The Age of Entanglement

by Louisa Gilder

Gilder leads us through many of the thrilling developments of quantum physics—including the study of the “spooky” correlation of widely separated particles—by re-creating actual conversations among leading physicists. HC. 432pp. 2008.

The Airplane

by Jay Spenser

Spenser vividly re-creates the conception and birth of the earliest flying machines, and addressed in turn the evolution of the airplane’s fuselage, wings, flight controls, flight deck, propulsion, landing gear and more. HC. 320pp. 2008.

The Annotated Flatland

by Edwin A. Abbott

Stewart takes us through the entire text of Abbott’s Flatland, offering unprecedented literary and social insights into this classic and impressively expanding on the mathematical ideas contained in the book. SC. 272pp. 2001.

Antimatter

by Frank Close

Close reviews early theorizing about the nature of antimatter, shows how its existence and properties were first confirmed, and highlights ongoing attempts to explain its rarity and confine it in the laboratory. HC. 176pp. 2009.

Archimedes to Hawking

by Clifford A. Pickover

More than 40 physical laws, from Archimedes’ Principle of Buoyancy to Ohm’s Law of Electricity. HC. 524pp. 2008.

The Atom and the Apple

by Sebastien Balibar

Balibar leads a charming and often personal journey along the frontiers of experimental physics, touching on issues within the realms of chaos theory, cosmology, fluid mechanics, climatology and other fields. HC. 200pp. 2008.