Physics

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  1. Book ImageDeciphering the Cosmic Number: The Strange Friendship of Wolfgang Pauli and Carl Jung

    Arthur I. Miller

    The extraordinary story of psychoanalyst Carl Jung and physicist Wolfgang Pauli and their struggle to quantify the unconscious.More

  2. Book ImageThe Telephone Gambit: Chasing Alexander Graham Bell's Secret

    Seth Shulman

    "A stellar example of historical investigation at its probing best."—Chuck Leddy, Boston GlobeMore

  3. Book ImageA Force of Nature: The Frontier Genius of Ernest Rutherford

    Richard Reeves

    "Starred Review. Reeves deploys his considerable writing skill in portraying Rutherford's personality ... capturing the full aspect of the man."—BooklistMore

  4. Book ImageEnergy, Environment, and Climate

    Richard Wolfson

    In this new study of energy use and global climate change, Richard Wolfson outlines basic science concepts as well as specific, contemporary applications in energy production and their environmental consequences.More

  5. 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

  6. Book ImageThe New Time Travelers: A Journey to the Frontiers of Physics

    David Toomey

    The story of physicists' quest to answer a mind-boggling question: How can we travel through time?More

  7. Book ImagePhysics for Engineers and Scientists

    Hans C. Ohanian, John T. Markert

    Extended Third Edition / Parts 1-6 / Chapters 1-41

    Designed for the introductory calculus-based physics course, Physics for Engineers and Scientists is distinguished by its lucid exposition and accessible coverage of fundamental physical concepts.More

  8. Book ImageClassic Feynman: All the Adventures of a Curious Character

    Richard P. Feynman, Ralph Leighton

    An omnibus edition celebrating a great scientific mind and a legendary American original including a live recording.More

  9. Book ImageObsessive Genius: The Inner World of Marie Curie

    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

  10. 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

  11. Book ImageEinstein's Cosmos: How Albert Einstein's Vision Transformed Our Understanding of Space and Time

    Michio Kaku

    In paperback for the centenary of the discovery of relativity, "a fresh and highly visual tour through Einstein's astonishing legacy" (Brian Greene).More

  12. Book ImageOut of Gas: The End of the Age of Oil

    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

  13. Book ImageEverything and More: A Compact History of Infinity

    David Foster Wallace

    The best-selling author of Infinite Jest on the two-thousand-year-old quest to understand infinity.
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  14. Book ImageEinstein's Clocks and Poincare's Maps: Empires of Time

    Peter Galison

    "More than a history of science; it is a tour de force in the genre."—New York Times Book ReviewMore

  15. Book ImageSimply Einstein: Relativity Demystified

    Richard Wolfson

    With this reader-friendly book, it doesn't take an Einstein to understand the theory of relativity and its remarkable consequences.More

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