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About Time: Einstein's Unfinished Revolutionby P. C. W. DaviesISBN 0684818221 (0-684-81822-1)
Softcover, Touchstone Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'About Time: Einstein's Unfinished Revolution'Book summary:Examining the consequences of Einstein's relativity theory, an original work explores the mystery of time and considers black holes, time warps, time travel, the existence of God, nature of the universe, and humankind's place in the cosmos. 35,000 first printing. Tour. [via]
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The Bill of Rights, the Courts & the Law: The Landmark Cases Cases That Have Shaped American Societyby David BaringerISBN 0966891910 (0-9668919-1-0)
Softcover, Univ of Virginia Pr
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Black Holes and Time Warps: Einstein's Outrageous Legacyby Kip S. ThorneISBN 0393312763 (0-393-31276-3)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Black Holes and Time Warps: Einstein's Outrageous Legacy'Book summary:In a masterfully written, brilliantly informed work, the Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at Caltech leads readers through an elegant, always human tapestry of interlocking themes, answering the great question: What principles control our universe and why do physicists think they know what they know? Introduction by Stephen Hawking. Illustrations. [via]
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Cartoon Guide to Physicsby Larry Gonick, Art HuffmanISBN 0062731009 (0-06-273100-9)
Softcover, Perennial
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cartoon Guide to Physics'Book summary:It's been said that before physics students can fly with Feynman they need to walk with Halliday and Resnick. Those of us who are still toddling along, however, need Larry Gonick. Gonick's characteristically quirky drawings are teamed with physicist Art Huffman's prose to produce lessons like this: picture Sir Isaac Newton driving a Mack truck labeled "Big Inertia." Ike is talking into a CB radio, saying: "Breaker one nine: force overcomes inertia and produces acceleration. Do you read?" As the jacket copy says, "If you think a negative charge is something that shows up on your credit-card bill--if you imagine that Ohm's law dictates how long to meditate--if you believe that Newtonian mechanics will fix your car," here's the book for you. --Mary Ellen Curtin [via]
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The Character of Physical Lawby Richard P FeynmanISBN 0262560038 (0-262-56003-8)
Softcover, Mit Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Character of Physical Law'Book summary:In these Messenger Lectures, originally delivered at Cornell University and recorded for television by the BBC, Richard Feynman offers an overview of selected physical laws and gathers their common features into one broad principle of invariance. He maintains at the outset that the importance of a physical law is not "how clever we are to have found it out, but... how clever nature is to pay attention to it," and tends his discussions toward a final exposition of the elegance and simplicity of all scientific laws. Rather than an essay on the most significant achievements in modern science, The Character of Physical Law is a statement of what is most remarkable in nature. Feynman's enlightened approach, his wit, and his enthusiasm make this a memorable exposition of the scientist's craft.The Law of Gravitation is the author's principal example. Relating the details of its discovery and stressing its mathematical character, he uses it to demonstrate the essential interaction of mathematics and physics. He views mathematics as the key to any system of scientific laws, suggesting that if it were possible to fill out the structure of scientific theory completely, the result would be an integrated set of mathematical axioms. The principles of conservation, symmetry, and time-irreversibility are then considered in relation to developments in classical and modern physics, and in his final lecture Feynman develops his own analysis of the process and future of scientific discovery.Like any set of oral reflections, The Character of Physical Law has special value as a demonstration of the mind in action. The reader is particularly lucky in Richard Feynman. One of the most eminent and imaginative modern physicists, he was Professor of Theoretical Physics at the California Institute of Technology until his death in 1988. He is best known for his work on the quantum theory of the electromagnetic field, as well as for his later research in the field of low-temperature physics. In 1954 he received the Albert Einstein Award for his "outstanding contribution to knowledge in mathematical and physical sciences"; in 1965 he was appointed to Foreign Membership in the Royal Society and was awarded the Nobel Prize.
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Cosmosby Carl SaganISBN 0345331354 (0-345-33135-4)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cosmos'Book summary:Cosmos was the first science TV blockbuster, and Carl Sagan was its (human) star. By the time of Sagan's death in 1997, the series had been seen by half a billion people; Sagan was perhaps the best-known scientist on the planet. Explaining how the series came about, Sagan recalled:
I was positive from my own experience that an enormous global interest exists in the exploration of the planets and in many kindred scientific topics--the origin of life, the Earth, and the Cosmos, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, our connection with the universe. And I was certain that this interest could be excited through that most powerful communications medium, television.
