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Physics eBooks

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  • Chernobyl

    The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe

    by Serhii Plokhy ...
    A Chernobyl survivor and New York Times** bestselling author delivers the definitive history of the worst nuclear accident in history.****“The most comprehensive and convincing history of Chernobyl yet to appear in English.” ―**Financial TimesOn the morning of April 26, 1986, a reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Soviet Ukraine exploded. The outburst put the region on the brink of ... Read more

    S$ 15.25 SGD

  • Sapiens

    A Brief History of Humankind

    by Yuval Noah Harari ...
    #1 New York Times Bestseller • New York Times Readers’ Pick: Top 100 Books of the 21st Century • The Summer Reading Pick for President Barack Obama and Bill GatesOfficial U.S. edition with full color illustrations throughout.From renowned historian Yuval Noah Harari comes a landmark work of big history, a groundbreaking narrative of humanity’s creation and evolution—a #1 international bestseller ... Read more

    S$ 23.75 SGD

  • Battle of the Big Bang

    The New Tales of Our Cosmic Origins

    by Niayesh Afshordi, Phil Halper ...
    “Excellent.”—Steven Poole, The Wall Street Journal • “Terrific.”—Liz Else, New Scientist (Best Popular Science Books of 2025 So Far) • “A brilliant overview of the state of modern cosmology.”—Alex O'Connor, alexoconnor.com • “This will expand readers’ minds.”—Publishers Weekly • One of Smithsonian's Ten Best Scie... ... Read more

    S$ 11.98 SGD

  • Chasing the Demon

    A Secret History of the Quest for the Sound Barrier, and the Band of American Aces Who Conquered It

    by Dan Hampton ...
    NATIONAL BESTSELLER • At the end of World War II, a band of aces gathered in the Mojave Desert on a Top Secret quest to break the sound barrier–nicknamed "The Demon" by pilots. The true story of what happened in those skies has never been told.Speed. In 1947, it represented the difference between victory and annihilation.After Hiroshima, the ability to deliver a nuclear device to its target faster ... Read more

    S$ 16.67 SGD

  • Before the Big Bang

    The Origin of the Universe and What Lies Beyond

    by Laura Mersini-Houghton ...
    "A riveting tour of the cosmos from one of the brightest minds in astrophysics." —The Washington PostA revolutionary new account of our universe’s creation—and a breathtaking exploration of the landscape from which we sprang—from one of the world’s most celebrated cosmologistsWhat came before the Big Bang, and what exists outside of the universe it created? Until recently, scientists could only ... Read more

    S$ 17.54 SGD

  • The New World Champion Paper Airplane Book

    Featuring the World Record-Breaking Design, with Tear-Out Planes to Fold and Fly

    by John M. Collins ...
    A collection of easy-to-fold paper airplane designs and innovative theories of flight, including the author's Guinness World Record-breaking airplane.Will YOU be the next to break the WORLD RECORD?Anything is possible with The New World Champion Paper Airplane Book, the newest collection of designs and theories of flight from John M. Collins, the man behind the Guinness World Record–breaking ... Read more

    S$ 13.29 SGD

  • The Strangest Man

    The Hidden Life of Paul Dirac, Mystic of the Atom

    by Graham Farmelo ...
    **Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book PrizeThe definitive biography of Paul Dirac, the brilliant—and enigmatic—physicist whose foundational work in quantum mechanics revolutionized modern science.“This biography is a gift.… A thought-provoking meditation on human achievement, limitations, and the relations between the two.” —New York Times Book Review**Paul Dirac was among the great scientific ... Read more

    S$ 19.17 SGD

  • The Periodic Table

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Eric R. Scerri ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    The periodic table of elements, first encountered by many of us at school, provides an arrangement of the chemical elements, ordered by their atomic number, electron configuration, and recurring chemical properties, and divided into periodic trends. In this Very Short Introduction Eric R. Scerri looks at the trends in properties of elements that led to the construction of the table, and shows how ... Read more

