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  • Chorus Of Bells And Other Scientific Inquiries, A

    by Jeremy Bernstein ...
    This book of essays in four parts, was written over a decade and full of surprises for the breadth and variety of its subject matter. The first part is about the foundations of the quantum theory which reflects the author's many conversations with the late John Bell who persuaded him that there is still no satisfactory interpretation of the theory. The second part deals with nuclear weapons. One ... Read more

    $16.49 CAD

  • Quantum Leaps: How Quantum Mechanics Took Over Science

    by Jeremy Bernstein ...
    In the early years of its conception, J Robert Oppenheimer spoke of quantum theory as a subject that was 'unlikely to be known to any poet or historian.' Yet, as Bernstein notes, in just sixty-odd years, one can find at least nine million entries on Google under the rubric 'quantum theory' — from poets and historians, as well as film critics and Buddhist monks. How did quantum mechanics enter ... Read more

    $23.09 CAD

  • Quantum Profiles

    Second Edition

    by Jeremy Bernstein ...
    What was Albert Einstein like as a person? How did J. Robert Oppenheimer's religious background impact his scientific endeavors? Why did John Stewart Bell get into physics in the first place? Prolific science writer Jeremy Bernstein has followed up on his original Quantum Profiles, published in 1990, with seven added profiles: Wendell Furry, Philipp Frank, J. Robert Oppenheimer, Victor Weisskopf, ... Read more

    $37.59 CAD

  • Nuclear Iran

    by Jeremy Bernstein ...
    Iran’s nuclear program has generated intense controversy ever since the International Atomic Energy Agency reported in 2003 that Iran was secretly pursuing enrichment activities. Although Iranian officials insist the program is peaceful, many in the international community are skeptical of Iran’s stated aims—and some allege there is no greater nuclear-weapons proliferation danger in the world ... Read more

    $46.19 CAD

  • Song For Molly, A

    by Jeremy Bernstein ...
    A Song for Molly is both a love story and a poetic homage to science. The subjects in this first-person novella range from encounters with Wittgenstein, Einstein and Gödel, to trying to live with a dog named Molly. The science is serious although the tone is whimsical. The spirit of this book can be demonstrated by a conversation between Einstein and his assistant Ernst Straus:' 'You know Gödel ... Read more

    $24.19 CAD

  • A Palette of Particles

    by Jeremy Bernstein ...
    Jeremy Bernstein guides readers through high-energy physics from early twentieth-century atomic models to leptons, mesons, quarks, and the newly discovered Higgs boson, drawing them into the excitement of a universe where 80 percent of all matter has never been identified. From molecules to galaxies, the more we discover, the less we seem to know. ... Read more

    $46.19 CAD

  • Bouquet Of Dyson, A: And Other Reflections On Science And Scientists

    by Jeremy Bernstein ...
    'Freeman Dyson has had an extraordinary range of interests, serious activity and influence. This is reflected in the choice of topics in these essays … This book is informative, very entertaining and well up to the high standards attained previously by this author!'Contemporary PhysicsMy friendship with Freeman Dyson goes back over a half century. My first contact with him goes back to the late ... Read more

    $16.49 CAD

  • Bouquet Of Numbers And Other Scientific Offerings, A

    by Jeremy Bernstein ...
    This book is an essay collection, along with short stories, which attempts to explain some scientific ideas.Jeremy Bernstein was a long time staff writer for The New Yorker Magazine as well as a theoretical physicist. He has received several awards for his writing. ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • The Nanbian Sea

    by Jeremy I Bernstein ...
    A light-reading fictional novel centered around a studio, home to a television show called the Nanbian Sea, where stage sets provide center-stage for several international conspiracies, including, but not limited to: smuggling, kidnapping, hijacking the airwaves, theft, artificial enhancements of a person (without his consent) and the list goes on. With several protagonists, you should find it ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD

  • A Rat Conspiracy

    by Jeremy I Bernstein ...
    A light reading fictional novel about two groups, who come together to pull off a sophisticated world changing scrupulous scheme using a deadly virus, each for their own interests, while using a pasty: Jay. A nobody who learns to become a somebody really quickly given the circumstances. ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD

  • Spaceship Orion And Other Scientific Explorations, The

    by Jeremy Bernstein ...
    A curation of essays penned by Jeremy Bernstein, this book is a treasure trove of personal stories ranging from Bernstein's expedition to Mount Everest, cherished encounters with the fathers of Quantum Mechanics (Werner Heisenberg, Paul Dirac and Erwin Schrodinger), to a jovial collaboration with Freeman Dyson on the Orion spaceship project.This essay collection is a door into several pieces of ... Read more

    $20.89 CAD

  • Physicists on Wall Street and Other Essays on Science and Society

    by Jeremy Bernstein ...
    Series series History (R0)
    Over the years, Jeremy Bernstein has been in contact with many of the world’s most renowned physicists and other scientists, many of whom were involved in politics, literature, and language. In this diverse collection of essays, he reflects on their work, their personal relationships, their motives, and their contributions. Even for those people he writes about that he did not know personally, he ... Read more

    $34.59 CAD