Winner of the Lane Anderson Award, longlisted for the Charles Taylor Prize, shortlisted for the Libris Award for Non-Fiction and selected as an Amazon.ca Best Book "With [The Universe Within’s] deeply thoughtful reflections on the place...
Cosmology
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Author:Turok, NeilSummary: -
Author:Galfard, ChristopheSummary:Using Christophe Galfard's considerable skills as a brilliant theoretical physicist and successful young adult author, this book employs the immediacy of simple, direct language to show us, not explain to us, the theories that underpin...
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Author:Goldberg, DaveSummary:The "Ask a Physicist" columnist for io9.com explains how space, time, and everything in between are shaped by hidden symmetries that have driven recent discoveries about the universe.
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Author:Hawking, S. W.Summary:Stephen Hawking brings us to the cutting edge of theoretical physics, where truth is often stranger than fiction, to explain in laymen's terms the principles that control our universe.
- Author:Bauer, Marion DaneSummary:
In an astonishing unfurling of our universe, Newbery Honor winner Marion Dane Bauer and Caldecott Honor winner Ekua Holmes celebrate the birth of every child. Before the universe was formed, before time and space existed, there was ......
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Author:Lightman, Alan P.Summary:Alan Lightman explores the emotional and philosophical questions raised by discoveries in science, focusing on the human condition and the needs of mankind. He suggests that, perhaps, what we see and understand of the world is only a...
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Author:Panek, RichardSummary:Telling the dramatic story of the quest to find "dark matter" and "dark energy," Panek offers a portrait of the rivalries and collaborations, the eureka moments and blind alleys, that fueled their search, redefined...
- Author:DAVIES, PaulSummary:
A clear, concise and entertaining account of the ideas underlying quantum mechanics and field theory, and the possible unification of the basic forces of nature in the superforce
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Author:Tyson, Neil deGrasse, Goldsmith, DonaldSummary:Our true origins are not just human, or even terrestrial, but in fact cosmic. Drawing on scientific breakthroughs and the current cross-pollination among geology, biology, astrophysics, and cosmology, Origins explains the soul-stirring...
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Author:ARISTOTLESummary:On Generation and Corruption (Ancient Greek: ???? ???????? ??? ??????, Latin: De Generatione et Corruptione, also known as On Coming to Be and Passing Away) is a treatise by Aristotle. Like many of his texts, it is both scientific and...
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Author:Hawking, StephenSummary:Recounts Stephen Hawking's improbable journey, from his postwar London boyhood to his years of international acclaim and celebrity. Writing with characteristic humility and humor, Hawking opens up about the challenges that...
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Author:Natarajan, PriyamvadaSummary:Mapping the Heavens provides a tour of the "greatest hits" of cosmological discoveries--the ideas that reshaped our universe over the past century. Priyamvada Natarajan, our guide, explains for a wide audience the science...
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Author:Berman, BobSummary:Bob Berman guides us through cosmic violence both mammoth and microscopic. From the creation of dazzling "new stars" to the ways in which humanity has harnessed cataclysmic energy for its gain, Berman masterfully synthesizes...
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Author:Tyson, Neil deGrasseSummary:This collection of essays on the cosmos from the nation's best-known astrophysicist covers everything from astral life at the frontiers of astrobiology to the movie industry's feeble efforts to get its night skies right.
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Author:Mone, Gregory, Tyson, Neil deGrasseSummary:Neil deGrasse Tyson introduces young listeners to astrophysics and the principles of scientific inquiry, fostering the "cosmic perspective" that outer space inspires in all.
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Author:Tyson, Neil deGrasseSummary:Astrophysicist and bestselling author Neil deGrasse Tyson addresses questions regarding the cosmos, such as: What is the nature of space and time? How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit within us?
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Author:Hawking, S. W.Summary:Stephen Hawking's worldwide bestseller, A Brief History of Time, has been a landmark volume in scientific writing. Its author's engaging voice is one reason, and the compelling subjects he addresses is another: the nature of...
- Author:Hawking, S. W.Summary:
Stephen W. Hawking, widely regarded as the most brilliant physicist since Einstein, discusses in a friendly and self-deprecating manner age-old questions about the origin and fate of the universe. Difficult concepts are made simple by...
