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  • Quantum Leaps: How Quantum Mechanics Took Over Science

    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 ... Leer más

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  • Chorus Of Bells And Other Scientific Inquiries, A

    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 ... Leer más

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  • Quantum Profiles

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    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, ... Leer más

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  • A Palette of Particles

    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. ... Leer más

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  • Bouquet Of Numbers And Other Scientific Offerings, A

    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. ... Leer más

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  • Albert Einstein

    And the Frontiers of Physics

    Series series Oxford Portraits in Science
    Albert Einstein did not impress his first teachers. They found him a dreamy child without an especially promising future. But some time in his early years he developed what he called "wonder" about the world. Later in life, he remembered two instances from his childhood--his fascination at age five with a compass and his introduction to the lucidity and certainty of geometry--that may have been ... Leer más

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  • Meet Cutes NYC

    True Stories of Love and Connection

    **"Excuse me, are you two a couple?"From the creators of @meetcutesnyc, this stunning new book—beautifully photographed and written—captures true stories of love and connection as told on the streets of NYC.**Meet Cutes NYC is a breathtaking collection of 85 stories—a mix of new and fan favorites—alongside beautiful portraits of the couples, photographed exclusively for the book. Each interview ... Leer más

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  • Nuclear Iran

    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 ... Leer más

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  • Spaceship Orion And Other Scientific Explorations, The

    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 ... Leer más

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  • L'uomo senza frontiere

    Vita e scoperte di Albert Einstein

    Figura emblematica del nostro tempo, geniale esploratore dell'intelligenza umana e dello spaziotempo, Albert Einstein è ancora oggi considerato uno dei più importanti scienziati della storia. Le sue scoperte e intuizioni hanno riscritto totalmente il nostro modo di interrogare la realtà e dato abbrivio a una nuova, straordinaria prospettiva scientifica, da cui nessun modello fisico del presente e ... Leer más

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  • Song For Molly, A

    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 ... Leer más

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

    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 ... Leer más

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