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  • This Explains Everything

    150 Deep, Beautiful, and Elegant Theories of How the World Works

    by John Brockman ...
    Series Book 12 - Edge Question Series
    Drawn from the cutting-edge frontiers of science, This Explains Everything will revolutionize your understanding of the world.What is your favorite deep, elegant, or beautiful explanation? This is the question John Brockman, publisher of Edge.org ("The world's smartest website"—The Guardian), posed to the world's most influential minds. Flowing from the horizons of physics, economics, psychology, ... Read more

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  • Physics of the Future

    How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100

    by Michio Kaku ...
    **NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The renowned theoretical physicist and national bestselling author of The God Equation details the developments in computer technology, artificial intelligence, medicine, space travel, and more, that are poised to happen over the next century.“Mind-bending…. [An] alternately fascinating and frightening book.” —San Francisco Chronicle**Space elevators. Internet-enabled ... Read more

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  • Relativity

    by Albert Einstein, Digital Fire ...
    First published in 1916, 'Relativity: The Special and the General Theory' is regarded as the most significant work in modern physics. This book gives an insight into the scientific theory about the relationship between space and time, the theory of gravitation and the universe. The author using minimum mathematical terms and implementing basic principles and ideas of the theory tells how it helped ... Read more

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  • The God Equation

    The Quest for a Theory of Everything

    by Michio Kaku ...
    #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The epic story of the greatest quest in all of science—the holy grail of physics that would explain the creation of the universe—from renowned theoretical physicist and author of The Future of the Mind and The Future of Humanity.When Newton discovered the law of gravity, he unified the rules governing the heavens and the Earth. Since then, physicists have been ... Read more

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  • Risk Communication for the Future

    Towards Smart Risk Governance and Safety Management

    Edited by Mathilde Bourrier, Corinne Bieder ...
    Series series SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology
    The conventional approach to risk communication, based on a centralized and controlled model, has led to blatant failures in the management of recent safety related events. In parallel, several cases have proved that actors not thought of as risk governance or safety management contributors may play a positive role regarding safety. Building on these two observations and bridging the gap between ... Read more

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  • Physics Made Simple

    A Complete Introduction to the Basic Principles of This Fundamental Science

    by Christopher G. De Pree Ph.D. ...
    Series series Made Simple
    Understand the rules that make the universe run.Understanding the laws of physics is essential for all scientific studies, but many students are intimidated by their complexities. This completely revised and updated book makes it easy to understand the most important principles. From the physics of the everyday world to the theory of relativity, PHYSICS MADE SIMPLE covers it all.Each chapter is ... Read more

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  • The Emperor's New Mind

    Concerning Computers, Minds, and the Laws of Physics

    by Roger Penrose ...
    Series series Oxford Landmark Science
    For many decades, the proponents of `artificial intelligence' have maintained that computers will soon be able to do everything that a human can do. In his bestselling work of popular science, Sir Roger Penrose takes us on a fascinating tour through the basic principles of physics, cosmology, mathematics, and philosophy to show that human thinking can never be emulated by a machine. Oxford ... Read more

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  • Yesterday's Thief, Tomorrow's Science: A Look at the Real-life Technology Behind Eric Beckman's World

    by Al Macy ...
    This short nonfiction book takes a look at some of the science and technology described in the popular science fiction novel, Yesterday's Thief.Here are some of the questions it answers:• Can earthquakes be predicted?• Is mind reading possible?• What are space-time crystals?• Do people really try to steal power?• What kind of time travel is possible (and happens every day)?• Is it really possible ... Read more

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  • How To

    Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems

    by Randall Munroe ...
    AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER**“How To will make you laugh as you learn…With How To, you can't help but appreciate the glorious complexity of our universe and the amazing breadth of humanity's effort to comprehend it. If you want some lightweight edification, you won't go wrong with How To.” —CNET“[How To] has science and jokes in it, so 10/10 can recommend.” —Simone Giertz... ... Read more

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  • The Nature of Space and Time (New in Paper)

    by Stephen Hawking, Roger Penrose ...
    Series series Princeton Science Library
    Einstein said that the most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible. But was he right? Can the quantum theory of fields and Einstein's general theory of relativity, the two most accurate and successful theories in all of physics, be united in a single quantum theory of gravity? Can quantum and cosmos ever be combined? On this issue, two of the world's most famous ... Read more

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  • Work, Energy, and Power

    Stick Figure Physics Tutorials

    by Sarah Allen ...
    Series series Stick Figure Physics Tutorials
    Hey! Ever wonder how much ice cream it would take to power a machine that would teleport you to the top of Mount Everest? This book answers this question and other much less silly questions, too.Energy is a really interesting concept in basic physics that can be used to calculate all kinds of things. Often times it's easier to use energy than other strategies that involve kinematics or Newton's ... Read more

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  • Earth Observation Open Science and Innovation

    Edited by Pierre-Philippe Mathieu, Christoph Aubrecht ...
    Series Book 15 - ISSI Scientific Report Series
    This book is published open access under a CC BY 4.0 license.Over the past decades, rapid developments in digital and sensing technologies, such as the Cloud, Web and Internet of Things, have dramatically changed the way we live and work. The digital transformation is revolutionizing our ability to monitor our planet and transforming the way we access, process and exploit Earth Observation data ... Read more

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  • Physics of Earth’s Radiation Belts

    Theory and Observations

    by Hannu E. J. Koskinen, Emilia K. J. Kilpua ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    This open access book serves as textbook on the physics of the radiation belts surrounding the Earth. Discovered in 1958 the famous Van Allen Radiation belts were among the first scientific discoveries of the Space Age. Throughout the following decades the belts have been under intensive investigation motivated by the risks of radiation hazards they expose to electronics and humans on spacecraft ... Read more

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  • Fundamentals of Physics

    by IntroBooks Team ...
    The scientific study of energy and matter and the process ofinteraction with each other is known as physics. The energycould be gravity, light, motion, radiation or electricity as matterof fact it could be anything from the universe. It studies matterand could be anything from sub-particles (the particles whichmake up an atom and the particles which further make thoseparticles) to galaxy or stars. ... Read more

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  • The History of Physics

    A Very Short Introduction

    by J. L. Heilbron ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    How does the physics we know today - a highly professionalised enterprise, inextricably linked to government and industry - link back to its origins as a liberal art in Ancient Greece? What is the path that leads from the old philosophy of nature and its concern with humankind's place in the universe to modern massive international projects that hunt down fundamental particles and industrial ... Read more

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  • What is Life?

