Physics for Non-Scientists

Updated July 29, 2024
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The elegant universe : superstrings, hidden dimensions, and the quest for the ultimate theory
Greene, Brian 1963-
Paper Book
A new edition of the New York Times bestseller--now a three-part Nova special: a fascinating and thought-provoking journey through the mysteries of space, time, and matter. Now with a new preface (not in any other edition) that will review the enormous public...
The fabric of the cosmos : space, time, and the texture of reality
Greene, B. (Brian) 1963-
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * From one of the world's leading physicists and author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist The Elegant Universe, comes "an astonishing ride" through the universe (The New York Times) that makes us look at reality in a completely different way. Space...
A brief history of time
Hawking, Stephen, 1942-2018
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A landmark volume in science writing by one of the great minds of our time, Stephen Hawking's book explores such profound questions as: How did the universe begin--and what made its start possible? Does time always flow forward? Is the universe...
What if? serious scientific answers to absurd hypothetical questions
Munroe, Randall author, illustrator.
Paper Book
A special 10th anniversary edition of WHAT IF?, the classic million-copy best-seller from the creator of the wildly popular webcomic xkcd, featuring new material that asks What If? x 10. This "brilliant" (Rolling Stone) book offers hilarious and informative answers to absurd questions you...
The road to reality a complete guide to the laws of the universe
Penrose, Roger.
Paper Book
The Road to Reality is the most important and ambitious work of science for a generation. It provides nothing less than a comprehensive account of the physical universe and the essentials of its underlying mathematical theory. It assumes no particular specialist knowledge on the part of...
Cosmos
Sagan, Carl 1934-1996
Paper Book
This visually stunning book with over 250 full-color illustrations, many of them never before published, is based on Carl Sagan’s thirteen-part television series. Told with Sagan’s remarkable ability to make scientific ideas both comprehensible and exciting,Cosmosis about science in its...

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