About Time

by Adam Frank

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. 432pp. 2011.

The Amazing Story of Quantum Mechanics

by James Kakalios

Kakalios touches on classic sci-fi ideas to inform a delightful tour of the quantum framework—including everything from Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle to spintronics—and the real-life wonders it has made possible. HC. 336pp. 2010.

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.

Atomic Awakening

by James Mahaffey

In his incisive history of nuclear science, Mahaffey offers an essential look at the development of this technology in the 20th century and how it will overcome its negative connotations to shape the 21st. HC. 368pp. 2009.