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Astrophysicist and author of The Pluto Files (DB 69831) uses the construct of Merlin--an ancient visitor from the planet Omniscia…
in the Andromeda galaxy--to answer questions about human understanding of the universe. Topics covered include bodies in the solar system, scientific tools, and life beyond the Milky Way. 1989Par Craig Nelson. 2014
Author of Rocket Men (DB 69775) describes the rise and fall of the Atomic Age. Discusses pioneering physicists--including Bohr, the…
Curies, and Einstein--the development of weaponized atomic energy during World War II, and the use of nuclear power as part of the electrical grid. 2014Par Lee Billings. 2013
Journalist examines the growth of discoveries of exoplanets--planets that orbit stars other than the Sun--in the late twentieth and early…
twenty-first centuries and what it means for the identification of extraterrestrial life. Profiles astronomers and planetary scientists responsible for this batch of identified planets. 2013Par Basil Mahon, Nancy Forbes. 2014
Examination of the lives of Michael Faraday (1791-1867) and James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879) and their contributions in the development of…
physics. Discusses Faraday's early life of poverty--and the challenges he faced because of his background--and Maxwell's ability to support Faraday's theories with mathematical formulas. 2014Par Allen St. John, Ainissa G. Ramirez. 2013
Journalist St. John and engineer Ramirez examine the game of football and discuss the behavioral and mechanical science concepts behind…
it. The authors explore the notion that chaos theory--as explained to them by MacArthur Fellow Stephan Wolfram--is the underpinning for Cincinnati Bengals' coach Sam Wyche's no-huddle. 2013Theoretical physicist examines advances in brain research that once could only be imagined in science fiction. Explores possibilities such as…
connecting brains to computers to power exoskeletons for those with paralyzed limbs, learning new subjects through artificial memory, and constructing a "brain-net" to link minds across the world. Bestseller. 2014Journalist focuses on the experiences of the people working at NASA from the aftermath of the 1986 Challenger shuttle explosion…
to the July 2011 final shuttle flight. Interviews flight controllers, shuttle workers, and astronauts. Covers the 2003 loss of the Columbia. Includes foreword by astronaut Jerry Ross. 2013Par Stacy Perman. 2013
Journalist explores the rivalry between financier Henry Graves Jr. and automobile magnate James Ward Packard to build and own the…
most remarkable watch in history. Graves and Packard spurred Swiss watchmaker Patek Phillipe to manufacture the Graves Supercomplication--the most complex mechanical watch ever created. Details early-twentieth-century watchmaking techniques. 2013Par Lawrence M. Krauss, Lawrence Maxwell Krauss. 2012
Arizona State University cosmologist challenges belief in a divine creator and describes modern research in quantum mechanics that suggests the…
universe originated out of nothing--and could eventually return to that. Includes afterword by evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins, author of The Greatest Show on Earth (DB 70102). 2012Par Andrew Kessler. 2011
Author recounts spending the summer of 2008 in mission control of the Phoenix Mars expedition with one hundred thirty scientists…
and engineers. Describes the team's discovery of ice on Mars, discusses the possibility of life on the planet, and addresses conspiracy stories about the mission's findings. 2011Par Ben Mezrich. 2011
Detailed account of college intern Thad Roberts's theft of moon rocks from NASA in 2002 and the FBI sting that…
snared him. Describes Roberts's sheltered upbringing, his estrangement from his parents, and his romance with a coworker that motivated the heist. Some strong language. 2011Par Matthew Restall, Amara Solari. 2011
Mayan scholars discuss the historical origins of the Mayan 2012 doomsday prediction. They identify the relevant ancient texts and images…
and explain what the artifacts represent. Authors argue that it is Western--not Mayan--civilization that contains a millenarian outlook. 2011Par Mike Brown. 2010
Astronomer at the California Institute of Technology recounts his 2005 discovery of a tenth planet with an outdated Schmidt Telescope--an…
event that downgraded Pluto to a dwarf planet. Describes an astronomer's daily work and reminisces about the birth and growth of his daughter. 2010Physicist discusses research by more than three hundred scientists that is leading to breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, computers, nanotechnology, space…
travel, medicine, energy, and more. Predicts the impact these advances will have on day-to-day life during the twenty-first century. Bestseller. 2011Par Stephen J. Pyne, Stephen J Pyne. 2010
Examines the Voyager space program's history, scientific impact, and legacy. Compares the mission with earlier terrestrial explorations and highlights contrasts:…
its unmanned nature and the lack of any native populations for it to encounter. Reports on people's reactions to the discoveries the two probes made while touring neighboring planets. 2010Par Brian Greene. 2011
Bestselling author of The Elegant Universe (DB 48203) and The Fabric of the Cosmos (DB 57798) explains the principles of…
quantum mechanics, cosmology, and string theory that propose the existence of multiple universes. Uses analogies and metaphors to illustrate research that supports several different models of parallel universes. Bestseller. 2011Par James Kakalios. 2010
Physicist offers a "working-man's view" of quantum mechanics, connecting groundbreaking discoveries in the field with many of the tools and…
conveniences of today's world, including DVDs, MRI machines, and high-speed computers. Also explains why some staples of twentieth-century science fiction, such as jet packs, have not become reality. 2010Par Anil Ananthaswamy. 2010
Science writer travels to the Chilean Andes, the Himalayas, and other locations in a quest to understand our universe. Wonders…
why the universe is expanding at an ever-faster rate, what dark matter is, and whether there are more universes. 2010Par Frank Close, F. E Close. 2010
Scholar explores the neutrino, a tiny, difficult-to-detect particle emitted from radioactive transitions and generated by stars. Discusses the contributions John…
Bahcall, Ray Davis, Bruno Pontecorvo, and others made to scientific understanding of this fundamental building block of the universe. 2010Par Mary Roach. 2010