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  • Archimedes to Hawking

    Laws of Science and the Great Minds Behind Them

    by Clifford Pickover ...
    Archimedes to Hawking takes the reader on a journey across the centuries as it explores the eponymous physical laws--from Archimedes' Law of Buoyancy and Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion to Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle and Hubble's Law of Cosmic Expansion--whose ramifications have profoundly altered our everyday lives and our understanding of the universe. Throughout this fascinating book, ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • Archimedes to Hawking

    Laws of Science and the Great Minds Behind Them

    by Clifford Pickover ...
    Archimedes to Hawking takes the reader on a journey across the centuries as it explores the eponymous physical laws--from Archimedes' Law of Buoyancy and Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion to Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle and Hubble's Law of Cosmic Expansion--whose ramifications have profoundly altered our everyday lives and our understanding of the universe. Throughout this fascinating book, ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • Archimedes To Hawking : Laws Of Science And The Great Minds Behind Them

    by Clifford Pickover ...
    Archimedes to Hawking takes the reader on a journey across the centuries as it explores the eponymous physical laws--from Archimedes' Law of Buoyancy and Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion to Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle and Hubble's Law of Cosmic Expansion--whose ramifications have profoundly altered our everyday lives and our understanding of the universe. Throughout this fascinating book ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • The Paradox of God and the Science of Omniscience

    by Clifford A. Pickover ...
    This provocative book "takes you on a fascinating journey from the Old Testament to quantum physics and beyond" (Robert J. Sawyer, Nebula Award winner).In his most ambitious book yet, Clifford Pickover bridges the gulf between logic, spirit, science, and religion. While exploring the concept of omniscience, Pickover explains the kinds of relationships limited beings can have with an all-knowing ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Math Book

    From Pythagoras to the 57th Dimension

    by Clifford A. Pickover ...
    Series series Union Square & Co. Milestones
    Math's infinite mysteries unfold in this updated edition of the award-winning The Math Book. Beginning millions of years ago with ancient “ant odometers,” and moving through time to our modern-day quest for higher dimensions, prolific polymath Clifford Pickover covers major milestones in mathematical history. Among the numerous concepts readers will encounter as they dip into this inviting ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The Zen of Magic Squares, Circles, and Stars

    by Clifford A. Pickover ...
    "It is a safe bet to conjecture that this is the best recreational mathematics book that will be published in this year . . . a cool book!" —Charles Ashbacker, Journal of Recreational MathematicsIn this "refreshing new look at a timeless topic," Clifford Pickover explains why Chinese emperors, Babylonian astrologer-priests, prehistoric cave people in France, and ancient Mayans of the Yucatan were ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Loom of God

    Tapestries of Mathematics and Mysticism

    by Clifford A. Pickover ...
    From the mysterious cult of Pythagoras to the awesome mechanics of Stonehenge to the “gargoyles” and fractals on today’s computers, mathematics has always been a powerful, even divine force in the world. In a lively, intelligent synthesis of math, mysticism, and science fiction, Clifford Pickover explains the eternal magic of numbers. Taking a uniquely humorous approach, he appoints readers “Chief ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • A Passion for Mathematics

    Numbers, Puzzles, Madness, Religion, and the Quest for Reality

    by Clifford A. Pickover ...
    A Passion for Mathematics is an educational, entertaining trip through the curiosities of the math world, blending an eclectic mix of history, biography, philosophy, number theory, geometry, probability, huge numbers, and mind-bending problems into a delightfully compelling collection that is sure to please math buffs, students, and experienced mathematicians alike. In each chapter, Clifford ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Medical Book

    From Witch Doctors to Robot Surgeons, 250 Milestones in the History of Medicine

    by Clifford A. Pickover ...
    Series series Union Square & Co. Milestones
    Following his hugely successful The Math Book and The Physics Book, Clifford Pickover now chronicles the advancement of medicine in 250 entertaining, illustrated landmark events. Touching on such diverse subspecialties as genetics, pharmacology, neurology, sexology, and immunology, Pickover intersperses “obvious” historical milestones--the Hippocratic Oath, general anesthesia, the Human Genome ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Artificial Intelligence: An Illustrated History

    From Medieval Robots to Neural Networks

    by Clifford A. Pickover ...
    Series series Union Square & Co. Illustrated Histories
    A History of the Future that's Happening Right NowArtificial Intelligence: An Illustrated History explores the historic origins and current applications of AI in such diverse fields as computing, medicine, popular culture, mythology, and philosophy. Through more than 100 entries, award-winning author Clifford A. Pickover, offers a granular, yet accessible, glimpse into the world of AI—from ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • The Physics Book

    From the Big Bang to Quantum Resurrection

    by Clifford A. Pickover ...
    Series series Union Square & Co. Milestones
    This richly illustrated chronology of physics contains more than 250 short, entertaining, and thought-provoking entries. In addition to exploring such engaging topics as dark energy, parallel universes, the Doppler effect, the God particle, and Maxwell's demon, the book's timeline extends back billions of years to the hypothetical Big Bang and forward trillions of years to a time of “quantum ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • A Beginner's Guide to Immortality

    Extraordinary People, Alien Brains, and Quantum Resurrection

    by Clifford A Pickover ...
    A Beginner's Guide to Immortality is a celebration of unusual lives and creative thinkers who punched through ordinary cultural norms while becoming successful in their own niches. In his latest and greatest work, world-renowned science writer Cliff Pickover studies such colorful characters as Truman Capote, John Cage, Stephen Wolfram, Ray Kurzweil, and Wilhelm Rontgen, and their curious ideas. ... Read more

    $13.99 USD