Brian Clegg – författare & böcker

Gravity

Why What Goes up Must Come Down

Häftad, Engelska, 2013

118 kr

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How did we come to understand the force that binds the universe together? In Gravity, Brian Clegg offers a succinct history of gravity from the perspectives of great thinkers including Aristotle, Galileo, Newton, Einstein and today’s leading scientists. He explores theories of general relativity, quantum mechanics and our attempts to link the two, as well as time travel, black holes, string theory and why gravity only works at the speed of light.Gravity is anything but simple, but Brian Clegg has written the most accessible book yet on the subject - the perfect introduction to a complicated theory.

Brief History of Infinity

The Quest to Think the Unthinkable

AvBrian Clegg

Häftad, Engelska, 2003

144 kr

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'Space is big. Really big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the street to the chemist, but that's just peanuts to space.' Douglas Adams, Hitch-hiker's Guide to the GalaxyWe human beings have trouble with infinity - yet infinity is a surprisingly human subject. Philosophers and mathematicians have gone mad contemplating its nature and complexity - yet it is a concept routinely used by schoolchildren. Exploring the infinite is a journey into paradox. Here is a quantity that turns arithmetic on its head, making it feasible that 1 = 0. Here is a concept that enables us to cram as many extra guests as we like into an already full hotel. Most bizarrely of all, it is quite easy to show that there must be something bigger than infinity - when it surely should be the biggest thing that could possibly be. Brian Clegg takes us on a fascinating tour of that borderland between the extremely large and the ultimate that takes us from Archimedes, counting the grains of sand that would fill the universe, to the latest theories on the physical reality of the infinite. Full of unexpected delights, whether St Augustine contemplating the nature of creation, Newton and Leibniz battling over ownership of calculus, or Cantor struggling to publicise his vision of the transfinite, infinity's fascination is in the way it brings together the everyday and the extraordinary, prosaic daily life and the esoteric.Whether your interest in infinity is mathematical, philosophical, spiritual or just plain curious, this accessible book offers a stimulating and entertaining read.

Quantum Computing

The Transformative Technology of the Qubit Revolution

AvBrian Clegg

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

145 kr

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The ultimate non-technical guide to the fast-developing world of quantum computing Computer technology has improved exponentially over the last 50 years. But the headroom for bigger and better electronic solutions is running out. Our best hope is to engage the power of quantum physics. 'Quantum algorithms' had already been written long before hardware was built. These would enable, for example, a quantum computer to exponentially speed up an information search, or to crack the mathematical trick behind internet security. However, making a quantum computer is incredibly difficult. Despite hundreds of laboratories around the world working on them, we are only just seeing them come close to 'supremacy' where they can outperform a traditional computer. In this approachable introduction, Brian Clegg explains algorithms and their quantum counterparts, explores the physical building blocks and quantum weirdness necessary to make a quantum computer, and uncovers the capabilities of the current generation of machines.

Eyes in the Sky

Space Telescopes from Hubble to Webb

AvAndrew May,Brian Cleggm. fl.

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

120 kr

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Over 50 years ago, astronomers launched the world's first orbiting telescope. This allowed them to gaze further into outer space and examine anything that appears in the sky above our heads, from comets and planets to galaxy clusters and stars. Since then, almost 100 space telescopes have been launched from Earth and are orbiting our planet, with 26 still active and relaying information back to us.As a result of these space-based instruments, such as NASA's iconic Hubble Space Telescope, we know much more about the universe than we did half a century ago. But why is Hubble, orbiting just 540 kilometres above the Earth, so much more effective than a ground-based telescope? How can a glorified camera tell us not only what distant objects look like, but their detailed chemical composition and three-dimensional structure as well? In Eyes in the Sky, science writer Andrew May takes us on a journey into space to answer these questions and more. Looking at the development of revolutionary instruments, such as Hubble and the James Webb Space Telescope, May explores how such technology has helped us understand the evolution of the Universe.

God Effect

Quantum Entanglement, Science's Strangest Phenomenon

AvBrian Clegg

Häftad, Engelska, 2009

(1)

263 kr

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Dark Matter and Dark Energy

The Hidden 95% of the Universe

AvBrian Clegg

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

(1)

110 kr

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'Clear and compact ... It's hard to fault as a brief, easily digestible introduction to some of the biggest questions in the Universe' Giles Sparrow, BBC Four's The Sky at Night, Best astronomy and space books of 2019: 5/5All the matter and light we can see in the universe makes up a trivial 5 per cent of everything. The rest is hidden. This could be the biggest puzzle that science has ever faced.Since the 1970s, astronomers have been aware that galaxies have far too little matter in them to account for the way they spin around: they should fly apart, but something concealed holds them together. That 'something' is dark matter - invisible material in five times the quantity of the familiar stuff of stars and planets.By the 1990s we also knew that the expansion of the universe was accelerating. Something, named dark energy, is pushing it to expand faster and faster. Across the universe, this requires enough energy that the equivalent mass would be nearly fourteen times greater than all the visible material in existence.Brian Clegg explains this major conundrum in modern science and looks at how scientists are beginning to find solutions to it.

