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American Prometheus

The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer

de Kai Bird, Martin J. Sherwin ...

Narrado por Jeff Cummings ...

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26 hora 30 minutos

The inspiration for the major motion picture Oppenheimer, this is the definitive biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer, a brilliant physicist who led the effort to build the atomic bomb for his country in a time of war and who later found himself confronting the moral consequences of scientific progress.American Prometheus is the first full-scale biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer, “father of the ... Leer más

$34.95 USD

The inspiration for the major motion picture Oppenheimer, this is the definitive biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer, a brilliant physicist who led the effort to build the atomic bomb for his country in a time of war and who later found himself confronting the moral consequences of scientific progress.American Prometheus is the first full-scale biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer, “father of the
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A Force of Nature

The Frontier Genius of Ernest Rutherford

de Richard Reeves ...

Narrado por Alex Hyde-White ...

Series series The Great Discoveries Series
Completo

5 hora 8 minutos

A new intellectual biography of Ernest Rutherford, the twentieth century’s greatest experimental physicist.Ernest Rutherford, who grew up in colonial New Zealand and came to Cambridge on a scholarship, made numerous revolutionary discoveries, among them the orbital structure of the atom and the concept of the “half-life” of radioactive materials, which led to a massive re-evaluation of the age of ... Leer más

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A new intellectual biography of Ernest Rutherford, the twentieth century’s greatest experimental physicist.Ernest Rutherford, who grew up in colonial New Zealand and came to Cambridge on a scholarship, made numerous revolutionary discoveries, among them the orbital structure of the atom and the concept of the “half-life” of radioactive materials, which led to a massive re-evaluation of the age of
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“Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!”

Adventures of a Curious Character

de Richard P. Feynman, Ralph Leighton ...

Narrado por Raymond Todd ...

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11 hora 32 minutos

One of the most famous science books of our time, the phenomenal national bestseller that “buzzes with energy, anecdote and life. It almost makes you want to become a physicist” (Science Digest).Richard Feynman, one of the world’s greatest theoretical physicists, thrived on adventure. His outrageous exploits once shocked a Princeton dean’s wife to exclaim: “Surely you’re joking, Mr. Feynman!”In ... Leer más

$20.95 USD

One of the most famous science books of our time, the phenomenal national bestseller that “buzzes with energy, anecdote and life. It almost makes you want to become a physicist” (Science Digest).Richard Feynman, one of the world’s greatest theoretical physicists, thrived on adventure. His outrageous exploits once shocked a Princeton dean’s wife to exclaim: “Surely you’re joking, Mr. Feynman!”In
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The Short Story of the Universe

A Pocket Guide to the History, Structure, Theories and Building Blocks of the Cosmos

de Gemma Lavender, Mark Fletcher ...

Narrado por Debra Michaels, Justin Avoth ...

Completo

4 hora 36 minutos

The Short Story of the Universe is a new introduction to the subject of the universe. Covering 130 key components that make it up - from dwarf galaxies and spiral arms to red giants and the planets of the solar sytem - and linking these to the universe's structure and the theories that help us understand it, this book simplifies this riveting yet mind-boggling subject, telling the story of how it ... Leer más

$31.99 USD

The Short Story of the Universe is a new introduction to the subject of the universe. Covering 130 key components that make it up - from dwarf galaxies and spiral arms to red giants and the planets of the solar sytem - and linking these to the universe's structure and the theories that help us understand it, this book simplifies this riveting yet mind-boggling subject, telling the story of how it
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The Impossible Bomb

The Hidden History of British Scientists and the Race to Create an Atomic Weapon

de Gareth Williams ...

Narrado por Julian Elfer ...

Completo

12 hora 48 minutos

The remarkable story of the forgotten British scientists who enabled the Manhattan Project to create the atomic bombAtomic weaponry is widely understood as a story of American scientific achievement—but scientists working in Britain played a vital role in its development. Including Nobel Prize winners and Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany, these scientists have long since been forgotten. But ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

The remarkable story of the forgotten British scientists who enabled the Manhattan Project to create the atomic bombAtomic weaponry is widely understood as a story of American scientific achievement—but scientists working in Britain played a vital role in its development. Including Nobel Prize winners and Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany, these scientists have long since been forgotten. But
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Quantum Physics for Beginners & Law of Attraction

The Ultimate Guide to Understanding the Fundamentals of Wave Theory, Quantum Computing, and the Mind-Blowing Discoveries that Will Revolutionize Your Life.

de Edwin Hines ...

