Random House New Releases - Science - Physics - Between May 23, 2012 and June 22, 2013.

La Fisica del Futuro by Michio Kaku

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

La Fisica del Futuro
Written by Michio Kaku

THE PHYSICISTS by Daniel J. Kevles

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

THE PHYSICISTS
Written by Daniel J. Kevles

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

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

God and the Atom by Victor J. Stenger

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

God and the Atom
Written by Victor J. Stenger

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.

God and the Atom by Victor J. Stenger

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

God and the Atom
Written by Victor J. Stenger

Infinite Potential by Lothar Schafer

2013-04-02T00:30:00-05:00

Infinite Potential What Quantum Physics Reveals About How We Should Live
Written by Lothar Schafer

A hopeful and controversial view of the universe and ourselves based on the principles of quantum physics, offering a way of making our lives and the world better, with a foreword by Deepak Chopra

In Infinite Potential, physical chemist Lothar Schäfer presents a stunning view of the universe as interconnected, nonmaterial, composed of a field of infinite potential, and conscious. With his own research as well as that of some of the most distinguished scientists of our time, Schäfer moves us from a reality of Darwinian competition to cooperation, a meaningless universe to a meaningful one, and a disconnected, isolated existence to an interconnected one. In so doing, he shows us that our potential is infinite and calls us to live in accordance with the order of the universe, creating a society based on the cosmic principle of connection, emphasizing cooperation and community.

Infinite Potential by Lothar Schafer

2013-04-02T00:30:00-05:00

Infinite Potential What Quantum Physics Reveals About How We Should Live
Written by Lothar Schafer

Infinite Potential by Shishir Kurup

2013-04-02T00:30:00-05:00

Infinite Potential What Quantum Physics Reveals About How We Should Live
Written by Lothar Schafer
Read by John H. Mayer and Shishir Kurup

Design in Nature by J. Peder Zane

2013-01-08T00:30:00-05:00

Design in Nature How the Constructal Law Governs Evolution in Biology, Physics, Technology, and Social Organizations
Written by Adrian Bejan and J. Peder Zane

In this groundbreaking book, Adrian Bejan takes the recurring patterns in nature—trees, tributaries, air passages, neural networks, and lightning bolts—and reveals how a single principle of physics, the constructal law, accounts for the evolution of these and many other designs in our world.

Everything—from biological life to inanimate systems—generates shape and structure and evolves in a sequence of ever-improving designs in order to facilitate flow. River basins, cardiovascular systems, and bolts of lightning are very efficient flow systems to move a current—of water, blood, or electricity. Likewise, the more complex architecture of animals evolve to cover greater distance per unit of useful energy, or increase their flow across the land. Such designs also appear in human organizations, like the hierarchical “flowcharts” or reporting structures in corporations and political bodies. All are governed by the same principle, known as the constructal law, and configure and reconfigure themselves over time to flow more efficiently. Written in an easy style that achieves clarity without sacrificing complexity, Design in Nature is a paradigm-shifting book that will fundamentally transform our understanding of the world around us.

Cracking the AP Physics B Exam, 2013 Edition by Princeton Review

2012-11-06T00:30:00-05:00

Cracking the AP Physics B Exam, 2013 Edition
Written by Princeton Review

If you need to know it, it’s in this book! The 2013 ebook edition of Cracking the AP Physics B Exam has been optimized for on-screen viewing with cross-linked questions, answers, and explanations. It includes:

   • 2 full-length practice tests with detailed explanations
   • A comprehensive review of vectors, fluid mechanics, optics, atomic and nuclear physics, and more
   • Quick-study tables of key Physics B formulas & equations
   • Step-by-step strategies for cracking even the toughest problems
   • Detailed explanations for the free-response section of the exam
   • Updated strategies that reflect the AP test scoring change

Paradox by Jim Al-Khalili

2012-10-23T00:30:00-05:00

Paradox The Nine Greatest Enigmas in Physics
Written by Jim Al-Khalili

A fun and fascinating look at great scientific paradoxes.

Throughout history, scientists have come up with theories and ideas that just don't seem to make sense. These we call paradoxes. The paradoxes Al-Khalili offers are drawn chiefly from physics and astronomy and represent those that have stumped some of the finest minds. For example, how can a cat be both dead and alive at the same time? Why will Achilles never beat a tortoise in a race, no matter how fast he runs? And how can a person be ten years older than his twin?

With elegant explanations that bring the reader inside the mind of those who've developed them, Al-Khalili helps us to see that, in fact, paradoxes can be solved if seen from the right angle. Just as surely as Al-Khalili narrates the enduring fascination of these classic paradoxes, he reveals their underlying logic. In doing so, he brings to life a select group of the most exciting concepts in human knowledge. Paradox is mind-expanding fun.

