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K??ppers, Bernd-Olaf |
The Computability of the World |
I09667 |
2018 |
eBook |
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Bricmont, Jean |
Quantum Sense and Nonsense |
I09660 |
2017 |
eBook |
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Dylla, H. Frederick |
Scientific Journeys |
I09595 |
2020 |
eBook |
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| 24 |
Guerra, Francesco |
The Lost Notebook of ENRICO FERMI |
I09542 |
2018 |
eBook |
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Tolan, Metin |
Shaken, Not Stirred! |
I09518 |
2020 |
eBook |
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| 26 |
Battimelli, Giovanni |
Computer Meets Theoretical Physics |
I09506 |
2020 |
eBook |
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Denny, Mark |
Rocket Science |
I09476 |
2019 |
eBook |
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Broderick, Damien |
The Time Machine Hypothesis |
I09470 |
2019 |
eBook |
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| 29 |
Schiff, Joel L |
The Mathematical Universe |
I09428 |
2020 |
eBook |
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Cifarelli, Luisa |
Laura Bassi???The World's First Woman Professor in Natural Philosophy |
I09426 |
2020 |
eBook |
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| Title | The Computability of the World : How Far Can Science Take Us? |
| Author(s) | K??ppers, Bernd-Olaf |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2018. |
| Description | X, 200 p. 40 illus., 38 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | In this thought-provoking book K??ppers, an internationally renowned physicist, philosopher and theoretical biologist, addresses a number of??science's deepest??questions: Can??physics advance to the origin of all things and explain the unique phenomena of life, time and history? Are there unsolvable enigmas of the world? How did life originate? Is language a general phenomenon of Nature? What is time? Is it possible to express the history of the world in formulae? Where is science leading us? These and other provocative questions essential for a deeper understanding of the world are treated here in a refreshing and stimulating manner |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319673691 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. COMPLEX SYSTEMS
2. DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS
3. EBOOK
4. EBOOK - SPRINGER
5. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics
6. LIFE SCIENCES
7. PHILOSOPHY OF NATURE
8. PHYSICS
9. Popular Life Sciences
10. Popular Science in Physics
11. STATISTICAL PHYSICS
12. Statistical Physics and Dynamical Systems
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| Title | Quantum Sense and Nonsense |
| Author(s) | Bricmont, Jean |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2017. |
| Description | XII, 286 p. 50 illus., 18 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Permeated by the author's delightful humor, this little book explains, with nearly no mathematics, the main conceptual issues associated with quantum mechanics: The issue of determinism. Does quantum mechanics signify the end of a deterministic word-view? The role of the human subject or of the "observer" in science. Since Copernicus, science has increasingly tended to dethrone Man from his formerly held special position in the Universe. But quantum mechanics, with its emphasis on the notion of observation, may once more have given a central role to the human subject. The issue of locality. Does quantum mechanics imply that instantaneous actions at a distance exist in Nature? In these pages the author offers a variety of views and answers - bad as well as good - to these questions. The reader will be both entertained and enlightened by Jean Bricmont's clear and incisive arguments |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319652719 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics
4. Philosophy and science
5. PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
6. PHYSICS
7. Popular Science in Physics
8. QUANTUM PHYSICS
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| Title | Scientific Journeys : A Physicist Explores the Culture, History and Personalities of Science |
| Author(s) | Dylla, H. Frederick |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2020. |
| Description | XXV, 222 p. 67 illus., 46 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This collection of essays traces a scientific journey bookmarked by remarkable mentors and milestones of science. It provides fascinating reading for everyone interested in the history, public appreciation, and value of science, as well as giving first-hand accounts of many key events and prominent figures. The author was one of the ???sputnik kids??? growing up in the US at the start of the space age. He built a working laser just two years after they were first invented, an experience that convinced him to become a physicist. During his 50-year career in physics, many personalities and notable events in science and technology helped to form his view of how science contributes to the modern world , including his conviction that the impact of science can be most effective when introduced within the context of the humanities - especially history, literature and the arts. From the Foreword by former U.S. Congressman, Rush D. Holt: In this volume, we have the wide-ranging thoughts and observations of Fred Dylla, an accomplished physicist with an engineer???s fascination for gadgets, a historian???s long perspective, an artist???s aesthetic eye, and a teacher???s passion for sharing ideas. Throughout his varied career [...] his curiosity has been his foremost characteristic and his ability to see the connection between apparently disparate things his greatest skill. [...] Here he examines the roots and growth of innovation in examples from Bell Laboratories, Edison Electric Light Company, and cubist painter Georges Braque. He considers the essential place of publishing in science, that epochal intellectual technique for learning how the world works. He shows the human enrichment and practical benefits that derive from wise investments in scientific research, as well as the waste resulting from a failure to embrace appropriate technologies |
