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Why More Is Different Philosophical Issues in Condensed Matter Physics and C…
The physics of condensed matter, in contrast to quantum physics or cosmology, is not traditionally associated with deep philosophical questions. However, as science - largely thanks to more powerful computers - becomes capable of analysing and modelling ever more complex many-body systems, basic questions of philosophical relevance arise. Questions about the emergence of structure, the nature o…
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What If We Don't Die? The Morality of Immortality
This book deals with the very real possibility of earthly immortality and the human and societal implications of such immortality, including whether it is desirable. It looks at what makes immortality appear so attractive and at the possibility that we would be better served with longer lives and the freedom to terminate our lives at the time when life has given us all the joy, inspiration a…
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Weird Universe Exploring the Most Bizarre Ideas in Cosmology
As new discoveries complicate the scientific picture of the universe, the evolving theories about the nature of space and time and the origins and fate of the universe threaten to become overwhelming. Enter David Seargent. Continuing the author's series of books popularizing strange astronomy facts and knowledge, Weird Universe explains the bizarre, complicated terrain of modern cosmology for l…
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Ghost particle :in search of the elusive and mysterious neutrino
"This book recounts the dramatic history of neutrino science and details the recent successes and ongoing challenges physicists face in pursuit of the ghostly subatomic particle"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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First dawn :from the big bang to our future in space
Translation of: La prima alba del cosmo, ? 2019 Mondadori Libri S.p.A., Milano.Includes index."Roberto Battiston traces the intellectual path that has brought us to our current understanding of the universe, intertwining our most recent discoveries with the passion and the ambition of the scientists that made them possible"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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The blind spot :why science cannot ignore human experience
"An argument for the inclusion of the human perspective within science and how it makes science possible"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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Alice and Bob meet the wall of fire :the biggest ideas in science from Quanta
A collection of physics and biology stories from Quanta magazine.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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Ever smaller :nature's elementary particles, from the atom to the neutrino an…
Originally published as: Le particelle elementari by il Saggiatore S.r.l., Milano, 2017.Includes index."This book is a thorough introduction to particle physics for the reader that has not been trained in mathematics and modern physics. This book is an excellent follow up to The Atom. It follows a similar model in terms of the history and the state-of-art in the research and the future, but it …
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Cosmic odyssey :how intrepid astronomers at Palomar Observatory changed our v…
"Stories of 20th century astronomers working at the frontiers of astrophysics whose discoveries on the Palomar telescopes shattered and expanded our view of the universe"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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Quantum reality :grasping the metaphysical implications of Bell's theorem
A physicist's efforts to understand the enigma that is quantum mechanics. Quantum mechanics is one of the glories of our age. The theory lies at the heart of modern society. Quantum mechanics is one of our most valuable forecasters--a "great predictor." It has immeasurably altered our conception of the natural world. Its philosophical implications are earthshaking. But quantum mechanics steadfa…
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