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Gravitational Solitons by V. Belinski 9780521018067
RRP: £51.99£46.73This 2001 book gives a self-contained exposition of the theory of gravitational solitons and provides a comprehensive review of exact soliton solutions to Einstein's equations. The text begins with a detailed discussion of the extension of the Inverse... -
50 Physics Ideas You Really Need to Know Joanne Baker 9781529425123
RRP: £9.99£6.80In a series of 50 accessible essays, Joanne Baker introduces and explains the fundamental physical concepts and laws that govern the inners workings of our universe.From Newton's law of gravitation to black holes, Schroedinger's cat to chaos theory, 50... -
Newton'S Gift by Berlinski 9780743217767
RRP: £12.99£11.62Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780743217767Author BerlinskiFormat PaperbackPage Count 236Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 305gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm *... -
The Order of Time by Carlo Rovelli
RRP: £24.00£13.94Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780735216105Author Carlo RovelliFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Riverhead Books,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm) 193mm... -
Ten Days in Physics that Shook the World: How Physicists Transformed Everyday Life by Brian Clegg
RRP: £10.99£7.32'[A]n engaging exploration, ending with interesting speculation on the nature of a future 11th day.'Peet Morris, Times Higher EducationDevelopments in physics and physics-based engineering have led to some of the biggest transformations in the way we... -
The Character of Physical Law by Richard Feynman 9780262533416
£14.93Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262533416Author Richard FeynmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 184Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 232gDimensions(mm) 210mm * 141mm * 13mm -
The Edge of Knowledge: Unsolved Mysteries of the Cosmos by Lawrence M Krauss
RRP: £28.00£16.45Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781637588567Author Lawrence M KraussFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Post Hill PressPublisher Post Hill PressWeight(grams) 431gDimensions(mm) 236mm *... -
Mapping Time: The Calendar and its History by E.G. Richards
£47.26Mapping Time is an account for the general reader of the history and underlying basis of each of the most important calendars of the world, from antiquity to modern times. There are descriptions of prehistoric calendars, of those devised by the... -
Insisting On The Impossible: The Life Of Edwin Land by Victor K. McElheny 9780738201900
£24.91If a single life exemplifies the inner drive that fires a great inventor, it is the life of Edwin Land. The major innovations that he was able to achieve in photography, optics, industry, and science policy carry priceless lessons for readers today... -
Shaken, Not Stirred!: James Bond in the Spotlight of Physics by Metin Tolan 9783030401085
RRP: £22.99£16.52How 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... -
Advanced Classical Electromagnetism by Robert Wald
RRP: £50.00£39.12A modern approach to classical electromagnetismElectromagnetism is one of the pillars of modern physics. Robert Wald provides graduate students with a clear, concise, and mathematically precise introduction to the subject, covering all the core topics... -
Hiding in the Mirror: The Quest for Alternate Realities, from Plato to String Theory (by way of Alice in Wonderland, Einstein, and The Twilight Zone) by Lawrence M. Krauss 9780143038023
RRP: £19.01£14.54An exploration of mankind's fascination with worlds beyond our own-by the bestselling author of The Physics of Star Trek Lawrence Krauss -an international leader in physics and cosmology-examines our long and ardent romance with parallel universes,... -
Who Cares about Particle Physics?: Making Sense of the Higgs Boson, the Large Hadron Collider and CERN by Pauline Gagnon
RRP: £36.49£36.44CERN, the European Laboratory for particle physics, regularly makes the news. What kind of research happens at this international laboratory and how does it impact people's daily lives? Why is the discovery of the Higgs boson so important? Particle... -
CBAC FFISEG U2 LLYFR GWAITH ADOLYGU (WJEC PHYSICS FOR A2 LEVEL - REVISION WORKBOOK) Gareth Kelly 9781912820955
£15.95Welsh language editionThis Revision Workbook provides a comprehensive collection of examination-style questions covering each topic from the WJEC A2 Physics specification.- Ideal for examination preparation, exam question practice and for improving... -