Sagan's own interest and enthusiasm for the universe were so vivid and infectious, his screen presence so engaging, that viewers and readers couldn't help but be caught up in his vision. From stars in their "billions and billions" to the amino acids in the primordial ocean, Sagan communicated a feeling for science as a process of discovery. Inevitably, some of the science in Cosmos has been outdated in the years since 1980--but Sagan's sense of wonder is ageless. --Mary Ellen Curtin [via]
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Softcover, Random House Publishing Group - Cosmos: ISBN 0375508325 (0-375-50832-5)
Hardcover, Random House Publishing Group - Cosmos: ISBN 051712355X (0-517-12355-X)
Hardcover, Random House Value Publishing - Cosmos: ISBN 084466698X (0-8446-6698-X)
Hardcover, Peter Smith Pub Inc - Cosmos: ISBN 8432036269 (84-320-3626-9)
Softcover, Planeta Pub Corp - Cosmos: ISBN 0345331354 (0-345-33135-4)
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Cosmos: International Affairs in the Modern Ageby Carl SaganISBN 0394502949 (0-394-50294-9)
Hardcover, Random House Publishing Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cosmos: International Affairs in the Modern Age'Book summary:Cosmos was the first science TV blockbuster, and Carl Sagan was its (human) star. By the time of Sagan's death in 1997, the series had been seen by half a billion people; Sagan was perhaps the best-known scientist on the planet. Explaining how the series came about, Sagan recalled:
I was positive from my own experience that an enormous global interest exists in the exploration of the planets and in many kindred scientific topics--the origin of life, the Earth, and the Cosmos, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, our connection with the universe. And I was certain that this interest could be excited through that most powerful communications medium, television.
Sagan's own interest and enthusiasm for the universe were so vivid and infectious, his screen presence so engaging, that viewers and readers couldn't help but be caught up in his vision. From stars in their "billions and billions" to the amino acids in the primordial ocean, Sagan communicated a feeling for science as a process of discovery. Inevitably, some of the science in Cosmos has been outdated in the years since 1980--but Sagan's sense of wonder is ageless. --Mary Ellen Curtin [via]
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Dreams of a Final Theoryby Steven WeinbergISBN 0679744088 (0-679-74408-8)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dreams of a Final Theory'Book summary:A scientist recounts his search for the laws of nature, imagining the shape of a final theory on nature and the effects its discovery will have on the human spirit. 60,000 first printing. $60,000 ad/promo. [via]
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The Fabric of Reality: The Science of Parallel Universes-And Its Implicationsby David DeutschISBN 014027541X (0-14-027541-X)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Fabric of Reality: The Science of Parallel Universes-And Its Implications'Book summary:"Our best theories are not only truer than common sense, they make more sense than common sense," writes physicist David Deutsch. In The Fabric of Reality, Deutsch traces what he considers the four main strands of scientific explanation: quantum theory, evolution, computation, and the theory of knowledge. "The four of them taken together form a coherent explanatory structure that is so far-reaching, and has come to encompass so much of our understanding of the world, that in my view it may already properly be called the first Theory of Everything." Deutsch covers some difficult material with unusual clarity. Each chapter ends with a summary and definitions of important terms, which makes the work an invaluable sourcebook. [via]
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The Feynman Lectures on Physics: Definitive Editionby Richard P Feynman, Robert B Leighton, Matthew SandsISBN 0805390464 (0-8053-9046-4)
Hardcover, Addison-Wesley
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Feynman Lectures on Physics: Definitive Edition'Book summary:This revised edition of Feynmans legendary lectures includes extensive corrections Feynman and his colleagues received and Caltech approved, making this the definitive edition of The Feynman Lectures on Physics. For all readers interested in physics. [via]
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The Feynman Lectures on Physics: Commemorative Issueby Richard Feynman, Robert B Leighton, Matthew SandsISBN 0201510030 (0-201-51003-0)
Hardcover, Addison-Wesley
