Random House New Releases - Science - Physics

Trespassing on Einstein's Lawn by Amanda Gefter

2014-01-14T00:30:00-05:00

Trespassing on Einstein's Lawn A Father, a Daughter, the Meaning of Nothing, and the Beginning of Everything
Written by Amanda Gefter

eBook, 496 pages | Bantam | Science - Physics; Biography & Autobiography - Personal Memoirs; Philosophy - Existentialism | $ | 978-0-345-53963-2 (0-345-53963-X)

Trespassing on Einstein's Lawn by Amanda Gefter

2014-01-14T00:30:00-05:00

Trespassing on Einstein's Lawn A Father, a Daughter, the Meaning of Nothing, and the Beginning of Everything
Written by Amanda Gefter

Hardcover, 496 pages | Bantam | Science - Physics; Biography & Autobiography - Personal Memoirs; Philosophy - Existentialism | $26.00 | 978-0-345-53143-8 (0-345-53143-4)

Our Mathematical Universe by Max Tegmark

2014-01-07T00:30:00-05:00

Our Mathematical Universe My Quest for the Ultimate Nature of Reality
Written by Max Tegmark

eBook, 464 pages | Knopf | Mathematics; Science - Physics; Science - Cosmology | $ | 978-0-385-35049-5 (0-385-35049-X)

The ideas of one of the most original cosmologists at work today--accessible, anecdotal, animated by the author's wit and passion--which will fascinate readers of Brian Greene, Roger Penrose, and Ray Kurzweil.

Max Tegmark leads us on an astonishing journey through past, present, and future, and through the physics, astronomy, and mathematics that are the foundation of his work, most particularly his hypothesis that our physical reality is a mathematical structure and his theory of the ultimate multiverse. In a dazzling combination of both popular and groundbreaking science, he not only helps us grasp his often mind-boggling theories (his website gives a flavor of how they might boggle the mind), but he also shares with us some of the often surprising triumphs and disappointments that have shaped his life as a scientist. Fascinating from first to last--here is a book for the full science-reading spectrum.

Our Mathematical Universe by Max Tegmark

2014-01-07T00:30:00-05:00

Our Mathematical Universe My Quest for the Ultimate Nature of Reality
Written by Max Tegmark

Hardcover, 464 pages | Knopf | Mathematics; Science - Physics; Science - Cosmology | $30.00 | 978-0-307-59980-3 (0-307-59980-9)

The Physics of War by Barry Parker

2014-01-07T00:30:00-05:00

The Physics of War From Arrows to Atoms
Written by Barry Parker

Hardcover, 340 pages | Prometheus Books | Science - Physics; Science - History; History - Military | $25.95 | 978-1-61614-803-4 (1-61614-803-9)

This fascinating blend of popular science and military history examines the science of war, demonstrating the close connection between the discovery of basic physical principles and the development of weaponry over the ages.

Physics has played a critical role in warfare since the earliest times. Barry Parker highlights famous battles of the past as well as renowned scientists and inventors such as Leonardo, Galileo, Newton, Maxwell, and Einstein whose work had an impact on the technology of combat. Mechanics and the laws of motion led to improved shell trajectories; gas dynamics proved important to the interior ballistics of rifles and cannons; and space exploration resulted in intercontinental missiles, spy satellites, and drone aircraft.

Parker emphasizes the special discoveries that had revolutionary effects on the art of warfare: the Chinese invention of gunpowder, the development of firearms, the impact of the Industrial Revolution, the deployment of the airplane in the First World War, and in our era the unleashing of the enormous power inherent in nuclear fission and fusion.

The Physics of War by Barry Parker

2014-01-07T00:30:00-05:00

The Physics of War From Arrows to Atoms
Written by Barry Parker

eBook | Prometheus Books | Science - Physics; Science - History; History - Military | $12.99 | 978-1-61614-804-1 (1-61614-804-7)

Beyond the God Particle by Christopher T. Hill

2013-10-08T00:30:00-05:00

Beyond the God Particle
Written by Leon M. Lederman and Christopher T. Hill

Hardcover, 340 pages | Prometheus Books | Science - Physics; Science - Cosmology; Science - History | $24.95 | 978-1-61614-801-0 (1-61614-801-2)

Two leading physicists discuss the importance of the Higgs Boson, the future of particle physics, and the mysteries of the universe yet to be unraveled.

