I. Bernard Cohen
Revised and Updated
The earth circles the sun every year and rotates on its axis every twenty-four hours. The earth does not stand still.More
Neil deGrasse Tyson
A vibrant collection of essays on the cosmos from the nation's best-known astrophysicist. “One of today’s best popularizers of science.”—Kirkus Reviews.More
Richard P. Feynman, Ralph Leighton
The New York Times bestseller: sequel to "Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!"—funny, poignant, instructive.More
Richard P. Feynman, Christopher Sykes
An intimate, moving, and funny account of the remarkable life and times of Richard Feynman—the most extraordinary scientist of his age.More
A.P. French, Edwin F. Taylor
Quantum physics concerns the behavior of the smallest things we know. These smallest things are very small indeed. Although the world of the very small is remote from our senses, it shapes everyday experience.More
A.P. French
The M.I.T. Introductory Physics Series is the result of a program of careful study, planning, and development that began in 1960.More
A.P. French
The M.I.T. Introductory Physics Series is the result of a program of careful study, planning, and development that began in 1960.More
A.P. French
The text material in the present volume is designed to be a more or less self-contained introduction to Newtonian mechanics, such that a student with little or no grounding in the subject can, by beginning at the beginning, be brought gradually to a level of considerable proficiency.More
Peter Galison
"More than a history of science; it is a tour de force in the genre."—New York Times Book ReviewMore
Marcelo Gleiser
"An intellectual accomplishment that illuminates the magic and the wisdom of the heavens above."—Kirkus ReviewsMore
Barbara Goldsmith
Through family interviews, diaries, letters, and workbooks that had been sealed for over sixty years, Barbara Goldsmith reveals the Marie Curie behind the myth—an all-too-human woman struggling to balance a spectacular scientific career, a demanding family, the prejudice of society, and her own passionate nature. Obsessive Genius is a dazzling portrait of Curie, her amazing scientific success, and the price she paid for fame.More
Donald Goldsmith, Neil deGrasse Tyson
Drawing on the current cross-pollination of geology, biology, and astrophysics, Origins makes "the astonishing astronomical discoveries of recent years come alive (Michael D. Lemonick).More
David Goodstein
Science tells us that an oil crisis is inevitable. Why and when? And what will our future look like without our favorite fuel?More
David Goodstein, Judith R. Goodstein
"Glorious."—Wall Street JournalMore
Stephen W. Hawking, Kip S. Thorne, Igor Novikov, Et Al.
Where the science of black holes, gravitational waves, and time travel will likely lead us, as reported by spacetime's most important theoreticians and observers.More