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Feynman Lectures on Physics: Commemorative Issue'Book summary:This three-volume work was originally designed for a two-year introductory physics course given at the California Institute of Technology-a course designed to take advantage of students' increasing mathematical prowess and to provide a more comprehensive view of modern-day physics. The volumes are an edited version of Richard Feynman's lectures, taped and transcribed specifically for the books. It was a rigorous undertaking that resulted in a classic reference work for all physics students, teachers, and researchers. Feynman's effective classroom style remains intact in these volumes, a valuable work by a remarkable educator.The three-volume commemorative issue is hardbound and packaged in a specially-designed slipcase. The lectures are also available in a student paperbound edition. [via]
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The Feynman Lectures on Physics: Mainly Mechanics, Radiation, and Heatby Richard P Feynman, Robert B Leighton, Matthew SandsISBN 0201021161 (0-201-02116-1)
Softcover, Addison-Wesley
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Feynman Lectures on Physics: Mainly Mechanics, Radiation, and Heat'Book summary:This three-volume work was originally designed for a two-year introductory physics course given at the California Institute of Technology--a course designed to take advantage of students' increasing mathematical prowess and to provide a more comprehensive view of modern-day physics. The volumes are an edited version of Richard Feynman's lectures, taped and transcribed specifically for the books. It was a rigorous undertaking that resulted in a classic reference work for all physics students, teachers, and researchers. Feynman's effective classroom style remains intact in these volumes, a valuable work by a remarkable educator. The three-volume commemorative issue is hardbound and packaged in a specially-designed slipcase. The lectures are also available in a student paperbound edition. [via]
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Feynman Lectures On Physics: The Complete And Definitive Issueby Richard P Feynman, Robert B Leighton, Matthew SandsISBN 0805390456 (0-8053-9045-6)
Hardcover, Benjamin-Cummings Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Feynman Lectures On Physics: The Complete And Definitive Issue'Book summary:The revised edition of Feynman's legendary lectures includes extensive corrections and updates collated by Feynman and his colleagues. A new foreword by Kip Thorne, the current Richard Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at Caltech, discusses the relevance of the new edition to todays readers. This boxed set also includes Feynmans new Tips on Physics the four previously unpublished lectures that Feynman gave to students preparing for exams at the end of his course. Thus, this 4 volume set is the complete and definitive edition of The Feynman Lectures on Physics. Packaged in a specially designed slipcase, this 4 volume set provides the ultimate legacy of Feynmans extraordinary contribution to students, teachers, researches, and lay readers around the world.
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Feynman Lectures On Physics: The Definitive Issueby Richard P Feynman, Robert B Leighton, Matthew SandsISBN 0805390642 (0-8053-9064-2)
Softcover, Benjamin-Cummings Pub Co
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Fundamentals of Physicsby Robert Resnick, David Halliday, Jearl WalkerISBN 0471148563 (0-471-14856-3)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Fundamentals of Physics'Book summary:Part 3 of the fifth edition of this introduction to physics. This text addresses the issue of building "bridges of reason", so that students may move from qualitative understanding of any given physics concept to making decisions about how to solve a problem involving that concept. [via]
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- Fundamentals of Physics: ISBN 0471470619 (0-471-47061-9)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc - Fundamentals of Physics: ISBN 0471145610 (0-471-14561-0)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc - Fundamentals of Physics: ISBN 0471147311 (0-471-14731-1)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc - Fundamentals of Physics: ISBN 047114732X (0-471-14732-X)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc - Fundamentals of Physics: ISBN 0471148555 (0-471-14855-5)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc - Fundamental of Physics: ISBN 0471172154 (0-471-17215-4)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc - Fundamentals of Physics: ISBN 0471393835 (0-471-39383-5)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc - Fundamentals of Physics: ISBN 0471033634 (0-471-03363-4)
Hardcover, Wiley - Fundamentals of Physics: ISBN 0471080055 (0-471-08005-5)
Hardcover, Wiley - Fundamentals of Physics: ISBN 0471105589 (0-471-10558-9)
Hardcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc - Fundamentals of Physics: ISBN 0471156639 (0-471-15663-9)
Hardcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc - Fundamentals of Physics: ISBN 0471332364 (0-471-33236-4)
Hardcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc - Fundamentals of Physics: ISBN 0471344303 (0-471-34430-3)