    S$ 10.99 SGD

  • Hollywood Wants to Kill You

    The Peculiar Science of Death in the Movies

    by Michael Brooks, Rick Edwards ...
    'A wonderful book... Delightfully varied... As with all the best science writing, this book doesn't just give answers, it also asks interesting questions.' Daily Mail'Captivating and intelligent! Who knew death could be this much fun?' Richard OsmanAsteroids, killer sharks, nuclear bombs, viruses, deadly robots, climate change, the apocalypse - why is Hollywood so obsessed with death and the end ... Read more

    S$ 11.76 SGD

  • Physics for Game Developers

    Science, math, and code for realistic effects

    by David M Bourg, Bryan Bywalec ...
    If you want to enrich your game’s experience with physics-based realism, the expanded edition of this classic book details physics principles applicable to game development. You’ll learn about collisions, explosions, sound, projectiles, and other effects used in games on Wii, PlayStation, Xbox, smartphones, and tablets. You’ll also get a handle on how to take advantage of various sensors such as ... Read more

    S$ 42.61 SGD

  • Merlin’s Tour of the Universe, Revised and Updated for the Twenty-First Century

    A Traveler’s Guide to Blue Moons and Black Holes, Mars, Stars, and Everything Far

    by Neil deGrasse Tyson ...
    A USA Today bestseller!The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry takes readers on an entertaining and edifying tour of the universe.In Neil deGrasse Tyson’s delightful journey through the cosmos, his fictional character Merlin responds to popular questions asked by adults and children alike. Merlin, a timeless visitor from Planet Omniscia in the Andromeda ... Read more

    S$ 11.98 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Genesis

    The Story of How Everything Began

    by Guido Tonelli ...
    'Mind-inflating' Wired'A grand vision of the marvels we've discovered, and the immensity of what we still don't understand' Sunday TimesWhat if the ancient Greeks were right, and the universe really did spring into being out of chaos and the void? How could we know? And what must its first moments have been like?To answer these questions, scientists are delving into all the hidden crevices of ... Read more

    S$ 13.51 SGD

  • 30 Arduino Projects for the Evil Genius: Second Edition

    by Simon Monk ...
    Series series Evil Genius
    So Many Fiendishly Fun Ways to Use the Latest Arduino Boards!Fully updated throughout, this do-it-yourself guide shows you how to program and build fascinating projects with the Arduino Uno and Leonardo boards and the Arduino 1.0 development environment. 30 Arduino Projects for the Evil Genius, Second Edition, gets you started right away with the simplified C programming you need to know and ... Read more

    S$ 29.75 SGD

  • Elon Musk: The Unauthorized Autobiography

    by J.T. Owens X ...
    Want to know what makes Elon Musk one of the most inspiring entrepreneurs in history?We are at the advent of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Elon Musk sets the pace for challenging the status quo. Pushing industries to it's limits with his relentless ambition. Revolutionizing cars, space, energy, transport and AI.Musk offers a comprehensive vision on how we can change the course of our ... Read more

    S$ 7.56 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Shroud

    A gripping first contact story from the Arthur C. Clarke Award winner

    by Adrian Tchaikovsky ...
    ‘Thrilling, terrifying and fascinating’– Tim Peake, British ESA astronautThey looked into darkness. The darkness looked back . . .An utterly gripping story of first contact on a hostile planet from Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of the Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning Children of Time.New for this edition: The short story ‘Sins of the Children’, the fascinating prequel to Shroud</em... ... Read more

    S$ 17.54 SGD

  • Newton

    Ackroyd's Brief Lives

    by Peter Ackroyd ...
    When Newton was not yet twenty-five years old, he formulated calculus, hit upon the idea of gravity, and discovered that white light was made up of all the colors of the spectrum. By 1678, Newton designed a telescope to study the movement of the planets and published Principia, a milestone in the history of science, which set forth his famous laws of motion and universal gravitation. Newton’s long ... Read more

