Described by the philosopher A.J. Ayer as a work of 'great originality and power', this book revolutionized contemporary thinking on …
Realism and the Aim of Science is one of the three volumes of Karl Popper’s Postscript to the Logic of …
This book presents and defends an original and paradigm-shifting conception of formal science, natural science, and the natural universe alike, …
This compelling book describes how the Big Bang theory arose, how it has evolved, and why it is the best …
A glorious book . . . A spirited defense of science . . . From the first page to the …
This volume represents a radical departure from the current philosophical duopoly in the area of foundations of probability, that is, …
In In Pursuit of the Unknown, celebrated mathematician Ian Stewart uses a handful of mathematical equations to explore the vitally …
Expertly written and lavishly illustrated, The Cambridge Illustrated History of Astronomy offers a unique account of astronomical theory and practice …
The Oxford Handbook of the History of Physics brings together cutting-edge writing by more than twenty leading authorities on the …
Volume 9 of the Routledge History of Philosophy surveys ten key topics in the Philosophy of Science, Logic and Mathematics …
One of the great paradoxes of modern times is that the more scientists understand the natural world, the more we …
This ... book presents evidence that our true origins are not just human, or even terrestrial, but actually cosmic. [The …
An intimate history of Earth and the quest for life beyond the solar system For 4.6 billion years our living …
A contemporary of Galileo and a forerunner of Isaac Newton, Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) was a pioneering German scientist and a …
This book provides a tour of the “greatest hits” of cosmological discoveries—the ideas that reshaped our universe over the past …
This one-semester course text introduces basic principles of thermodynamics and considers a variety of applications in science and engineering. The …
Pierre Duhem (1861–1916) held the chair of theoretical physics at Bordeaux from 1894 to his death. He established a reputation …
This book begins with primary concepts of atomic and molecular structure and of how atoms, molecules and bulk matter store …
Assembling recent research and theories, this book describes the phase and state transitions that affect technological properties of biological materials …
In light of the barrage of popular books on physics and cosmology, one may question the need for another. Here, …
A vibrant collection of essays on the cosmos from the nation's best-known astrophysicist. “One of today’s best popularizers of science.”—Kirkus …
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A guide to cloud computing for students, scientists, and engineers, with advice and many hands-on examples. The emergence of powerful, …
Based on lectures given by the author, this book focuses on providing reliable introductory explanations of key concepts of quantum …
Utterly beautiful. Profoundly disconcerting. Quantum theory is quite simply the most successful account of the physical universe ever devised. Its …
Quantum mechanics is one of the great success stories of modern physics, making sense of the very small just as …
The periodic table of elements, first encountered by many of us at school, provides an arrangement of the chemical elements, …
This preview of the future of physics comprises contributions from recognized authorities inspired by the pioneering work of John Wheeler. …
A physicist demonstrates how Albert Einstein used simple, picture-based imagery to convey his theories about relativity and subsequently changed the …
A fascinating exploration of the science of the impossible—from death rays and force fields to invisibility cloaks—revealing to what extent …
In three volumes, a distinguished group of scholars from a variety of disciplines in the natural and social sciences, the …