Star Maps: History, Artistry, and Cartography by Nick Kanas 9783030136123
RRP: £49.99£45.97Explore the beauty and awe of the heavens through the rich celestial prints and star atlases offered in this third edition book. The author traces the development of celestial cartography from ancient to modern times, describes the relationships between... -
What Little I Remember by Otto Robert Frisch 9780521280105
RRP: £29.99£25.94Otto Frisch took part in some of the most momentous developments in modern physics, notably the discovery of nuclear fission (a term which he coined). His work on the first atom bomb, which he saw explode in the desert 'like the light of a thousand... -
Statistical Mechanics: Entropy, Order Parameters, and Complexity by James P. Sethna 9780198865254
RRP: £37.99£36.82Statistical mechanics is our tool for deriving the laws that emerge from complex systems. Sethna's text distills the subject to be accessible to those in all realms of science and engineering -- avoiding extensive use of quantum mechanics,... -
Lab Skills for SQA Assessment - National 5 Physics Lab Skills for the revised exams of 2018 and beyond: Learn the Skills of Scientific Inquiry by Michael Murray
£5.52Exam Board: SQA Level: National 5 Subject: Physics First Teaching: 2017, First Exam: 2018 Covers all required techniques and apparatus... -
Quantum Mechanics and Experience by David Z. Albert
RRP: £28.95£24.05The more science tells us about the world, the stranger it looks. Ever since physics first penetrated the atom, early in this century, what it found there has stood as a radical and unanswered challenge to many of our most cherished conceptions of nature... -
Cambridge IGCSE Physics Study and Revision Guide 2nd edition Mike Folland 9781471859687
£19.76Providing guidance that helps students practice and troubleshoot their exam technique,these books send them into their exam with the confidence to aim for the best grades.- Enables students to avoid common misconceptions and mistakes by highlighting... -
Nano Comes to Life: How Nanotechnology Is Transforming Medicine and the Future of Biology by Sonia Contera 9780691168807
RRP: £20.00£15.89The nanotechnology revolution that will transform human health and longevityNano Comes to Life opens a window onto the nanoscale-the infinitesimal realm of proteins and DNA where physics and cellular and molecular biology meet-and introduces readers to... -
The Singular Universe and the Reality of Time: A Proposal in Natural Philosophy Roberto Mangabeira Unger (Harvard Law School, Massachusetts) 9781107074064
RRP: £37.99£33.57Cosmology is in crisis. The more we discover, the more puzzling the universe appears to be. How and why are the laws of nature what they are? A philosopher and a physicist, world-renowned for their radical ideas in their fields, argue for a revolution... -
An Introduction to Distributed Optical Fibre Sensors by Arthur H. Hartog
RRP: £58.99£52.08This book explains physical principles, unique benefits, broad categories, implementation aspects, and performance criteria of distributed optical fiber sensors (DOFS). For each kind of sensor, the book highlights industrial applications, which range... -
The Nature of Space and Time by Stephen Hawking 9780691168449
RRP: £12.99£9.17Einstein said that the most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible. But was he right? Can the quantum theory of fields and Einstein's general theory of relativity, the two most accurate and successful theories in all of... -
Tennis Science for Tennis Players by Howard Brody
RRP: £19.99£17.54How does your opponent put that tricky spin on the ball? Why are some serves easier to return than others? The mysteries behind the winning strokes, equipment, and surfaces of the game of tennis are accessibly explained by Howard Brody through the laws... -
AQA A level Physics Year 2 Sections 6, 7 and 8 (Collins Student Support Materials) by Dave Kelly
RRP: £7.99£7.58Exam Board: AQALevel & Subject: A-level PhysicsFirst teaching: September 2015Next exams: June 2023 Checked by AQA examiners, this is an essential study and revision guide for the 2015 AQA A-level Year 2 Physics specification sections 6, 7 and... -
Field Theories of Condensed Matter Physics by Eduardo Fradkin 9780521764445
RRP: £78.99£66.87Presenting the physics of the most challenging problems in condensed matter using the conceptual framework of quantum field theory, this book is of great interest to physicists in condensed matter and high energy and string theorists, as well as... -
