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Nahin, Paul J |
Time Machine Tales |
I10155 |
2017 |
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Cassidy, David C |
Farm Hall and the German Atomic Project of World War II |
I10154 |
2017 |
eBook |
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Phipps, Claude |
No Wonder You Wonder! |
I10075 |
2016 |
eBook |
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14 |
May, Andrew |
Pseudoscience and Science Fiction |
I10038 |
2017 |
eBook |
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15 |
Webb, Stephen |
Clash of Symbols |
I10010 |
2018 |
eBook |
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16 |
Villata, Massimo |
The Dark Arrow of Time |
I09905 |
2017 |
eBook |
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Christophorou, Loucas G |
Emerging Dynamics: Science, Energy, Society and Values |
I09809 |
2018 |
eBook |
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Graf-Grossmann, Claudia |
Marcel Grossmann |
I09808 |
2018 |
eBook |
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19 |
Altshuler, Ernesto |
Guerrilla Science |
I09774 |
2017 |
eBook |
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May, Andrew |
Rockets and Ray Guns: The Sci-Fi Science of the Cold War |
I09695 |
2018 |
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Title | Time Machine Tales : The Science Fiction Adventures and Philosophical Puzzles of Time Travel |
Author(s) | Nahin, Paul J |
Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2017. |
Description | XLIX, 383 p. 53 illus., 3 illus. in color : online resource |
Abstract Note | This book contains a broad overview of time travel in science fiction, along with a detailed examination of the philosophical implications of time travel. The emphasis of this book is now on the philosophical and on science fiction, rather than on physics, as in the author's earlier books on the subject. In that spirit there are, for example, no Tech Notes filled with algebra, integrals, and differential equations, as there are in the first and second editions of TIME MACHINES. Writing about time travel is, today, a respectable business. It hasn???t always been so. After all, time travel, prima facie, appears to violate a fundamental law of nature; every effect has a cause, with the cause occurring before the effect. Time travel to the past, however, seems to allow, indeed to demand, backwards causation, with an effect (the time traveler emerging into the past as he exits from his time machine) occurring before its cause (the time traveler pushing the start button on his machine???s control panel to start his trip backward through time). Time Machine Tales includes new discussions of the advances by physicists and philosophers that have appeared since the publication of TIME MACHINES in 1999, examples of which are the chapters on time travel paradoxes. Those chapters have been brought up-to-date with the latest philosophical thinking on the paradoxes. Paul Nahin is THE authority on the intricate physics of time travel, paradoxes and all. He makes the field as clear as it can be. ??? Gregory Benford, author of Timescape |
ISBN,Price | 9783319488646 |
Keyword(s) | 1. Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory
2. EBOOK
3. EBOOK - SPRINGER
4. GRAVITATION
5. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics
6. PHILOSOPHY
7. Philosophy and science
8. PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
9. PHYSICS
10. Popular Science in Philosophy
11. Popular Science in Physics
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Title | Farm Hall and the German Atomic Project of World War II : A Dramatic History |
Author(s) | Cassidy, David C |
Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2017. |
Description | XIV, 125 p. 32 illus : online resource |
Abstract Note | This gripping book brings back to life the events surrounding the internment of ten German Nuclear Scientists immediately after World War II. It is also an "eye-witness" account of the dawning of the nuclear age, with the dialogue and narrative spanning the period before, during and after atomic bombs were dropped on Japan at the end of the war. This pivotal historical episode is conveyed, along with the emotions as well as the facts, through drama, historical narrative, and photographs of the captive German nuclear scientists - who included Werner Heisenberg, Otto Hahn, and Max von Laue. The unique story that unfolds in the play is based on secretly recorded transcripts of the scientists??? actual conversations at Farm Hall, together with related documents and photographs |
ISBN,Price | 9783319595788 |
Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. ETHICS
4. Heavy ions
5. History of World War II and the Holocaust
6. NUCLEAR PHYSICS
7. Nuclear Physics, Heavy Ions, Hadrons
8. PHYSICS
9. Popular Science in Physics
10. World War, 1939-1945
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Title | No Wonder You Wonder! : Great Inventions and Scientific Mysteries |
Author(s) | Phipps, Claude |
Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2016. |
Description | XVIII, 331 p. 289 illus., 233 illus. in color : online resource |
