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Global Fever: How to Treat Climate Change
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Global Fever: How to Treat Climate Change
by William H. Calvin

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Every decade since 1950 has seen more floods and more wildfires on every continent. Deserts are expanding, coral reefs are dying, fisheries are declining, hurricanes are strengthening. The debate about climate change is over: there’s no question that...
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The Hot Topic: What We Can Do about Global Warming
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The Hot Topic: What We Can Do about Global Warming
by Gabrielle Walker

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Last year, awareness about global warming reached a tipping point. Now one of the most dynamic writers and one of the most respected scientists in the field of climate change offer the first concise guide to both the problems and the solutions. Guiding...
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Uncertainty: Einstein, Heisenberg, Bohr, and the Struggle for the Soul of Science
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Uncertainty: Einstein, Heisenberg, Bohr, and the Struggle for the Soul of Science
by David Lindley

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Werner Heisenberg's "uncertainty principle" challenged centuries of scientific understanding, placed him in direct opposition to Albert Einstein, and put Niels Bohr in the middle of one of the most heated debates in scientific history. Heisenberg's...
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Archimedes to Hawking: Laws of Science and the Great Minds Behind Them
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Archimedes to Hawking: Laws of Science and the Great Minds Behind Them
by Clifford Pickover

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Archimedes to Hawking takes the reader on a journey across the centuries as it explores the eponymous physical laws--from Archimedes' Law of Buoyancy and Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion to Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle and Hubble's Law of Cosmic...
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Bang! The Complete History of the Universe
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Bang! The Complete History of the Universe
by Brian May and Patrick Moore and Chris Lintott

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Who knows what Brian May was thinking when he wrote We Will Rock You for Queen? As a lifelong astrophysics aficionado, he may have been thinking about the origins of the universe. He's certainly been thinking about it lately. May, a freshly minted...
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Earth: The Biography
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Earth: The Biography
by Iain Stewart and John Lynch

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After four and a half billion years, our planet is approaching old age: the perfect time to look back on an extraordinary life. In Earth: The Biography, renowned science writers Iain Steward and John Lynch use groundbreaking imagery and the latest...
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Water, Ice, and Stone: Science and Memory on the Antarctic Lakes
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Water, Ice, and Stone: Science and Memory on the Antarctic Lakes
by Bill Green

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"Nature writing of a very high order . . . a joyride for those who enjoy deep explorations of logic, human frailty and the laws of nature."-San Francisco Chronicle "[Bill Green's] prose rings with the elemental clarity of the ice he knows so well."-PEN...
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Holographic Imaging
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Holographic Imaging
by Stephen A. Benton

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This is a book about the three-dimensional imaging technique of holography. It covers the fundamental physical and optical principles of using diffraction to record and reconstruct images, human perception, and the history of holographic imaging with an...
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Computational Acoustics of Noise Propagation in Fluids - Finite and Boundary Element Methods
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Computational Acoustics of Noise Propagation in Fluids - Finite and Boundary Element Methods
by Steffen (edt) Marburg

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Among numerical methods applied in acoustics, the Finite Element Method (FEM) is normally favored for interior problems whereas the Boundary Element Method (BEM) is quite popular for exterior ones. That is why this valuable reference provides a complete...
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Advances in Chemical Physics
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Advances in Chemical Physics
by Stuart A. (edt) Rice

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This series provides the chemical physics field with a forum for critical, authoritative evaluations of advances in every area of the discipline....
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Spin Dynamics: Basics of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
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Spin Dynamics: Basics of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
by Malcolm H. Levitt

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Spin Dynamics: Basics of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Second Edition is a comprehensive and modern introduction which focuses on those essential principles and concepts needed for a thorough understanding of the subject, rather than the practical aspects....
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Spin Dynamics: Basics of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
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Spin Dynamics: Basics of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
by Malcolm H. Levitt

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Spin Dynamics: Basics of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Second Edition is a comprehensive and modern introduction which focuses on those essential principles and concepts needed for a thorough understanding of the subject, rather than the practical aspects....
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Prodigal Genius: The Life of Nikola Tesla
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Prodigal Genius: The Life of Nikola Tesla
by John J. O'Neill

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Even the gods of old, in the wildest imaginings of their worshipers, never undertook such gigantic tasks of world-wide dimension as those which Tesla attempted and accomplished. -from Chapter One First published in 1944 and long a favorite of Tesla fans,...
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Network Infrastructure and Architecture: Designing High-Availability Networks
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Network Infrastructure and Architecture: Designing High-Availability Networks
by Krzysztof Iniewski

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A Comprehensive, Thorough Introduction to High-Speed Networking Technologies and Protocols Network Infrastructure and Architecture: Designing High-Availability Networks takes a unique approach to the subject by covering the ideas underlying networks, the...
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Topics in Digital Signal Processing #17: Digital Signal Processing and Applications with the Tms320c6713 and Tms320c6416 Dsk
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Topics in Digital Signal Processing #17: Digital Signal Processing and Applications with the Tms320c6713 and Tms320c6416 Dsk
by Rulph Chassaing

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Now in a new edition--the most comprehensive, hands-on introduction to digital signal processing The first edition of Digital Signal Processing and Applications with the TMS320C6713 and TMS320C6416 DSK is widely accepted as the most extensive text...
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On the Surface of Things: Images of the Extraordinary in Science
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On the Surface of Things: Images of the Extraordinary in Science
by Felice Frankel and George M. Whitesides

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Using innovative photographic technology, Felice Frankel finds startling abstract beauty on the surfaces of objects all around us. Chemist George M. Whitesides explains each photograph, describing why and how each of these phenomena occur....
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Just Seconds from the Ocean: Coastal Living in the Wake of Katrina
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Just Seconds from the Ocean: Coastal Living in the Wake of Katrina
by William Sargent

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The idea of living on the coast conjures images of rolling waves, rocky outcroppings, and sandy stretches of beach. This picturesque conception stands in direct contrast to the reality of the natural world. In Just Seconds from the Ocean: Coastal Living...
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Einstein and Oppenheimer: The Meaning of Genius
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Einstein and Oppenheimer: The Meaning of Genius
by Silvan S. Schweber

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Albert Einstein and J. Robert Oppenheimer, two iconic scientists of the twentieth century, belonged to different generations, with the boundary marked by the advent of quantum mechanics. By exploring how these men differed (in their worldview, in their...
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The Goldilocks Engima: Why Is the Universe Just Right for Life?
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The Goldilocks Engima: Why Is the Universe Just Right for Life?
by P. C. W. Davies

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In the successor to his provocative bestseller The Mind of God, the cosmologist Paul Davies tackles another big question: Why does the universe seem so well suited for life? One popular explanation is the multiverse theory, which sounds like it came...
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Fundamentals of Signal Processing for Sound and Vibration Engineers
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Fundamentals of Signal Processing for Sound and Vibration Engineers
by Kihong Shin

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Fundamentals of Signal Processing for Sound and Vibration Engineers is based on Joe Hammond's many years of teaching experience at the Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton. Whilst the applications presented emphasise sound...
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