Hardcover, Wiley - Fundamentals of Physics: ISBN 0471344311 (0-471-34431-1)
Hardcover, Wiley - Fundamentals of Physics: ISBN 0471524611 (0-471-52461-1)
Hardcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc - Fundamentals of Physics: ISBN 0471819891 (0-471-81989-1)
Hardcover, Wiley - Fundamentals of Physics: ISBN 0471819956 (0-471-81995-6)
Hardcover, Wiley - Fundamentals of Physics: ISBN 0471827681 (0-471-82768-1)
Hardcover, Wiley - Fundamentals of Physics: ISBN 0471827703 (0-471-82770-3)
Hardcover, Wiley - Fundamentals of Physics: ISBN 0471148563 (0-471-14856-3)
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Fundamentals of Physicsby David HallidayISBN 0471064653 (0-471-06465-3)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Fundamentals of Physics'Book summary:The guide to accompany the fifth edition of this introduction to physics. This text addresses the issue of building "bridges of reason", so that students may move from qualitative understanding of any given physics concept to making decisions about how to solve a problem involving that concept. [via]
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Fundamentals of Physics: Chapters 21-44by Robert Resnick, David Halliday, Jearl WalkerISBN 0471216437 (0-471-21643-7)
Hardcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Fundamentals of Physics: Chapters 21-44'Book summary:No other book on the market today can match the success of Halliday, Resnick and Walker's Fundamentals of Physics! In a breezy, easy-to-understand style the book offers a solid understanding of fundamental physics concepts, and helps readers apply this conceptual understanding to quantitative problem solving. The extended edition provides coverage of developments in Physics in the last 100 years, including: Einstein and Relativity, Bohr and others and Quantum Theory, and the more recent theoretical developments like String Theory. This book offers a unique combination of authoritative content and stimulating applications. [via]
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Fundamentals of Physics: Chapters 39-45by Robert Resnick, David Halliday, Jearl WalkerISBN 0471157198 (0-471-15719-8)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Fundamentals of Physics: Chapters 39-45'Book summary:Part 5 of the fifth edition of this introduction to physics. This text addresses the issue of building "bridges of reason", so that students may move from qualitative understanding of any given physics concept to making decisions about how to solve a problem involving that concept. [via]
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Fundamentals of Physics: Enhanced Problems Versionby Robert Resnick, David Halliday, Jearl WalkerISBN 0471228575 (0-471-22857-5)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Fundamentals of Physics: Enhanced Problems Version'Book summary:No other text on the market today can match the success of Halliday, Resnick and Walkers Fundamentals of Physics. This text continues to outperform the competition year after year, and the new edition will be no exception. Intended for Calculus-based Physics courses, the 6th edition of this extraordinary text is a major redesign of the best-selling 5th edition, which still maintains many of the elements that led to its enormous success. Jearl Walker adds his unique style to this edition with the addition of new problems designed to capture, and keep, students attention. Nearly all changes are based on suggestions from instructors and students using the 5th edition, from reviewer comments, and from research done on the process of learning. The primary goal of this text is to provide students with a solid understanding of fundamental physics concepts, and to help them apply this conceptual understanding to quantitative problem solving.
The principal goal of Halliday-Resnick-Walker is to provide instructors with a tool by which they can teach students how to effectively read scientific material and successfully reason through scientific questions. To sharpen this tool, the Enhanced Problems Version of the sixth edition of Fundamentals of Physics contains over 1000 new, high-quality problems that require thought and reasoning rather than simplistic plugging of data into formulas. [via]
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Fundamentals of Physics: Extendedby Robert Resnick, David Halliday, Jearl WalkerISBN 0471232319 (0-471-23231-9)
Hardcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Fundamentals of Physics: Extended'Book summary:No other book on the market today can match the 30-year success of Halliday, Resnick and Walker's Fundamentals of Physics!
Fundamentals of Physics, 7th Edition and the Extended Version, 7th Edition offer a solid understanding of fundamental physics concepts, helping readers apply this conceptual understanding to quantitative problem solving, in a breezy, easy-to-understand style. A unique combination of authoritative content and stimulating applications.