Abstract Note | This book explores and explains scientific mysteries and principles, leavened with tongue-in-cheek humor and an abundance of illustrations. Chapters are short, but give an understanding of technology and science not available elsewhere. Questions include: ??? What holds a satellite up while it goes around the Earth? ??? Why is the sky (made out of clear air!) blue instead of green, or just black as night like the sky that high altitude jumper Felix Baumgartner saw? ??? How is laser light different from ???normal??? light? ??? Did Columbus really discover that the Earth is round? ??? Which one invention will assuredly survive our civilization? ??? Why can???t you travel back in time??? If you often feel embarrassed because you don???t have a clue about lasers, the difference between volts, amps and watts, or how jet planes really work ??? but you would like to understand the physical principles of our modern world, whether you???re a teen or a parent ??? this book is for you! To understand the basics of quantum mechanics, or of protons, neutrons and electrons, you don???t need algebra, calculus, or a lot of equations or technical buzzwords. Too many people have been soured on science by science teachers who have made simple concepts seem complex. This book is the antidote: all it requires is your curiosity.?? Advance praise for No Wonder You Wonder!:?? ???From beginning to end, and with laugh after laugh, I en joyed every single word of this remarkable book. Phipps is a hell of a good writer, and the kind of physics teacher that I would have loved as a young student. No Wonder You Wonder can be engrossing for anyone with a bit of curiosity, not just the scientific minded.??? ??? Christophe Bonnal, Chief Engineer, CNES (French Space Agency)?? ???No Wonder You Wonder is a fa ntastic book. Covering topics such as space, matter, and the energy within the universe, this book does an excellent job of clarifying these topics. It's a great read for young scientists and aspiring physicists.??? ??? August R., high school freshman |
ISBN,Price | 9783319216805 |
Keyword(s) | 1. Aerospace engineering
2. Aerospace Technology and Astronautics
3. ASTRONAUTICS
4. EBOOK
5. EBOOK - SPRINGER
6. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics
7. PHYSICS
8. Popular Science in Physics
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Title | Pseudoscience and Science Fiction |
Author(s) | May, Andrew |
Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2017. |
Description | X, 181 p. 45 illus., 28 illus. in color : online resource |
Abstract Note | Aliens, flying saucers, ESP, the Bermuda Triangle, antigravity ??? are we talking about science fiction or pseudoscience? Sometimes it is difficult to tell the difference. Both pseudoscience and science fiction (SF) are creative endeavours that have little in common with academic science, beyond the superficial trappings of jargon and subject matter. The most obvious difference between the two is that pseudoscience is presented as fact, not fiction. Yet like SF, and unlike real science, pseudoscience is driven by a desire to please an audience ??? in this case, people who ???want to believe???. This has led to significant cross-fertilization between the two disciplines. SF authors often draw on ???real??? pseudoscientific theories to add verisimilitude to their stories, while on other occasions pseudoscience takes its cue from SF ??? the symbiotic relationship between ufology and Hollywood being a prime example of this. This engagingly written, well researched and richly illustrated text explores a wide range of intriguing similarities and differences between pseudoscience and the fictional science found in SF. Andrew May has a degree in Natural Sciences from Cambridge University and a PhD in astrophysics from Manchester University. After many years in academia and the private sector, he now works as a freelance writer and scientific consultant. He has written pocket biographies of Newton and Einstein, as well as contributing to a number of popular science books. He has a lifelong interest in science fiction, and has had several articles published in Fortean Times magazine |
ISBN,Price | 9783319426051 |
Keyword(s) | 1. ASTRONOMY
2. EBOOK
3. EBOOK - SPRINGER
4. FICTION
5. PHILOSOPHY OF NATURE
6. PHYSICS
7. Popular Science in Astronomy
8. Popular Science in Physics
9. Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary
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Title | Clash of Symbols : A ride through the riches of glyphs |
Author(s) | Webb, Stephen |
Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2018. |
Description | IX, 245 p. 45 illus : online resource |
Abstract Note | From the ampersat and amerpsand, via smileys and runes to the ubiquitous presence of mathematical and other symbols in sciences and technology: both old and modern documents abound with many familiar as well as lesser known characters, symbols and other glyphs. Yet, who would be readily able to answer any question like: ???who chose ?? to represent the ratio of a circle???s diameter to its circumference???? or ???what???s the reasoning behind having a ??? key on my computer keyboard???? ??This book is precisely for those who have always asked themselves this sort of questions. So, here are the stories behind one hundred glyphs, the book being evenly divided into five parts, with each featuring 20 symbols. Part 1, called??Character sketches, looks at some of the glyphs we use in writing. Part 2, called??Signs of the times, discusses some glyphs used in pol??itics, religion, and other areas of everyday life. Some of these symbols are common; others are used