Narrado por Digital Voice Mike G ...

Completo

1 horas 6 minutos

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Looking to explore the mysteries of the universe and the fascinating world of quantum physics?Look no further than Quantum Physics for Beginners!This comprehensive guide is perfect for people who are new to the subject and looking to expand their knowledge.With clear explanations and engaging examples, you'll discover the fundamental principles of ... Leer más

$9.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Looking to explore the mysteries of the universe and the fascinating world of quantum physics?Look no further than Quantum Physics for Beginners!This comprehensive guide is perfect for people who are new to the subject and looking to expand their knowledge.With clear explanations and engaging examples, you'll discover the fundamental principles of
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Six Impossible Things

The Mystery of the Quantum World

de John Gribbin ...

Narrado por Matthew Waterson ...

Completo

2 hora 19 minutos

Rules of the quantum world seem to say that a cat can be both alive and dead at the same time and a particle can be in two places at once. And that particle is also a wave; everything in the quantum world can described in terms of waves—or entirely in terms of particles. These interpretations were all established by the end of the 1920s, by Erwin Schrödinger, Werner Heisenberg, Paul Dirac, and ... Leer más

$12.99 USD

Rules of the quantum world seem to say that a cat can be both alive and dead at the same time and a particle can be in two places at once. And that particle is also a wave; everything in the quantum world can described in terms of waves—or entirely in terms of particles. These interpretations were all established by the end of the 1920s, by Erwin Schrödinger, Werner Heisenberg, Paul Dirac, and
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Atomic Alchemist, The

J. Robert Oppenheimer And The Birth of The Nuclear Age

de Davis Truman ...

Narrado por John Sullivan ...

Completo

1 horas 33 minutos

In "The Atomic Alchemist: J. Robert Oppenheimer and the Birth of the Nuclear Age," we embark on a captivating journey through the life and legacy of one of the most influential figures of the 20th century. This meticulously researched and thought-provoking book delves into the fascinating story of Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb, the unprecedented power it unleashed, and ... Leer más

$4.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

In "The Atomic Alchemist: J. Robert Oppenheimer and the Birth of the Nuclear Age," we embark on a captivating journey through the life and legacy of one of the most influential figures of the 20th century. This meticulously researched and thought-provoking book delves into the fascinating story of Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb, the unprecedented power it unleashed, and
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Nuclear Fusion

The Race to Build a Mini-Sun on Earth

de Sharon Ann Holgate ...

Narrado por Lorna Bennett ...

Series series Hot Science
Completo

5 hora 22 minutos

Since the 1950s, scientists have attempted to harness nuclear fusion—the process that creates the Sun's energy—to generate near-limitless amounts of electricity. But the fact that we still have no fusion power plants is testament to the complexities of the challenge. Now, the deepening climate crisis means that researchers around the world are in a race to create a mini-Sun here on Earth. The ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

Since the 1950s, scientists have attempted to harness nuclear fusion—the process that creates the Sun's energy—to generate near-limitless amounts of electricity. But the fact that we still have no fusion power plants is testament to the complexities of the challenge. Now, the deepening climate crisis means that researchers around the world are in a race to create a mini-Sun here on Earth. The
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Fundamental

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

de Tim James ...

Narrado por Tim James ...

Completo

5 hora 1 minutos

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 ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

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
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Physics of Greatness, The: Nobel Prize Winners and Their Discoveries

de SREEKUMAR V T ...

Narrado por Digital Voice Marcus G ...