* Numerous improvements in the text, based on feedback from the many users of the sixth edition (both instructors and students)
* Several thousand end-of-chapter problems have been rewritten to streamline both the presentations and answers
* 'Chapter Puzzlers' open each chapter with an intriguing application or question that is explained or answered in the chapter
* Problem-solving tactics are provided to help beginning Physics students solve problems and avoid common error
* The first section in every chapter introduces the subject of the chapter by asking and answering, "What is Physics?" as the question pertains to the chapter
* Numerous supplements available to aid teachers and students
The extended edition provides coverage of developments in Physics in the last 100 years, including: Einstein and Relativity, Bohr and others and Quantum Theory, and the more recent theoretical developments like String Theory. [via]More editions of Fundamentals of Physics: Extended:
Fundamentals of Physics: Extended Chapters 43-49by David HallidayISBN 0471595713 (0-471-59571-3)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Fundamentals of Physics: Extended With Modern Physicsby David HallidayISBN 0471310395 (0-471-31039-5)
Hardcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Fundamentals of Physics: Extended With Modern Physicsby Robert Resnick, David Halliday, Jearl WalkerISBN 047157578X (0-471-57578-X)
Hardcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Fundamentals of Physics: Part 2by Robert Resnick, David Halliday, Jearl WalkerISBN 0471148547 (0-471-14854-7)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Fundamentals of Physics: Part 2'Book summary:Part 2 of the fifth edition of this introduction to physics. This text addresses the issue of building "bridges of reason", so that students may move from qualitative understanding of any given physics concept to making decisions about how to solve a problem involving that concept. [via]
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The Illustrated on the Shoulders of Giants: The Great Works of Physics and AstronomyISBN 0762418982 (0-7624-1898-2)
Hardcover, Running Pr Book Pub
Find This BookBook summary:The first edition of this revolutionary look at the scientific discoveries that changed our perception of the world, by the renowned physicist and bestselling author Stephen Hawking, sold over 65,000 copies. Now its available in a gift-worthy special edition with color photographs and illustrations depicting theoretical models of the planets and their orbitsmaking Hawkings brilliant insights all the more accessible. This original compilation is based on seven classic works of physics and astronomy which, read in chronological order, trace the evolution of modern science. THE ILLUSTRATED ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS includes selections from On the Revolution of Heavenly Spheres by Nicolaus Copernicus; Principia by Sir Isaac Newton; The Principle of Relativity by Albert Einstein; Dialogues Concerning Two Sciences by Galileo Galilei with Alfonso De Salvio; plus Harmony of the World by Johannes Kepler. It also includes five important critical essays and an original biography of each physicist, written by Hawking himself.[via]More editions of The Illustrated on the Shoulders of Giants: The Great Works of Physics and Astronomy:
Illustrated on the Shoulders of Giants: The Great Works of Physics And Astronomyby Stephen HawkingISBN 0762427329 (0-7624-2732-9)
Hardcover, Courage Books
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Introduction to Electrodynamicsby David J. GriffithsISBN 013805326X (0-13-805326-X)
Hardcover, Benjamin-Cummings Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Introduction to Electrodynamics'Book summary:For junior/senior-level electricity and magnetism courses. This book is known for its clear, concise and accessible coverage of standard topics in a logical and pedagogically sound order. The Third Edition features a clear, accessible treatment of the fundamentals of electromagnetic theory, providing a sound platform for the exploration of related applications (ac circuits, antennas, transmission lines, plasmas, optics, etc.). Its lean and focused approach employs numerous examples and problems.
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The Making of the Atomic Bombby Richard RhodesISBN 0684813785 (0-684-81378-5)
Softcover, Touchstone Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Making of the Atomic Bomb'Book summary:If the first 270 pages of this book had been published separately, they would have made up a lively, insightful, beautifully written history of theoretical physics and the men and women who plumbed the mysteries of the atom. Along with the following 600 pages, they become a sweeping epic, filled with terror and pity, of the ultimate scientific quest: the development of the ultimate weapon. Rhodes is a peerless explainer of difficult concepts; he is even better at chronicling the personalities who made the discoveries that led to the Bomb. Niels Bohr dominates the first half of the book as J. Robert Oppenheimer does the second; both men were gifted philosophers of science as well as brilliant physicists. The central irony of this book, which won a National Book Critics Circle Award, is that the greatest minds of the century contributed to the greatest destructive force in history. [via]
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The Meaning of It All: Thoughts of a Citizen-Scientistby Richard FeynmanISBN 0465023940 (0-465-02394-0)
Softcover, Basic Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Meaning of it All: Thoughts of a Citizen-Scientist'Book summary:In this series of lectures originally given in 1963, which remained unpublished during Richard Feynman's lifetime, the Nobel-winning physicist thinks aloud on several "meta"--questions of science. What is the nature of the tension between science and religious faith? Why does uncertainty play such a crucial role in the scientific imagination? Is this really a scientific age?
