Physics
-
Wild Buildings and Bridges: Architecture Inspired by Nature
$17.99 Read moreFrom cactuses to birds’ wings, termite towers to honeycombs, this book celebrates more than thirty examples of nature’s influence on building and bridge designs all over the world. In some instances, … [more below]
- Author: Kaner, Etta
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: October 02 2018
- ISBN10: 1771387815
- Language: English
-
Introduction to Modern Optics
$22.95 Read moreThis incisive text provides a basic undergraduate-level course in modern optics for students in physics, technology and engineering. The first half of the book deals with classical physical optics; th
- Series: Dover Books on Physics
- Author: Fowles, Grant R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: June 01 1989
- ISBN10: 0486659577
- Language: English
-
Pull, Lift, and Lower: A Book about Pulleys
$9.99 Read moreIntroduce young scientists to the basics of pulleys. Through charming illustrations and simple, easy-to-follow text, this nonfiction book introduces pre-readers to the benefits of these engineering ma… [more below]
- Series: Amazing Science: Simple Machines
- Author: Dahl, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 24
- Publish Date: January 01 2006
- ISBN10: 1404819088
- Language: English
-
Roll, Slope, and Slide: A Book about Ramps
$9.99 Add to cartSkateboards, roller coasters, and playground slides, all of these are ramps. From award-winning author Michael Dahl, this nonfiction picture book provides an introduction to one of the most important … [more below]
- Series: Amazing Science: Simple Machines
- Author: Dahl, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 24
- Publish Date: January 01 2006
- ISBN10: 1404819096
- Language: English
-
Quantum Physics for Poets
$34.95 Add to cartQuantum theory is the bedrock of contemporary physics and the basis of understanding matter in its tiniest dimensions and the vast universe as a whole. But for many, the theory remains an impenetrable… [more below]
- Author: Lederman, Leon M.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 338
- Publish Date: January 01 2011
- ISBN10: 1616142332
- Language: English
-
Simply Quantum Physics
$17.99 Add to cartA clear, simple, graphic-led introduction to quantum physics.
Are you short of time but hungry for knowledge? This beginner’s quantum physics book proves that sometimes less is more. Bold graphics and … [more below]- Series: DK Simply
- Author: DK
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: February 23 2021
- ISBN10: 0744028485
- Language: English
-
Feynman’s Rainbow: A Search for Beauty in Physics and in Life
$17.00 Add to cartSome of the brightest minds in science have passed through the halls of the California Institute of Technology. In the early 1980s, Leonard Mlodinow joined their ranks to begin a postdoctoral fellowsh… [more below]
- Author: Mlodinow, Leonard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: November 29 2011
- ISBN10: 0307946495
- Language: English
-
Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman
$21.00 Read moreFrom the author of the national bestseller Chaos comes an outstanding biography of one of the most dazzling and flamboyant scientists of the 20th century that “not only paints a highly attractive port… [more below]
- Author: Gleick, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 560
- Publish Date: November 02 1993
- ISBN10: 0679747044
- Language: English
-
Space at the Speed of Light: The History of 14 Billion Years for People Short on Time
$18.00 Read moreFrom the big bang to black holes, this fast-paced illustrated tour of time and space for the astro-curious unlocks the science of the stars to reveal fascinating theories, surprising discoveries, and … [more below]
- Author: Smethurst, Becky
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: June 02 2020
- ISBN10: 1984858696
- Language: English
-
Super Volcanoes: What They Reveal about Earth and the Worlds Beyond
$18.95 Read moreVolcanoes are capable of acts of pyrotechnical prowess verging on magic: they spout black magma more fluid than water, create shimmering cities of glass at the bottom of the ocean and frozen lakes of
- Author: Andrews, Robin George
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: November 15 2022
- ISBN10: 1324035919
- Language: English
-
Planets
$16.95 Read moreThis book will blow your child’s mind! Big Science explained simply
The perfect picturebook to introduce little minds to big ideas! Planets combines bold, colourful illustrations with jokes and incre- Series: Big Science for Little Minds
- Author: Devolle, John
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: December 20 2022
- ISBN10: 1782693440
- Language: English
-
Ten Patterns That Explain the Universe
$29.95 Add to cartHow patterns–from diagrams of spacetime to particle trails revealed by supercolliders–offer clues to the fundamental workings of the physical world.
Our universe might appear chaotic, but deep down- Author: Clegg, Brian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: September 28 2021
- ISBN10: 0262542862
- Language: English
-
Simple Machines
$8.99 Read moreRead and find out about six simple machines–the lever, the wheel and axle, the pulley, the ramp, the wedge, and the screw–in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book.
Machines help make wo
- Series: Let’s-Read-And-Find-Out Science 2
- Author: Ward, D. J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: October 06 2015
- ISBN10: 0062321471
- Language: English
-
Frequently Asked Questions about the Universe
$30.00 Read more“Delightful, funny, and yet rigorous and intelligent: only Jorge and Daniel can reach this exquisite balance.” –Carlo Rovelli, author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics and Helgoland
You’ve got questi- Author: Cham, Jorge
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: November 02 2021
- ISBN10: 0593189310
- Language: English
-
Storm in a Teacup: The Physics of Everyday Life
$17.99 Add to cartStorm in a Teacup is Helen Czerski’s lively, entertaining, and richly informed introduction to the world of physics. Czerski provides the tools to alter the way we see everything around us by linking
- Author: Czerski, Helen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: January 23 2018
- ISBN10: 0393355470
- Language: English
-
Force: What It Means to Push and Pull, Slip and Grip, Start and Stop
$20.00 Read moreAn eminent engineer and historian tackles one of the most elemental aspects of life: how we experience and utilize physical force
- Author: Petroski, Henry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 328
- Publish Date: September 19 2023
- ISBN10: 0300274130
- Language: English
-
Fantastic Numbers and Where to Find Them: A Cosmic Quest from Zero to Infinity
$30.00 Read moreA fun, dazzling exploration of the strange numbers that illuminate the ultimate nature of reality.
For particularly brilliant theoretical physicists like James Clerk Maxwell, Paul Dirac, or Albert Ein- Author: Padilla, Antonio
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: July 26 2022
- ISBN10: 0374600562
- Language: English
-
The Kitchen Pantry Scientist Physics for Kids: Science Experiments and Activities Inspired by Awesome Physicists, Past and Present; With 25 Illustrate
$19.99 Read moreAspiring young physicists will discover an amazing group of inspiring scientists and memorable experiments in Physics for Kids, the third book of The Kitchen Pantry Scientist series.
Make a water roc- Series: The Kitchen Pantry Scientist #3
- Author: Heinecke, Liz Lee
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: February 08 2022
- ISBN10: 0760372438
- Language: English
-
Steve Spangler’s Mind-Blowing Science Experiments for Kids and Their Families: 40+ Exciting Stem Projects You Can Do Together
$14.99 Read moreSteve Spangler is one of the most well-known science educators in the country, with regular appearances on Ellen, Fox & Friends and dozens of other programs. His books, YouTube videos and award-winnin
- Series: Steve Spangler Science Experiments for Kids
- Author: Spangler, Steve
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: September 27 2022
- ISBN10: 1948174944
- Language: English
-
Cosmogenesis: An Unveiling of the Expanding Universe
$27.00 Read moreA Scientific and Medical Network Book Prize Winner
From the host and cocreator of PBS’s Journey of the Universe, a fresh look at how the rich collision between science and spirituality has influenced- Author: Swimme, Brian Thomas
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: November 15 2022
- ISBN10: 1640093982
- Language: English
