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Einstein’s Dreams is an enchantment and a literary adventure, one which Salman Rushdie has compared to Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities:  “And I really can’t think of a higher prise.  It is at once intellectually provocative and touching and comic…

The most definitive collection of Albert Einstein's popular writings, gathered under the supervision of Einstein himself. The selections range from his earliest days as a theoretical physicist to his death in 1955; from such subjects as relativity,…

From the cubit used by Noah to build the ark to the angstrom in spectroscopy, units of measure have been integral to science and engineering. Throughout history, countless systems of measurement have been devised and then discarded as more precise…

This enchanting book displays a small sampling of the amusing, touching, and sometimes precocious letters sent to Albert Einstein by children from around the world, and his often witty and very considerate responses. Alice Calaprice has compiled a…

De hersenen die denken, berekenen en beslissen, zijn dezelfde die lachen, huilen, liefhebben, verafschuwen of genieten. Zonder emoties is het onmogelijk rationeel te zijn. Daarmee zet Damasio zich af tegen de eeuwenoude opvatting dat lichaam en geest…

How can we make intelligent decisions about our increasingly technology-driven lives if we don’t understand the difference between the myths of pseudoscience and the testable hypotheses of science? Pulitzer Prize-winning author and distinguished…

In The Quantum Self, Danah Zohar argues that the insights of modem physics can illuminate our understanding of everyday life -- our relationships to ourselves, to others, and to the world at large. Guiding us through the strange and fascinating…

This work goes to the heart of contemporary moral and political dilemmas arising from the challenges of pluralism and rapid change, the inability of traditional society to cope with these, and the need to get beyond the stale conflict between selfish…

Boojums All the Way Through is a collection of essays that presents the dilemma of communicating modern physics to both physicists and non-physicists. Some addressed to a general audience, some to students and others to scientists, the essays all…

This collection of lively essays provides an engaging and fast-paced overview on key contemporary scientific issues and arguments, and will enlighten and entertain everyone who is interested in the intriguing world of science