Marked by Feynman's characteristic combination of rationality and humor, these lectures provide an intimate glimpse at the man behind the legend. "In case you are beginning to believe," he says at the start of his final lecture, "that some of the things I said before are true because I am a scientist and according to the brochure that you get I won some awards and so forth, instead of your looking at the ideas themselves and judging them directly...I will get rid of that tonight. I dedicate this lecture to showing what ridiculous conclusions and rare statements such a man as myself can make." Rare, perhaps. Irreverent, sure. But ridiculous? Not even close. [via]
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On the Shoulders of Giants: The Great Works of Physics and Astronomyby Stephen HawkingISBN 076241698X (0-7624-1698-X)
Softcover, Running Pr Book Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'On the Shoulders of Giants: The Great Works of Physics and Astronomy'Book summary:World-renowned physicist and bestselling author Stephen Hawking presents a revolutionary look at the momentous discoveries that changed our perception of the world with this first-ever compilation of seven classic works on physics and astronomy. His choice of landmark writings by some of the world's great thinkers traces the brilliant evolution of modern science and shows how each figure built upon the genius of his predecessors. On the Shoulders of Giants includes, in their entirety, On the Revolution of Heavenly Spheres by Nicolaus Copernicus; Principia by Sir Isaac Newton; The Principle of Relativity by Albert Einstein; Dialogues Concerning Two Sciences by Galileo Galilei with Alfonso De Salvio; plus Mystery of the Cosmos, Harmony of the World, and Rudolphine Tables by Johannes Kepler. It also includes five critical essays and a biography of each featured physicist, written by Hawking himself.[via]More editions of On the Shoulders of Giants: The Great Works of Physics and Astronomy:
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The Pleasure of Finding Things Out and the Meaning of It Allby Richard P FeynmanISBN 0738207950 (0-7382-0795-0)
Softcover, Perseus Books Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Pleasure of Finding Things Out and the Meaning of It All'Book summary:Praise for The Pleasure of Finding Things Out:"[A] sparkling collection."--Wall Street Journal"This marvelous collection of talks, interviews, and essays offers a memorable sample of the wit, brilliance, and irreverence of the most celebrated physicist of our time. The more one reads of Feynman, the more one falls in love with his refreshingly enthusiastic view of the world."--Alan Guth, author of The Inflationary Universe"A delightful reminder of Feynman's prodigious gifts."--Nature"Feynman's distinctive voice rings out in this book."--Scientific AmericanPraise for The Meaning of It All:"From the great physicist's archives, three delightful lectures on science, society, and our precious freedom of ignorance."--New York Times"Richard Feynman was a man of many reputations: brilliant physicist, charismatic teacher, irrepressible raconteur, and unforgettable character ...When Feynman describes the scientist as an acrobat walking 'beautiful tightropes of logic,' we understand how a generation of young physicists might have been drawn to follow this brilliant Pied Piper out onto the wire, high above the crowd."--Boston Globe"Scattered through this book is a wonderful collection of personal stories, told in the authentic Feynman style, bringing his meditations to life."--The New York Review of Books[via]More editions of The Pleasure of Finding Things Out and the Meaning of It All:
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The Pleasure of Finding Things Out: The Best Short Works of Richard P. Feynmanby Richard P Feynman, Jeffrey Robbin S, Freeman DysonISBN 0465023959 (0-465-02395-9)
Softcover, Perseus Books Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Pleasure Of Finding Things Out: The Best Short Works of Richard P. Feynman'Book summary:Why do we do science? Beyond altruistic and self-aggrandizing motivations, many of our best scientists work long hours seeking the electric thrill that comes only from learning something that nobody knew before. The Pleasure of Finding Things Out, a collection of previously unpublished or difficult-to-find short works by maverick physicist Richard Feynman, takes its title from his own answer. From TV interview transcripts to his acceptance speech for the Nobel Prize, we see his quick, sharp wit, his devotion to his work, and his unwillingness to bow to social pressure or convention. It's no wonder he was only grudgingly admired by the establishment during his lifetime--read his "Minority Report to the Space Shuttle Challenger Inquiry" to see him blowing off political considerations as impediments to finding the truth.
Feynman had a fantastic sense of humor, and his memoirs of his Manhattan Project days roil with fun despite his later misgivings about nuclear weapons. Though one or two pieces are a bit hard to follow for the nontechnical reader, for the most part the book is easygoing and engaging on a personal rather than a scientific level. Freeman Dyson's foreword and editor Jeffrey Robbins's introductions to each essay set the stage well and are respectful without being worshipful. Though Feynman has been gone now for many years, his work lives on in quantum physics, computer design, and nanotechnology; like any great scientist, he asked more questions than he answered, to give future generations the pleasure of finding things out. --Rob Lightner [via]
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The Pleasure of Finding Things Out : The Best Short Works of Richard P. Feynmanby Richard Phillips Feynman, Freeman J. DysonISBN 0738201081 (0-7382-0108-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Pleasure of Finding Things Out : The Best Short Works of Richard P. Feynman'Book summary:Why do we do science? Beyond altruistic and self-aggrandizing motivations, many of our best scientists work long hours seeking the electric thrill that comes only from learning something that nobody knew before. The Pleasure of Finding Things Out, a collection of previously unpublished or difficult-to-find short works by maverick physicist Richard Feynman, takes its title from his own answer. From TV interview transcripts to his acceptance speech for the Nobel Prize, we see his quick, sharp wit, his devotion to his work, and his unwillingness to bow to social pressure or convention. It's no wonder he was only grudgingly admired by the establishment during his lifetime--read his "Minority Report to the Space Shuttle Challenger Inquiry" to see him blowing off political considerations as impediments to finding the truth.
