Where do we come from? How did the Universe of stars, planets and people come into existence? The questions are much older than science -but in the 1980s, for the first time, science is able to answer them, not just in a vague way but in incredible…
The book uses the development of astronomical theories, both historical and current, to show how science works. The authors take a "planets first" approach, engaging students with an exploration of our own solar system before moving on to the stars…
Infinite in All Directions is a popularized science at its best. In Dyson's view, science and religion are two windows through which we can look out at the world around us. The book is a revised version of a series of the Gifford Lectures under the…
Infinite Potential is the first biography of David Bohm—brilliant physicist, explorer of consciousness, student of Oppenheimer, friend to Einstein, and enemy of the House Committee on Un-American Activities. Although he battled bouts of crippling…
Prof.dr. F. H. Scmidt is verbonden aan het KNMI te De Bilt en buitengewoon hoogleraar in de meteorologie aan de Rijksuniversiteit van Utrecht. Zijn boek geeft een inzicht in de vraagstelling, de werkmethoden en de resultaten van de…
Prof.dr. F. H. Scmidt is verbonden aan het KNMI te De Bilt en buitengewoon hoogleraar in de meteorologie aan de Rijksuniversiteit van Utrecht. Zijn boek geeft een inzicht in de vraagstelling, de werkmethoden en de resultaten van de meteorologie. Het…