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The Amazing Story of Quantum Mechanics: A Math-Free Exploration of the Science That Made Our World by James Kakalios Publisher Comments A highly entertaining exploration of the complicated science of quantum mechanics made easy to understand by way of pop culture. As a young science fiction fan, physicist James Kakalios marveled at the future predicted in the pulp magazines, comics, and... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper 
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Annus Mirabilis: 1905, Albert Einstein, and the Theory of Relativity by John Gribbin Publisher Comments The year the future was born. At the dawn of the twentieth century, young physicist Albert Einstein had quit university life, proved a failure as a teacher, and, in desperate need of means to support his wife and newborn child, had taken a job as a... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $3.25 Sale - Hardcover
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My Einstein: Essays by the World's Leading Thinkers on the Man, His Work, and His Legacy by John Brockman Publisher Comments Albert Einstein’s bold mark on our understanding of the world, which has persisted now for more than a century, shows no sign of fading. On the contrary, Einstein and his work promise to inspire, enlighten, and confound us for decades indeed, for... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $5.98 Sale - Hardcover
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The Physics of Superheroes by James Kakalios Publisher Comments A complete update to the hit book on the real physics at work in comic books, featuring more heroes, more villains, and more science Since 2001, James Kakalios has taught "Everything I Needed to Know About Physics I Learned from Reading Comic Books," a... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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For the Love of Physics: From the End of the Rainbow to the Edge of Time: A Journey Through the Wonders of Physics by Walter Lewin Publisher Comments “YOU HAVE CHANGED MY LIFE” is a common refrain in the emails Walter Lewin receives daily from fans who have been enthralled by his world-famous video lectures about the wonders of physics. “I walk with a new spring in my step and I look... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $10.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Newton and the Counterfeiter: The Unknown Detective Career of the World's Greatest Scientist by Thomas Levenson Publisher Comments A fascinating slice of true-crime history that unfolds in 1695, when law enforcement was unheard of and modern money was little more than a concept When renowned scientist Isaac Newton took up the post of Warden of His Majestys Mint in London, another... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Hole in the Universe: How Scientists Peered Over the Edge of Emptiness and Found Everything (Harvest Book) by K C Cole Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 258-266) and index.... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $6.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Einstein: The Life and Times by Ronald W. Clark Publisher Comments Ronald W. Clark's acclaimed biography of Einstein, the Promethean figure of our age, goes behind the phenomenal intellect to reveal the human side of the legendary absent-minded professor who confidently claimed that space and time were not what they... (read more) List Price $18.99 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Einstein: The Passions of a Scientist by Barry Parker Publisher Comments In this unique contribution to the Einstein literature, physicist and acclaimed science writer Parker draws on the great scientist's letters and personal papers to explore the intellectual and emotional passions that motivated both his work and his life.... (read more) List Price $28.98 Your price: $10.98 Sale - Hardcover
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About Time: Cosmology and Culture at the Twilight of the Big Bang by Adam Frank Publisher Comments The Big Bang is all but dead, and we do not yet know what will replace it. Our universes “beginning” is at an end. What does this have to do with us here on Earth? Our lives are about to be dramatically shaken again—as altered as... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $10.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Condensed Matter Physics by Akira Isihara Publisher Comments Both an introductory research work and a graduate text on condensed matter physics, this volume is also accessible to plasma physicists and their students. It emphasizes applications to a variety of systems rather than theoretical derivations and... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Uranium Wars: The Scientific Rivalry That Created the Nuclear Age by Amir D Aczel Publisher Comments Uranium, a nondescript element when found in nature, in the past century has become more sought after than gold. Its nucleus is so heavy that it is highly unstable and radioactive. If broken apart, it unleashes the tremendous power within the atomthe... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Isaac Newton by Richard S Westfall About the Author Richard S. Westfall was Professor of History and Philosophy, Indiana University. He died in 1996.... (read more) List Price $12.00 Your price: $4.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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David Levy's Guide to Observing Meteor Showers by David Levy Publisher Comments Meteors occur when a meteoroid, a speck of dust in space, enters the Earth's atmosphere. The heat generated when this happens causes the surrounding air to glow, resulting in 'shooting stars'. During the most spectacular meteor storms larger particles... (read more) List Price $28.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Dancing Wu Li Masters: An Overview of the New Physics by Gary Zukav Publisher Comments Quantum Physics is the pinnacle achievement of Western science. "Wu Li" is the Chinese word for physics. It means "Patterns of Organic Energy", but it also means "Nonsense", "My Way", "I Clutch My Ideas", and "Enlightenment". These enchanting ideas form... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Shape of Inner Space: String Theory and the Geometry of the Universe's Hidden Dimensions by Shing Tung Yau Publisher Comments String theory says we live in a ten-dimensional universe, but that only four are accessible to our everyday senses. According to theorists, the missing six are curled up in bizarre structures known as Calabi-Yau manifolds. In The Shape of Inner Space... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $10.98 Sale - Hardcover
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The Winds of Change: Climate, Weather, and the Destruction of Civilizations by Eugene Linden Publisher Comments The Winds of Change places climate change, global warming, and the resulting instability in historical context and sounds an urgent warning for the future.... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $5.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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How to Teach Physics to Your Dog by Chad Orzel Publisher Comments When physics professor Chad Orzel went to the pound to adopt a dog, he never imagined Emmy. She wasn't just a friendly mutt who needed a home; she was a talking dog with an active interest in what her new owner did for a living and how it could work for... (read more) List Price $24.00 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Multiple Facets of Quantization & Supers by Mikhail Olshanetsky Publisher Comments This book is dedicated to the memory of Michael Marinov, the theorist who, together with Felix Berezin, introduced the classical description of spin by anticommuting Grassmann variables. It contains original papers and reviews by physicists and... (read more) Your price: $50.25 Sale - Hardcover
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Art & Physics: Parallel Visions in Space, Time, and Light (P.S.) by Leonard Shlain Publisher Comments Art interprets the visible world. Physics charts its unseen workings. The two realms seem completely opposed. But consider that both strive to reveal truths for which there are no words––with physicists using the language of mathematics and... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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