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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “gerard 't hooft”
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  • In Search of the Ultimate Building Blocks

    by Gerard 't Hooft ...
    This is a first-hand account of one of the most creative and exciting periods of discovery in the history of physics. From 1960 until 1990 theoreticians and experimentalists worked together to probe deeper and deeper into the basic structure of reality, moving closer and closer to an understanding of the ultimate building blocks from which everything in the Universe is made. Gerard 't Hooft was ... Read more

    $44.99 CAD

  • Time In Powers Of Ten: Natural Phenomena And Their Timescales

    by Stefan Vandoren, Gerard 'T Hooft, Saskia 'T Hooft ...
    With a Foreword by Steven WeinbergIn this richly illustrated book, Nobel Laureate Gerard 't Hooft and Theoretical Physicist Stefan Vandoren describe the enormous diversity of natural phenomena that take place at different time scales.In the tradition of the bestseller Powers of Ten, the authors zoom in and out in time, each step with a factor of ten. Starting from one second, time scales are ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • Playing With Planets

    by Gerard 'T Hooft, Saskia 'T Hooft ...
    If you think the future is a mystery, think again. With a solid foothold in realism, an extraordinary insight into scientific and technological developments, and a dry sense of humor, Nobel laureate Professor Gerard 't Hooft confidently dissects fact from fiction and shows us what our future might really hold. Professor 't Hooft takes the reader firmly by the hand and, within the boundaries of ... Read more

    $20.99 CAD

  • Determinism and Free Will

    New Insights from Physics, Philosophy, and Theology

    by Fabio Scardigli, Gerard 't Hooft, Emanuele Severino, Piero Coda ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    In this small book, theoretical physicist Gerard 't Hooft (Nobel prize 1999), philosopher Emanuele Severino (Lincei Academician), and theologian Piero Coda (Pontifical Lateran University) confront one another on a topic that lies at the roots of quantum mechanics and at the origin of Western thought: Determinism and Free Will. "God does not play dice" said Einstein, a tenacious determinist. ... Read more

    $102.99 CAD

  • The Cellular Automaton Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics

    by Gerard 't Hooft ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    This book presents the deterministic view of quantum mechanics developed by Nobel Laureate Gerard 't Hooft.Dissatisfied with the uncomfortable gaps in the way conventional quantum mechanics meshes with the classical world, 't Hooft has revived the old hidden variable ideas, but now in a much more systematic way than usual. In this, quantum mechanics is viewed as a tool rather than a theory.The ... Read more

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  • Mars One: Humanity's Next Great Adventure

    Inside the First Human Settlement on Mars

    Edited by Norbert Kraft, James R Kass ...
    Human curiosity has led us to explore our solar system, landing on the moon and sending spacecraft to study distant planetary objects.The next step in our great adventure is putting humans on Mars, but what will it really take to achieve this?In 2011, Mars One announced its intentions to establish a permanent human settlement on Mars beginning as early as 2024; in 2013 it launched its astronaut ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

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