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Feynman's Tips on Physics: How to Tackle Physics' Toughest Problems, from the Feynman Lectures on Physics and Everywhere Else
 

Feynman's Tips on Physics: How to Tackle Physics' Toughest Problems, from the Feynman Lectures on Physics and Everywhere Else (Trade Paperback/Paperback)

By Feynman, Richard P.; Gottlieb, Michael A.; Foreword by Leighton, Ralph

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Provides essential advice on problem solving. This title reflects on the problems facing by the students making the transition from high school to college, and then to real life.

ISBN 9780465027972
Published 28 February 2012 by The Perseus Books Group
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The Hidden Reality: Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos
 

The Hidden Reality: Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos (Paperback)

By Greene, Brian

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Shows that ours may be just one universe among many, like endless reflections in a mirror. This book takes us on an exploration of parallel worlds - from a multiverse where an infinite number of your doppelgangers are reading this sentence, to vast oceans of bubble universes and ...

ISBN 9780141029818
Published 26 April 2012 by Penguin
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Keeper of the Nuclear Conscience: The Life and Work of Joseph Rotblat
 

Keeper of the Nuclear Conscience: The Life and Work of Joseph Rotblat (Hardback)

By Brown, Andrew

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Joseph Rotblat's life poses deep and important questions about conscience, science and society. This biography presents the full story, from his childhood lived out under anti-Semitism, family tragedy at the hands of the Nazis; work on Britain's nuclear programme; and his single- ...

ISBN 9780199586585
Published 9 April 2012 by Oxford University Press
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Quantum Man: Richard Feynman's Life in Science

Quantum Man: Richard Feynman's Life in Science (Paperback)

By Krauss, Lawrence M.

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A gripping new scientific biography of the revered Nobel Prize-winning physicist (and curious character).

ISBN 9780393340655
Published 23 March 2012 by WW Norton & Co
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Series Great Discoveries
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Paradox: The Nine Greatest Enigmas in Physics
  

Paradox: The Nine Greatest Enigmas in Physics (Trade Paperback/Paperback)

By Al-Khalili, Jim

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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 ...

ISBN 9780593069301
Release Date 15 June 2012 by Transworld Publishers
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Sand and Silicon: Science That Changed the World
 

Sand and Silicon: Science That Changed the World (Hardback)

By McWhan, Denis

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This is a story about sand and how science and silicon changed our lives. Over the last century science taught us to take this common material and make the products on which we depend - computer chips, solar cells and optical fibers. This book relates the underlying scientific di ...

ISBN 9780199640270
Published 6 March 2012 by Oxford University Press
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Teach Yourself Visually Astronomy

Teach Yourself Visually Astronomy (Trade Paperback/Paperback)

By Talcott, Richard

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From dramatic lunar eclipses to brilliant comets, the night sky fascinates people. Brimming with beautiful color photos, this book walks you through everything you need to know to maximize your enjoyment of astronomy, from choosing a telescope to identifying constellations and ...

ISBN 9780470343821
Published 14 November 2008 by John Wiley and Sons Australia
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North Pole, South Pole: The Epic Quest to Solve the Great Mystery of Earth's Magnetism
  

North Pole, South Pole: The Epic Quest to Solve the Great Mystery of Earth's Magnetism (Paperback)

By Turner, Gillian

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North Pole, South Pole is the biography of geomagnetism: the story of a quest that has occupied scientific geniuses throughout the past millennium. This absorbing book explores the inner workings of our planet and its magnetic shield.

ISBN 9780958275002
Published 27 May 2010 by Awa Press
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Optics For Dummies

Optics For Dummies (Paperback)

By Duree, Galen C.

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The easy way to shed light on Optics In general terms, optics is the science of light. More specifically, optics is a branch of physics that describes the behavior and properties of light including visible, infrared, and ultraviolet and the interaction of light with matter.

ISBN 9781118017234
Published 9 August 2011 by John Wiley & Sons Inc
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The Aha! Moment: A Scientist's Take on Creativity
 

The Aha! Moment: A Scientist's Take on Creativity (Trade Paperback/Paperback)

By Jones, David E. H.

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Discusses about having ideas and - a much longer haul - making them work. This title tells many stories about creators and their creations, including the author's own fantastical-seeming contributions to mainstream science - such as unrideable bicycles and chemical gardens in spa ...

ISBN 9781421403311
Published 1 January 2012 by FOOTPRINT BOOKS
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