Physics - General
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The Universe Explained with a Cookie: What Baking Cookies Can Teach Us about Quantum Mechanics, Cosmology, Evolution, Chaos, Complexity, and More
$19.99 Add to cartDid you know that the number of atoms in a cookie is about the same number of stars in the universe?
Geoff Engelstein tackles the big questions of the universe and how it works using the sweet and sim- Author: Engelstein, Geoff
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: April 30 2024
- ISBN10: 1250830397
- Language: English
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Knocking on Heaven’s Door: How Physics and Scientific Thinking Illuminate the Universe and the Modern World
$18.99 Add to cart“Science has a battle for hearts and minds on its hands….How good it feels to have Lisa Randall’s unusual blend of top flight science, clarity, and charm on our side.”
–Richard Dawkins“Dazzling idea
- Author: Randall, Lisa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: October 02 2012
- ISBN10: 0061723738
- Language: English
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Time: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartWhat is time? What does it mean for time to pass? Is it possible to travel in time? What is the difference between the past and future? Until the work of Newton, these questions were purely topics of … [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Ismael, Jenann
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 136
- Publish Date: January 03 2022
- ISBN10: 0198832664
- Language: English
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Scale: The Universal Laws of Life, Growth, and Death in Organisms, Cities, and Companies
$20.00 Add to cart“This is science writing as wonder and as inspiration.” —The Wall Street Journal
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From one of the most influential scientists of our time, a dazzling exploration of the hidden laws- Author: West, Geoffrey
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: May 15 2018
- ISBN10: 014311090X
- Language: English
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50 Physics Ideas You Really Need to Know
$12.99 Add to cartIn a series of 50 accessible essays, Joanne Baker introduces and explains the fundamental physical concepts and laws that govern the inners workings of our universe.
From Newton’s law of gravitation- Author: Baker, Joanne
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: August 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1529425123
- Language: English
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Vibrations and Waves
$51.99 Add to cartAfter careful analysis of objectives and the problems involved, preliminary versions of textbooks were prepared, tested through classroom use at M.I.T. and other institutions, re-evaluated, rewritten,
- Series: M.I.T. Introductory Physics
- Author: French, A. P.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 330
- Publish Date: January 01 1971
- ISBN10: 0393099369
- Language: English
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The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge
$12.95 Read moreA short, provocative book about why “useless” science often leads to humanity’s greatest technological breakthroughs
A forty-year tightening of funding for scientific research has meant that resources- Author: Flexner, Abraham
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 104
- Publish Date: February 21 2017
- ISBN10: 0691174768
- Language: English
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Thinking Physics: Understandable Practical Reality
$33.95 Read moreLewis Carroll Epstein explains deep ideas in physics in an easy-to-understand way. Thinking Physics is a perfect beginner’s guide to an amazingly wide range of physics-related questions. The book targ… [more below]
- Author: Epstein, Lewis Carroll
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 582
- Publish Date: September 05 2002
- ISBN10: 0935218084
- Language: English
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The World According to Physics
$19.95 Add to cartQuantum physicist, New York Times bestselling author, and BBC host Jim Al-Khalili offers a fascinating and illuminating look at what physics reveals about the world
Shining a light on the most profoun- Author: Al-Khalili, Jim
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: March 10 2020
- ISBN10: 0691182302
- Language: English
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Reality Reloaded: The Scientific Case for a Simulated Universe
$29.99 Add to cartThe book “Reality Reloaded: The Scientific Case for a Simulated Universe” caters to a diverse audience, including scientists, academics, students, and the general public.
The simulated universe hypot
- Author: Vopson, Melvin M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 150
- Publish Date: September 26, 2023
- ISBN10: 1805170570
- Language: English
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The Edge of Knowledge: Unsolved Mysteries of the Cosmos
$28.00 Read moreLawrence Krauss explores the greatest unanswered questions at the forefront of science today, and likely for the coming century and beyond.
Internationally known theoretical physicist and bestselling- Author: Krauss, Lawrence M.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: May 09 2023
- ISBN10: 1637588569
- Language: English
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The Physics Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained
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Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow forma
Learn about the Big Bang theory, astrophysics and gravity in The Physics Book.- Series: Big Ideas
- Author: DK
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: March 10, 2020
- ISBN10: 1465491023
- Language: English
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The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself
$18.00 Add to cartThe instant New York Times bestseller about humanity’s place in the universe–and how we understand it.
“Vivid…impressive….Splendidly informative.”—The New York Times
“Succeeds spectacularly.“–Sci… [more below]- Author: Carroll, Sean
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: May 16 2017
- ISBN10: 1101984252
- Language: English
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Second Law: Resolving the Mystery of the Second Law of Thermodynamics
$49.95 Add to cartEver since it was first formulated a century and a half ago, the Second Law of thermodynamics (or “law of entropy increase”) has had an air of mystery about it. Why is it true? Is it even always true?
- Author: Wolfram, Stephen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 584
- Publish Date: August 01, 2023
- ISBN10: 1579550835
- Language: English
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The Body Electric: Electromagnetism and the Foundation of Life
$21.99 Add to cartThe Body Electric tells the fascinating story of our bioelectric selves. Robert O. Becker, a pioneer in the filed of regeneration and its relationship to electrical currents in living things, challeng
- Author: Becker, Robert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: July 22 1998
- ISBN10: 0688069711
- Language: English
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The Physics Book
$21.99 Add to cartHow do magnets generate electricity? What is antimatter? Is time travel possible?
Discover the answers to these and over 90 other big questions that explore the most important laws, theories, and bre- Series: Big Ideas
- Author: DK
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: July 04, 2023
- ISBN10: 0744082684
- Language: English
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The Theoretical Minimum: What You Need to Know to Start Doing Physics
$18.99 Add to cartA master teacher presents the ultimate introduction to classical mechanics for people who are serious about learning physics
“Beautifully clear explanations of famously ‘difficult’ things,” — Wall St- Series: Theoretical Minimum
- Author: Susskind, Leonard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: 22-Apr-14
- ISBN10: 0465075681
- Language: English
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There Are Places in the World Where Rules Are Less Important Than Kindness: And Other Thoughts on Physics, Philosophy and the World
$18.00 Add to cartA delightful intellectual feast from the bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, The Order of Time, and Anaximander
One of the world’s most prominent physicists and fearless free spirit- Author: Rovelli, Carlo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: May 09 2023
- ISBN10: 0593192168
- Language: English
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Six Easy Pieces: Essentials of Physics Explained by Its Most Brilliant Teacher
$16.99 Add to cartLearn how to think like a physicist from a Nobel laureate and “one of the greatest minds of the twentieth century” (New York Review of Books) with these six classic and beloved lessons
It was Richard- Author: Feynman, Richard P.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: March 22, 2011
- ISBN10: 0465025277
- Language: English
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Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100
$20.00 Add to cartNATIONAL BESTSELLER – The renowned theoretical physicist and national bestselling author of The God Equation details the developments in computer technology, artificial intelligence, medicine, space t… [more below]
- Author: Kaku, Michio
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: February 21 2012
- ISBN10: 0307473333
- Language: English
