For most people, quantum theory is a byword for mysterious, impenetrable science. And yet for many years it was equally baffling for scientists themselves. Manjit Kumar gives a dramatic and superbly-written history of this fundamental scientific...
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The physics book : from the Big Bang to Quantum Resurrection, 250 milestones in the history of physics
Following the hugely successful The Science Book and The Math Book comes a richly illustrated chronology of physics, containing 250 short, entertaining, and thought-provoking entries. In addition to exploring such engaging topics as dark energy,...
Quantum theory may be bizarre and inexplicable—but it's been shown to account for as much as 30 percent of American GDP, as this brilliant new book by science writer extraordinaire Brian Clegg reveals.
The Stone, Bronze, and Iron Ages, and the...
From Brian Greene, one of the world’s leading physicists and author the Pulitzer Prize finalist The Elegant Universe, comes a grand tour of the universe that makes us look at reality in a completely different way.
Space and time form the very...
Образовательная, прикладная, научно-популярная литература, Физика
Космос. Иллюстрированная история астрономии и космологии
Подобно нашим далеким предкам, мы до сих пор смотрим на звезды в надежде понять, как возникла и развивается Вселенная, исчезнет ли она,...
Образовательная, прикладная, научно-популярная литература, Физика
Принцип эксперимента. 12 главных открытий физики элементарных частиц
Перед вами – история экспериментов и открытий физики элементарных частиц, физики ХХ века. Вы узнаете, какой путь проделал пытливый и...
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The Quantum Moment: How Planck, Bohr, Einstein, and Heisenberg Taught Us to Love Uncertainty
The discovery of the quantum—the idea, born in the early 1900s in a remote corner of physics, that energy comes in finite packets instead of infinitely divisible quantities—planted a rich set of metaphors in the popular imagination.
Quantum...
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North Pole, South Pole: The Epic Quest to Solve the Great Mystery of Earth’s Magnetism
Why do compass needles point north―but not quite north? What guides the migration of birds, whales, and fish across the world’s oceans? How is Earth able to sustain life under an onslaught of solar wind and cosmic radiation? For centuries, the...
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The Perfect Theory: A Century of Geniuses and the Battle over General Relativity
How did one elegant theory incite a scientific revolution? Physicists have been exploring, debating, and questioning the general theory of relativity ever since Albert Einstein first presented it in 1915. Their work has uncovered a number of the...
Take a look up at the stars on a clear night and you get a sense that the universe is vast and untouchable, full of mysteries beyond comprehension. But did you know that the key to unveiling the secrets of the cosmos is as close as the nearest...