Light Years

An Exploration of Mankind's Enduring Fascination with Light

AvBrian Clegg

Häftad, Engelska, 2007

277 kr

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The fully updated 2nd edition of this critically acclaimed book covers the exciting developments in light science of the past five years. Light Years is an engaging survey of everything we know of the universe's most enigmatic phenomenon and the remarkable people who have been captivated by it.

Instant Egghead Guide

Physics

AvBrian Clegg

Häftad, Engelska, 2009

245 kr

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This new series of books tackles the biggest topics in science by breaking them up into quick and easy two-to-four-page spreads. "Instant Egghaead Guide: Physics" will explore quantum physics, relativity, and light. It will break down complex ideas to explore why Einstein made some big blunders, how the iPod came to be, and what would it take to make teleportation possible.

Gravity

How the Weakest Force in the Universe Shaped Our Lives

AvBrian Clegg

Inbunden, Engelska, 2012

427 kr

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Physicists will tell you that four forces control the universe. Of these, gravity may the most obvious, but it is also the most mysterious. Newton managed to predict the force of gravity but couldn't explain how it worked at a distance. Einstein picked up on the simple premise that gravity and acceleration are interchangeable to devise his mind-bending general relativity, showing how matter warps space and time. Not only did this explain how gravity worked - and how apparently simple gravitation has four separate components - but it predicted everything from black holes to gravity's effect on time. Whether it's the reality of anti-gravity or the unexpected discovery that a ball and a laser beam drop at the same rate, gravity is the force that fascinates.

AvBrian Clegg

Inbunden, Engelska, 2002

358 kr

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Light Years and Time Travel

An Exploration of Mankind''s Enduring Fascination With Light

AvBrian Clegg

E-bok

PDF, Engelska, 2002

177 kr

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PRAISE FOR LIGHT YEARS AND TIME TRAVEL "This immensely likeable work of pop science traces ''man''s enduring fascination with light,'' from Aristotle''s plans for a death ray (burning enemy ships with a giant array of mirrors) to a recent experiment that seems to have sent Mozart''s 40th Symphony faster than light, and thus back through time. Clegg is very good at explaining the bizarre properties of light." -The Guardian "A fascinating book on a fascinating subject. It brings together all aspects of light in an unusual and compelling manner." -Sir Patrick Moore "Light''s properties often seem mysterious to the point of being unfathomable. Yet in this extraordinary book, Brian Clegg manages to explain them through the lives of those so fixated with light that they have shaped our perception of it. . . . Clegg''s accessible writing style manages to encapsulate the lives of light''s disciples with humorous and interesting anecdotes . . . quite awesome!" -New Scientist

How it All Works

All scientific laws and phenomena illustrated & demonstrated

AvAdam Dant,Brian Clegg

E-bok

Engelska, 2021

226 kr

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In this beautiful and unique combination of art and science, this stunningly detailed book examines how the rules of science govern the the world around us, from the rooms in our houses to the planet, the solar system and the universe itself!The Universe is inconceivably complex. Its component parts though follow a set of unbreakable laws that have somehow been coded into their very fabric since the beginning of time. These laws play out in different ways at different scales, giving rise to the familiar phenomena of everyday life – as well as the unfamiliar abstract goings-on outside our experience and awareness. Understanding these laws may seem a daunting task, until now.How it All Works illustrates simply how the most interesting and complex named scientific laws and phenomena affect everyone’s daily lives. Using hyper-detailed scene illustrations from the incredible award-winning artist Adam Dant, we start small, with the illustrated science inside your kitchen, before expanding outwards to encompass your garden, street, city, continent, planet, solar system, galaxy and eventually the whole universe.With tiny details pulled out from visually stunning and intricate scene, learn how:Kirchhoff’s Law affects how you charge your phone, Newton’s Law of Cooling helps you make your coffee just the right temperature to drink, How the rules of antimatter are used in hospitals for medical imaging, How Cassie's law keeps ducks dry,How glaciation shapes the ladscapes around us, How thermohaline circulation dictates our weather, and How quantum tunnelling influences the nuclear fusion in our sun, and Wien’s Law determines its colour. This book will astound and inform in equal measure, with each principle drawn into the scene and explained with clarity by leading science writer Brian Clegg.With a reference section at the back as well as profiles of the key figures who have helped shape our understanding of these key principles, from Lynn Margulis and Richard Feynman to Marie Curie, Michael Faraday,Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein, this beautiful and unique visual examination of the rules of science is an must-have book for anyone who wants to understand the physics, chemistry and biology of the world around us!