On July 4, 2012, the long-sought Higgs Boson--aka "the God Particle"--was discovered at the world's largest particle accelerator, the LHC, in Geneva, Switzerland. On March 14, 2013, physicists at CERN confirmed it. This elusive subatomic particle forms a field that permeates the entire universe, creating the masses of the elementary particles that are the basic building blocks of everything in the known world--from viruses to elephants, from atoms to quasars.

Starting where Nobel Laureate Leon Lederman's bestseller The God Particle left off, this incisive new book explains what's next. Lederman and Hill discuss key questions that will occupy physicists for years to come:

     * Why were scientists convinced that something like the "God Particle" had to exist?
     * What new particles, forces, and laws of physics lie beyond the "God Particle"?
     * What powerful new accelerators are now needed for the US to recapture a leadership role in science and to reach "beyond the God Particle," such as Fermilab's planned Project-X and the Muon Collider?

     Using thoughtful, witty, everyday language, the authors show how all of these intriguing questions are leading scientists ever deeper into the fabric of nature. Readers of The God Particle will not want to miss this important sequel.

Beyond the God Particle by Christopher Hill

2013-10-08T00:30:00-05:00

Beyond the God Particle
Written by Leon M. Lederman and Christopher Hill

eBook | Prometheus Books | Science - Physics; Science - Cosmology; Science - History | $12.99 | 978-1-61614-802-7 (1-61614-802-0)

Newton's Football by Ainissa G. Ramirez, PH.D.

2013-09-24T00:30:00-05:00

Newton's Football The Science Behind America's Game
Written by Allen St. John and Ainissa G. Ramirez, PH.D.

Hardcover, 256 pages | Ballantine Books | Sports & Recreation - Football; Science - Physics; Political Science - Public Policy | $26.00 | 978-0-345-54514-5 (0-345-54514-1)

Newton's Football by Ainissa G. Ramirez, PH.D.

2013-09-24T00:30:00-05:00

Newton's Football The Science Behind America's Game
Written by Allen St. John and Ainissa G. Ramirez, PH.D.

eBook, 256 pages | Ballantine Books | Sports & Recreation - Football; Science - Physics; Political Science - Public Policy | $12.99 | 978-0-345-54515-2 (0-345-54515-X)

Cracking the AP Physics B Exam, 2014 Edition by Princeton Review

2013-09-03T00:30:00-05:00

Cracking the AP Physics B Exam, 2014 Edition
Written by Princeton Review

Trade Paperback, 576 pages | Princeton Review | Study Aids - Advanced Placement; Study Aids - College Entrance; Science - Physics | $18.99 | 978-0-8041-2422-5 (0-8041-2422-1)

Science Set Free by Rupert Sheldrake

2013-09-03T00:30:00-05:00

Science Set Free 10 Paths to New Discovery
Written by Rupert Sheldrake

Trade Paperback, 400 pages | Deepak Chopra | Science - Cosmology; Science - Physics; Religion - Religion & Science | $15.00 | 978-0-7704-3672-8 (0-7704-3672-2)

The bestselling author of Dogs That Know When Their Owners Are Coming Home offers an intriguing new assessment of modern day science that will radically change the way we view what is possible.

In Science Set Free (originally published to acclaim in the UK as The Science Delusion), Dr. Rupert Sheldrake, one of the world's most innovative scientists, shows the ways in which science is being constricted by assumptions that have, over the years, hardened into dogmas. Such dogmas are not only limiting, but dangerous for the future of humanity.

According to these principles, all of reality is material or physical; the world is a machine, made up of inanimate matter; nature is purposeless; consciousness is nothing but the physical activity of the brain; free will is an illusion; God exists only as an idea in human minds, imprisoned within our skulls.

