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Black Bodies and Quantum Cats : Tales From the Annals of Physics (05 Edition)
by Jennifer Ouellette  Publisher Comments Physics, once known as natural philosophy, is the most basic science, explaining the world we live in, from the largest scale down to the very, very, very smallest, and our understanding of it has changed over many centuries. In Black Bodies and Quantum...
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Essential Elements: Atoms, Quarks, and the Periodic Table
by Matt Tweed Publisher Comments For anyone interested in the tiny building blocks of our universe, Matt Tweed — the illustrator of Useful Mathematical & Physical Formulae — offers a fascinating introduction to the complex and beautiful world of the elements. Tweed reveals the...
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The Particle Odyssey: A Journey to the Heart of Matter
by Frank Close Publisher Comments Boasting more than three hundred illustrations, the majority in full color, The Particle Odyssey takes us on an exhilarating tour of the subatomic world. The pictures here are truly marvelous--over 100 of the best images ever taken of particle 'events...
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Physics for Dummies (For Dummies)
by Steven Holzner Publisher Comments The fun and easy way to understand the basic principles of physics How does gravity work? What does e=mc2 really mean? And what's a charm quark? Physics For Dummies answers these questions and more, explaining the basics of physical science and its...
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The Trouble with Physics: The Rise of String Theory, the Fall of a Science, and What Comes Next
by Lee Smolin Publisher Comments In this illuminating book, the renowned theoretical physicist Lee Smolin argues that fundamental physics (the search for the laws of nature) losing its way. Ambitious ideas about extra dimensions, exotic particles, multiple universes, and strings have...
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Fundamental Formulas of Physics Volume 1
by Donald H Menzel Publisher Comments Volume 1 of a two-volume set. This important work covers basic mathematical formulas, statistics, nomograms, physical constants, classical mechanics, special theory of relativity, general theory of relativity, hydrodynamics and aerodynamics, boundary...
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On Dialogue (Routledge Classics)
by David Bohm Publisher Comments Reissue....
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MR Tompkins in Paperback: Comprising 'mr Tompkins in Wonderland' and 'mr Tompkins Explores the Atom'
by George Gamow Publisher Comments Mr Tompkins has become known and loved by many thousands of readers (since his first appearance over fifty years ago) as the bank clerk whose fantastic dreams and adventures lead him into a world inside the atom. George Gamow's classic provides a...
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Before the Fallout: From Marie Curie to Hiroshima
by Diana Preston Publisher Comments The Human Chain Reaction That Led To The Atom Bomb On December 26, 1898, Marie Curie announced the discovery of radium and observed that "radioactivity seems to be an atomic property." A mere 47 years later, "Little Boy"exploded over Hiroshima...
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Dark Cosmos: In Search of Our Universe's Missing Mass and Energy
by Dan Hooper Publisher Comments The twentieth century was astonishing in all regards, shaking the foundations of practically every aspect of human life and thought, physics not least of all. Beginning with the publication of Albert Einstein's theory of relativity, through the wild...
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The Essential David Bohm
by David Bohm Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 341) and index....
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Hidden Attraction: The History and Mystery of Magnetism
by Gerrit L Verschuur Publisher Comments Long one of nature's most fascinating phenomena, magnetism was once the subject of many superstitions. Magnets were thought useful to thieves, effective as a love potion or as a cure for gout or spasms. They could remove sorcery from women and put demons...
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Quantum questions :mystical writings of the world's great physicists
by Ken Wilber Publisher Comments Brings together for the 1st time the mystical writings of the world's great physicists - all of whom express a deep belief that physics and mysticism are somehow fraternal twins. Written in non-technical language....
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Truth and Beauty: Aesthetics and Motivations in Science
by Subra Chandrasekhar Publisher Comments "What a splendid book! Reading it is a joy, and for me, at least, continuing reading it became compulsive. . . . Chandrasekhar is a distinguished astrophysicist and every one of the lectures bears the hallmark of all his work: precision, thoroughness...
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Dark Cosmos: In Search of Our Universe's Missing Mass and Energy
by Dan Hooper 
Publisher Comments The twentieth century was astonishing in all regards, shaking the foundations of practically every aspect of human life and thought, physics not least of all. Beginning with the publication of Albert Einstein's theory of relativity, through the wild...
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The Theory of Almost Everything: The Standard Model, the Unsung Triumph of Modern Physics
by Robert Oerter Publisher Comments The most successful and important theory in physics today, fully explained to general readers This book does for the Standard Model what Brian Greene did for string theory Historical perspective begins in the 19th century and explains where we are today...
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The New World of MR Tompkins: George Gamow's Classic MR Tompkins in Paperback
by George Gamow Publisher Comments An inspirational introduction to the physics of the twenty-first century....
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In Search of the Ultimate Building Blocks
by Gerard Hooft Publisher Comments First-hand 'popular physics' book by very famous theoretical physicist....
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Lasers & Holography an Introduction To Cohe 2ND Edition
by Winston E Kock Publisher Comments Sound introduction to burgeoning field,expanded (1981) for second edition. 84 illus....
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Symmetry: The Ordering Principle (Wooden Books)
by David Wade Publisher Comments Symmetry underlies almost every aspect of nature and our experience of the world, from the subatomic realms of quantum mechanics to the equations of physics, in art, architecture and our concepts of morality and justice. In this little book Welsh...
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