    With Mind and Matter and Autobiographical Sketches

    by Erwin Schrodinger ...
    Series series Canto Classics
    Nobel laureate Erwin Schrödinger's What is Life? is one of the great science classics of the twentieth century. It was written for the layman, but proved to be one of the spurs to the birth of molecular biology and the subsequent discovery of DNA. What is Life? appears here together with Mind and Matter, his essay investigating a relationship which has eluded and puzzled philosophers since the ... Read more

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  • High School Physics

    Comprehensive Content for High School Physics

    by Sterling Education ...
    Series series High School STEM Series
    Thousands of students use Sterling to achieve academic success!Comprehensive content book to master high school physics topics.From the foundations of Newtonian physics to the complex mechanisms of atomic and nuclear theories, this comprehensive text is an excellent guide for learning physics. Students develop a better understanding of our physical universe, as well as the relationships between ... Read more

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  • Science Matters (New Edition, Expanded and Updated)

    Achieving Scientific Literacy

    by Robert M. Hazen, James Trefil ...
    A science book for the general reader that is informative enough to be a popular textbook and yet well-written enough to appeal to general readers. “Hazen and Trefil [are] unpretentious—good, down-to-earth, we-can-explain-anything science teachers, the kind you wish you had but never did.”—The New York Times Book ReviewKnowledge of the basic ideas and principles of science is fundamental to ... Read more

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  • Open Skies

    The National Radio Astronomy Observatory and Its Impact on US Radio Astronomy

    by Kenneth I. Kellermann, Ellen N. Bouton, Sierra S. Brandt ...
    Series series Historical & Cultural Astronomy
    This open access book on the history of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory covers the scientific discoveries and technical innovations of late 20th century radio astronomy with particular attention to the people and institutions involved. The authors have made extensive use of the NRAO Archives, which contain an unparalleled collection of documents pertaining to the history of radio ... Read more

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  • 現象在一念之間改變 「量子力學式」平行世界的法則

    現象が一変する「量子力学的」パラレルワールドの法則

    by 村松大輔 ...
    Translated by 陳聖怡 ...
    Series series 圖解雜學
    ～科幻不再只是「幻想」，用科學維度輕鬆翻轉人生～探索「近在身邊」的平行世界，你也可以改變過去、前往未來！【本書特色】◎以簡單有趣的方式解釋生硬的量子力學機制，初次接觸的人也能輕鬆理解！◎揭祕將科學應用在日常生活中的方法，探索改變人生軌跡的可能性！◎介紹實際案例，更好掌握用科學翻轉人生的「活學」！「如果我過的是另一種人生⋯⋯」「如果我當初這麼做，現在一定可以⋯⋯」你曾經後悔過去的選擇，或是想要乾脆穿越到另一個時空，展開全新的生活嗎？科幻電影中，時空旅行是屢見不鮮的題材，主角會為了拯救世界或改變人生而穿越時空回到過去，在關鍵時刻出手干預，使歷史偏離原來軌道……其實，這不僅僅是「幻想」科學，最新科學論證，我們也能前往另一個【平行時空】，改變過去、前往未來！只要運用【量子力學】的概念，任何人在任何時候、任何地方，都可以從現... ... Read more

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  • Reality Is Not What It Seems

    The Journey to Quantum Gravity

    by Carlo Rovelli ...
    Translated by Simon Carnell, Erica Segre ...
    “The man who makes physics sexy . . . the scientist they’re calling the next Stephen Hawking.” —**The Times MagazineFrom the New York Times–bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, The Order of Time, Helgoland, and Anaximander, a closer look at the mind-bending nature of the universe.**What are the elementary ingredients of the world? Do time and space exist? And what exactly is ... Read more

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  • Joe Pawsey and the Founding of Australian Radio Astronomy

    Early Discoveries, from the Sun to the Cosmos

    by W. M. Goss, Claire Hooker, Ronald D. Ekers ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    This open access book is a biography of Joseph L. Pawsey. It examines not only his life but the birth and growth of the field of radio astronomy and the state of science itself in twentieth century Australia. The book explains how an isolated continent with limited resources grew to be one of the leaders in the study of radio astronomy and the design of instruments to do so.Pawsey made a name for ... Read more

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  • Science Set Free

    10 Paths to New Discovery

    by Rupert Sheldrake ...
    The bestselling author of Dogs That Know When Their Owners Are Coming Home offers an intriguing new assessment of modern day science that will radically change the way we view what is possible.In Science Set Free (originally published to acclaim in the UK as The Science Delusion), Dr. Rupert Sheldrake, one of the world's most innovative scientists, shows the ways in which science is being ... Read more

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  • Particle Physics

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Frank Close ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Following the discovery of the Higgs boson, Frank Close has produced this major revision to his classic and compelling introduction to the fundamental particles that make up the universe. Frank Close takes us on a journey into the atom to examine known particles such as quarks, electrons, and the ghostly neutrino, and explains the key role and ... Read more

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