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  • Einstein

    by Philipp Frank ...
    Much has been written about Albert Einstein, technical and biographical, but very little remains as valuable as this unique hybrid of a book written by Einstein’s colleague and contemporary. Both rich in personal insights and grounded in a deep knowledge of twentieth-century science, Phillip Frank's biography anchors the reader with a lucid overview of physics and draws an intimate portrait of the ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Philosophy of Science

    The Link Between Science and Philosophy

    by Philipp Frank ...
    A great mathematician and teacher bridges the gap between science and the humanities in this exposition of the philosophy of science. Philipp Frank, a distinguished physicist and philosopher in his own right, traces the history of science from Aristotle to Einstein to illustrate philosophy’s ongoing role in the scientific process.Suitable for undergraduate students and other readers, this volume ... Read more

    $15.89 USD

  • The Humanistic Background of Science

    by Philipp Frank ...
    Series series SUNY series in American Philosophy and Cultural Thought
    The once-lost introduction to the philosophy of science by Philipp Frank (1884-1966), a leading member of the Vienna circle of philosophers and biographer of Albert Einstein.Philipp Frank (1884–1966) was an influential philosopher of science, public intellectual, and Harvard educator whose last book, The Humanistic Background of Science, is finally available. Never published in his lifetime, this ... Read more

    $35.09 USD

  • The Law of Causality and Its Limits

    by Philipp Frank ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    The Law of Causality and its Limits was the principal philosophical work of the physicist turned philosopher, Philipp Frank. Born in Vienna on March 20, 1884, Frank died in Cambridge, Massachusetts on July 21, 1966. He received his doctorate in 1907 at the University of Vienna in theoretical physics, having studied under Ludwig Boltzmann; his sub sequent research in physics and mathematics was ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • The Eye

    An Insider's Memoir of Masterpieces, Money, and the Magnetism of Art

    by Philippe Costamagna ...
    Translated by Frank Wynne ...
    "Lifting the veil on the shadowy world of art insiders, Costamagna delivers an entertaining reflection on the dealers, devotees, and decision makers." — Town & Country MagazineIt's a rare and secret profession, comprising a few dozen people around the world equipped with a mysterious mixture of knowledge and innate sensibility. Summoned to Swiss bank vaults, Fifth Avenue apartments and Tokyo ... Read more

    $12.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Armida & Amadis & Roland

    Three Opera Librettos

    by Philippe Quinault ...
    Translated by Frank J. Morlock ...
    In these three librettos, Philippe Quinault turns from classical opera to medieval legends--Renaud and Armida, Amadis and Oriana, and Angelica and Roland--exploring the tensions between love and glory. As usual, the dramatist relates his stories deftly with classic simplicity. In these adaptions of traditional medieval stories of romance, enchantment, monsters, and magic, either the heroine ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

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    The Eye

    An Insider’s Memoir of Masterpieces, Money, and the Magnetism of Art

    by Philippe Costamagna ...
    Narrated by Robertson Dean ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 1 min

    It’s a rare and secret profession, comprising a few dozen people around the world equipped with a mysterious mixture of knowledge and innate sensibility. Summoned to Swiss bank vaults, Fifth Avenue apartments, and Tokyo storerooms, they are entrusted by collectors, dealers, and museums to decide if a coveted picture is real or fake and to determine if it was painted by Leonardo da Vinci or Raphael ... Read more

    $19.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Advances in Practical Applications of Agents, Multi-Agent Systems, and Cognitive Mimetics. The PAAMS Collection

    21st International Conference, PAAMS 2023, Guimarães, Portugal, July 12–14, 2023, Proceedings

    Edited by Philippe Mathieu, Frank Dignum, Paulo Novais, Fernando De la Prieta ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
    This book constitutes the proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Practical Applications of Agents and Multi-Agent Systems, PAAMS 2023, held in Guimaraes, Portugal, in July 2023.The 32 full papers in this book were reviewed and selected from 70 submissions. 5 demonstration papers are also included in this volume. The papers deal with the application and validation of agent-based models ... Read more

    $80.09 USD

  • Global Climate Governance Beyond 2012

    Architecture, Agency and Adaptation

    Edited by Frank Biermann, Philipp Pattberg, Fariborz Zelli ...
    An assessment of policy options for future global climate governance, written by a team of leading experts from the European Union and developing countries. Global climate governance is at a crossroads. The 1997 Kyoto Protocol was merely a first step, and its core commitments expire in 2012. This book addresses three questions which will be central to any new climate agreement. What is the most ... Read more

    $59.09 USD

  • "Cadmus and Hermione" and "Perseus"

    Two Plays

    Translated by Frank J. Morlock ...
    by Philippe Quinault ...
    Philippe Quinault (1635-1688) was the highest paid and most respected French librettist of his day, considered the equal of Racine. His libretti can be read as lyrical dramas without the music. The two plays included in this collection are retellings of the ancient legends of the Gods by the Roman poet Ovid. In Cadmus and Hermione, Cadmus, the founder of Thebes, rescues Hermione, daughter of Venus ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Primer on Client-Side Web Security

    by Philippe De Ryck, Lieven Desmet, Frank Piessens, Martin Johns ...
    Series series Computer Science (R0)
    This volume illustrates the continuous arms race between attackers and defenders of the Web ecosystem by discussing a wide variety of attacks. In the first part of the book, the foundation of the Web ecosystem is briefly recapped and discussed. Based on this model, the assets of the Web ecosystem are identified, and the set of capabilities an attacker may have are enumerated. In the second part, ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • Advances in Practical Applications of Agents, Multi-Agent Systems, and Complex Systems Simulation. The PAAMS Collection

    20th International Conference, PAAMS 2022, L'Aquila, Italy, July 13–15, 2022, Proceedings

    Edited by Frank Dignum, Philippe Mathieu, Juan Manuel Corchado, Fernando De La Prieta ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
    This book constitutes the proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Practical Applications of Agents and Multi-Agent Systems, PAAMS 2022, held in L'Aquila, Italy in July 2022.The 37 full papers in this book were reviewed and selected from 67 submissions. Another 10 demonstrations papers were selected from 11 submissions are presented here as short papers. The papers deal with the ... Read more

    $49.49 USD