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Elemental

How the Periodic Table Can Now Explain (Nearly) Everything


Unabridged

5 hours 12 min

2018

EN

SELECTED AS ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2018 BY THE DAILY MAIL'A hugely entertaining tour of the periodic table and the 118 elements that are the basic building blocks of everything' Daily MailIn 2016, with the addition of four final elements - nihonium, moscovium, tennessine and oganesson - to make a total of 118 elements, the periodic table was finally complete, rendering any pre-existing books on the subject obsolete....

$24.99 USD

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Elemental

How the Periodic Table Can Now Explain (Nearly) Everything


2019

EN

If you want to understand how our world works, the periodic table holds the answers. When the seventh row of the periodic table of elements was completed in June 2016 with the addition of four final elements—nihonium, moscovium, tennessine, and oganesson—we at last could identify all the ingredients necessary to construct our world.In Elemental, chemist and science educator Tim James provides an informative, entertaining, and quirkily illustrated guide to the table that shows clearly how t...

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Astronomical

From Quarks to Quasars, the Science of Space at its Strangest

Narrated by
Tim James

Unabridged

5 hours 10 min

2020

EN

'In the same light-heartedly informative spirit as his previous Elemental, Tim James gives us an entertaining gallop through light years of space science, from the big bang to UFOs'Andrew Crumey, author of The Great Chain of UnbeingPRAISE FOR THE AUTHOR'Humorous, yet deep . . . Fundamental will speak to all readers'Professor Charles Antoine, Sorbonne Universit...

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Fundamental

How quantum and particle physics explain absolutely everything (except gravity)

Narrated by
Tim James

Unabridged

5 hours 1 min

2019

EN

Fundamental does for physics what Tim's first book, Elemental, does for chemistry: it demystifies the topic in his trademark humorous, engaging style, including the most recent developments in the field.At the start of the twentieth century, science appeared complete and the laws of nature were almost all discovered, but then we woke a sleeping giant - we discovered quantum mechanics.In the quantum realm, objects can be in two places at once. It's a place w...

$24.99 USD

Accidental

The Greatest (Unintentional) Science Breakthroughs and How They Changed The World

2024

EN

Nominated for the best popular science book of 2024 by Smart Book.'Who said science was dry? Certainly not Tim James'New York Post'James writes with infectious enthusiasm and optimism'Kirkus Reviews'A science teacher by profession, Mr. James knows how to get his audience's attention' Wall Street Journal'Humorous, yet deep' Professor Charles AntoineA ri...

$5.99 USD

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Magique cosmos

Des quarks aux quasars, les secrets de l'univers

2025

EN

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Le Big Bang prouve-t-il l’existence de Dieu ? Dans quel espace l’Univers se déploie-t-il ? Savez-vous qu’il neige du métal sur Vénus et des diamants sur Neptune, qu’il y a d’immenses lacs souterrains sur Mars et des rivières de pétrole sur Titan ?Le cosmos est l’objet le plus grand, le plus ancien, le plus chaud, le plus froid et le plus étrange qu’un humain puisse étudier. En nous guidant à travers la relativité d’Einstein, la physique quantique et la théorie des cordes, Tim James ...

$8.99 USD

Fundamental

How Quantum and Particle Physics Explain Absolutely Everything

2020

EN

A brilliantly diverting and mind-expanding guide to quantum and particle physics.At the start of the twentieth century, our knowledge of science appeared complete and it seemed that the laws of nature were almost all discovered, but then we woke a sleeping giant—we discovered quantum mechanics. In the quantum realm, objects can be in two places at once. It’s a place where time travel is not only possible, but necessary. It’s a place where cause and effect can happe...

$11.99 USD

Accidental

The Greatest (Unintentional) Science Breakthroughs and How They Changed The World

Narrated by
Tim James

Unabridged

5 hours 17 min

2024

EN

Nominated for the best popular science book of 2024 by Smart Book.'Who said science was dry? Certainly not Tim James'New York Post'James writes with infectious enthusiasm and optimism' Kirkus Reviews'A science teacher by profession, Mr. James knows how to get his audience's attention' Wall Street Journal'Humorous, yet deep' Professor Charles AntoineA rip-roaring advent...

$31.99 USD

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Astronomical

From Quarks to Quasars: The Science of Space at its Strangest

2021

EN

Guiding us through Einstein's theory of relativity, quantum mechanics, and string theory, Astronomical explains the baffling mysteries of the cosmos: from alien life to the zodiac; from white holes to wormholes; from quasars to quark stars—all within a narrative that is as entertaining as it is edifying.Does the Big Bang prove the existence of God? What's the Universe expanding into? Is Earth the only planet which supports life?Space is the biggest...

$17.99 USD

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2025

EN

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La science est d'une lenteur déconcertante. Elle progresse au rythme de quelques centimètres par décennie, en vérifiant chaque fait trois fois, de sorte que lorsqu'une hypothèse est confirmée ou infirmée, les personnes qui l'ont proposée à l'origine sont souvent à la retraite ou décédées. Cependant, de temps en temps, les lunes du destin s'alignent et nous font dévier de notre trajectoire vers une victoire inattendue et involontaire. Laissez-vous conter par Tim James comment des découverte...

$16.99 USD

Magique quantique

Comment la physique quantique peut tout expliquer ... sauf la gravité

2024

EN

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Au début du XXe siècle, la science semblait complète et les lois de la nature presque toutes découvertes, mais des chercheurs intrépides ont réveillé un géant endormi en découvrant la mécanique quantique.Dans le monde quantique, les objets peuvent se trouver en deux endroits à la fois, le voyage dans le temps est non seulement possible, mais nécessaire, la cause et l'effet peuvent s’inverser, et la simple observation d'un objet change son état.Des univers parallèles à l'antim...

$8.99 USD

Magique atome

Comment le tableau périodique des éléments peut (presque) tout expliquer

2022

EN

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Quelle est la formule chimique d’un être humain ? Quelle est lasubstance la plus dangereuse de l’histoire ? Quels sont les neuféléments qui ont radicalement changé le monde ?Ce livre vous emmène à la découverte des 118 briques fondamentalesde la matière : les atomes ! Au cours de ce voyage, vous rencontrerezle célèbre savant Dmitri Mendeleïev, inventeur du tableau périodiquedes éléments, et serez initié avec humour et sans effort aux mystères...

$16.99 USD