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The Strangest Man

The Hidden Life of Paul Dirac, Quantum Genius

by Graham Farmelo ...

'A monumental achievement - one of the great scientific biographies.' Michael FraynThe Strangest Man is the Costa Biography Award-winning account of Paul Dirac, the famous physicist sometimes called the British Einstein. He was one of the leading pioneers of the greatest revolution in twentieth-century science: quantum mechanics. The youngest theoretician ever to win the Nobel Prize for Physics, ... Read more

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'A monumental achievement - one of the great scientific biographies.' Michael FraynThe Strangest Man is the Costa Biography Award-winning account of Paul Dirac, the famous physicist sometimes called the British Einstein. He was one of the leading pioneers of the greatest revolution in twentieth-century science: quantum mechanics. The youngest theoretician ever to win the Nobel Prize for Physics,
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Hawking

His Life and Work

by Graham Farmelo ...

The authorized, “definitive and deeply researched” (The Times UK) biography of a brilliant theoretical physicist and science communicator, featuring revelations from never-before-seen personal records, by an award-winning writer and biographer“An incisive picture of the audacious scientist . . . [an] extensive, fascinating, and well-illustrated biography.”—Science*“When one is faced with the ... Read more

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The authorized, “definitive and deeply researched” (The Times UK) biography of a brilliant theoretical physicist and science communicator, featuring revelations from never-before-seen personal records, by an award-winning writer and biographer“An incisive picture of the audacious scientist . . . [an] extensive, fascinating, and well-illustrated biography.”—Science*“When one is faced with the
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The Strangest Man

The Hidden Life of Paul Dirac, Mystic of the Atom

by Graham Farmelo ...

**Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book PrizeThe definitive biography of Paul Dirac, the brilliant—and enigmatic—physicist whose foundational work in quantum mechanics revolutionized modern science.“This biography is a gift.… A thought-provoking meditation on human achievement, limitations, and the relations between the two.” —New York Times Book Review**Paul Dirac was among the great scientific ... Read more

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**Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book PrizeThe definitive biography of Paul Dirac, the brilliant—and enigmatic—physicist whose foundational work in quantum mechanics revolutionized modern science.“This biography is a gift.… A thought-provoking meditation on human achievement, limitations, and the relations between the two.” —New York Times Book Review**Paul Dirac was among the great scientific
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Churchill's Bomb

by Graham Farmelo ...

Churchill's Bomb - from the author of the Costa award-winning biography The Strangest Man - reveals a new aspect of Winston Churchill's life, so far completely neglected by historians: his relations with his nuclear scientists, and his management of Britain's policy on atomic weapons.Churchill was the only prominent politician to foresee the nuclear age and he played a leading role in the ... Read more

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Churchill's Bomb - from the author of the Costa award-winning biography The Strangest Man - reveals a new aspect of Winston Churchill's life, so far completely neglected by historians: his relations with his nuclear scientists, and his management of Britain's policy on atomic weapons.Churchill was the only prominent politician to foresee the nuclear age and he played a leading role in the
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The Universe Speaks in Numbers

How Modern Math Reveals Nature's Deepest Secrets

by Graham Farmelo ...

**An award-winning science writer shows how math helps us solve the universe’s mysteries.“If you like reading about math without having to do math, this is a stellar book.” —Forbes**One of the great insights of science is that the universe has an underlying order. The supreme goal of physicists is to understand this order through laws that describe the behavior of the most basic particles and the ... Read more

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**An award-winning science writer shows how math helps us solve the universe’s mysteries.“If you like reading about math without having to do math, this is a stellar book.” —Forbes**One of the great insights of science is that the universe has an underlying order. The supreme goal of physicists is to understand this order through laws that describe the behavior of the most basic particles and the
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Churchill's Bomb

How the United States Overtook Britain in the First Nuclear Arms Race

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The definitive story of how Winston Churchill’s leadership allowed the United States to overtake Great Britain in the nuclear arms race.“A story as gripping as it is elegantly argued and precise.” —Financial TimesPerhaps no scientific development has shaped the course of modern history as much as the harnessing of nuclear energy. Yet the twentieth century might have turned out differently had ... Read more

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The definitive story of how Winston Churchill’s leadership allowed the United States to overtake Great Britain in the nuclear arms race.“A story as gripping as it is elegantly argued and precise.” —Financial TimesPerhaps no scientific development has shaped the course of modern history as much as the harnessing of nuclear energy. Yet the twentieth century might have turned out differently had
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Hawking

His Life and Work

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The authorized, “definitive and deeply researched” (The Times UK) biography of a brilliant theoretical physicist and science communicator, featuring revelations from never-before-seen personal records, by an award-winning writer and biographer“An incisive picture of the audacious scientist . . . [an] extensive, fascinating, and well-illustrated biography.”—Science*“When one is faced with the ... Read more

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The authorized, “definitive and deeply researched” (The Times UK) biography of a brilliant theoretical physicist and science communicator, featuring revelations from never-before-seen personal records, by an award-winning writer and biographer“An incisive picture of the audacious scientist . . . [an] extensive, fascinating, and well-illustrated biography.”—Science*“When one is faced with the
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The Universe Speaks in Numbers

How Modern Math Reveals Nature's Deepest Secrets

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Narrated by Hugh Kermode ...

