Physics

Today's world is unpredictable and full of contradictions, and navigating its complexities while trying to make the best decisions is far from easy. The Joy of Science presents 8 short...

A breathtakingly illustrated look at botanical spirals and the scientists who puzzled over them. Charles Darwin was driven to distraction by plant spirals, growing so exasperated that he once begged...

Einstein is the great icon of our age: the kindly refugee from oppression whose wild halo of hair, twinkling eyes, engaging humanity and extraordinary brilliance made his face a symbol...

Explore the physics behind the world of Star Wars, with engaging topics and accessible information that shows how we're closer than ever before to creating technology from the galaxy far,...

A lens into the unexplored and unseen cosmos. A beautiful book showcasing the most stunning images from the first years of the James Webb Space Telescope , the most powerful...

Author: Bert BolleBinding: HardbackPublished: Argus Books Limited., 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive volume chronicles the fascinating history and intricate mechanics...

Author: William J. Kaufmann, IIIBinding: PaperbackPublished: Freeman & Company, W. H, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageBlack Holes And Warped Spacetime presents...

Author: Roger PenroseBinding: PaperbackPublished: BCA, 2004Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThe monumental work, The Road To Reality: A Complete Guide To...

Author: John GribbinBinding: HardbackPublished: J.M Dent & Sons, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Glue stain on endpapers. Light foxing on book block. Clean text....

Author: Lawrence KraussBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson Radius, 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThe Fifth Essence: The Search For Dark Matter In The Universe presents a compelling journey...

Author: Hendrik B.G. CasimirBinding: HardbackPublished: Harper & Row, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling memoir, Haphazard Reality: Half A Century Of Science, chronicles the transformative period of...

Author: C.P. SnowBinding: HardbackPublished: MacMillan, UK, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Physicists: A Generation That Changed The World chronicles the extraordinary lives and groundbreaking discoveries of the...

Author: John PolkinghorneBinding: HardbackPublished: W H Freeman & Co, 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerRochester Roundabout: The Story Of High Energy Physics chronicles the fascinating evolution of high-energy...

Author: J.B.A. EnglandBinding: PaperbackPublished: Macmillan , 1974Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Faded and worn cover. Clean text. Techniques In Nuclear Structure...

Author: Pcw DaviesBinding: PaperbackPublished: Routledge & K. Paul, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageStudent Physics: Quantum Mechanics by Pcw Davies presents a...

Author: revised by F. William Walker, Dudley G. Miller and Frank FeinerBinding: PaperbackPublished: General Electric, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageChart Of...

Author: P.C.W. DaviesBinding: PaperbackPublished: Cambridge University Press, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Yellowed and faded cover. Light creasing on...

Author: G. A. JonesBinding: PaperbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Yellowed cover. Clean text. This authoritative text presents...

Author: M V BerryBinding: PaperbackPublished: Adam Hilger - IOP Publishing, 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. This foundational text, Principles Of Cosmology...

Author: George GamowBinding: PaperbackPublished: Cambridge University Press, 1965Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Light foxing on book block. This captivating...

Author: Jonathan PowersBinding: PaperbackPublished: Methuen, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageJonathan Powers's Philosophy And The New Physics presents a compelling examination of...

Author: Barry ParkerBinding: HardbackPublished: The Plenum Press, NY, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Black boards in good condition. Light foxing on book block. Clean...

Author: David WilsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerRutherford: Simple Genius chronicles the extraordinary life and groundbreaking scientific achievements of Ernest...

Author: Claus E. Rolfs And William S. RodneyBinding: PaperbackPublished: University of Chicago Press, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Slightly bent corners....

Author: Harald FritzschBinding: HardbackPublished: Basic Books, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Balck cloth in good condition. Clean text. Quarks: The Stuff Of Matter presents a foundational...

Author: M. Lozano, M.I. Gallardo, J.M. Arias (Eds.)Binding: PaperbackPublished: Springer-Verlag, 1989Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Faded spine. Nuclear Astrophysics: Proceedings...

While the world hailed Einstein's genius, his private life was collapsing around him. His marriage to the beautiful, tormented Mileva had failed and he had launched into affairs with a...

Author: T. E. CranshawBinding: PaperbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1963Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCosmic Rays presents a comprehensive examination of high-energy particles originating from...

Author: Chi-Teh WangBinding: HardbackPublished: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1953Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Mild glue stains on...

Author: Erich G. Thomsen, Charles T. Yang, Shiro KobayashiBinding: HardbackPublished: The Macmillan Company, 1965Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Minor marks on red cloth. Light foxing on...

Dava Sobel, acclaimed and bestselling author of Longitude, chronicles the life and work of the most famous woman in the history of science - and the untold story of the...

The recently celebrated discovery of the Higgs boson has captivated the public's imagination with the promise that it can explain the origins of everything in the universe. It's no wonder...

The Number One bestselling author of The Order of Time is back with a stunning book about the enigma of quantum physics In June 1925, twenty-three-year-old Werner Heisenberg, suffering from...

An updated edition of a classic of popular science. Leading science writer Nigel Calder, author of Magic Cosmos, wrote Einstein's Universe to mark the centenary of Einstein's birth in 1979....

Sweden's Enlightenment genius and his lessons for a world in crisis. This is the first, full-length English language biography of Swedish astronomer and Earth science pioneer Professor Anders Celsius. It...

Mathematician and popular science author Eugenia Cheng is on a mission to show you that mathematics can be flexible, creative, and visual. This joyful journey through the world of abstract...

A wide variety of optical instruments exists in which the human eye forms an integral part of the system. This book provides a detailed description of the visual ergonomics of...

Perhaps the greatest physicist of the second half of the twentieth century, Richard Feynman changed the way we think about quantum mechanics, the most perplexing of all physical theories. Here...

This book is an examination of the way in which Einstein's general theory of relativity - the theory of gravitation and of space-time, has held up under today's exacting scrutiny...

A fascinating and controversial book about the minutiae that make up the universe and the possibility of a theory that might unite them all, by the author of a prize-winning...

This incisive text provides a basic undergraduate-level course in modern optics for students in physics, technology and engineering. The first half of the book deals with classical physical optics; the...

Author: Katherine Roucoux; David Malin (intro)Binding: HardbackPublished: Phaidon, 2002Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsHeaven and Earth charts an awe-inspiring voyage of discovery through the infinite world of science...

Author: Hyman RuchlisBinding: HardbackPublished: John Murray, 1962Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis engaging non-fiction work, "The Wonder Of Light: A Picture Story Of How And Why We See,"...

Author: Timothy FerrisBinding: PaperbackPublished: Little, Brown and Company., 1989Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis comprehensive anthology presents a curated collection of...

The fascinating story of an ancient riddle and what it reveals about the nature of time and space Three millennia ago, the Greek philosopher Zeno constructed a series of logical...

Author: Paul DaviesBinding: HardbackPublished: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsPaul Davies's "Other Worlds: Space, Superspace And The Quantum Universe" is...

Author: Michael DisneyBinding: HardbackPublished: J.M. Dent, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsIn this compelling work of popular science, Michael Disney, a renowned astronomer, unveils the mysteries of the...

Author: Roy SheldonBinding: HardbackPublished: Panther Books., 1953Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThis non-fiction work, "Atoms In Action" by Roy Sheldon, presents a comprehensive overview of atomic...