    S$ 17.43 SGD

  • 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

    S$ 12.63 SGD

  • Dark Side of the Moon

    Wernher von Braun, the Third Reich, and the Space Race

    by Wayne Biddle ...
    A stunning investigation of the roots of the first moon landing forty years ago.This illuminating story of the dawn of the space age reaches back to the reactionary modernism of the Third Reich, using the life of “rocket scientist” Wernher von Braun as its narrative path through the crumbling of Weimar Germany and the rise of the Nazi regime. Von Braun, a blinkered opportunist who could apply only ... Read more

    S$ 24.41 SGD

  • Quantum Mechanics

    The Theoretical Minimum

    by Leonard Susskind, Art Friedman ...
    Series series The Theoretical Minimum
    **From the bestselling author of The Theoretical Minimum, an accessible introduction to the math and science of quantum mechanics“If you want to know how physicists really think about the world, this book is the place to start.”―Sean Carroll, author of The Particle at the End of the Universe**First he taught you classical mechanics. Now, physicist Leonard Susskind teams up with data engineer Art ... Read more

    S$ 17.54 SGD

  • Life and Death Rays

    Radioactive Poisoning and Radiation Exposure

    by Alan Perkins ...
    This unique book provides an accessible introduction to both the scientific background and the key people involved in the discovery and use of radiation and radioactivity. It begins by providing a short history of radiation exposures and radiation poisoning; from the early inappropriate use of X-rays and radium cures through the misadventures of the Manhattan Project and the Chernobyl disaster, to ... Read more

    S$ 53.63 SGD

  • From Cave Man to Cave Martian

    Living in Caves on the Earth, Moon and Mars

    by Manfred "Dutch" von Ehrenfried ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    This book explores the practicality of using the existing subsurface geology on the Moon and Mars for protection against radiation, thermal extremes, micrometeorites and dust storms rather than building surface habitats at great expense at least for those first few missions. It encourages NASA to plan a precursor mission using this concept and employ a “Short Stay” Opposition Class mission to Mars ... Read more

    S$ 48.60 SGD

  • How Much Inequality Is Fair?

    Mathematical Principles of a Moral, Optimal, and Stable Capitalist Society

    by Venkat Venkatasubramanian ...
    Many in the United States feel that the nation’s current level of economic inequality is unfair and that capitalism is not working for 90% of the population. Yet some inequality is inevitable. The question is: What level of inequality is fair? Mainstream economics has offered little guidance on fairness and the ideal distribution of income. Political philosophy, meanwhile, has much to say about ... Read more

    S$ 29.75 SGD

  • Complexity

    The Emerging Science at the Edge of Order and Chaos

    by M. Mitchell Waldrop ...
    "If you liked Chaos, you'll love Complexity. Waldrop creates the most exciting intellectual adventure story of the year" ( The Washington Post).In a rarified world of scientific research, a revolution has been brewing. Its activists are not anarchists, but rather Nobel Laureates in physics and economics and pony-tailed graduates, mathematicians, and computer scientists from all over the world. ... Read more

    S$ 17.87 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Architect's Blueprint: From Quantum Mechanics to Cosmic Code: Connecting the Dots Between the Smallest Particles and the Grand Design of Everything

    Reality Glitch: Exploring Simulation Theory & Digital Physics

    by Lucas Reinhardt ...
    Series series Reality Glitch: Exploring Simulation Theory & Digital Physics
    Are the fundamental laws of the universe hinting at something far more profound than we ever imagined? For centuries, humanity has grappled with the mysteries of the cosmos and the bizarre, counter-intuitive nature of quantum mechanics. What if the strangest aspects of reality – from particles existing in multiple states at once to the instantaneous connection between distant points – aren't just ... Read more

    S$ 6.30 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus