Professor Hawking was a brilliant theoretical physicist, an influential author and thinker, and a great popular communicator. Throughout his career he was asked questions by business leaders, politicians, entrepreneurs, academics and the ... Zobraziť viac
Explore the stars and planets and beyond through art over the ages – an international panel of experts take you on a journey through man's record of the universe – from ancient cave paintings to animation... Zobraziť viac
The new book from astronaut Tim Peake, the number one bestselling author of Hello, is this planet Earth? ... Zobraziť viac
An instant popular science classic that explains the mysteries of physics for readers of all ages. Imagine if The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy were a real, practical book about the mysteries of the universe... Zobraziť viac
Before the Higgs boson, there was a maddening search for another particle - the ghostly neutrino. First detected in 1956, its fleeting appearances have teased answers to many mysteries: How did the Big Bang happen? Why is antimatter so rare? What might... Zobraziť viac
Three great scientific revolutions have shaped our understanding of the cosmos and our relationship to it. The sixteenth and seventeenth centuries witnessed the Copernican Revolution, ... Zobraziť viac
Chasing the Moon thoroughly reimagines the race to the moon, upending much of the conventional mythology. With newly revealed stories about the space race, from its earliest days to the monumental achievement of the lunar landing in 1969, ... Zobraziť viac
Human beings, says Lee Smolin, author of The Trouble With Physics, have always had a problem with the boundary between reality and fantasy, confusing our representations of the world with the world itself.... Zobraziť viac
One idea, more than any other, has transformed our understanding of the fabric of the universe: the quantum. Now Carlo Rovelli illuminates its mysteries... Zobraziť viac
A detailed guide to a revolution transforming human longevity — a breakthrough moment in the history of human health care — from one of the most respected medical researchers in the world. In this breakthrough moment in the history of human health... Zobraziť viac
In a time when our political and cultural perspectives feel more divisive than ever, Tyson provides a much-needed antidote to so much of what divides us... Zobraziť viac
This textbook introduces quantum computing to readers who do not have much background in linear algebra based on the self-study experience of the author as an engineer. The author targets undergraduate and master students... Zobraziť viac
We could have an uninhabitable earth in a century. It could take 26 minutes and 40 seconds. An edge-of-your-seat non-fiction thriller that has to be read to be believed... Zobraziť viac
The International Bestseller'A physics book unlike any other. The scope, depth and artistry are breathtaking' - John Preskill, theoretical physicist and Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at CaltechQuantum physics is the cornerstone of our world... Zobraziť viac
In late 2017, scientists at a Hawaiian observatory glimpsed a strange object soaring through our inner solar system. Astrophysicist Avi Loeb conclusively showed it was not an asteroid; it was moving too fast along a strange orbit... Zobraziť viac
A highly accessible book offering a new interpretation and resolution of Arrow's and Sen's theorems. Zobraziť viac
Das Buch behandelt die klassische Punktmechanik und die Mechanik starrer Körper in den Newtonschen, Lagrangeschen und Hamiltonschen Formulierungen sowie die Schwingungs- und Wellenlehre und die relativistische Mechanik. Die wichtigsten Prinzipien der... Zobraziť viac
The ultimate in recycling, composting has been in use in some form since ancient times. A well-managed composting facility should exist as a good neighbor contributing to ecology. However, since local populations often perceive risks if a composting... Zobraziť viac
First-hand 'popular physics' book by very famous theoretical physicist. Zobraziť viac
Coal, gas and oil have been capitalism's main fuels since the industrial revolution. And yet, of all the fossil fuels ever consumed, more than half were burned in the last 50 years. Most alarming of all, fossil fuel consumption has grown fastest in the... Zobraziť viac