Completo

1 horas 42 minutos

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice."The Physics of Greatness: Nobel Prize Winners and their Discoveries" is a captivating exploration of the lives and achievements of Nobel laureates in the field of physics. From the pioneering work of Marie Curie and Albert Einstein to the ground-breaking discoveries of contemporary physicists, this book offers a comprehensive look at the individuals ... Leer más

$2.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice."The Physics of Greatness: Nobel Prize Winners and their Discoveries" is a captivating exploration of the lives and achievements of Nobel laureates in the field of physics. From the pioneering work of Marie Curie and Albert Einstein to the ground-breaking discoveries of contemporary physicists, this book offers a comprehensive look at the individuals
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CERN and the Higgs Boson

The Global Quest for the Building Blocks of Reality

de James Gillies ...

Narrado por Dennis Kleinman ...

Series series Hot Science
Completo

4 hora 56 minutos

The Higgs boson is the rock star of fundamental particles, catapulting CERN, the laboratory where it was found, into global spotlight. But what is it, why does it matter, and what exactly is CERN? In the late 1940s, a handful of visionaries were working to steer Europe towards a more peaceful future through science, and CERN, the European particle physics laboratory, was duly born. James Gillies ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

The Higgs boson is the rock star of fundamental particles, catapulting CERN, the laboratory where it was found, into global spotlight. But what is it, why does it matter, and what exactly is CERN? In the late 1940s, a handful of visionaries were working to steer Europe towards a more peaceful future through science, and CERN, the European particle physics laboratory, was duly born. James Gillies
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Black Holes

Going to Extremes

de Scientific American ...

Narrado por Alex Boyles ...

Completo

5 hora 37 minutos

Once dismissed as a mathematical curiosity, black holes are so strange they almost defy belief. Since their existence was confirmed, research into the nature of black holes has opened up new vistas in physics. In this audiobook, we examine some of the most fascinating discoveries about black hole formation and behavior, the new and evolving research in gravitational wave astronomy, theoretical ... Leer más

$16.95 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Once dismissed as a mathematical curiosity, black holes are so strange they almost defy belief. Since their existence was confirmed, research into the nature of black holes has opened up new vistas in physics. In this audiobook, we examine some of the most fascinating discoveries about black hole formation and behavior, the new and evolving research in gravitational wave astronomy, theoretical
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QUANTUM PHYSICS FOR BEGINNERS

An Easy Guide for Discovering the Hidden Side of Reality One Speck at a Time

de Darrell Ason ...

Narrado por Jerry Wright ...

Completo

5 hora 23 minutos

+ Free 2 BONUS CHAPTERS INSIDE AND THE PDF VERSION* OF THE AUDIO BOOK FOR YOU!WANT TO LEARN AND IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS AT COCKTAIL PARTIES WITH SOME "BIG BRAIN" TRIVIA ABOUT SOME HISTORY'S GREATEST SCIENTIFIC MINDS AND THE MOST WACKY PHENOMENA OF THE UNIVERSE?Imagine a world where particles can exist in multiple places at once, where unseen forces connect everything in ways you’ve never considered, ... Leer más

$11.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

+ Free 2 BONUS CHAPTERS INSIDE AND THE PDF VERSION* OF THE AUDIO BOOK FOR YOU!WANT TO LEARN AND IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS AT COCKTAIL PARTIES WITH SOME "BIG BRAIN" TRIVIA ABOUT SOME HISTORY'S GREATEST SCIENTIFIC MINDS AND THE MOST WACKY PHENOMENA OF THE UNIVERSE?Imagine a world where particles can exist in multiple places at once, where unseen forces connect everything in ways you’ve never considered,
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The Universal Timekeepers

Reconstructing History Atom by Atom

de David J. Helfand ...

Narrado por Perry Daniels ...

Completo

10 hora 15 minutos

Atoms are unfathomably tiny. It takes fifteen million trillion of them to make up a single poppy seed—give or take a few billion. And there's hardly anything to them: atoms are more than 99.9999999999 percent empty space. Yet scientists have learned to count these slivers of near nothingness with precision and to peer into their internal states. In looking so closely, we have learned that atoms, ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

Atoms are unfathomably tiny. It takes fifteen million trillion of them to make up a single poppy seed—give or take a few billion. And there's hardly anything to them: atoms are more than 99.9999999999 percent empty space. Yet scientists have learned to count these slivers of near nothingness with precision and to peer into their internal states. In looking so closely, we have learned that atoms,
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Kernfusionsforschung - Die Sonne auf die Erde holen

Physik

de Hartmut Zohm ...

