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21 produkter
Einstein’s Dream
The Search for a Unified Theory of the Universe
Häftad, 1986
552 kr
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Thirty years ago Albert Einstein died, his dream of a theory that would unify the universe unfulfilled. He spent the last decades of his life searching for such a theory-a theory that would explain everything from elementary particles and their interac tions to the overall structure of the …
Creation
The Story of the Origin and Evolution of the Universe
Häftad, 1988
552 kr
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I remember once watching a presentation of the creation of the universe in a planetarium. It was a fascinating experience: lights flashing, particles appearing to rush by as an explosive roar echoed throughout the planetarium. Then suddenly ... black ness. And after a few seconds ... tiny …
Colliding Galaxies
The Universe in Turmoil
Häftad, 1990
552 kr
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I remember sitting spellbound, watching the movie When Worlds Collide. Two planets hurled through space toward Earth while scientists and engineers frantically raced to complete a rocket ship that would take them to safety. In the final moments the spaceship lifted off as the occupants watched the …
Cosmic Time Travel
A Scientific Odyssey
Häftad, 1991
552 kr
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The author discusses whether time travel is scientifically possible. He examines "the history of the development of general relativity, the conceptof curved space-time and the early evolution of the universe. The remainder of the book [seeks to] explain the problems that arise when we attempt to …
Stairway to the Stars
The Story of the World’s Largest Observatory
Häftad, 1994
552 kr
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The author combines "the history of Mauna Kea, the Hawaiian 13,795-foot-high site of nine telescopes, with vignettes of the astronomers who work there...Stories concerning political, environmental, and scientific battles are ...[included with] descriptions of telescope construction and use. " …
Chaos in the Cosmos
The Stunning Complexity of the Universe
Häftad, 1996
552 kr
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'he year was 1889. The French physicist-mathematician Henry T Poincare could not believe his eyes. He had worked for months on one of the most famous problems in science-the problem of three bodies moving around one another under mutual gravita tional attraction-and what he was seeing dismayed and …
Einstein's Dream
The Search for a Unified Theory of the Universe
E-bok, 2013
734 kr
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Thirty years ago Albert Einstein died, his dream of a theory that would unify the universe unfulfilled. He spent the last decades of his life searching for such a theory-a theory that would explain everything from elementary particles and their interac tions to the overall structure of the …
Creation
The Story of the Origin and Evolution of the Universe
E-bok, 2013
734 kr
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I remember once watching a presentation of the creation of the universe in a planetarium. It was a fascinating experience: lights flashing, particles appearing to rush by as an explosive roar echoed throughout the planetarium. Then suddenly ... black ness. And after a few seconds ... tiny …
Colliding Galaxies
The Universe in Turmoil
E-bok, 2013
718 kr
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I remember sitting spellbound, watching the movie When Worlds Collide. Two planets hurled through space toward Earth while scientists and engineers frantically raced to complete a rocket ship that would take them to safety. In the final moments the spaceship lifted off as the occupants watched the …
Chaos in the Cosmos
The Stunning Complexity of the Universe
E-bok, 2013
718 kr
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''he year was 1889. The French physicist-mathematician Henry T Poincare could not believe his eyes. He had worked for months on one of the most famous problems in science-the problem of three bodies moving around one another under mutual gravita tional attraction-and what he was seeing dismayed …
Quantum Legacy
The Discovery That Changed the Universe
Inbunden, 2002
391 kr
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Today we all take for granted the many technological marvels that have sprung from quantum physics without ever appreciating the radical paradigm shift that led to these discoveries. The story of the physicists who made the quantum leaps that have so altered our world is a provocative and …
Albert Einstein's Vision
Remarkable Discoveries That Shaped Modern Science
Inbunden, 2004
341 kr
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Acclaimed science writer Barry Parker completes his trilogy on Einstein with this new work showing the incredibly wide-ranging influence of Einstein's many discoveries. In the first volume, Einstein's Brainchild, Parker focused on relativity, the most famous and important of the great genius's …