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8 hours 38 min

**An award-winning science writer shows how math helps us solve the universe’s mysteries.“If you like reading about math without having to do math, this is a stellar book.” —Forbes**One of the great insights of science is that the universe has an underlying order. The supreme goal of physicists is to understand this order through laws that describe the behavior of the most basic particles and the ... Read more

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**An award-winning science writer shows how math helps us solve the universe’s mysteries.“If you like reading about math without having to do math, this is a stellar book.” —Forbes**One of the great insights of science is that the universe has an underlying order. The supreme goal of physicists is to understand this order through laws that describe the behavior of the most basic particles and the
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Churchill’s Bomb

How the United States Overtook Britain in the First Nuclear Arms Race

by Graham Farmelo ...

Narrated by Clive Chafer ...

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14 hours 20 min

Perhaps no scientific development has shaped the course of modern history as much as the harnessing of nuclear energy. Yet the twentieth century might have turned out differently had greater influence over this technology been exercised by Great Britain, whose scientists were at the forefront of research into nuclear weapons at the beginning of World War II.As award-winning biographer and science ... Read more

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Perhaps no scientific development has shaped the course of modern history as much as the harnessing of nuclear energy. Yet the twentieth century might have turned out differently had greater influence over this technology been exercised by Great Britain, whose scientists were at the forefront of research into nuclear weapons at the beginning of World War II.As award-winning biographer and science
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Creating Connections

Museums and the Public Understanding of Current Research

by David Chittenden, Bill Nye, Marc Airhart, Carol Lynn Alpert, Eliene Augenbraun, Larry Bell, Rick Bonney0, Rick Borchelt1, Carol Bossert2, Peter J. Bruns3, Christine Cansfield-Smith4, Sir Neil Chalmers5, Cornelia Dean6, Sally Duensing7, John Durant8, Albert A. Einsiedel Jr.9, Edna F. Einsiedel0, John H. Falk1, Mark D. Hertle2, Nancy Linde3, Laura Martin4, Heather Mayfield5, Xerxes Mazda6, Chris Paola7, Don Pohlman8, Tim Radford9, Larry Stewart0, Rob Semper1, Martin Storksdieck2, David Ucko3 ...

Science museums are in the business of making science accessible to the public-a public constantly bombarded with new information and research results. How the public understands this information will affect what they expect and take away from a museum's exhibits and programs. Creating Connections looks at the public understanding of research (PUR) and how it affects what science museums do. What ... Read more

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Science museums are in the business of making science accessible to the public-a public constantly bombarded with new information and research results. How the public understands this information will affect what they expect and take away from a museum's exhibits and programs. Creating Connections looks at the public understanding of research (PUR) and how it affects what science museums do. What
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On the Equality of All Things

Lessons on Physics and Philosophy

by Carlo Rovelli ...

Narrated by Roy McMillan ...

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5 hours 48 min

Instant National BestsellerA radical new vision of reality from one of the great minds of our time, mapping a watershed moment in both physics and philosophy.“Carlo Rovelli is the best thinker out there articulating physics, philosophy, and literature. There simply are no scientists of his caliber who also are humanists of the first order. His prose has the enviable ability to expand the realm of ... Read more

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Instant National BestsellerA radical new vision of reality from one of the great minds of our time, mapping a watershed moment in both physics and philosophy.“Carlo Rovelli is the best thinker out there articulating physics, philosophy, and literature. There simply are no scientists of his caliber who also are humanists of the first order. His prose has the enviable ability to expand the realm of
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The Idea of the Brain

The Past and Future of Neuroscience

by Matthew Cobb ...

Narrated by Joe Jameson ...

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14 hours 13 min

An "elegant", "engrossing" (Carol Tavris, Wall Street Journal) examination of what we think we know about the brain and why -- despite technological advances -- the workings of our most essential organ remain a mystery."I cannot recommend this book strongly enough."--Henry Marsh, author of Do No HarmFor thousands of years, thinkers and scientists have tried to understand what the brain does. Yet, ... Read more

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An "elegant", "engrossing" (Carol Tavris, Wall Street Journal) examination of what we think we know about the brain and why -- despite technological advances -- the workings of our most essential organ remain a mystery."I cannot recommend this book strongly enough."--Henry Marsh, author of Do No HarmFor thousands of years, thinkers and scientists have tried to understand what the brain does. Yet,
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