Quantum Physics

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  1. Book ImageDeath by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries

    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

  2. Book ImageOrigins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution

    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

  3. Book ImageThe Prophet and the Astronomer: Apocalyptic Science and the End of the World

    Marcelo Gleiser

    "An intellectual accomplishment that illuminates the magic and the wisdom of the heavens above."—Kirkus ReviewsMore

  4. Book ImageGeons, Black Holes, and Quantum Foam: A Life in Physics

    John Archibald Wheeler, Kenneth Ford

    The autobiography of one of the preeminent figures in twentieth-century physics.More

  5. Book ImageBlack Holes & Time Warps: Einstein's Outrageous Legacy

    Kip S. Thorne, Stephen W. Hawking

    Ever since Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity burst upon the world in 1915 some of the most brilliant minds of our century have sought to decipher the mysteries bequeathed by that theory, a legacy so unthinkable in some respects that even Einstein himself rejected them.More

  6. Book ImageIntroduction to Quantum Physics

    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