But should science be a belief-system, or a method of enquiry? Sheldrake shows that the materialist ideology is moribund; under its sway, increasingly expensive research is reaping diminishing returns while societies around the world are paying the price.

In the skeptical spirit of true science, Sheldrake turns the ten fundamental dogmas of materialism into exciting questions, and shows how all of them open up startling new possibilities for discovery.

Science Set Free will radically change your view of what is real and what is possible.

From the Hardcover edition.

Por Amor a la Fisica by Warren Goldstein

2013-08-13T00:30:00-05:00

Por Amor a la Fisica
Written by Walter Lewin and Warren Goldstein

Trade Paperback, 320 pages | Debolsillo | Science - Physics | $13.00 | 978-84-903205-9-4 (84-903205-9-4)

Magnificent Principia by Colin Pask

2013-08-06T00:30:00-05:00

Magnificent Principia Exploring Isaac Newton's Masterpiece
Written by Colin Pask

Hardcover, 500 pages | Prometheus Books | Science - Mechanics; Science - Physics; Science - Gravity | $26.00 | 978-1-61614-745-7 (1-61614-745-8)

Nobel laureate Steven Weinberg has written that "all that has happened since 1687 is a gloss on the Principia." Now you too can appreciate the significance of this stellar work, regarded by many as the greatest scientific contribution of all time. Despite its dazzling reputation, Isaac Newton's Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, or simply the Principia, remains a mystery for many people. Few of even the most intellectually curious readers, including professional scientists and mathematicians, have actually looked in the Principia or appreciate its contents. Mathematician Pask seeks to remedy this deficit in this accessible guided tour through Newton's masterpiece.

Using the final edition of the Principia, Pask clearly demonstrates how it sets out Newton's (and now our) approach to science; how the framework of classical mechanics is established; how terrestrial phenomena like the tides and projectile motion are explained; and how we can understand the dynamics of the solar system and the paths of comets. He also includes scene-setting chapters about Newton himself and scientific developments in his time, as well as chapters about the reception and influence of the Principia up to the present day.

Magnificent Principia by Colin Pask

2013-08-06T00:30:00-05:00

Magnificent Principia Exploring Isaac Newton's Masterpiece
Written by Colin Pask

eBook | Prometheus Books | Science - Mechanics; Science - Physics; Science - Gravity | $12.99 | 978-1-61614-746-4 (1-61614-746-6)

Nobel laureate Steven Weinberg has written that "all that has happened since 1687 is a gloss on the Principia." Now you too can appreciate the significance of this stellar work, regarded by many as the greatest scientific contribution of all time. Despite its dazzling reputation, Isaac Newton's Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica, or simply the Principia, remains a mystery for many people. Few of even the most intellectually curious readers, including professional scientists and mathematicians, have actually looked in the Principia or appreciate its contents. Mathematician Pask seeks to remedy this deficit in this accessible guided tour through Newton's masterpiece. Using the final edition of the Principia, Pask clearly demonstrates how it sets out Newton's (and now our) approach to science; how the framework of classical mechanics is established; how terrestrial phenomena like the tides and projectile motion are explained; and how we can understand the dynamics of the solar system and the paths of comets. He also includes scene-setting chapters about Newton himself and scientific developments in his time, as well as chapters about the reception and influence of the Principia up to the present day.

La Fisica del Futuro by Michio Kaku

2013-06-18T00:30:00-05:00

La Fisica del Futuro
Written by Michio Kaku

Trade Paperback, 528 pages | Debolsillo | Science - Physics | $13.00 | 978-84-9989-883-4 (84-9989-883-1)

THE PHYSICISTS by Daniel J. Kevles

2013-06-05T00:30:00-05:00

THE PHYSICISTS
Written by Daniel J. Kevles

eBook | Knopf | Science - Physics; Science - History; Mathematics - History | $16.99 | 978-0-307-83148-4 (0-307-83148-5)

This magnificent account of the coming of age of physics in America has been heralded as the best introduction to the history of science in the United States. Unsurpassed in its breadth and literary style, Kevles's account portrays the brilliant scientists who became a powerful force in bringing the world into a revolutionary new era. The book ranges widely as it links these exciting developments to the social, cultural, and political changes that occurred from the post-Civil War years to the present. Throughout, Kevles keeps his eye on the central question of how an avowedly elitist enterprise grew and prospered in a democratic culture. In this new edition, the author has brought the story up to date by providing an extensive, authoritative, and colorful account of the Superconducting Super Collider, from its origins in the international competition and intellectual needs of high-energy particle physics, through its establishment as a multibillion-dollar project, to its termination, in 1993, as a result of angry opposition within the American physics community and the Congress.