Narrado por Hartmut Zohm ...

Series series uni auditorium
Abreviado

52 minutos

Unsere Sonne macht es vor: Leichte Atomkerne verschmelzen zu schwereren. Gewaltige Energiemengen werden bei dieser Kernfusion freigesetzt: Es herrschen Temperaturen von mehr als 100 Millionen Grad Celsius. Forscher vom Max Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik (ipp) arbeiten daran, diese nahezu unerschöpfliche Energiequelle auf der Erde nutzbar zu machen. Die Vorlesung behandelt zunächst die Grundlagen ... Leer más

$12.30 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Unsere Sonne macht es vor: Leichte Atomkerne verschmelzen zu schwereren. Gewaltige Energiemengen werden bei dieser Kernfusion freigesetzt: Es herrschen Temperaturen von mehr als 100 Millionen Grad Celsius. Forscher vom Max Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik (ipp) arbeiten daran, diese nahezu unerschöpfliche Energiequelle auf der Erde nutzbar zu machen. Die Vorlesung behandelt zunächst die Grundlagen
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Muchos mundos en uno

La busqueda de otros universos (The Search for Other Universes)

de Alex Vilenkin ...

Narrado por Jaime Collepardo ...

Completo

7 hora 18 minutos

Alex Vilenkin resume en este libro, de una forma amena y accesible, la historia de las investigaciones de los últimos cincuenta años en torno al origen y la evolución del universo. Vilenkin hace hincapié en dos teorías en las que es especialmente innovador: la inflación eterna del cosmos y la existencia de múltiples universos... en alguno de los cuales tal vez ahora nos hallemos replicados, ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

Alex Vilenkin resume en este libro, de una forma amena y accesible, la historia de las investigaciones de los últimos cincuenta años en torno al origen y la evolución del universo. Vilenkin hace hincapié en dos teorías en las que es especialmente innovador: la inflación eterna del cosmos y la existencia de múltiples universos... en alguno de los cuales tal vez ahora nos hallemos replicados,
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Chasing Heisenberg

The Race for the Atom Bomb

de Michael Joseloff ...

Narrado por Malcolm Hillgartner ...

Completo

3 hora 23 minutos

Winner of the Paul Cowan Non-Fiction Award given by Peace Corps Worldwide.After a devastating run of German victories, Allied troops are beginning to halt Hitler’s advance. But far from the battlefields, Allied scientists are struggling.Intelligence reports put them a distant second behind the Germans in a competition that could determine the outcome of the war: the race to build the world’s first ... Leer más

$28.99 USD

Winner of the Paul Cowan Non-Fiction Award given by Peace Corps Worldwide.After a devastating run of German victories, Allied troops are beginning to halt Hitler’s advance. But far from the battlefields, Allied scientists are struggling.Intelligence reports put them a distant second behind the Germans in a competition that could determine the outcome of the war: the race to build the world’s first
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Third Thoughts

de Steven Weinberg ...

Narrado por John Lescault ...

Completo

6 hora 40 minutos

A wise, personal, and wide-ranging meditation on science and society by the Nobel Prize–winning author of To Explain the World.For more than four decades, one of the most captivating and celebrated science communicators of our time has challenged the public to think carefully about the foundations of nature and the inseparable entanglement of science and society. In Third Thoughts, Steven Weinberg ... Leer más

$19.95 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

A wise, personal, and wide-ranging meditation on science and society by the Nobel Prize–winning author of To Explain the World.For more than four decades, one of the most captivating and celebrated science communicators of our time has challenged the public to think carefully about the foundations of nature and the inseparable entanglement of science and society. In Third Thoughts, Steven Weinberg
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Frenchman Flat

The Rise and Fall of Atomic Bombs

de Jon Else ...

Narrado por Brian P. Craig ...

