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Elementary Particle Physics in a Nutshell

by Christopher G. Tully

Hardcover

Spotlighting the status of theory and experiment within elementary particle physics, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the study of physical reality at the smallest scales and highest energies. HC. 320pp. 2011.


The Math Book

by Clifford A. Pickover

Hardcover

Organized chronologically, The Math Book showcases 250 notable insights and breakthroughs in the history of mathematics, from Archimedes’ spiral to Goldbach’s conjecture to the Mandelbrot set and beyond. HC. 528pp. 2009.


The Physics Book

From the Big Bang to Quantum Resurrection

by Clifford A. Pickover

Hardcover

In 250 concise, thought-provoking entries arranged chronologically by date of discovery or invention, Clifford Pickover shows how physics has evolved, from the Archimedean screw to the Large Hadron Collider and beyond. HC. 528pp. 2011.


The Infinity Puzzle

Quantum Field Theory and the Hunt for an Orderly Universe

by Frank Close

Hardcover

Close recounts the quest to resolve the puzzling appearance of infinities in the equations of quantum field theory, and shows how the quest for a solution set the stage for the next 40 years of discovery in particle physics. HC. 448pp. 2011.


The Dreams That Stuff Is Made Of

The Most Astounding Papers of Quantum Physics—And How They Shook the Scientific World

by Stephen Hawking

Hardcover

This book showcases more than 30 of the most important papers in the history of quantum physics from luminaries such as Albert Einstein, Niels Bohr, Werner Heisenberg, Richard Feynman, John Bell, and others. HC. 1,176pp. 2011.


Evolution

The Human Story

Hardcover

This visually stunning guide investigates each of our ancestors in detail, from Ardipithecus ramidus to Homo neanderthalensis, and investigates a cornucopia of mysteries about when, where and how they lived. HC. 360pp. 2011.


Critical Thinking

An Introduction to Reasoning Well

by Jamie Carlin Watson

Hardcover

Watson and Arp offer an example-rich primer on logic and critical reasoning, covering the basic tools of reasoning and evaluating arguments, deductive and inductive reasoning, and the uncertainty in our evidence. HC. 352pp. 2011.


The Better Angels of Our Nature

Why Violence Has Declined

by Steven Pinker

Hardcover

In this brilliantly written work, Pinker presents his own original insights and reams of historical data to support the idea that violence in human societies has actually been diminishing for millennia. HC. 832pp. 2011.


How to Build a Time Machine

The Real Science of Time Travel

by Brian Clegg

Hardcover

Is time travel just fiction or actually practical? Clegg surveys various physicists’ attempts to understand the challenges of time travel, as well as a range of models that in theory would allow travel backward in time. HC. 320pp. 2011.


The Science of Evil

On Empathy and the Origins of Cruelty

by Simon Baron-Cohen

Hardcover

What makes some people capable of acts of great cruelty? Baron-Cohen suggests a link between hurtful behavior and lack of empathy—the ability to imagine what another person is thinking or feeling and to respond appropriately. HC. 240pp. 2011.


Dark Energy

by Yun Wang

Hardcover

Wang summarizes and clarifies the search for dark energy—the mysterious force that is accelerating the rate at which the cosmos is expanding—and examines the major observational techniques for probing it. HC. 256pp. 2010.


Physics on the Fringe

Smoke Rings, Circlons, and Alternative Theories of Everything

by Margaret Wertheim

Hardcover

Wertheim takes us into the world of outsider physicists, whose far-out ideas clash radically with mainstream physics; she spotlights their unconventional ideas and ponders how they illuminate our relationship to science. HC. 336pp. 2011.


Inflight Science

A Guide to the World From Your Airplane Window

by Brian Clegg

Softcover

Packed with amazing insights from physics, chemistry, engineering, geography, and other fields, this engaging book explains how there are few times when science is so immediate as when you’re on an airplane flight. SC. 224pp. 2011.


Wonders of the Universe

by Brian Cox

Hardcover

Wonders of the Universe, a companion to the BBC program, imparts a vivid understanding of the cosmos—showing how we’ve mapped the Milky Way galaxy, learned about cosmic expansion, and much more. HC. 256pp. 2011.


About Time

Cosmology and Culture at the Twilight of the Big Bang

by Adam Frank

Hardcover

Frank traces the evolving relationship between cosmic and human conceptions of time, arguing that this link is due for reinvention in the light of new theories that go beyond the Big Bang and demand a new understanding of time. HC. 320pp. 2011.

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