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Results for 'john gribbin'
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In Search Of Schrodinger's Cat
Updated EditionIn Search Of Schrödinger’s Cat is a primer for the magical, near inexplicable world of quantum mechanics; where cats are both dead and alive, and electrons can be in all places at once until you look at them. Mind-blowing.
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Quantum Computing from Colossus to Qubits
The History, Theory, and Application of a Revolutionary ScienceJohn Gribbin gained a PhD from the Institute of Astronomy in Cambridge (then under the leadership of Fred Hoyle) before working as a science journalist for Nature and later New Scientist. He is the author of several bestselling popular science books, including In Search of Schrödinger's Cat, Science: A History, In Search of the Multiverse, Quantum Computing, and Six Impossible Things. He is a Senior Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Sussex and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
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Qed
The Strange Theory of Light and MatterQuantum electrodynamics - or QED for short - is the theory that explains how light and electrons interact, and in doing so illuminates the mysteries of the world around us. This book uses examples to provide the definitive introduction to QED.
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Impossible, Possible, and Improbable
Science Stranger Than FictionA scintillating collection of short essays that really does cover 'life, the Universe, and everything'.
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Physics of the Future
The Inventions That Will Transform Our LivesWe all wish we could predict the future, but most of us don't know enough about the science that makes it possible. This title is a hypothetical journey through the next 100 years of scientific innovation, as told by the scientists who are making it happen.
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Ten Tantalising Truths
Why the Sky is Blue, and other Big Answers to Simple QuestionsGribbin takes each point and uses it both to bring in some history of science and to dive into a little more depth, while staying approachable
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Nine Musings on Time
Science Fiction, Science Fact, and the Truth about Time TravelTime travel is a familiar theme of science fiction, but is it really possible?
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Eight Improbable Possibilities
The Mystery of the Moon, and Other Implausible Scientific TruthsA mind-warping excursion into the wildly improbable truths of science.
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Against the Odds
Women Pioneers of ScienceJOHN GRIBBIN's numerous bestselling books include In Search of Schrödinger's Cat and Six Impossible Things, which was shortlisted for the 2019 Royal Society Science Book Prize. He has been described as 'one of the finest and most prolific writers of popular science around' by the Spectator. In 2021, he was made Honorary Senior Research Fellow in Astronomy at the University of Sussex.MARY GRIBBIN is a teacher and science writer, and previous winner of the TES Junior Information Book Award. She is a Visiting Fellow at the University of Sussex. With John Gribbin she has written several science books, including Being Human, Fire on Earth, major biographies of Richard Feynman and Robert FitzRoy, and the 'in 90 minutes' series of biographies.
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Six Impossible Things
The Mystery of the Quantum World€ 19,50 -
Against the Odds
Women Pioneers of ScienceA brilliant balancing act, spanning three women scientists who did win Nobel Prizes, three who certainly should have done - Lise Meitner, Rosalind Franklin and Chien-Shiung Wu - and six whose reputations are still emerging from the patriarchal pall, including Eunice Newton Foote, who discovered the CO2 greenhouse effect in 1856, three years before John Tyndall. Brava!
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Her Seyin Nedeni
Bilimin neden sorusuyla degil nasil sorusuyla ilgilendigi artik arkaik bir görüs. Günümüzde bilim her seyin nedenini arastiriyor. Neden yasam var Neden Dünya bu sekilde Neden zekiyiz Neden uzayda baska zeki canlilara rastlamadik Bu ve benzeri binlerce neden sorusu artik bilimin ilgi odaginda. Sorulara cevap buldukca yeni sorular geliyor elbette. Ama Gribbinin bu kitabi biliminin günümüzdeki sinirlarini gösteriyor. Bu kitapta yanitlari verilen ve verilemeyen en temel sorulari bulabilirsiniz.Her Seyin Nedeni, Dünyanin evrendeki yerini sorguluyor. Milyarlarcasinin icinde tek bir gezegen fark yaratabilir mi Gribbin bunun mümkün olabilecegini savunuyor. Örnegin Dünyadaki yasami etkileyen en önemli olaylardan biri 600 milyon yil önce Venüse bir süper kuyruklu yildizcarpmasi. Gribbin bunun gibi örneklerle, Dünyadaki zeki yasami etkileyen kozmik olaylari inceliyor.Yüzün üzerinde popüler bilim kitabinin yazari Gribbin, Her Seyin Nedeninde okurlarina kapsamli ve lirik bir inceleme sunuyor. Lewis Dartnell, Times Higher EducationKopernikten bu yana Evrenin merkezi olmadigimizi biliyoruz Gribbin yasamin da siradan bir doga olayi oldugunu gösteriyor. -ScienceUzay ve zamana yayilan olaganüstü bir öykü Bu kitap pes pese gelen kozmik olaylarin Dünyayi nasil yasam icin uygun bir gezegen haline getirdigini anlatiyor.-Science Focus
€ 14,99