National Geographic Angry Birds Furious Forces by Peter Vesterbacka

2013-06-04T00:30:00-05:00

National Geographic Angry Birds Furious Forces The Physics at Play in the World's Most Popular Game
Written by Rhett Allain
Foreword by Peter Vesterbacka

Trade Paperback, 160 pages | National Geographic | Humor - Form - Trivia; Science - Physics; Games - Reference | $13.95 | 978-1-4262-1172-0 (1-4262-1172-4)

Another Angry Birds National Geographic mash-up! This fun, engaging paperback uses Angry Birds to explain the physics at work in the world--and behind the popular game.

National Geographic's trademark science blends with Angry Birds' beloved entertainment to take readers into the world of physics. Rhett Allain, physics professor and Wired blogger explains basic scientific principles in fun, accessible ways; the Angry Birds come along for the ride to illustrate concepts we see in the real world--as well as in the Angry Birds games. Packed with science and a sense of humor, this book will improve readers' understanding of the world and how it works--and it may just improve their Angry Birds scores as well.

National Geographic Angry Birds Furious Forces by Peter Vesterbacka

2013-06-04T00:30:00-05:00

National Geographic Angry Birds Furious Forces The Physics at Play in the World's Most Popular Game
Written by Rhett Allain
Foreword by Peter Vesterbacka

Hardcover, 160 pages | National Geographic | Humor - Form - Trivia; Science - Physics; Games - Reference | $22.95 | 978-1-4262-1287-1 (1-4262-1287-9)

God and the Atom by Victor J. Stenger

2013-04-09T00:30:00-05:00

God and the Atom
Written by Victor J. Stenger

Hardcover, 300 pages | Prometheus Books | Science - Physics; Religion - Religion & Science; Religion - Atheism | $25.00 | 978-1-61614-753-2 (1-61614-753-9)

This history of atomism, from Democritus to the recent discovery of the Higgs boson, chronicles one of the most successful scientific hypotheses ever devised, making the case that in the final analysis, atoms and the void are all that exists. Originating separately in both ancient Greece and India, the concept of the atom persisted for centuries, despite often running afoul of conventional thinking. Until the twentieth century, no direct evidence for atoms existed. Today it is possible to actually observe atoms using a scanning tunneling microscope. The book begins with the story of the earliest atomists - the ancient Greek philosophers Leucippus, Democritus, and Epicurus, and the Latin poet Lucretius. As the author notes, the idea of elementary particles as the foundation of reality had many opponents throughout history - from Aristotle to Christian theologians and even some nineteenth-century chemists and philosophers. While theists today accept that the evidence for the atomic theory of matter is overwhelming, they reject the atheistic implications of that theory.

Random House New Releases - Science - Physics

Trespassing on Einstein's Lawn by Amanda Gefter

Trespassing on Einstein's Lawn A Father, a Daughter, the Meaning of Nothing, and the Beginning of EverythingWritten by Amanda Gefter

Trespassing on Einstein's Lawn by Amanda Gefter

Trespassing on Einstein's Lawn A Father, a Daughter, the Meaning of Nothing, and the Beginning of EverythingWritten by Amanda Gefter

Our Mathematical Universe by Max Tegmark

Our Mathematical Universe My Quest for the Ultimate Nature of RealityWritten by Max Tegmark

Our Mathematical Universe by Max Tegmark

Our Mathematical Universe My Quest for the Ultimate Nature of RealityWritten by Max Tegmark

The Physics of War by Barry Parker

The Physics of War From Arrows to AtomsWritten by Barry Parker

The Physics of War by Barry Parker

The Physics of War From Arrows to AtomsWritten by Barry Parker

Beyond the God Particle by Christopher T. Hill

Beyond the God Particle Written by Leon M. Lederman and Christopher T. Hill

Beyond the God Particle by Christopher Hill

Beyond the God Particle Written by Leon M. Lederman and Christopher Hill

Newton's Football by Ainissa G. Ramirez, PH.D.

