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Include books by the same authorThe Inflationary Universe: The Quest for a New Theory of Cosmic Origins
Alan Guth · 358 pages
The classic big bang theory is great at describing what happened after the bang. Yet until recently, particle physicists and cosmologists were stuck on many questions that the big bang theory couldn't answer, including: What made the big bang BANG in the first place? If matter can be neither created nor destroyed, how could so much matter arise from nothing at all? Why can we only see a minute par
Lightness of Being: Big Questions, Real Answers
Frank Wilczek · 281 pages
What's the meaning of it all? Or rather: what exactly is 'it'? Here Frank Wilczek, Nobel Prize-winning physicist and legend, examines the very nature of reality itself, showing how almost everything we think we know about 'it' is wrong.The Lightness of Being is an engaging tour de force, revealing a universe where matter is the hum of strange music, mass doesn't weigh, and empty space is a multila
Endless Universe: Beyond the Big Bang
Paul J. Steinhardt, Neil Turok · 284 pages
The Big Bang theory--the leading explanation for the origin of the universe--posits that space and time sprang into being about 14 billion years ago in a hot, expanding fireball of nearly infinite density. Over the last three decades, the theory has repeatedly had to be revised to address such issues as how galaxies and stars first formed and why the expansion of the universe is speeding up--let a
Higgs Discovery: The Power of Empty Space
Lisa Randall · 99 pages
Randall, the Frank J. Baird, Jr., Professor of Science at Harvard University and the author of New York Times Notable Books Knocking on Heaven's Door and Warped Passages, explains the science behind the monumental Higgs boson discovery, its exhilarating implications, and the power of empty space.-- "On July 4, 2012, physicists at the Large Hadron Collider in Geneva made history when they discover
Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman
James Gleick · 532 pages
A gem of a book, about the life and mind of one of the most influential and iconoclastic characters in 20th century physics. Really a pleasure to read.
The Road to Reality: A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe
Roger Penrose · 1,099 pages
Un libro definitivo e imprescindible para tener en la mano, en un solo volumen, todo el saber acumulado hasta la actualidad sobre el universo, el espacio, las leyes que lo rigen y los conceptos esenciales.
Not Even Wrong: The Failure of String Theory and the Search for Unity in Physical Law
Peter Woit · 304 pages
Quantum Theory: A Very Short Introduction
John Polkinghorne · 113 pages
A layman's introduction to the basic ideas and principles of quantum theory.
Relativity: A Very Short Introduction
Russell Stannard · 114 pages
Einstein's theory of relativity shattered the world of physics - replacing Newtonian ideas of space and time with bizarre and counterintuitive conclusions, a world of slowing clocks and stretched space, black holes and curved space-time. This introduction explores and explains the theory in an accessible and understandable way.
The Theoretical Minimum: What You Need to Know to Start Doing Physics
Leonard Susskind, George Hrabovsky · 256 pages
A string theorist and a citizen scientist instruct lay readers on elementary principles of physics and associated math that amateur enthusiasts should know in order to study more advanced topics, in a reference that covers such topics as classical mechanics, electromagnetic fields and chaos theory. "A first course in physics and associated math for the ardent amateur ... beginning with classical
50 Physics Ideas You Really Need to Know
Joanne Baker · 208 pages
Taking the Quantum Leap: The New Physics for Nonscientists
Fred Alan Wolf · 304 pages
The Black Hole War: My Battle with Stephen Hawking to Make the World Safe for Quantum Mechanics
Leonard Susskind · 480 pages
Wenn etwas in einem Schwarzen Loch verschwindet, geht es dann für immer verloren? Stephen Hawking, der berühmte britische Physiker, und Leonard Susskind, Physiker und Theoretiker aus den USA, gerieten über diese Frage in Streit. Hawking vertrat die These, dass alles, was je von einem Schwarzen Loch verschluckt worden sei, nicht wiederkehren könne. Wäre dem wirklich so, würde das unser ganzes Verst
The Einstein Theory of Relativity
Hendrik Antoon Lorentz · 30 pages
Reality Is Not What It Seems: The Journey to Quantum Gravity
Carlo Rovelli · 280 pages
Traces how the human image of the world has changed throughout history, demonstrating the evolution of the idea of reality while touching on subjects ranging from the Higgs boson to quantum gravity.
Uncertainty: Einstein, Heisenberg, Bohr, and the Struggle for the Soul of Science
David Lindley · 272 pages
The more precisely the position is determined, the less precisely the momentum is known in this instant, and vice versa.--Werner HeisenbergThat God would choose to play dice with the world is something I cannot believe.--Albert EinsteinNothing exists until it is measured.--Neils BohrThe remarkable story of a startling scientific idea that ignited a battle among the greatest minds of the twentieth
The Evolution of Physics: From Early Concepts to Relativity and Quanta
Albert Einstein, Leopold Infeld · 318 pages
The book is a simple chat between you and us. You may find it boring or interesting, dull or exciting, but our aim will be accomplished if these pages give you some idea of the eternal struggle of the inventive human mind for a fuller understanding of the laws governing physical phenomena. A. E. L. I.
The Age of Entanglement: When Quantum Physics Was Reborn
Louisa Gilder · 443 pages
A Briefer History of Time
Stephen Hawking, Leonard Mlodinow · 169 pages
The science classic made more accessible and more concise. Illustrated. Updated with new research.Stephen Hawking's worldwide bestseller, A Brief History of Time, has been a landmark volume in scientific writing. Its author's engaging voice is one reason, and the compelling subjects he addresses is another: the nature of space and time, the role of God in creation, the history and future of the un
Parallel Worlds: A Journey Through Creation, Higher Dimensions, and the Future of the Cosmos
Michio Kaku · 428 pages
Is our universe dying? Could there be other universes?In Parallel Worlds, world-renowned physicist and bestselling author Michio Kaku--an author who "has a knack for bringing the most ethereal ideas down to earth" (Wall Street Journal)--takes readers on a fascinating tour of cosmology, M-theory, and its implications for the fate of the universe.In his first book of physics since Hyperspace, Michio
Six Easy Pieces: Essentials of Physics By Its Most Brilliant Teacher
Richard Feynman · 146 pages
"It was 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 that revolutionized the teaching of physics around the world. 'Six Not-So-Easy Pieces', taken from these famous 'Lectures on Physics' represent some the most s
Dancing Wu Li Masters: An Overview of the New Physics
Gary Zukav · 352 pages
With its unique combination of depth, clarity, and humor that has enchanted millions, this beloved classic by bestselling author Gary Zukav opens the fascinating world of quantum physics to readers with no mathematical or technical background. "Wu Li" is the Chinese phrase for physics. It means "patterns of organic energy," but it also means "nonsense," "my way," "I clutch my ideas," and "enlighte
From Eternity to Here: The Quest for the Ultimate Theory of Time
Sean Carroll · 451 pages
A rising star in theoretical physics offers his awesome vision of our universe and beyond, all beginning with a simple question: Why does time move forward?Time moves forward, not backward-everyone knows you can't unscramble an egg. In the hands of one of today's hottest young physicists, that simple fact of breakfast becomes a doorway to understanding the Big Bang, the universe, and other univers
About Time: Einstein's Unfinished Revolution
Paul Davies · 316 pages
The traditional association between time and creation is at the heart of science, cosmology, and religion. When scientists began to explore the implications of Einstein's time for the universe as a whole, they discovered that time is elastic, and can be warped by rapid motion or gravitation, that time cannot be meaningfully divided into past, present, and future, nor does time flow in the popular