An accessible introduction to an astonishing and controversial theory explains how chaos makes its presence felt in many varieties of event, from the fluctuation of animal populati...Sardar, ZiauddinIcon Books Ltdmartes, 31 de marzo de 2020
Three Brilliant Graphic Guides on Mind-blowing Ideas that Have Revolutionised Our View of how the Universe WorksPresents an introduction to the key concepts and figures associated with quantum theory.Zarate, OscarIcon Books Ltdmartes, 31 de marzo de 2020
A Graphic GuideWhat really happens at the most fundamental levels of nature?Introducing Particle Physics explores the very frontiers of our knowledge, even showing how particle physicists are now...Tom Whyntie Oliver PughIcon Books Ltdmartes, 31 de marzo de 2020
A Graphic GuideHow did the mind evolve? How does the human mind differ from the minds of our ancestors, and from the minds of our nearest relatives, the apes? What are the universal features of t...Dylan Evans Oscar ZarateIcon Books Ltdmartes, 31 de marzo de 2020
Reflections on Life's Final ChapterAttempting to demythologize the process of dying, Nuland explores how we shall die, each of us in a way that will be unique. Through particular stories of dying--of patients, and o...Sherwin B. NulandNew York : Vintage Books, 1995.sábado, 7 de marzo de 2020
The story of professor Heslop-Harrison, a distinguished academic at Newcastle University, who, over a period of years, strengthened the evidence for his theory of ice-age plant sur...Karl SabbaghPenguin Books Ltdjueves, 5 de marzo de 2020
Being Human in the Age of Artificial IntelligenceWe stand at the beginning of a new era. What was once science fiction is fast becoming reality, as AI transforms war, crime, justice, jobs and society-and, even, our very sense of ...Max TegmarkPenguin Books Ltdjueves, 5 de marzo de 2020
The author of The Creation returns to take a fresh look at the great questions of our existence and to tackle the unapproachable with a firm belief that an essential simplicity und...Peter William AtkinsSan Francisco : W. H. Freeman, c1976.jueves, 27 de febrero de 2020
How Physics and Scientific Thinking Illuminate the Universe and the Modern World"From the one of Time magazine's "100 Most Influential People in the World"-- and bestselling author of Warped Passages--an exhilarating and readable overview of the latest ideas i...Lisa RandallBodley Headjueves, 27 de febrero de 2020
The Rise of String Theory, the Fall of a Science, and what Comes NextA theoretical physicist describes the evolution of modern-day string theory, the flaws in the attempt to formulate a "theory of everything" to explain all the forces and particles ...Lee SmolinMariner Booksjueves, 27 de febrero de 2020
How Life Reflects Numbers and Numbers Reflect LifeFrom triangles, rotations and power laws, to fractals, cones and curves, bestselling author Alex Bellos takes you on a journey of mathematical discovery with his signature wit, eng...Bellos, AlexBloomsburyjueves, 27 de febrero de 2020
Physical Theories and RealityExamines the aims and tools of science for creating theories and explanations of phenomena, with an eye to answering the question of whether or not science actually leads to true c...Roger G. NewtonHarvard University Pressjueves, 27 de febrero de 2020
A Whirligig Tour of the Beautiful Basics of ScienceBuckle up for a joy ride through physics, chemistry, biology, geology, and astronomy with this ebullient guide to science by a Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling author.Natalie AngierFaber & Faberjueves, 27 de febrero de 2020
The Acceleration of Just about EverythingPresents a study of the human fascination with time from a psychological, biological, and cultural perspective, tracing the development of measuring time and exploring ways in whic...Gleick, JamesEditors Varisjueves, 27 de febrero de 2020
An Extraordinary New View of the UniverseOne of our most distinguished scientists offers a radical new theory of the origin, and ultimate end, of the Universe. Professor Sir Roger Penrose's groundbreaking and bestselling ...Roger PenroseJonathan Capemiércoles, 26 de febrero de 2020
In Search of the Shape of the UniverseFor over 100 years 'The Poincaré Conjecture' was one of the most confounding puzzles. Invented by a French mathematician it was a theory that had the potential to describe the shap...Donal O?Shea,Allen Lanemiércoles, 26 de febrero de 2020
The Origin of (Almost) EverythingIntroduction by Professor Stephen Hawking. When Edwin Hubble looked into his telescope in the 1920s, he was shocked to find that nearly all of the galaxies he could see through it ...Graham Lawton Stephen Haw...Hoddermiércoles, 26 de febrero de 2020
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