Feynman had a fantastic sense of humor, and his memoirs of his Manhattan Project days roil with fun despite his later misgivings about nuclear weapons. Though one or two pieces are a bit hard to follow for the nontechnical reader, for the most part the book is easygoing and engaging on a personal rather than a scientific level. Freeman Dyson's foreword and editor Jeffrey Robbins's introductions to each essay set the stage well and are respectful without being worshipful. Though Feynman has been gone now for many years, his work lives on in quantum physics, computer design, and nanotechnology; like any great scientist, he asked more questions than he answered, to give future generations the pleasure of finding things out. --Rob Lightner [via]
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The Quark and the Jaguar : Adventures in the Simple and the Complexby Murray Gell-MannISBN 0716725819 (0-7167-2581-9)
Hardcover, Freeman & Company, W. H.
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The Quark and the Jaguar: The Quark and the Jaguarby Murray Gell-MannISBN 0805072535 (0-8050-7253-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Quark and the Jaguar: The Quark and the Jaguar'Book summary:From one of the architects of the new science of simplicity and complexity comes an explanation of the connections between nature at its most basic level and natural selection, archaeology, linguistics, child development, computers, and other complex adaptive systems. Nobel laureate Murray Gell-Mann offers a uniquely personal and unifying vision of the relationship between the fundamental laws of physics and the complexity and diversity of the natural world.[via]More editions of The Quark and the Jaguar: The Quark and the Jaguar:
Schrodinger's Kittens and the Search for Realityby John Gribbin, Mark ChimskyISBN 0316328197 (0-316-32819-7)
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A Short History of Nearly Everythingby Bill BrysonISBN 1417665483 (1-4176-6548-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Short History of Nearly Everything'Book summary:One of the worlds most beloved and bestselling writers takes his ultimate journey -- into the most intriguing and intractable questions that science seeks to answer.
In A Walk in the Woods, Bill Bryson trekked the Appalachian Trail -- well, most of it. In In A Sunburned Country, he confronted some of the most lethal wildlife Australia has to offer. Now, in his biggest book, he confronts his greatest challenge: to understand -- and, if possible, answer -- the oldest, biggest questions we have posed about the universe and ourselves. Taking as territory everything from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization, Bryson seeks to understand how we got from there being nothing at all to there being us. To that end, he has attached himself to a host of the worlds most advanced (and often obsessed) archaeologists, anthropologists, and mathematicians, travelling to their offices, laboratories, and field camps. He has read (or tried to read) their books, pestered them with questions, apprenticed himself to their powerful minds. A Short History of Nearly Everything is the record of this quest, and it is a sometimes profound, sometimes funny, and always supremely clear and entertaining adventure in the realms of human knowledge, as only Bill Bryson can render it. Science has never been more involving or entertaining.