| ISBN,Price | 9783030558000 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. History, Modern
4. Modern History
5. PHYSICS
6. Popular Science in Physics
7. Popular Science in Technology
8. PRINTING
9. Printing and Publishing
10. Publishers and publishing
11. Science???Social aspects
12. Societal Aspects of Physics, Outreach and Education
13. TECHNOLOGY
14. United States???Politics and government
15. US Politics
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| Title | The Lost Notebook of ENRICO FERMI : The True Story of the Discovery of Neutron-Induced Radioactivity |
| Author(s) | Guerra, Francesco;Robotti, Nadia |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2018. |
| Description | X, 261 p. 114 illus., 85 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book tells the curious story of an unexpected finding that sheds light on a crucial moment in the development of physics: the discovery of artificial radioactivity induced by neutrons. The finding in question is a notebook, clearly written in Fermi's handwriting, which records the frenzied days and nights that Fermi spent experimenting alone, driven by his theoretical ideas on beta decay. The notebook was found by the authors while browsing through documents left by Oscar D'Agostino, the chemist among Fermi's group. From Fermi's notes, they reconstruct with skill and expertise the detailed timeline of the critical days leading up to his vital discovery. While much is already known about the road that led Fermi to his important result, this is the first time that it has been possible to reconstruct precisely when and how the initial evidence of neutron-induced decay was obtained. In relating this fascinating story, the book will be of great interest not only to those with a passion for the history of science but also to a wider audience |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319692548 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics
4. NUCLEAR PHYSICS
5. Particle and Nuclear Physics
6. PHYSICS
7. Popular Science in Physics
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| I09542 |
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| Title | Shaken, Not Stirred! : James Bond in the Spotlight of Physics |
| Author(s) | Tolan, Metin;Stolze, Joachim |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2020. |
| Description | VII, 199 p. 66 illus., 3 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | How do James Bond???s X-ray glasses work, the ones he uses to see whether the lady at the roulette table has a pistol concealed in her underwear? Is it really possible to launch oneself into the air and catch up with a plane that is free-falling towards the earth? Or to shoot down a helicopter with a pistol? In this lively and informative book, Germany's boldest physics professor Metin Tolan analyses the stunts and gadgets of the 007 films and even answers the question of all questions: Why does Bond drink his vodka martini shaken, not stirred? "So much entertaining science is a rare thing." Spiegel Online |
| ISBN,Price | 9783030401092 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
4. Film History
5. MECHANICS
6. Mechanics, Applied
7. Motion pictures???History
8. PHYSICS
9. Popular Science in Physics
10. Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
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| Title | Computer Meets Theoretical Physics : The New Frontier of Molecular Simulation |
| Author(s) | Battimelli, Giovanni;Ciccotti, Giovanni;Greco, Pietro |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2020. |
| Description | X, 206 p. 53 illus., 22 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book provides a vivid account of the early history of molecular simulation, a new frontier for our understanding of matter that was opened when the demands of theoretical physicists were met by the availability of the modern computers. Since their inception, electronic computers have enormously increased their performance, thus making possible the unprecedented technological revolution that characterizes our present times. This obvious technological advancement has brought with it a silent scientific revolution in the practice of theoretical physics. In particular, in the physics of matter it has opened up a direct route from the microscopic physical laws to observable phenomena. One can now study the time evolution of systems composed of millions of molecules, and simulate the behaviour of macroscopic materials and actually predict their properties. Molecular simulation has provided a new theoretical and conceptual tool that physicists could only dream of when the foundations of statistical mechanics were laid. Molecular simulation has undergone impressive development, both in the size of the scientific community involved and in the range and scope of its applications. It has become the ubiquitous workhorse for investigating the nature of complex condensed matter systems in physics, chemistry, materials and the life sciences. Yet these developments remain largely unknown outside the inner circles of practitioners, and they have so far never been described for a wider public. The main objective of this book is therefore to offer a reasonably comprehensive reconstruction of the early history of molecular simulation addressed to an audience of both scientists and interested non-scientists, describing the scientific and personal trajectories of the main protagonists and discussing the deep conceptual innovations that their work produced |
| ISBN,Price | 9783030393991 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Chemistry, Physical and theoretical
2. COMPUTER SIMULATION
3. Data-driven Science, Modeling and Theory Building
4. EBOOK
5. EBOOK - SPRINGER
6. ECONOPHYSICS
7. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics
8. Numerical and Computational Physics, Simulation
9. PHYSICS
10. Popular Science in Physics
11. Simulation and Modeling
12. Sociophysics
13. Theoretical and Computational Chemistry
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| Title | Rocket Science : From Fireworks to the Photon Drive |
| Author(s) | Denny, Mark;McFadzean, Alan |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2019. |
