Shortlisted for the 2024 Financial Times Business Book of the Year “An exceedingly important book!” —General David Petraeus, US Army (Ret.), former Director of the CIA “Essential reading for understanding how technology will change the future of warfare.” Zobraziť viac
Will we ever truly understand our cosmic home? This is the story of the technologies that allow us to look up, to learn and to discover our place in the cosmos... Zobraziť viac
Kip Thorne and Roger Blandford’s monumental Modern Classical Physics is now available in five stand-alone volumes that make ideal textbooks for individual graduate or advanced undergraduate courses on statistical physics... Zobraziť viac
Kip Thorne and Roger Blandford’s monumental Modern Classical Physics is now available in five stand-alone volumes that make ideal textbooks for individual graduate or advanced undergraduate courses... Zobraziť viac
Where the science of black holes, gravitational waves, and time travel will likely lead us, as reported by spacetime's most important theoreticians and observers... Zobraziť viac
What is life? This is among the most difficult open problems in science, right up there with the nature of consciousness and the existence of matter. All the definitions we have fall short. Physicist and astrobiologist Sara Imari Walker argues that... Zobraziť viac
For decades, the world has been caught in a cold war between two powerful nations: Medaluo and Atahua. The Medan orphans who live in Atahua suffer the cost. Their enrollment at Nile Military Academy is mandatory. Either serve as a soldier, or risk... Zobraziť viac
This book presents an overview of the physics of radiation detection and its applications. It covers the origins and properties of different kinds of ionizing radiation, their detection and measurement, ... Zobraziť viac
Jaký to nádherný svět, další titul oblíbeného autora Marcuse Chowna, opět vychází z jeho umění vysvětlit složité fyzikální jevy laikovi. Laickými slovy se však tentokrát pokusí vysvětlit vše. Jak ale napsat o všem? A kde vůbec... Zobraziť viac
Vítejte ve světě nové moci. Jeremy Heimans a Henry Timms popisují největší příběhy naší doby – vzestup megaplatforem jako Facebook a Uber, nečekaná vítězství Obamy a Trumpa či náhlý vznik hnutí #MeToo – a odhalují, co za... Zobraziť viac
Fascinujúci a poučný pohľad na to, čo o svete prezrádza moderná fyzika. Kvantový fyzik, autor bestsellerov denníka The New York Times a moderátor spoločnosti BBC Jim Al-Khalili objasňuje základné objavy fyziky a umožňuje nám... Zobraziť viac
From the bestselling author of Eating Animals and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close - a brilliant, fresh take on climate change and what we can do about it... Zobraziť viac
This wide-ranging account of our emotional responses to technologies, from the telegram to Instagram, shows that technology changes not only how we feel, but what our feelings mean. Facebook makes us lonely. Selfies breed narcissism... Zobraziť viac
This textbook is a comprehensive introduction to the key disciplines of mathematics - linear algebra, calculus, and geometry - needed in the undergraduate physics curriculum. Its leitmotiv is that success in learning these subjects depends on a good... Zobraziť viac
Internationally known theoretical physicist and bestselling popular science writer Lawrence Krauss explores cosmology's greatest unanswered questions... Zobraziť viac
Planisphere and Starfinder is your personal guide to exploring the night sky. It takes the mystery out of astronomy and introduces basic stargazing techniques, helping you to find and recognise objects easily... Zobraziť viac
With the discovery in 1995 of the first planet orbiting another star, we now realize that planets are not unique to our own Solar System. For centuries, humanity has wondered whether we are alone in the Universe... Zobraziť viac
What We See in the Stars Kelsey Oseid is a richly illustrated guide to the myths, histories, and science of the celestial bodies of our solar system, with stories and information about constellations, planets, comets, the northern lights, and more... Zobraziť viac
Explore the cosmos with an alien guide. Dive into cosmic mysteries, from the Big Bang to dinosaurs, with wit and science. A journey through space and time. Zobraziť viac
The legendary introduction to physics from the subject's greatest teacher... Zobraziť viac