Paradox by Jim Al-Khalili

2012-10-23T00:30:00-05:00

Paradox The Nine Greatest Enigmas in Physics
Written by Jim Al-Khalili

Cracking the AP Physics B Exam, 2013 Edition by Princeton Review

2012-09-04T00:30:00-05:00

Cracking the AP Physics B Exam, 2013 Edition
Written by Princeton Review

If you need to know it, it’s in this book! Cracking the AP Physics B Exam, 2013 Edition includes:

   • 2 full-length practice tests with detailed explanations
   • A comprehensive review of vectors, fluid mechanics, optics, atomic and nuclear physics, and more
   • Quick-study tables of key Physics B formulas & equations
   • Step-by-step strategies for cracking even the toughest problems
   • Detailed explanations for the free-response section of the exam
   • Updated strategies that reflect the AP test scoring change

Cracking the AP Physics C Exam, 2013 Edition by Princeton Review

2012-09-04T00:30:00-05:00

Cracking the AP Physics C Exam, 2013 Edition
Written by Princeton Review

If you need to know it, it’s in this book! Cracking the AP Physics C Exam, 2013 Edition includes:

   • 2 full-length practice tests with detailed explanations
   • Thorough reviews of AP Physics C topics, such as vectors, kinematics, Newton's Laws, linear momentum, gravitation, electomagnetic induction, mechanics, electricity, and more
   • Detailed explanations for sample multiple-choice and free-response questions
   • Updated strategies that reflect the AP test scoring change
   • Practical information on the what, when, where, and how of the exam

Science Set Free by Rupert Sheldrake

2012-09-04T00:30:00-05:00

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

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.

Science Set Free by Rupert Sheldrake

2012-09-04T00:30:00-05:00

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

Science Set Free by Rupert Sheldrake

2012-09-04T00:30:00-05:00

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

Random House New Releases - Science - Physics - Between May 23, 2012 and June 22, 2013.

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

God and the Atom by Victor J. Stenger

God and the Atom Written by Victor J. Stenger

Infinite Potential by Lothar Schafer

Infinite Potential What Quantum Physics Reveals About How We Should LiveWritten by Lothar Schafer

Infinite Potential by Lothar Schafer

Infinite Potential What Quantum Physics Reveals About How We Should LiveWritten by Lothar Schafer

Infinite Potential by Shishir Kurup

Infinite Potential What Quantum Physics Reveals About How We Should LiveWritten by Lothar Schafer Read by John H. Mayer and Shishir Kurup

Design in Nature by J. Peder Zane

Design in Nature How the Constructal Law Governs Evolution in Biology, Physics, Technology, and Social OrganizationsWritten by Adrian Bejan and J. Peder Zane

Cracking the AP Physics B Exam, 2013 Edition by Princeton Review

Cracking the AP Physics B Exam, 2013 Edition Written by Princeton Review

Paradox by Jim Al-Khalili

Paradox The Nine Greatest Enigmas in PhysicsWritten by Jim Al-Khalili

Paradox by Jim Al-Khalili

Paradox The Nine Greatest Enigmas in PhysicsWritten by Jim Al-Khalili

Cracking the AP Physics B Exam, 2013 Edition by Princeton Review

Cracking the AP Physics B Exam, 2013 Edition Written by Princeton Review

Cracking the AP Physics C Exam, 2013 Edition by Princeton Review

Cracking the AP Physics C Exam, 2013 Edition Written by Princeton Review

Science Set Free by Rupert Sheldrake

Science Set Free 10 Paths to New DiscoveryWritten by Rupert Sheldrake

Science Set Free by Rupert Sheldrake

Science Set Free 10 Paths to New DiscoveryWritten by Rupert Sheldrake

Science Set Free by Rupert Sheldrake

Science Set Free 10 Paths to New DiscoveryWritten by Rupert Sheldrake Read by Rupert Sheldrake

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

God and the Atom
Written by Victor J. Stenger

Infinite Potential What Quantum Physics Reveals About How We Should Live
Written by Lothar Schafer

Infinite Potential What Quantum Physics Reveals About How We Should Live
Written by Lothar Schafer

Infinite Potential What Quantum Physics Reveals About How We Should Live
Written by Lothar Schafer
Read by John H. Mayer and Shishir Kurup

Design in Nature How the Constructal Law Governs Evolution in Biology, Physics, Technology, and Social Organizations
Written by Adrian Bejan and J. Peder Zane

Cracking the AP Physics B Exam, 2013 Edition
Written by Princeton Review

Paradox The Nine Greatest Enigmas in Physics
Written by Jim Al-Khalili

Paradox The Nine Greatest Enigmas in Physics
Written by Jim Al-Khalili

Cracking the AP Physics B Exam, 2013 Edition
Written by Princeton Review

Cracking the AP Physics C Exam, 2013 Edition
Written by Princeton Review

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

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

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