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Six Not-So-Easy Pieces: Einstein's Relativity, Symmetry and Space-Timeby Richard P FeynmanISBN 0201328410 (0-201-32841-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Six Not-So-Easy Pieces: Einstein's Relativity, Symmetry and Space-Time'Book summary:No twentieth-century American scientist is better known to a wider spectrum of people than Richard P. Feynman (19181988)physicist, teacher, author, and cultural icon. His autobiographies and biographies have been read and enjoyed by millions of readers around the world, while his wit and eccentricities have made him the subject of TV specials and even a theatrical film.The spectacular reception of the book and audio versions of Feynmans Six Easy Pieces (published in 1995) resulted in a worldwide clamor for More Feynman! More Feynman! The outcome is these six additional lectures, drawn from the celebrated three-volume Lectures on Physics. Though slightly more challenging than the first six, these lectures are more focused, delving into the most revolutionary discovery in twentieth-century physics: Einsteins Theory of Relativity.No single breakthrough in twentieth-century physics (with the possible exception of quantum mechanics) changed our view of the world more than that of Einsteins discovery of relativity. The notions that the flow of time is not a constant, that the mass of an object depends on its velocity, and that the speed of light is a constant no matter what the motion of the observer, at first seemed shocking to scientists and laymen alike. But, as Feynman shows so clearly and so entertainingly in the lectures chosen for this volume, these crazy notions are no mere dry principles of physics, but are things of beauty and elegance. No onenot even Einstein himselfexplained these difficult, anti-intuitive concepts more clearly, or with more verve and gusto, than Richard Feynman.[via]More editions of Six Not-So-Easy Pieces: Einstein's Relativity, Symmetry and Space-Time:
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Spacetime Physics: Introduction to Special Relativityby Edwin F. Taylor, John Archibald WheelerISBN 0716723271 (0-7167-2327-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Spacetime Physics: Introduction to Special Relativity'Book summary:Written by two of the field's true pioneers, Spacetime Physics can extend and enhance coverage of specialty relativity in the classroom. This thoroughly up-to-date, highly accessible overview covers microgravity, collider accelerators, satellite probes, neutron detectors, radioastronomy, and pulsars. The chapter on general relativity with new material on gravity waves, black holes, and cosmology. [via]
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Spacetime Physicsby TaylorISBN 0716723263 (0-7167-2326-3)
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Student's Solutions Manual to Accompany Fundamentals of Physicsby Robert Resnick, David Halliday, Jearl WalkerISBN 0471155268 (0-471-15526-8)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Three Roads to Quantum Gravityby Lee SmolinISBN 0465078362 (0-465-07836-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Three Roads to Quantum Gravity'Book summary:It's difficult, writes Lee Smolin in this lucid overview of modern physics, to talk meaningfully about the big questions of space and time, given the limitations of our technology and perceptions.
It's more difficult still given some of the contradictions and inconsistencies that obtain between quantum theory, which "was invented to explain why atoms are stable and do not instantly fall apart" but has little to say about space and time, and general relatively theory, which has everything to say about the big picture but tends to collapse when describing the behavior of atoms and their even smaller constituents. Whence the hero of Smolin's tale, the as-yet-incomplete quantum theory of gravity, which seeks to unify relativity and quantum theory--and, in the bargain, to move toward a "grand theory of everything." Smolin ably explains concepts that underlie quantum gravity, such as background independence, the superposition principle, and the notion of causal structure, and he traces the development of allied theories that have shaped modern physics and led to this new view of the universe.
Although he allows that "it has not been possible to test any of our new theories of quantum gravity experimentally," Smolin predicts that a solid framework will be established by 2015 at the outside. If he's correct, the years in between promise to be an exciting time for students of the physical sciences, and Smolin's book makes an engaging introduction to some of the big questions they'll be asking. --Gregory McNamee [via]
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Understanding Physicsby Isaac AsimovISBN 0880292512 (0-88029-251-2)
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Warped Passages: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe's Hidden Dimensionsby Lisa RandallISBN 0060531096 (0-06-053109-6)
Softcover, Perennial
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The World Treasury of Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematicsby Clifton Fadiman, Timothy FerrisISBN 0316281298 (0-316-28129-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The World Treasury of Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics'Book summary:New Large Collectible Hardcover with dust jacket [via]
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The World Treasury of Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematicsby Timothy FerrisISBN 0316281336 (0-316-28133-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The World Treasury of Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics'Book summary:The most Eloquent and inspired scienc writing of our time.
An astonishing cast of more than ninety renowned writers provides thoughtful and lucid reflections on some of the major scentific topics of our time - from black holes and galaxies to artificial intelligence and chaos theory. Featuring essays, articles, and poems penned by notables in the worlds of both science and literature, this unique book will delight the science enthusiast and the inquisitive general reader alike. [via]
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Una Breve Historia De Casi Todo/a Short History of Nearly Everythingby Bryson BillISBN 8478713808 (84-7871-380-8)
Softcover, Rba Publicaciones Editores revistas
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Una Breve Historia De Casi Todo/a Short History of Nearly Everything'Book summary:One of the worlds best-selling writers takes his ultimate journey into the most intriguing and consequential questions that science seeks to answer. Its a dazzling quest, to understand what that has transpired from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization. Or, as the author puts it, &how we went from there being nothing at all to there being something, and then how a little of that something turned into us, and also what happened in between and since. Description in Spanish: Bill Bryson se describe como un viajero renuente, pero ni siquiera cuando está en su casa, en la seguridad de su estudio, puede contener esa curiosidad que siente por el mundo que le rodea. En Una breve historia de casi todo intenta entender qué ocurrió entre la Gran Explosión y el surgimiento de la civilización, cómo pasamos de la nada a lo ahora somos. [via]
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