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  • Einstein Was Right

    The Science and History of Gravitational Waves

    de Alessandra Buonanno, Harry Collins, Don Howard, Tilman Sauer, Barry C. Barish, Daniel Kennefick, Jürgen Renn, Kip S. Thorne, Diana Kormos Buchwald ...
    An authoritative interdisciplinary account of the historic discovery of gravitational wavesIn 1915, Albert Einstein predicted the existence of gravitational waves—ripples in the fabric of spacetime caused by the movement of large masses—as part of the theory of general relativity. A century later, researchers with the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) confirmed Einstein's ... Leer más

    $34.59 USD

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  • Spooky Action at a Distance

    Why Space and Times Are Doomed—and What It Means for Black Holes, the Big Bang, and Theories of Everything

    de George Musser ...
    Long-listed for the 2016 PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing AwardDelightfully readable, Spooky Action at a Distance is a mind-bending voyage to the frontiers of modern physics that will change the way we think about reality.What is space? It isn't a question that most of us normally ask. Space is the venue of physics; it's where things exist, where they move and take shape. Yet over the ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

  • What Is Real?

    The Unfinished Quest for the Meaning of Quantum Physics

    de Adam Becker ...
    "A thorough, illuminating exploration of the most consequential controversy raging in modern science." --New York Times Book ReviewAn Editor's Choice, New York Times Book ReviewLonglisted for PEN/E.O. Wilson Prize for Literary Science WritingLonglisted for Goodreads Choice AwardEvery physicist agrees quantum mechanics is among humanity's finest scientific achievements. But ask what it means, ... ... Leer más

    $15.99 USD

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  • Relativity: The Special And General Theory (Mobi Classics)

    de Albert Einstein,Robert W. Lawson (Translator) ...
    Relativity: The Special and General Theory is an introduction to Einstein's space-bending, time-stretching theory of Relativity, first published in December 1916. Special and General relativity explain the structure of space time and provide a theory of gravitation, respectively. Einstein's theories shocked the world with their counterintuitive results, including the dissolution of absolute time. ... Leer más

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  • Void

    The Strange Physics of Nothing

    de James Owen Weatherall ...
    Series series Foundational Questions in Science
    The New York Times bestselling author of The Physics of Wall Street " deftly explains all you wanted to know about nothingness—a.k.a. the quantum vacuum" (Priyamvada Natarajan, author of Mapping the Heavens ).James Owen Weatherall's bestselling book, The Physics of Wall Street, was named one of Physics Today's five most intriguing books of 2013. In this work, he takes on... ... Leer más

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  • Letters on Wave Mechanics

    Correspondence with H. A. Lorentz, Max Planck, and Erwin Schrödinger

    de Albert Einstein ...
    A lively collection of Einstein's groundbreaking scientific correspondence on modern physicsImagine getting four of the greatest minds of modern physics in a room together to explain and debate the theories and innovations of their day. This is the fascinating experience of reading Letters on Wave Mechanics, the correspondence between H. A. Lorentz, Max Planck, Erwin Schrödinger, and Albert ... Leer más

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  • The Quantum Moment

    How Planck, Bohr, Einstein, and Heisenberg Taught Us to Love Uncertainty

    de Robert P. Crease, Alfred Scharff Goldhaber ...
    "A very fun way to learn about where quantum physics comes from and the strange, even astonishing places it has gone." —Peter Galison, Harvard University, author of Einstein’s Clocks, Poincaré’s MapsFrom multiverses and quantum leaps to Schrödinger’s cat and time travel, quantum mechanics has irreversibly shaped the popular imagination. Entertainers and writers from Lady Gaga to David Foster ... Leer más

    $17.99 USD

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  • The Great Equations: Breakthroughs in Science from Pythagoras to Heisenberg

    Breakthroughs in Science from Pythagoras to Heisenberg

    de Robert P. Crease ...
    “Any reader who aspires to be scientifically literate will find this a good starting place.”—Publishers WeeklyWhile we may be familiar with some of science’s greatest equations, we may not know that each and every equation emerged not in “Eureka!” moments but in years of cultural developments and scientific knowledge. With vignettes full of humor, drama, and eccentricity, philosopher and science ... Leer más

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  • Sidelights On Relativity (Mobi Classics)

    de Albert Einstein ...
    This is an electronic edition of the complete book complemented by author biography. This book features a table of contents linked to every chapter. The book was designed for optimal navigation on the iPad, Nook, PDA, Smartphone, and other electronic readers. It is formatted to display on all electronic devices including eReaders, Smartphones and other Mobile Devices with a small display. ... Leer más

    $0.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Quantum Reality

    The Quest for the Real Meaning of Quantum Mechanics - a Game of Theories

    de Jim Baggott ...
    Quantum mechanics is an extraordinarily successful scientific theory. It is also completely mad. Although the theory quite obviously works, it leaves us chasing ghosts and phantoms; particles that are waves and waves that are particles; cats that are at once both alive and dead; and lots of seemingly spooky goings-on. But if we're prepared to be a little more specific about what we mean when we ... Leer más

    $18.99 USD

  • The Whole Truth

    A Cosmologist’s Reflections on the Search for Objective Reality

    de P. James E. Peebles ...
    From the Nobel Prize–winning physicist, a personal meditation on the quest for objective reality in natural scienceA century ago, thoughtful people questioned how reality could agree with physical theories that kept changing, from a mechanical model of the ether to electric and magnetic fields, and from homogeneous matter to electrons and atoms. Today, concepts like dark matter and dark energy ... Leer más

    $23.09 USD

  • The Periodic Table:Its Story and Its Significance

    Its Story and Its Significance

    de Eric R. Scerri ...
    The periodic table is one of the most potent icons in science. It lies at the core of chemistry and embodies the most fundamental principles of the field. The one definitive text on the development of the periodic table by van Spronsen (1969), has been out of print for a considerable time. The present book provides a successor to van Spronsen, but goes further in giving an evaluation of the extent ... Leer más

    $52.99 USD