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Relativity and Quantum Physics For Beginners
Relativity and Quantum Physics For Beginners
Written by Steven L. Manly, Illustrated by Steven Fournier
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781934389423
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Relativity and Quantum Physics For Beginners

Written by Steven L. Manly
Illustrated by Steven Fournier


Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $14.99

As we humans have expanded our horizons to see things vastly smaller, faster, larger, and farther than ever before, we have been forced to confront preconceptions born of the human experience and create wholly new ways of looking at the world around us.  The theories of relativity and quantum physics were... Read more >
The Age of Entanglement
The Age of Entanglement
Written by Louisa Gilder
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781400095261
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The Age of Entanglement
When Quantum Physics Was Reborn
Written by Louisa Gilder


Format: Trade Paperback, 464 pages
On Sale: November 10, 2009
Price: $17.00

In The Age of Entanglement, Louisa Gilder brings to life one of the pivotal debates in twentieth century physics. In 1935, Albert Einstein famously showed that, according to the quantum theory, separated particles could act as if intimately connected–a phenomenon which he derisively described as “spooky action at a distance.” In... Read more >
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The Age of Entanglement
The Age of Entanglement
Written by Louisa Gilder
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781400044177
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The Age of Entanglement
When Quantum Physics Was Reborn
Written by Louisa Gilder


Format: Hardcover, 464 pages
On Sale: November 11, 2008
Price: $27.50

A brilliantly original and richly illuminating exploration of entanglement, the seemingly telepathic communication between two separated particles—one of the fundamental concepts of quantum physics.

In 1935, in what would become the most cited of all of his papers, Albert Einstein showed that quantum mechanics predicted such a correlation, which he dubbed “spooky... Read more >
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The Age of Entanglement
The Age of Entanglement
Written by Louisa Gilder
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ISBN: 9780307270368
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The Age of Entanglement

Written by Louisa Gilder


Format: eBook, 352 pages
On Sale: November 11, 2008
Price: $27.50

A brilliantly original and richly illuminating exploration of entanglement, the seemingly telepathic communication between two separated particles—one of the fundamental concepts of quantum physics.

In 1935, in what would become the most cited of all of his papers, Albert Einstein showed that quantum mechanics predicted such a correlation, which he dubbed “spooky... Read more >
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A Shortcut Through Time
A Shortcut Through Time
Written by George Johnson
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ISBN: 9780307424518
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A Shortcut Through Time
The Path to the Quantum Computer
Written by George Johnson


Format: eBook, 224 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $14.00

In this remarkably illustrative and thoroughly accessible look at one of the most intriguing frontiers in science and computers, award-winning New York Times writer George Johnson reveals the fascinating world of quantum computing—the holy grail of super computers where the computing power of single atoms is harnassed to create machines capable... Read more >
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A Shortcut Through Time
A Shortcut Through Time
Written by George Johnson
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A Shortcut Through Time
The Path to the Quantum Computer
Written by George Johnson


Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: February 10, 2004
Price: $14.00

In this remarkably illustrative and thoroughly accessible look at one of the most intriguing frontiers in science and computers, award-winning New York Times writer George Johnson reveals the fascinating world of quantum computing—the holy grail of super computers where the computing power of single atoms is harnassed to create machines capable... Read more >
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God's Equation
God's Equation
Written by Amir D. Aczel
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ISBN: 9780385334853
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God's Equation
Einstein, Relativity, and the Expanding Universe
Written by Amir D. Aczel


Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: November 28, 2000
Price: $12.00

Are we on the verge of solving the riddle of creation using Einstein's "greatest blunder"?

In a work that is at once lucid, exhilarating and profound, renowned mathematician Dr. Amir Aczel, critically acclaimed author of Fermat's Last Theorem, takes us into the heart of science's greatest mystery.

In January 1998, astronomers found... Read more >
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God's Equation
God's Equation
Written by Amir D. Aczel, Read by Kent Broadhurst
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ISBN: 9780375417139
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God's Equation

Written by Amir D. Aczel
Read by Kent Broadhurst


Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: November 28, 2000
Price: $14.96

Are we on the verge of solving the riddle of creation using Einstein's "greatest blunder"?

In a work that is at once lucid, exhilarating and profound, renowned mathematician Dr. Amir Aczel, critically acclaimed author of Fermat's Last Theorem, takes us into the heart of science's greatest mystery.

In January 1998, astronomers found... Read more >
Also available as a trade paperback.
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