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Mr Tompkins in paperback
Mr Tompkins has become known and loved by many thousands of readers (since his first appearance over fifty years ago) as the bank clerk whose fantastic dreams and adventures lead him into a world inside the atom. George Gamow's classic provides a…
Thirty years that shook physics
"Dr. Gamow, physicist and gifted writer, has sketched an intriguing portrait of the scientists and clashing ideas that made the quantum revolution." — Christian Science Monitor
In 1900, German physicist Max Planck postulated that light, or radiant…
Elastisch Universum
De Nederlandse natuurkundige Erik Verlinde (hoogleraar aan de UvA) wordt wel de nieuwe Einstein genoemd. In de verhitte strijd die wordt gevoerd over mogelijke verklaringen voor de onbegrepen 95 procent van ons universum, komt hij met een…
Nu Is De Tijd
Vragen over de aard en de oorsprong van de tijd worden al lang gesteld. Fundamentele ideeën kwamen op bij antieke denkers als Plato, Aristoteles en Augustinus. In de moderne tijd heeft vooral de natuurkunde verrassende inzichten opgeleverd. Zoals de…
Quantum Technology
This volume describes a new technology based on harnessing the irreducible uncertainty of the quantum world. Quantum technology manipulates nature at the most elementary level. The first chapter gives the essential principles of quantum mechanical…
Atomic Spectra and Atomic Structure,
For beginners and specialists in other fields: the Nobel Laureate's widely admired introduction to atomic spectra and their relationship to atomic structures, stressing basic principles. The treatment is physical, rather than mathematical, with…
Einstein's refrigerator
In Einstein's Refrigerator, world-renowned physicist Gino Segrè takes us on an extraordinary tour of our bodies, our planet and ultimately the furthest reaches of the universe, using temperature as a guide." "This elegant, charming fusion of science,…
Antimatter: the ultimate mirror
This book introduces the world of antimatter without using technical language or equations. The author shows how the quest for symmetry in physics slowly revealed the properties of antimatter. When large particle accelerators came on line, the…
The particle garden
Offers an overview of particle physics for readers with little scientific knowledge, covering the history of the field, the established facts, and the state of current research.The Particle Garden is the clearest survey of particle physics, including…