Newton's Football The Science Behind America's GameWritten by Allen St. John and Ainissa G. Ramirez, PH.D.

Newton's Football by Ainissa G. Ramirez, PH.D.

Newton's Football The Science Behind America's GameWritten by Allen St. John and Ainissa G. Ramirez, PH.D.

Cracking the AP Physics B Exam, 2014 Edition by Princeton Review

Cracking the AP Physics B Exam, 2014 Edition Written by Princeton Review

Science Set Free by Rupert Sheldrake

Science Set Free 10 Paths to New DiscoveryWritten by Rupert Sheldrake

Por Amor a la Fisica by Warren Goldstein

Por Amor a la Fisica Written by Walter Lewin and Warren Goldstein

Magnificent Principia by Colin Pask

Magnificent Principia Exploring Isaac Newton's MasterpieceWritten by Colin Pask

Magnificent Principia by Colin Pask

Magnificent Principia Exploring Isaac Newton's MasterpieceWritten by Colin Pask

La Fisica del Futuro by Michio Kaku

La Fisica del Futuro Written by Michio Kaku

THE PHYSICISTS by Daniel J. Kevles

THE PHYSICISTS Written by Daniel J. Kevles

National Geographic Angry Birds Furious Forces by Peter Vesterbacka

National Geographic Angry Birds Furious Forces The Physics at Play in the World's Most Popular GameWritten by Rhett Allain Foreword by Peter Vesterbacka

National Geographic Angry Birds Furious Forces by Peter Vesterbacka

National Geographic Angry Birds Furious Forces The Physics at Play in the World's Most Popular GameWritten by Rhett Allain Foreword by Peter Vesterbacka

God and the Atom by Victor J. Stenger

God and the Atom Written by Victor J. Stenger

Trespassing on Einstein's Lawn A Father, a Daughter, the Meaning of Nothing, and the Beginning of Everything
Written by Amanda Gefter

Trespassing on Einstein's Lawn A Father, a Daughter, the Meaning of Nothing, and the Beginning of Everything
Written by Amanda Gefter

Our Mathematical Universe My Quest for the Ultimate Nature of Reality
Written by Max Tegmark

Our Mathematical Universe My Quest for the Ultimate Nature of Reality
Written by Max Tegmark

The Physics of War From Arrows to Atoms
Written by Barry Parker

The Physics of War From Arrows to Atoms
Written by Barry Parker

Beyond the God Particle
Written by Leon M. Lederman and Christopher T. Hill

Beyond the God Particle
Written by Leon M. Lederman and Christopher Hill

Newton's Football The Science Behind America's Game
Written by Allen St. John and Ainissa G. Ramirez, PH.D.

Newton's Football The Science Behind America's Game
Written by Allen St. John and Ainissa G. Ramirez, PH.D.

Cracking the AP Physics B Exam, 2014 Edition
Written by Princeton Review

Science Set Free 10 Paths to New Discovery
Written by Rupert Sheldrake

Por Amor a la Fisica
Written by Walter Lewin and Warren Goldstein

Magnificent Principia Exploring Isaac Newton's Masterpiece
Written by Colin Pask

Magnificent Principia Exploring Isaac Newton's Masterpiece
Written by Colin Pask

La Fisica del Futuro
Written by Michio Kaku

THE PHYSICISTS
Written by Daniel J. Kevles

National Geographic Angry Birds Furious Forces The Physics at Play in the World's Most Popular Game
Written by Rhett Allain
Foreword by Peter Vesterbacka

National Geographic Angry Birds Furious Forces The Physics at Play in the World's Most Popular Game
Written by Rhett Allain
Foreword by Peter Vesterbacka

God and the Atom
Written by Victor J. Stenger