In Hands of Time watchmaker and historian Rebecca Struthers welcomes us into the hidden world of watchmaking, and to a history of time that spans centuries and continents... 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
Richard P. Feynman, winner of the Nobel Prize in physics, thrived on outrageous adventures. In this lively work that “can shatter the stereotype of the stuffy scientist” (Detroit Free Press), Feynman recounts his experiences trading ideas... 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
Brian Greene's The Hidden Reality: Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos explores our most current scientific understanding of the universe, the 'string theory' that might hold the key to unifying nature's laws, ... 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
Every second of our lives - whether we're looking both ways before crossing the street, celebrating the birth of a baby, or moving to a new city - we must cope with an unknowable future. How do we do this? And how do we, like most living organisms... Zobraziť viac
In June 1925, twenty-three-year-old Werner Heisenberg, suffering from hay fever, had retreated to the treeless... Zobraziť viac
It was Richard Feynman's outrageous and scintillating method of teaching that earned him legendary status among students and professors of physics. From 1961 to 1963, Feynman delivered a series of lectures at the California Institute of Technology... Zobraziť viac
In Extraterrestrial, Loeb takes readers inside the thrilling story of the first interstellar visitor to be spotted in our solar system. He outlines his theory and its profound implications: for science, for religion, and for the future of our planet... Zobraziť viac