Completo

15 hora 45 minutos

A timely book for unstable times, Frenchman Flat recounts the science, politics, and human experience of those who developed nuclear weapons, suffered the consequences of their testing, and fought for and against arms control between the 1940s and 1990s. The throughline of this vast, complex story is a thirty-seven-kiloton atomic bomb dubbed "Priscilla" that was exploded above a custom-built mini ... Leer más

$25.99 USD

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A timely book for unstable times, Frenchman Flat recounts the science, politics, and human experience of those who developed nuclear weapons, suffered the consequences of their testing, and fought for and against arms control between the 1940s and 1990s. The throughline of this vast, complex story is a thirty-seven-kiloton atomic bomb dubbed "Priscilla" that was exploded above a custom-built mini
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Fantastic Numbers and Where to Find Them

A Cosmic Quest from Zero to Infinity

de Antonio Padilla ...

Narrado por Antonio Padilla ...

Completo

13 hora 53 minutos

**This program is read by the author.A fun, dazzling exploration of the strange numbers that illuminate the ultimate nature of reality.**For particularly brilliant theoretical physicists like James Clerk Maxwell, Paul Dirac, or Albert Einstein, the search for mathematical truths led to strange new understandings of the ultimate nature of reality. But what are these truths? What are the mysterious ... Leer más

$28.99 USD

**This program is read by the author.A fun, dazzling exploration of the strange numbers that illuminate the ultimate nature of reality.**For particularly brilliant theoretical physicists like James Clerk Maxwell, Paul Dirac, or Albert Einstein, the search for mathematical truths led to strange new understandings of the ultimate nature of reality. But what are these truths? What are the mysterious
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The Higgs Boson

Searching for the God Particle

de Scientific American ...

Narrado por Alex Boyles ...

Completo

12 hora 51 minutos

One of the biggest discoveries in physics, the quest for the Higgs boson demonstrates the value of a good theory. In July 2012, a Higgs-like particle was found near the energies scientists predicted. Now, armed with better evidence and better questions, the scientific process continues. In this audiobook,we’ve gathered our best reporting to explain that process—the theories, the search, the ... Leer más

$22.95 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

One of the biggest discoveries in physics, the quest for the Higgs boson demonstrates the value of a good theory. In July 2012, a Higgs-like particle was found near the energies scientists predicted. Now, armed with better evidence and better questions, the scientific process continues. In this audiobook,we’ve gathered our best reporting to explain that process—the theories, the search, the
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Das Atomzeitalter

de Klaus Kamphausen ...

Narrado por Achim Höppner ...

Series series Road University
Abreviado

54 minutos

Die Dokumentation zeichnet den Weg der Wissenschaftler, Generäle und Politiker, von Otto Hahns erster Kernspaltung, von Einsteins Brief an Präsident Roosevelt, die "A"- und "H"-Bombentests bis zur Katastrophe von Tschernobyl. 6. August 1945, 8 Uhr, 15 Minuten und 17 Sekunden: über Hiroshima wird die erste Atombombe abgeworfen. Der Mensch hat das Tor zur Hölle aufgestoßen: eine Stadt verglüht in ... Leer más

$11.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Die Dokumentation zeichnet den Weg der Wissenschaftler, Generäle und Politiker, von Otto Hahns erster Kernspaltung, von Einsteins Brief an Präsident Roosevelt, die "A"- und "H"-Bombentests bis zur Katastrophe von Tschernobyl. 6. August 1945, 8 Uhr, 15 Minuten und 17 Sekunden: über Hiroshima wird die erste Atombombe abgeworfen. Der Mensch hat das Tor zur Hölle aufgestoßen: eine Stadt verglüht in
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Matter

A Very Short Introduction

de Geoff Cottrell ...

Narrado por Nigel Patterson ...

Completo

4 hora 30 minutos

What is matter? Matter is the stuff from which we and all the things in the world are made. Everything around us—from desks, to books, to our own bodies—are made of atoms, which are small enough that a million of them can fit across the breadth of a human hair. Inside every atom is a tiny nucleus and orbiting the nucleus is a cloud of electrons. The nucleus is made out of protons and neutrons, and ... Leer más

$12.99 USD

What is matter? Matter is the stuff from which we and all the things in the world are made. Everything around us—from desks, to books, to our own bodies—are made of atoms, which are small enough that a million of them can fit across the breadth of a human hair. Inside every atom is a tiny nucleus and orbiting the nucleus is a cloud of electrons. The nucleus is made out of protons and neutrons, and
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