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A New Understanding of the Atom by John T. Sanders Publisher Comments Einstein overthrew Newtonian physics but like Newton he still believed that physical events have definite causes. Then Niels Bohr, a Danish physicist, joined others in describing a strange new world of uncertainty and mystery. Quantum mechanics has... (read more) Your price: $23.25 New - Compact Disc
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Forecast: A Journey to the Frontiers of Climate Change, from the Amazon to the Arctic, from Darfur to Napa Valley by Stephan Faris Publisher Comments While reporting just outside of Darfur, Stephan Faris discovered that climate change was at the root of that conflict, and he began to wonder what current and impending-and largely unanticipated-crises such changes have in store for the world.Forecast... (read more) Your price: $29.99 New - Compact Disc
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Religion and Science CD (Listen to Genius) by Bertrand Russell Publisher Comments "New truth is often uncomfortable," Bertrand Russell wrote, "but it is the most important achievement of our species." In Religion and Science (1961), his popular polemic against religious dogma, he covers the ground from demonology to quantum physics... (read more) Your price: $22.95 New - Compact Disc
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Feynman Lectures on Physics Volume 5 & 6 by Richard Phi Feynman Publisher Comments Basic Books is proud to announce the next two volumes of the complete audio CD collection of the recorded lectures delivered by the late Richard P. Feynman, lectures originally delivered to his physics students at Caltech and later fashioned by the... (read more) Your price: $59.95 New - Compact Disc
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The Universe in a Nutshell by Stephen W Hawking Publisher Comments Read by 5 CD's Like many in the community of theoretical physicists, Professor Hawking is after the Grail of science-the Theory of Everything that lies at the heart of the cosmos. He involves us in the attempts at uncovering its secrets-from supergravity... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $19.50 Used - Compact Disc
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The Feynman Lectures on Physics on CD: Feynman on Quantum Mechanics and Electromagnetism, Volumes 19 & 20 by Richard Phillips Feynman Publisher Comments Basic Books is proud to announce the final two volumes of the complete audio CD collection of the late Richard P. Feynmans lectures, originally delivered to his physics students at the California Institute of Technology and later fashioned by the author... (read more) Your price: $65.00 New - Compact Disc
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Dr. Quantum Presents: Meet the Real Creator--You! by Fred Alan Wolf Publisher Comments The more you learn about quantum physics, the more you wonder: who is really creating your reality? Fear not: Dr. Quantum, superhero of spiritual science, is here to help you Meet the Real Creator?You! Join this champion of modern thought (sometimes... (read more) Your price: $29.95 New - Compact Disc
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Quantum: Einstein, Bohr, and the Great Debate about the Nature of Reality by Manjit Kumar Synopsis Quantum theory seems synonymous with mysterious, impenetrable science. Here Manjit Kumar gives a superbly written account of the theory, focusing on the central conflict between Einstein and Bohr over the nature of reality and the soul of science.... (read more) Your price: $109.00 New - Compact Disc
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Winter World: The Ingenuity of Animal Survival by Bernd Heinrich Publisher Comments The animal kingdom relies on staggering evolutionary innovations to survive winter. Unlike their human counterparts, who alter the environment to accommodate physical limitations, most animals are adapted to an amazing range of conditions. In Winter... (read more) Your price: $34.99 New - Compact Disc
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The Feynman Lectures on Physics: Volumes 15 & 16 by Richard P. Feynman Publisher Comments For decades, Richard P. Feynmans Lectures on Physics has been known worldwide as a classic resource for students and professionals. Responding to the interest in the source material from which the Lectures on Physics were transcribed, Basic Books is... (read more) Your price: $69.95 New - Compact Disc
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Here on Earth by Tim Flannery Publisher Comments Tim Flannery's first major book since The Weather Makers charts the history of life on our planet. Here on Earth, which draws its points of departure from Darwin and Wallace, Lovelock and Dawkins, is an extraordinary exploration of evolution and... (read more) Your price: $14.99 New - Compact Disc
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Forecast: A Journey to the Frontiers of Climate Change, from the Amazon to the Arctic, from Darfur to Napa Valley by Stephan Faris Publisher Comments While reporting just outside of Darfur, Stephan Faris discovered that climate change was at the root of that conflict, and he began to wonder what current and impending-and largely unanticipated-crises such changes have in store for the world.Forecast... (read more) Your price: $59.99 New - Compact Disc
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Isaac Newton's New Physics by Gordon Brittan Publisher Comments Newton was a natural philosopher (the word ?scientist? had not yet been coined) who described a planetary system held together by gravitational forces. His ?Principia? changed science forever; gravity not only explained the orbits of stars, it explained... (read more) Your price: $23.25 New - Compact Disc
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Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100 by Michio Kaku Publisher Comments Imagine, if you can, the world in the year 2100. In Physics of the Future, Michio Kaku—the New York Times bestselling author of Physics of the Impossible—gives us a stunning, provocative, and exhilarating vision of the coming century based on... (read more) Your price: $45.00 New - Compact Disc
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The Very Best of the Feynman Lectures by Richard P Feynman Publisher Comments For more than thirty years, Richard P. Feynman's three-volume Lectures on Physics has been known worldwide as the classic resource for students and professionals alike. That text was based on transcriptions of the hundreds of hours of audio recordings... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $14.98 Sale - Compact Disc
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The Feynman Lectures on Physics Volume 11 and 12: Feynman on Science and Vision/Feynman on Sound (Feynman Lectures on Physics) by Richard P. Feynman Publisher Comments Richard P. Feynmans Lectures on Physics has been known worldwide as a classic resource for students and professionals. Drawn from the source material from which the Lectures on Physics were transcribed, Basic Books is releasing Feynmans original... (read more) Your price: $69.95 New - Compact Disc
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Knocking on Heaven's Door: How Physics and Scientific Thinking Illuminate the Universe and the Modern World by Lisa Randall Publisher Comments The latest developments in physics have the potential to radically revise our understanding of the world: its makeup, its evolution, and the fundamental forces that drive its operation. Knocking on Heaven's Door is an exhilarating and accessible overview... (read more) Your price: $49.99 New - Compact Disc
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Natural Science and the Planet Earth by Jack Sommer Publisher Comments Alexander von Humboldt and other sparked a centuries-long debate about natural history and geological destiny by discussing what today we call the environment. Some now believe the earth cannot safely accommodate its growing burdens; other say longer... (read more) Your price: $23.25 New - Compact Disc
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Feynman Lectures on Physics Volumes 9-10 by Richard P. Feynman Publisher Comments For more than thirty years, Richard P. Feynman's three-volume Lectures on Physics has been known worldwide as the classic resource for students and professionals alike. Ranging from the most basic principles of Newtonian physics through such formidable... (read more) List Price $69.95 Your price: $62.95 New - Compact Disc
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The Feynman Lectures on Physics, Volumes 17 & 18 by Richard P. Feynman Publisher Comments For decades, Richard P. Feynmans Lectures on Physics has been known worldwide as a classic resource for students and professionals. Responding to the interest in the source material from which the Lectures on Physics were transcribed, Basic Books is... (read more) Your price: $69.95 New - Compact Disc
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