Professional's Guide to Mining the Internet

Infromation Gathering and Research on the Net

AvBrian Clegg

Häftad, Engelska, 2001

371 kr

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Chameleon Manager

AvBrian Clegg

Häftad, Engelska, 1998

356 kr

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Today's managers are faced with many conflicting demands and situations. This book provides practical ways of achieving the impossible:*How can you be a generalist and a specialist?*An individual expert and a 'connected' team player?*Manage more people with less time and fewer resources and be entrepreneurial at the same time?Complete with its own website, which gives further information and links to other sites.The New Skills Portfolio is a groundbreaking new series, published in association with the Industrial Society, which re-defines the core management skills managers and team leaders need to be competitive. Each title is action-focused blending 20th century management initiatives/trends with a new flexible skills portfolio.The Industrial Society is one of the largest public training providers in the UK. It has over 10,000 member organisations and promotes best practice through its publishing, consultancy, training and advisory services. For more information contact their website on www.indsoc.co.uk

Creativity and Innovation for Managers

AvBrian Clegg

Häftad, Engelska, 1999

821 kr

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Creativity and Innovation for Managers will appeal to any manager responsible for getting more out of a business. Creative thinking, creative problem solving and creative idea generation have become essential business drivers. This book provides an excellent executive briefing for senior management to understand what business creativity is, how it can benefit the company, and how to get the most out of it. It looks at the pitfalls on the road to innovation and the ways to avoid them, pulling together the experiences of key practitioners in the field both in the UK and the US.By concentrating on the essentials, Creativity and Innovation In Brief is a waffle-free approach to creativity, providing a quick action focused and accessible insight into a complex topic.It provides;- a practical approach to business creativity without the hype;- an agenda for making innovation happen in your business- a real world view.

Studying Creatively

A Creativity Toolkit to Get Your Studies Out of a Rut

AvBrian Clegg

E-bok

Engelska, 2007

311 kr

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Are you stuck in a rut? Short of inspiration? Looking for a study guide that’s a break from the norm?

This innovative book will give you the tools and techniques you need to work a bit of creative magic into every aspect of your studying.

Clegg’s easy-to-read, entertaining book will show you:

what the whole creativity business is about

why you need to bother with it

clever methods to stimulate your brain into action

how to come up with a mass of ideas at a moment’s notice

Mind stretches and mental workouts will enable you to take effective notes and to absorb and structure information in a way that can easily be recalled.

Studying Creatively, the study guide with a difference, will show you how to change your environment to make creative study more effective, it will help you work on your presentation skills - there’s no point having great ideas if you can’t put them across.

Good ideas are essential for any student who wants to do well. This invaluable guide, suitable for students from ages fifteen to twenty-one, empowers you with the tools you need to work creatively.

Studying Creatively

A Creativity Toolkit to Get Your Studies Out of a Rut

AvBrian Clegg

E-bok

PDF, Engelska, 2007

311 kr

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Are you stuck in a rut? Short of inspiration? Looking for a study guide that’s a break from the norm?

This innovative book will give you the tools and techniques you need to work a bit of creative magic into every aspect of your studying.

Clegg’s easy-to-read, entertaining book will show you:

what the whole creativity business is about

why you need to bother with it

clever methods to stimulate your brain into action

how to come up with a mass of ideas at a moment’s notice

Mind stretches and mental workouts will enable you to take effective notes and to absorb and structure information in a way that can easily be recalled.

Studying Creatively, the study guide with a difference, will show you how to change your environment to make creative study more effective, it will help you work on your presentation skills - there’s no point having great ideas if you can’t put them across.

Good ideas are essential for any student who wants to do well. This invaluable guide, suitable for students from ages fifteen to twenty-one, empowers you with the tools you need to work creatively.

