publication, Professor Born (Nobel laureate, 1954) continually updated the book to incorporate new developments in all branches of physics, particularly...
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The Natural History of Weasels and Stoats: Ecology, Behavior, and ManagementField naturalists have observed the activities of weasels for centuries. Their descriptions were often accurate but sometimes misinterpreted the animals' behaviors and underlying explanations for those behaviors. "Organized natural history" became one of the roots of the science of ecology in the 1920s and...
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Tesla TechnologyEverything you are not supposed to know about Nicola Tesla in clear English and 240 illustrations. Countless hours of bathroom reading and experimenting in the garage. Includes The Tesla Mystique, True Wireless, Tesla on Colorado Springs. Tesla Electro-therapy ... Hundreds of projects suggested, seven...
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GeodynamicsEssential reading for any Earth scientist, this classic textbook has been providing advanced undergraduate and graduate students with the fundamentals needed to develop a quantitative understanding of the physical processes of the solid earth for over thirty years. This third edition has two completely...
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Essential BioinformaticsEssential Bioinformatics is a concise yet comprehensive textbook of bioinformatics, which provides a broad introduction to the entire field. Written specifically for a life science audience, the basics of bioinformatics are explained, followed by discussions of the state-of-the-art computational tools available to solve biological...
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The Book of Universes: Exploring the Limits of the CosmosEinstein's theory of general relativity opens the door for the study of other possible universes--and weird universes at that. The Book of Universes gives us a stunning tour of these potential universes, introducing us to the brilliant physicists and mathematicians who first revealed these...
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The Triumph of the EmbryoEach of us begins our path in life as a single cell. Just thinking about this common process can fill us with a sense of wonder--and raise a host of questions. How does an egg cell multiply to develop into a human being, an...
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Explore Glacier National Park with Noah JusticeDiscover a place of majestic mountains, alpine lakes, vast meadows, and remnants of once-massive glaciers and snowfields. Travel with Noah Justice to Montana to explore the amazing sites and geology at Glacier National Park. He'll research evidence for this area bring created and eroded...
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Surface Analysis: The Principal TechniquesDie Theorie und Praxis der Oberflächenanalyse wird von Experten mehrerer Fachgebiete erläutert. Dadurch wird der Leser in die Lage versetzt, Ergebnisse und Datenreihen zu verstehen und umzusetzen.Author: John C. VickermanPublisher: John Wiley & SonsPublished: 05/01/2009Pages: 688Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 3.20lbsSize: 9.60h x 6.60w x 1.40dISBN:...
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Symmetry in ChemistryDeveloped in an essentially nonmathematical way, this text covers symmetry elements and operations, multiple symmetry operations, multiplication tables and point groups, group theory applications, and crystal symmetry. 1977 edition.Author: Hans H. Jaffé, Milton OrchinPublisher: Dover PublicationsPublished: 07/17/2002Pages: 208Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.49lbsSize: 8.62h x 5.32w...
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Crystal Structure Refinement: A Crystallographer's Guide to Shelxl [With CDROM]Crystal Structure Refinement is a mixture of textbook and tutorial. As A Crystallographers Guide to SHELXL it covers advanced aspects of practical crystal structure refinement, which have not been much addressed by textbooks so far. After an introduction to SHELXL in the first chapter,...
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The Biology of Coral ReefsCoral reefs represent the most spectacular and diverse marine ecosystem on the planet as well as a critical source of income for millions of people. However, the combined effects of human activity have led to a rapid decline in the health of reefs worldwide,...
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The Universal Computer: The Road from Leibnitz to TuringComputers are everywhere today--at work, in the bank, in artist's studios, sometimes even in our pockets--yet they remain to many of us objects of irreducible mystery. How can today's computers perform such a bewildering variety of tasks if computing is just glorified arithmetic? The...
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Classical Mechanics: 2nd EditionClassical mechanics is the study of the motion of particles and rigid bodies under the influence of given forces. It applies to the enormous range of motions between the atomic scale, where quantum effects dominate, and the cosmological scale, where general relativity provides the...
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BiochemistryBiochemical Bottom Lines presents the basic concepts covered in one-semester biochemistry courses, without all of the extraneous details found in most texts. It is a concise and manageable presentation of the basic biochemical principles together with problem-solving and review tools that keeps students focused...
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