Paradox: The Nine Greatest Enigmas in Physics (Al-Khalili Jim)(Paperback)

Paradox: The Nine Greatest Enigmas in Physics (Al-Khalili Jim)(Paperback)

A fun and fascinating look at great scientific paradoxes.Throughout history, scientists have come up with theories and ideas that just don't seem to make sense. These we call paradoxes. The paradoxes Al-Khalili offers are drawn chiefly from physics and astronomy and represent those that have

Paradox - The Nine Greatest Enigmas in Physics (Al-Khalili Jim)(Paperback / softback)

or the Grandfather Paradox - if you travelled back in time and killed your grandfather you would not have been born and would not therefore have killed your

The World According to Physics (Al-Khalili Jim)(Pevná vazba)

Quantum physicist, New York Times bestselling author, and BBC host Jim Al-Khalili offers a fascinating and illuminating look at what physics reveals about the worldShining a light on the most profound insights revealed by modern physics, Jim Al-Khalili invites us all to understand what this

Black Holes, Wormholes and Time Machines (Al-Khalili Jim)(Paperback)

Bringing the material up to date, Black Holes, Wormholes and Time Machines, Second Edition captures the new ideas and discoveries made in physics since the publication of the best-selling first edition. While retaining the popular format and style of its predecessor, this edition explores the

The Quality of Madness: A Life of Marcelo Bielsa (Rich Tim)(Paperback)

Marcelo Bielsa is one of football's greatest eccentrics and greatest enigmas. This will be the first English biography of one of football's most contradictory characters. He has coached some of the greatest names in world football - Gabriel Batistuta, Carlos Tevez, Javier Mascherano, Juan Sebastian

Physics in Context for Cambridge International as & a Level Student Book (Breithaupt Jim)(Paperback)

Covering the latest Cambridge A Level Physics syllabus (9702), this stretching resource supports advanced science skills. It helps build long-term performance, as well as supporting confidence for the Cambridge exams. The practical approach helps to make science meaningful - ideal for

DNA (Arney Kat)(Mass Market Paperbound)

In 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick solved one of science's greatest enigmas: the molecule underlying all life. This fascinating guide to the double helix examines who we are, how we're wired, and how we repair ourselves. With information on junk DNA, how our genes evolved, heritability, the

My Nine Lives: A Memoir of Many Careers in Music (Fleisher Leon)(Paperback)

My Nine Lives is a powerful and stirring memoir of one of the greatest pianists of the postwar era--an inspiring tale of courage, compassion, and triumph over outstanding odds. At the peak of his career, celebrated pianist Leon Fleisher suddenly lost the use of two fingers on his right hand

Great Sherlock Holmes Puzzle Book - A Collection of Enigmas to Puzzle Even the Greatest Detective of All (Moore Dr Gareth)(Paperback / softback)

Sherlock Holmes Case-book of Curious Puzzles - A Collection of Enigmas to Puzzle even the Greatest Detective (Moore Dr Gareth)(Paperback / softback)

The Quantum Story: A History in 40 Moments (Baggott Jim)(Paperback)

The twentieth century was defined by physics. From the minds of the world's leading physicists there flowed a river of ideas that would transport mankind to the pinnacle of wonderment and to the very depths of human despair. This was a century that began with the certainties of absolute knowledge

The Masnavi. Book Four (Rumi Jalal Al-Din)(Paperback)

Rumi is the greatest mystic poet to have written in Persian, and the Masnavi is his masterpiece. Divided into six books and consisting of some 26,000 verses, the poem was designed to convey a message of divine love and unity to the disciples of Rumi's Sufi order, known today as the Whirling

The Masnavi, Book Three (Rumi Jalal Al-Din)(Paperback)

Rumi is the greatest mystic poet to have written in Persian, and the Masnavi is his masterpiece. Divided into six books and consisting of some 26,000 verses, the poem was designed to convey a message of divine love and unity to the disciples of Rumi's Sufi order, known today as the Whirling

One Thousand and One Nights (Al-Shaykh Hanan)(Paperback / softback)

The Arab world's greatest folk stories re-imagined by the acclaimed Lebanese novelist Hanan al-Shaykh, published to coincide with the world tour of a magnificent musical and theatrical production directed by Tim

Jimi - Janie Hendrix

JIMI is the ultimate tribute to the greatest guitar player in rock and roll history, celebrating what would have been Jimi Hendrix's 80th birthday on November 27, 2022. This comprehensive visual celebration is an official collaboration with Jimi's sister, Janie Hendrix, and John McDermott of

AQA A Level Physics Year 2 Revision Guide (Breithaupt Jim)(Paperback / softback)

The AQA A Level Physics Revision Guide provides comprehensive, specification-matched content, packed with engaging revision and practice material to keep you focused. UK schools save 40% off the RRP! Discount will be automatically applied when you order on your school

The Crisis in Physics (Caudwell Christopher)(Paperback)

Christopher Caudwell's The Crisis in Physics is a stylish and readable analysis of the lines of connection between scientific theories and economic realities. Caudwell provides a trenchant critique of mechanism and positivism. In the words of J.B.S. Haldane, The Crisis in Physics offers a 'quarry

Conquering the Physics GRE (Kahn Yoni)(Paperback)

The Physics GRE plays a significant role in deciding admissions to nearly all US physics Ph.D. programs, yet few exam prep books focus on the test's actual content and unique structure. Recognised as one of the best student resources available, this tailored guide has been thoroughly updated for

Introducing Quantum Theory: A Graphic Guide (McEvoy J. P.)(Paperback)

Quantum theory confronts us with bizarre paradoxes which contradict the logic of classical physics. This book takes us on a step-by-step tour with the key figures, including Planck, Einstein, Bohr, Heisenberg and

Physics Of Superheroes (Kakalios James)(Paperback / softback)

Exploring everything from thermo-dynamics to sold state physics, and relating the physics in comic books to such real-world applications as microwave ovens and drivers' air bags, this book shows how comic books have often been ahead of science in explaining cutting-edge

Singularly Unfeminine Profession, A: One Woman's Journey in Physics (Gaillard Mary K.)(Paperback)

In 1981 Mary K Gaillard became the first woman on the physics faculty at the University of California at Berkeley. Her career as a theoretical physicist spanned the period from the inception — in the late 1960s and early 1970s — of what is now known as the Standard Model of particle physics and

Entanglement - The Greatest Mystery in Physics (Aczel Amir D.)(Pevná vazba)

The lines between a sciencea and a science fictiona have become increasingly blurred. Now, quantum mechanics promises that some of humanitya s wildest dreams may be realized. Serious scientists, working from Einsteina s theories, have been investigating the phenomenon known as a entanglementa

Beyond Spacetime: The Foundations of Quantum Gravity (Huggett Nick)(Pevná vazba)

One of the greatest challenges in fundamental physics is to reconcile quantum mechanics and general relativity in a theory of quantum gravity. A successful theory would have profound consequences for our understanding of space, time and matter. This collection of essays written by eminent

Zen: The Path of Paradox (Osho)(Paperback)

In Zen: The Path of Paradox, Osho suggests Zen as a possible bridge between East and West, and between the scientific and the spiritual. 'Without science, the East has lost much; without meditation, the West has lost much. I am trying to bring together East and West, because together they will