An Introduction to Space Weather by Mark Moldwin
RRP: £29.99£26.67Our space age technology enables global communication, navigation, and power distribution that has given rise to our 'smart', interconnected and spacefaring world. Much of the infrastructure modern society depends on, to live on Earth and to explore... -
AQA A level Physics Year 1 & AS Sections 1, 2 and 3 (Collins Student Support Materials) by Dave Kelly
RRP: £7.99£7.58Exam Board: AQALevel & Subject: AS PhysicsFirst teaching: September 2015Next exams: June 2023 Checked by AQA examiners, this is an essential study and revision guide for the 2015 AQA AS and A-level Year 1 Physics specification sections 1, 2... -
The Dilemmas of an Upright Man: Max Planck and the Fortunes of German Science, With a New Afterword J. L. Heilbron 9780674004399
£28.08In this moving and eloquent portrait, John Heilbron describes how the founder of quantum theory rose to the pinnacle of German science. With great understanding, he shows how Max Planck suffered morally and intellectually as his lifelong habit of service... -
Interatomic Forces in Condensed Matter by Mike Finnis 9780199588121
£59.31There is a continuing growth of interest in the computer simulation of materials at the atomic scale, using a variety of academic and commercial computer programs. In all such programs there is some physical model of the inter-atomic forces, which may be... -
Complexity And Criticality by Kim Christensen 9781860945175
RRP: £46.00£40.75This book provides a challenging and stimulating introduction to the contemporary topics of complexity and criticality, and explores their common basis of scale invariance, a central unifying theme of the book.Criticality refers to the behaviour of... -
Physics: a short history from quintessence to quarks by John L. Heilbron 9780198746850
RRP: £12.99£9.73How does the physics we know today - a highly professionalised enterprise, inextricably linked to government and industry - link back to its origins as a liberal art in Ancient Greece? What is the path that leads from the old philosophy of nature and its... -
Statisticians of the Centuries by C. C. Heyde 9780387953298
£90.27Written by leading statisticians and probabilists, this volume consists of 104 biographical articles on eminent contributors to statistical and probabilistic ideas born prior to the 20th Century. Among the statisticians covered are Fermat, Pascal,... -
Cambridge IGCSE (TM) Physics Practical Skills Workbook Heather Kennett 9781398310551
£11.59This series is endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education to support the full syllabus for examination from 2023.Improve scientific enquiry and practical skills with suggested key experiments and simple, structured guidance.The Practical... -
Principles of Electrodynamics by Melvin M. Schwartz 9780486654935
RRP: £16.99£11.08Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486654935Author Jim K OmuraFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams) 378gDimensions(mm)... -
Astrophysics in a Nutshell: Second Edition by Dan Maoz 9780691164793
RRP: £80.00£62.29Winner of the American Astronomical Society's Chambliss Award, Astrophysics in a Nutshell has become the text of choice in astrophysics courses for science majors at top universities in North America and beyond. In this expanded and fully updated second... -
The Apollo Chronicles: Engineering America's First Moon Missions by Brandon R. Brown
RRP: £37.99£32.97The moon landing of 1969 stands as an iconic moment for both the United States and humankind. The familiar story focuses on the journey of the brave astronauts, who brought home Moon rocks and startling photographs. But Apollo's full account includes the... -
God's Universe Owen Gingerich 9780674023703
£37.02We live in a universe with a very long history, a vast cosmos where things are being worked out over unimaginably long ages. Stars and galaxies have formed, and elements come forth from great stellar cauldrons. The necessary elements are present, the... -
It Keeps Me Seeking: The Invitation from Science, Philosophy and Religion by Andrew Briggs
RRP: £26.99£23.72Here is a fresh look at how science contributes to the bigger picture of human flourishing, through a collage of science and philosophy, richly illustrated by the authors' own experience and personal reflection. They survey the territory of fundamental...