Getting Science

The Teacher''s Guide to Exciting and Painless Primary School Science

AvBrian Clegg

E-bok

Engelska, 2007

572 kr

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Science is rightly a fundamental part of primary school education, but that doesn’t make it easy to teach - especially for teachers without a science background. This straight talking book from an experienced science writer and communicator looks at how to make the most of it and give primary school children a good grounding in the topic.

Getting Science sets out to engage the sense of wonder. The science in this book is not for the children, but for the adults who have to explain it. Starting with a whirlwind tour of the great milestones of modern science, Getting Science goes on to take each of the main curriculum topics and give it a new twist. It provides the information needed to understand the key topics better and be able to put them across with enthusiasm and energy.

This book will help teachers to get children excited by science, to understand science rather than just answer questions. Getting Science makes science fun, approachable and comprehensible to those who just don’t get it.

Getting Science

The Teacher''s Guide to Exciting and Painless Primary School Science

AvBrian Clegg

E-bok

PDF, Engelska, 2007

572 kr

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Science is rightly a fundamental part of primary school education, but that doesn’t make it easy to teach - especially for teachers without a science background. This straight talking book from an experienced science writer and communicator looks at how to make the most of it and give primary school children a good grounding in the topic.

Getting Science sets out to engage the sense of wonder. The science in this book is not for the children, but for the adults who have to explain it. Starting with a whirlwind tour of the great milestones of modern science, Getting Science goes on to take each of the main curriculum topics and give it a new twist. It provides the information needed to understand the key topics better and be able to put them across with enthusiasm and energy.

This book will help teachers to get children excited by science, to understand science rather than just answer questions. Getting Science makes science fun, approachable and comprehensible to those who just don’t get it.

Studying Using the Web

The Student''s Guide to Using the Ultimate Information Resource

AvBrian Clegg

E-bok

Engelska, 2006

556 kr

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Anyone can type a few keywords into a search engine. But that’s only the beginning. With Studying Using the Web you can find the right material, check its authenticity, transform it into your own original work and keep up-to-date on essential topics. The book is about how to find the right information, and making the most of it. It shows you how to:

know what to look for make the best use of search facilities gather pictures, sounds and more make use of the human side of the internet learn how to test information with a trust CSI kit collect and structure your information effectively make text your own keep up to date.

You could stay jogging round the information track. But think how much better you could do with the right technology and skills to harness a leading-edge study machine. Move into the study fast track now.

Studying Using the Web

The Student''s Guide to Using the Ultimate Information Resource

AvBrian Clegg

E-bok

PDF, Engelska, 2006

556 kr

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Anyone can type a few keywords into a search engine. But that’s only the beginning. With Studying Using the Web you can find the right material, check its authenticity, transform it into your own original work and keep up-to-date on essential topics. The book is about how to find the right information, and making the most of it. It shows you how to:

know what to look for make the best use of search facilities gather pictures, sounds and more make use of the human side of the internet learn how to test information with a trust CSI kit collect and structure your information effectively make text your own keep up to date.

You could stay jogging round the information track. But think how much better you could do with the right technology and skills to harness a leading-edge study machine. Move into the study fast track now.

Professional's Guide to Mining the Internet

Infromation Gathering and Research on the Net

AvBrian Clegg

E-bok

Engelska, 2005

409 kr

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Whatever is needed, from in-depth research material for a report or academic paper, to the telephone number of a company on the other side of the world or what is showing at the local cinema, this guide aims to help readers find the answer on the internet, faster and more easily.

Professional's Guide to Mining the Internet

Infromation Gathering and Research on the Net

AvBrian Clegg

E-bok

PDF, Engelska, 2005

409 kr

Läs direkt efter köp

Whatever is needed, from in-depth research material for a report or academic paper, to the telephone number of a company on the other side of the world or what is showing at the local cinema, this guide aims to help readers find the answer on the internet, faster and more easily.

Chameleon Manager

AvBrian Clegg

E-bok

Engelska, 2013

416 kr

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Today''s managers are faced with many conflicting demands and situations. This book provides practical ways of achieving the impossible:*How can you be a generalist and a specialist?*An individual expert and a ''connected'' team player?*Manage more people with less time and fewer resources and be entrepreneurial at the same time? Complete with its own website, which gives further information and links to other sites. The New Skills Portfolio is a groundbreaking new series, published in association with the Industrial Society, which re-defines the core management skills managers and team leaders need to be competitive. Each title is action-focused blending 20th century management initiatives/trends with a new flexible skills portfolio.The Industrial Society is one of the largest public training providers in the UK. It has over 10,000 member organisations and promotes best practice through its publishing, consultancy, training and advisory services. For more information contact their website on www.indsoc.co.uk