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The Scientific American book of the cosmos
Par David Lévy. 2000
Leading scientists discuss the size, origin, and age of the universe in articles commissioned by Scientific American. Includes, among others,…
Albert Einstein on gravitation, David Levy and Eugene and Carolyn Shoemaker on the comet named for them, and Stephen Jay Gould on evolution. 2000Genesis: the story of Apollo 8 : the first manned flight to another world
Par Robert Zimmerman. 1998
Recounts the flight of Apollo 8, the first manned vehicle to venture beyond Earth's orbit. Provides personal biographies of the…
three astronauts and assesses their accomplishment in the context of the Cold War and the turbulent political events of 1968. 1998Time lord: Sir Sandford Fleming and the creation of standard time
Par Clark Blaise. 2001
Discusses concepts of time and the Scottish-born Canadian who conceived the standardization of world time into twenty-four zones. Concludes with…
the Prime Meridian Conference in Washington, D.C., in 1884. Explains Fleming's reasoning and the importance of worldwide acceptance of his proposals. 2000Isaac Newton: the last sorcerer
Par Michael White. 1997
Depicts Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727) as a scientist who researched the universe by studying biblical prophecy, astrology, and magic. Traces…
his youth in Grantham and years at Cambridge. Discusses how alchemy helped him to invent calculus, conceive the laws of motion and gravity, and investigate opticsThe elegant universe: superstrings, hidden dimensions, and the quest for the ultimate theory
Par B Greene, Brian Greene. 1999
Explains research on the fundamental laws of the universe and the search for a single theory capable of describing all…
physical phenomena. Discusses the major achievements of physics since Einstein and Heisenberg. Summarizes special relativity, general relativity, quantum mechanics, and string theory. BestsellerThe physics of Christmas: from the aerodynamics of reindeer to the thermodynamics of turkey
Par Roger Highfield. 1998
A British scientist probes the origins of Christmas and its trappings. Discusses icons and rituals. Topics range from "who was…
Santa?" to a history of gift giving, to an analysis of chocolate addiction, to an explanation of snowflakes' individuality. Speculates about future possibilities in "Christmas 2020."Riddle of the ice: a scientific adventure into the Arctic
Par Myron Arms. 1998
Nautical adventure aboard a fifty-foot sailing cutter exploring the Arctic Ocean near Labrador. Perturbed by the large quantities of pack…
ice in the area in the summers of the early 1990s, the author investigates weather patterns and climate changes for explanationsVisions: how science will revolutionize the 21st century
Par Michio Kaku. 1997
Predicts that a convergence of quantum physics, computer science, and biotechnology will revolutionize civilization in the twenty-first century. Avers that…
humans will shift from being "passive observers" to "active choreographers of Nature" in the processDescribes a universe of ten dimensions using a superstring theory of hyperspace that synthesizes relativity and quantum theories. Views the…
basic forces of the cosmos -- gravity, electromagnetism, and nuclear forces--as vibrations in a higher dimensional space, thus accounting for their varying mathematical descriptions. 1994.The physics of Star Trek
Par Lawrence Maxwell Krauss, S. W Hawking. 1995
Krauss uses the original Star Trek television series (and its spinoffs) to explore concepts in physics, quantum mechanics, interstellar flight,…
and time travel, as he questions the possibility of "warp drives," "transporters," "wormholes," "phasers," and "holodecks," as well as extraterrestrial life. With a foreward by Stephen Hawking. 1995.The quark and the jaguar: adventures in the simple and the complex
Par Murray Gell-Mann. 1994
Winner of the 1969 Nobel Prize in physics and founder of the Santa Fe Institute where scientists study adaptive systems,…
Gell-Mann sets forth his views on the behavior and makeup of the natural world and advocates changes that would improve and sustain the environment. He addresses quantum mechanics, biological selection, adaptive systems, and creative thinkingDreams of a final theory
Par Steven Weinberg. 1992
A winner of the 1979 Nobel Prize for physics explains in lay language the scientific search for a "final theory"…
that would unify and explain the physical laws governing the universe. He speculates on the character of that theory and on what it might mean for humankind, including the question, "What about God?" c1992.Keeping watch: a history of American time
Par Michael O'Malley. 1990
The author chronicles the interest in time that developed as early nineteenth-century America slowly linked up cities. O'Malley ponders the…
political and social implications of the move from farmers' almanacs to mechanical devices. But neither railroad schedules, punchclocks, efficiency experts, nor standard time zones can regulate the rituals of some groups who still defer to solar timeOrigins, revised and updated: Fourteen billion years of cosmic evolution
Par Neil DeGrasse Tyson. 2022
Our true origins are not only human, or even terrestrial, but in fact cosmic. Drawing on recent scientific breakthroughs and…
crosspollination among geology, biology, astrophysics, and cosmology, Origins illuminates the soul-stirring leaps in our understanding of the cosmos. This revised and updated edition features such startling discoveries as the now more than 5,000 detected exoplanets that promise to reveal exciting possibilities for life in the cosmos, and data from a new generation of ground-based and spaceborne observatories that have fundamentally changed what we know about the expanding universe?and maybe even the laws of physics themselves. From the first image of a galaxy's birth to tantalizing evidence of water not only on Mars but also on the asteroid Ceres, as well as on moons of Jupiter and Saturn, coauthors Neil deGrasse Tyson and Donald Goldsmith conduct an exhilarating tour of the cosmos with clarity and exuberanceStephen Hawking: a life in science
Par Michael White, John Gribbin, Michael J. White. 1992
A physicist turned science writer and the head of scientific studies in a university co-author this biography and study of…
the physicist. They cover the early indications of Hawking's genius through the brilliant theories he has developed during his career, explaining difficult subjects in accessible language. They also discuss his battle with the effects of Lou Gehrig's diseaseComing of age in the Milky Way
Par Timothy Ferris. 1989
This is a story of the human quest to comprehend the enormities of cosmic space and time. Ferris focuses on…
the individuals who shaped the fields of astronomy, physics, religion, and philosophy, describing scientific concepts in straightforward terms. Sequel to "The Red Limit."The red limit: the search for the edge of the universe
Par Timothy Ferris. 1983
An updated version of Ferris's popular account of astronomy and cosmology that sketches the major developments in the twentieth century…
with anecdotes about such famous astronomers as Hale, Shapley, and Hubble. 1983The beauty of light (Wiley science editions #10)
Par Ben Bova. 1988
This book on light is divided into four parts: the effect of light on human physiology, psychology and mythology; the…
physics of light; light in relation to the arts and invention; and the heavens, where light serves as the carrier of information on evolution. 1988.A brief history of time: from the big bang to black holes
Par Stephen Hawking. 1988
The famous theoretical physicist, affected by Lou Gehrig's disease since graduate school, is best known for his inquiries into the…
nature of black holes. This work recaps modern physicists' attempts to understand how and why the universe exists. Hawking claims that these attempts reach ever closer to a single theory that, if complete and convincing, would enable us "to know the mind of God." BestsellerHaphazard reality: half a century of science (Sloan Foundation Books)
Par H. B. G Casimir, Hendrik B. Casimir. 1983
The world-renowned Dutch physicist includes in this autobiography a look at the great figures in modern physics with whom he…
was acquainted. He also traces the history of twentieth-century physics from early atomic physics to the emergence of quantum mechanics and provides an insight on the relation of modern science to the welfare of humanity