only rarely. Some are modern inventions; others, which seem contemporary, can be traced back many hundreds of years. Part 3, called??Signs and wonders, explores some of the symbols people have developed for use in describing the heavens. These are some of the most visually striking glyphs in the book, and many of them date back to ancient times. Nevertheless their use ??? at least in professional arenas ??? is diminishing. Part 4, called??It???s Greek to me, examines some symbols used in various branches of science. A number of these symbols are employed routinely by professional scientists and are also familiar to the general public; others are no longer applied in a serious fashion by??anyone????? but the reader might still meet them, from time to time, in older works. The final part of the book,??Meaningless marks on paper, looks at some of the characters used in mathematics, the history of which one can easily appreciate with only a basic knowledge of mathematics. There are obviously countless others symbols. In recent years the computing industry has devel??oped Unicode and it currently contains more than 135 000 entries. This book would like to encourage the curious reader to take a stroll through Unicode, to meet many characters that will delight the eye and, researching their history, to gain some fascinating insights |
ISBN,Price | 9783319713502 |
Keyword(s) | 1. ASTRONOMY
2. COMPUTER SCIENCE
3. EBOOK
4. EBOOK - SPRINGER
5. HUMANITIES
6. MATHEMATICS
7. PHYSICS
8. Popular Computer Science
9. Popular Science in Astronomy
10. Popular Science in Humanities / Arts
11. Popular Science in Mathematics
12. Popular Science in Physics
13. Popular Science in Technology
14. TECHNOLOGY
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Title | The Dark Arrow of Time : A Scientific Novel |
Author(s) | Villata, Massimo |
Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2017. |
Description | V, 163 p. 1 illus : online resource |
Abstract Note | This riveting scientific novel combines adventure, love, suspense, magic, pathos, and mystery in a carefully woven plot that is full of unexpected twists and turns. The author is an astrophysicist who has developed an alternative theory, which holds that traveling in time is possible. Time is, in fact, the real protagonist of the novel and of the intrigue surrounding the attempt to seize the secret of Time???s other arrow, the dark arrow normally hidden from us, which points back at our past. The underlying premise is that antimatter is nothing more than common matter moving backwards in time. The justification for this interpretation has been with us for some time, ???hiding in plain sight??? within Maxwell???s equations, the Lorentz transformations, the CPT theorem of relativistic quantum mechanics, and Feynman diagrams. While the science underlying the narrative is explained whenever necessary, sometimes with the aid of simple mathematical formulas, these scientific asides account for only a small part of the book, which will appeal to a wide audience, including readers who are far from being science buffs |
ISBN,Price | 9783319674865 |
Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. Elementary particles (Physics)
4. Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory
5. FICTION
6. PHYSICS
7. Popular Science in Physics
8. QUANTUM FIELD THEORY
9. SPACE SCIENCES
10. Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)
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Title | Emerging Dynamics: Science, Energy, Society and Values |
Author(s) | Christophorou, Loucas G |
Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2018. |
Description | XIV, 219 p. 36 illus., 34 illus. in color : online resource |
Abstract Note | Emerging Dynamics: Science, Energy, Society and Values focuses on the impact of science, science-based technology and scientific values on present-day humanity and its future. The book advocates for a science willing to accommodate both human values and scientific facts. The four main subjects focused on throughout the text are: The overwhelming impact of modern science and science-based technology on virtually every aspect of human life Human values and their significance for science and society The need for mutual accommodation between scientific values and the traditional values of society The fundamental role of energy for civilization and society. The book cuts across scientific disciplines and looks at modern civilization through the knowledge provided by the physical, chemical, biomedical and other branches of natural science. The book is unique in its holistic approach, combining knowledge acquired by deduction, reduction-induction, and experimental scientific methods with knowledge acquired through history, philosophy, the arts, faith and cultural traditions. Modern civilization???s most distinct characteristics are due to science, science-based technology and energy. The role of energy in the sustainability of civilization and the impact of biomedical science on man are especially emphasized throughout this timely book, making a case for a hopeful future based on both science and values. A science guided in its applications by human values and a value system cognizant of the facts of science and willing to accommodate them |
ISBN,Price | 9783319907130 |
Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. ENERGY
4. ENERGY SYSTEMS
5. PHYSICS
6. Popular Science in Energy
