On July 20, 1969, science fiction became reality. Revisit the momentous moon landing in the 50thanniversary editionof Norman Mailer’s classic book on the Apollo 11 mission. This volume includes hundreds of imagessourced from the NASA vaults, ... Zobraziť viac
Can physics change your life? It already has. In The Art of Physics, Zahaan Bharmal explains eight ideas from physics that have transformed his view of everyday life and will do the same for you. Far from being abstract, he argues, physics can help us... Zobraziť viac
Nové objevy o dvojčeti Země – i jinde ve vesmíru může existovat život! Roku 1995 dva švýcarští astronomové objevili planetu obíhající jinou hvězdu než naše Slunce. Tento objev navždy proměnil naše chápání vesmíru, neboť... Zobraziť viac
The key concepts and mathematical techniques for fully understanding the Schrödinger equation in physics and beyond are given here. Includes homework problems and fully worked solutions. Zobraziť viac
This textbook covers all the standard introductory topics in classical mechanics, including Newton's laws, oscillations, energy, momentum, angular momentum, planetary motion, and special relativity. It also explores more advanced topics, such as normal... Zobraziť viac
Every element has character, be it volatile, aloof, gregarious or enigmatic. They also have incredible stories of how they came to be, how they were discovered and how their qualities have been harnessed to make everything we have in the world... Zobraziť viac
Sunday Times bestselling author Simon Winchester returns with a thought-provoking history of the wind, written in his edifying and entertaining style. Zobraziť viac
Dava Sobel, acclaimed and bestselling author of Longitude, chronicles the life and work of the most famous woman in the history of science – and the untold story of the young women who trained in her laboratory. 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
'One of the most influential economists in the world' WiredEven before the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, capitalism was stuck. It had no answers to a host of problems, including disease... Zobraziť viac
Randall Munroe, der geniale Erfinder von xkcd.com, legt nach. In der Fortsetzung seines internationalen Bestsellers »What if?« beantwortet er viele neue verrückte Fragen wissenschaftlich fundiert und umwerfend kreativ... Zobraziť viac
Explaining the key processes shaping size in nature, society and technology, Smil busts myths around proportions - from bodies to paintings and the so-called golden ratio... Zobraziť viac
Perhaps the biggest question Stephen Hawking tried to answer in his extraordinary life was how the universe could have created conditions so perfectly hospitable to life. In order to solve this mystery, Hawking studied the big bang origin of... Zobraziť viac
Tim Harford's incredibly successful radio programme, podcast and book is now back for an extra fifty things. From the QWERTY keyboard and the humble brick to the bicycle, the beehive and the spreadsheet... 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
Was there a beginning of time? Could time run backwards? Is the universe infinite or does it have boundaries? These are just some of the questions considered in an internationally acclaimed masterpiece which begins by reviewing ... Zobraziť viac
All humans share three origins: the beginning of our individual lives, the appearance of life on Earth, and the formation of our planetary home. Life through Time and Space brings together the latest discoveries in both biology and astronomy... Zobraziť viac
A "thought-provoking and reflective" (Nature) exploration of the age-old complicity between sky watchers and war fighters from the author of Astrophysics to People in a Hurry... Zobraziť viac
From the bestselling author of The Elegant Universe, Brian Greene's The Fabric of the Cosmos takes us on an irresistible and revelatory journey through the biggest of the big questions... Zobraziť viac
Conflict is an inevitable part of life, according to this ancient Chinese classic of strategy, but everything necessary to deal with conflict wisely, honorably, victoriously, is already present within us... Zobraziť viac