| Description | IX, 302 p. 74 illus., 30 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This is a book about rocket science: what it is and what it does. From the earliest fireworks to nuclear-powered spacecraft, all you would ever want or need to know about the subject is here, along with a straightforward explanation of how, why and when things work???or sometimes don't. We begin with the history and workings of early terrestrial rocketry before moving onto the main subject of the book: how we get things into space and, on occasion, back again. Entirely math-free, the chapters weave together innumerable anecdotes, real-world examples, and easy walk-throughs to help readers break down the complex physics behind some of humankind???s most amazing feats. Neither a pure textbook nor a populist space travel tome, the book will educate, inform and above all entertain anyone intrigued by rocket science. |
| ISBN,Price | 9783030280802 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Aerospace engineering
2. Aerospace Technology and Astronautics
3. ASTRONAUTICS
4. ASTRONOMY
5. EBOOK
6. EBOOK - SPRINGER
7. PHYSICS
8. Popular Science in Astronomy
9. Popular Science in Physics
10. SPACE SCIENCES
11. Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)
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| Title | The Time Machine Hypothesis : Extreme Science Meets Science Fiction |
| Author(s) | Broderick, Damien |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2019. |
| Description | XIII, 243 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Every age has characteristic inventions that change the world. In the 19th century it was the steam engine and the train. For the 20th, electric and gasoline power, aircraft, nuclear weapons, even ventures into space. Today, the planet is awash with electronic business, chatter and virtual-reality entertainment so brilliant that the division between real and simulated is hard to discern. But one new idea from the 19th century has failed, so far, to enter reality???time travel, using machines to turn the time dimension into a two-way highway. Will it come true, as foreseen in science fiction? Might we expect visits to and from the future, sooner than from space? That is the Time Machine Hypothesis, examined here by futurist Damien Broderick, an award-winning writer and theorist of the genre of the future. Broderick homes in on the topic through the lens of science as well as fiction, exploring some fifty different time-travel scenarios and conundrums found in the science fiction literature and film |
| ISBN,Price | 9783030161781 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. FICTION
4. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics
5. LITERATURE
6. MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS
7. PHYSICS
8. Popular Science in Literature
9. Popular Science in Physics
10. Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics
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| Title | The Mathematical Universe : From Pythagoras to Planck |
| Author(s) | Schiff, Joel L |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2020. |
| Description | XVIII, 303 p. 123 illus., 61 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This is a book about the mathematical nature of our Universe. Armed with no more than basic high school mathematics, Dr. Joel L. Schiff takes you on a foray through some of the most intriguing aspects of the world around us. Along the way, you will visit the bizarre world of subatomic particles, honey bees and ants, galaxies, black holes, infinity, and more. Included are such goodies as measuring the speed of light with your microwave oven, determining the size of the Earth with a stick in the ground and the age of the Solar System from meteorites, understanding how the Theory of Relativity makes your everyday GPS system possible, and so much more. These topics are easily accessible to anyone who has ever brushed up against the Pythagorean Theorem and the symbol ??, with the lightest dusting of algebra. Through this book, science-curious readers will come to appreciate the patterns, seeming contradictions, and extraordinary mathematical beauty of our Universe |
| ISBN,Price | 9783030506490 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. COSMOLOGY
2. EBOOK
3. EBOOK - SPRINGER
4. Mathematics???Philosophy
5. PHILOSOPHY OF MATHEMATICS
6. PHYSICS
7. Popular Science in Physics
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| Title | Laura Bassi???The World's First Woman Professor in Natural Philosophy : An Iconic Physicist in Enlightenment Italy |
| Author(s) | Cifarelli, Luisa;Simili, Raffaella |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2020. |
| Description | XI, 149 p. 17 illus : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book provides a fascinating insight into the life and scientific work of Laura Bassi, the first female member of the influential Academy of Sciences of the Institute of Bologna and also the first woman to be appointed a university professor in physics, or universal philosophy as it was then termed. The book describes Laura Bassi???s research activities and achievements, explaining the influence of Newton, her role in promoting Newtonian experimental physics in Bologna, and her work as an experimentalist, including on electricity. Much attention is paid to the context in which Bassi developed her career. The very considerable difficulties faced by a woman surrounded by male university teachers and members of the Academy are discussed, casting light on the constraints that led Bassi to set up the first experimental physics laboratory in her home, complete with the many instruments required for experimentation and private teaching. The aim is to provide a rounded and well-documented account of the scientific endeavors and achievements of a too often overlooked scientist who struggled to overcome the prejudices of her age |
| ISBN,Price | 9783030539627 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Civilization???History
2. Cultural History
3. EBOOK
4. EBOOK - SPRINGER
5. HISTORY
6. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics
7. HISTORY OF SCIENCE
8. PHYSICS
9. Popular Science in Physics
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