7. Popular Science in Physics
8. Renewable and Green Energy
9. Renewable energy resources
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Title | Marcel Grossmann : For the Love of Mathematics |
Author(s) | Graf-Grossmann, Claudia |
Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2018. |
Description | XVIII, 263 p. 91 illus., 1 illus. in color : online resource |
Abstract Note | Zurich, summer 1912. Albert Einstein has just returned from Prague to the city on the Limmat. He sends a plea for help to his former fellow student, the mathematician Marcel Grossmann (1878-1936), for he is in need of assistance with the mathematical calculations of his general theory of relativity. What then follows is one of the most fascinating chapters of science history, with far-reaching consequences for the lives of the two friends. Marcel Grossmann???s granddaughter paints here a picture of a fiery and many-talented scientist and patriot. She traces the influence of an entrepreneurial family during Germany???s rapid industrial expansion in the late 19th century. The family???s fluctuating fortunes take the story to the vibrant city of Budapest on the Danube; they enable readers to sense the pioneering spirit at Zurich???s young Polytechnic Institute (now ETH Zurich) ??? but also reflect the worries and hardships of the First World War and interwar years. The Foreword is written by Prof. Remo Ruffini, founder and president of the International Center for Relativistic Astrophysics and the Marcel Grossmann Meetings. Last but not least, an extensive contribution by Dr. Tilman Sauer offers a scientific-historical appreciation of Marcel Grossmann???s enduring contributions |
ISBN,Price | 9783319900773 |
Keyword(s) | 1. Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory
2. EBOOK
3. EBOOK - SPRINGER
4. Europe, Central???History
5. GEOMETRY
6. GRAVITATION
7. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics
8. History of Germany and Central Europe
9. MATHEMATICS
10. PHYSICS
11. Popular Science in Mathematics
12. Popular Science in Physics
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Title | Guerrilla Science : Survival Strategies of a Cuban Physicist |
Author(s) | Altshuler, Ernesto |
Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2017. |
Description | X, 147 p. 71 illus., 50 illus. in color : online resource |
Abstract Note | Full of drama, dedication, and humor, this book narrates the author???s often frustrating experiences working as an experimental physicist in Cuba after the disintegration of the so-called socialist block. Lacking finance and infrastructure, faced with makeshift equipment, unpredictable supplies, and unreliable IT, Altshuler tells how he and his students overcame numerous challenges to make novel and interesting contributions to several fields of science. Along the way, he explains the science - from studies of ant colonies to superconductivity - either qualitatively or quantitatively, but always at a level fully understandable to an undergraduate student of natural sciences or engineering. An even wider audience, however, may skip the technical sections without missing the essence. With numerous anecdotes, photographs and the author???s own delightful cartoons, the book tells a remarkable, and often amusing story of how successful science can be performed against all odds |
ISBN,Price | 9783319516240 |
Keyword(s) | 1. CONDENSED MATTER
2. CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
3. EBOOK
4. EBOOK - SPRINGER
5. Entomology
6. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics
7. LIFE SCIENCES
8. PHYSICS
9. Popular Life Sciences
10. Popular Science in Physics
11. Science???Social aspects
12. Societal Aspects of Physics, Outreach and Education
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Title | Rockets and Ray Guns: The Sci-Fi Science of the Cold War |
Author(s) | May, Andrew |
Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2018. |
Description | VI, 214 p. 55 illus., 36 illus. in color : online resource |
Abstract Note | The Cold War saw scientists in East and West racing to create amazing new technologies, the like of which the world had never seen. Yet not everyone was taken by surprise. From super-powerful atomic weapons to rockets and space travel, readers of science fiction (SF) had seen it all before. Sometimes reality lived up to the SF vision, at other times it didn???t. The hydrogen bomb was as terrifyingly destructive as anything in fiction, while real-world lasers didn't come close to the promise of the classic SF ray gun. Nevertheless, when the scientific Cold War culminated in the Strategic Defence Initiative of the 1980s, it was so science-fictional in its aspirations that the media dubbed it ???Star Wars???. This entertaining account, offering a plethora of little known facts and insights from previously classified military projects, shows how the real-world science of the Cold War followed in the footsteps of SF ??? and how the two together changed our perception of both science and scientists, and paved the way to the world we live in today |
ISBN,Price | 9783319898308 |
Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. PHYSICS
4. Popular Science in Physics
5. Popular Science in Technology
6. Science???Social aspects
7. Security Science and Technology
8. Societal Aspects of Physics, Outreach and Education
9. System safety
10. TECHNOLOGY
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