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IOP Concise Physics Serie de eBooks

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  • After the War

    Women in physics in the United States

    de Ruth H Howes, Caroline L Herzenberg ...
    Series series IOP Concise Physics
    This book examines the lives and contributions of American women physicists who were active in the years following World War II, during the middle decades of the 20th century. It covers the strategies they used to survive and thrive in a time where their gender was against them. The percentage of woman taking PhDs in physics has risen from 6% in 1983 to 20% in 2012 (an all-time high for women). By ... Leer más

    $17.29 USD

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  • Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman

    The Life and Science of Richard Feynman

    de James Gleick ...
    An illuminating portrayal of Richard Feynman—a giant of twentieth century physics—from his childhood tinkering with radios, to his vital work on the Manhattan Project and beyondRaised in Depression-era Rockaway Beach, physicist Richard Feynman was irreverent, eccentric, and childishly enthusiastic—a new kind of scientist in a field that was in its infancy. His quick mastery of quantum mechanics ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The Disordered Cosmos

    A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred

    de Chanda Prescod-Weinstein ...
    From a star astrophysicist and author of the national bestseller The Edge of Space Time**, a journey into the world of particle physics and the cosmos – and a call for a more just, inclusive practice of science.****“A love letter to the wonderous universe we call home, and an urge to think critically about how we explore its depths” –**Smithsonian MagazineIn The Disordered Cosmos, Dr. Chanda Presc ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

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  • The 4% Universe

    Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and the Race to Discover the Rest of Reality

    de Richard Panek ...
    The epic, behind-the-scenes story of an astounding gap in our scientific knowledge of the cosmos.In the past few years, a handful of scientists have been in a race to explain a disturbing aspect of our universe: only 4 percent of it consists of the matter that makes up you, me, our books, and every planet, star, and galaxy. The rest—96 percent of the universe—is completely unknown.Richard Panek ... Leer más

    $2.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The Glass Universe

    How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars

    de Dava Sobel ...
    From #1 New York Times bestselling author Dava Sobel, the "inspiring" (People), little-known true story of women's landmark contributions to astronomyA New York Times Book Review Notable Book of 2017Named one of the best books of the year by NPR, The Economist, Smithsonian, Nature, and NPR'sScience Friday**Nominated for the PEN/E.O. Wilson Litera... ... Leer más

    $10.99 USD

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  • Einstein's Unfinished Symphony

    The Story of a Gamble, Two Black Holes, and a New Age of Astronomy

    de Marcia Bartusiak ...
    This updated edition of the New York Times Notable Book recounts the long hunt for Einstein's predicted gravitational waves—and celebrates their discovery.In February 2016, astronomers announced that they had verified the last remaining prediction of Einstein's general theory of relativity—vibrations in space-time, called gravitational waves. Humanity can now tune in to a cosmic orchestra. We ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Perfectly Reasonable Deviations from the Beaten Track

    The Letters of Richard P. Feynman

    de Richard P. Feynman ...
    An insightful look into the brilliant mind of physicist Richard Feynman.One of the towering figures of twentieth-century science, Richard Feynman possessed a curiosity that was the stuff of legend. Even before he won the Nobel Prize in 1965, his unorthodox and spellbinding lectures on physics secured his reputation amongst students and seekers around the world. It was his outsized love for life, ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

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  • How the Hippies Saved Physics: Science, Counterculture, and the Quantum Revival

    Science, Counterculture, and the Quantum Revival

    de David Kaiser ...
    “Meticulously researched and unapologetically romantic, How the Hippies Saved Physics makes the history of science fun again.”—ScienceIn the 1970s, an eccentric group of physicists in Berkeley, California, banded together to explore the wilder side of science. Dubbing themselves the “Fundamental Fysiks Group,” they pursued an audacious, speculative approach to physics, studying quantum ... Leer más

    $13.69 USD

  • Geons, Black Holes, and Quantum Foam

    A Life in Physics

    de John Archibald Wheeler ...
    **Winner of the American Institute of Physics Science Writing Award"This delightful account is packed with insights…[Wheeler] is a consummately American physicist whose wide-ranging career spans much of a disturbing century." —Michael Riordan, New York Times Book Review**He studied with Niels Bohr, taught Richard Feynman, and boned up on relativity with his friend and colleague Albert Einstein. ... Leer más

    $13.69 USD

  • The Day We Found the Universe

    de Marcia Bartusiak ...
    The riveting and mesmerizing story behind a watershed period in human history, the discovery of the startling size and true nature of our universe.On New Years Day in 1925, a young Edwin Hubble released his finding that our Universe was far bigger, eventually measured as a thousand trillion times larger than previously believed. Hubble’s proclamation sent shock waves through the scientific ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD

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  • The Cartoon Introduction to Climate Change

    de Yoram Bauman, Grady Klein ...
    Climate change is no laughing matter-but maybe it should be. The topic is so critical that everyone, from students to policy-makers to voters, needs a quick and easy guide to the basics. The Cartoon Introduction to Climate Change entertains as it educates, delivering a unique and enjoyable presentation of mind-blowing facts and critical concepts."Stand-up economist" Yoram Bauman and award-winning ... Leer más

    $17.99 USD

  • The Secret of Life

    Rosalind Franklin, James Watson, Francis Crick, and the Discovery of DNA's Double Helix

    de Howard Markel ...
    **An NPR Best Book of the YearAn authoritative history of the race to unravel DNA’s structure, by one of our most prominent medical historians.**James Watson and Francis Crick’s 1953 discovery of the double helix structure of DNA is the foundation of virtually every advance in our modern understanding of genetics and molecular biology. But how did Watson and Crick do it—and why were they the ones ... Leer más

    $13.69 USD

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