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The Making Of The Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes 9781471111235
RRP: £16.99£12.08WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZEThe Making of the Atomic Bomb is the seminal and complete story of how the bomb was developed, from the turn-of-the-century discovery of the vast energy locked inside the atom to the dropping of the first bombs on Japan. Few... -
How to Teach Quantum Physics to Your Dog by Chad Orzel 9781851687794
RRP: £10.99£7.38The international bestseller from the author of Breakfast with Einstein Emmy is no ordinary dog. When adopted from the shelter by physics professor Chad Orzel, she becomes immediately fascinated by his work. Could she use quantum tunnelling to get... -
Confessions of a Rogue Nuclear Regulator by Gregory B Jaczko 9781476755779
RRP: £17.00£10.10Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781476755779Author Gregory B JaczkoFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 136gDimensions(mm) 198mm *... -
Quantum Theory: A Very Short Introduction by John Polkinghorne
RRP: £8.99£6.45Quantum Theory is the most revolutionary discovery in physics since Newton. This book gives a lucid, exciting, and accessible account of the surprising and counterintuitive ideas that shape our understanding of the sub-atomic world. It does not disguise... -
Lectures on Quantum Mechanics by Jean-Louis Basdevant 9780387377421
£45.37Beautifully illustrated and engagingly written, Twelve Lectures in Quantum Mechanics presents theoretical physics with a breathtaking array of examples and anecdotes. Basdevant's style is clear and stimulating, in the manner of a brisk lecture that can... -
The Star Builders: Nuclear Fusion and the Race to Power the Planet Arthur Turrell 9781474611602
RRP: £9.99£6.80Is it possible to build a star on earth?When asked what problem he hoped scientists will have solved by the end of the century, Professor Stephen Hawking replied 'I would like nuclear fusion to become a practical power source. It would provide an... -
Introduction to Elementary Particles by David Griffiths
RRP: £67.00£54.59In the second, revised edition of a well-established textbook, the author strikes a balance between quantitative rigor and intuitive understanding, using a lively, informal style. The first chapter provides a detailed historical introduction to the... -
Sun in a Bottle: The Strange History of Fusion and the Science of Wishful Thinking by Charles Seife 9780143116349
RRP: £24.00£16.35Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143116349Author Charles SeifeFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 255gDimensions(mm) 201mm * 133mm... -
Particle Physics: A Very Short Introduction by Frank Close 9780192873750
RRP: £8.99£6.45Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Following the discovery of the Higgs boson, Frank Close has produced this major revision to his classic and compelling introduction to the fundamental particles that make up the universe. Frank... -
Introduction to Nuclear Radiation Detectors by P. N. Cooper 9780521281324
RRP: £42.99£36.19This 1986 book is an introduction to the then commonly used types of detectors of nuclear radiation. It was directed primarily at students taking a first course in which an understanding of such devices was required. The author opens with an introduction... -
Quantum Mechanics (A Ladybird Expert Book) by Jim Al-Khalili
RRP: £7.99£5.79What is quantum mechanics? Learn from the experts in the ALL-NEW LADYBIRD EXPERT SERIESA clear, simple and entertaining introduction to the weird, mind-bending world of the very, very small.Written by physicist and broadcaster Professor Jim Al-Khalili,... -
Atoms and Ashes: From Bikini Atoll to Fukushima by Serhii Plokhy 9780141997179
RRP: £12.99£9.09CHOSEN AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY SUNDAY TIMES AND HISTORY TODAY'Absolutely stunning. . . a formidable achievement. A six-part historical thriller that is essential reading for both our politicians and the ordinary citizen' Kai BirdBest-selling historian... -
The Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes 9781451677614
RRP: £24.00£17.91Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781451677614Author Richard RhodesFormat PaperbackPage Count 896Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 1089gDimensions(mm) 236mm *... -
J. Robert Oppenheimer: A Life by Abraham Pais 9780195327120
RRP: £30.49£20.87The late Abraham Pais, author of the award winning biography of Albert Einstein, Subtle is the Lord, here offers an illuminating portrait of another of his eminent colleagues, J. Robert Oppenheimer, one of the most charismatic and enigmatic figures of... -
How to Drive a Nuclear Reactor by Colin Tucker 9783030338756
RRP: £24.99£18.68Have you ever wondered how a nuclear power station works? This lively book will answer that question. It'll take you on a journey from the science behind nuclear reactors, through their start-up, operation and shutdown. Along the way it covers a bit of... -
The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory by Brian Greene 9780393338102
£15.00Brian Greene, one of the world's leading string theorists, peels away layers of mystery to reveal a universe that consists of eleven dimensions, where the fabric of space tears and repairs itself, and all matter-from the smallest quarks to the most... -
Elusive: How Peter Higgs Solved the Mystery of Mass by Frank Close 9780141997582
RRP: £12.99£9.09The story of the Higgs boson - the so-called 'God particle' - and the man who thought of itIn the summer of 1964, a reclusive young professor at the University of Edinburgh wrote two scientific papers which have come to change our understanding of the... -
Nuclear Power: A Very Short Introduction by Maxwell Irvine
RRP: £8.99£6.45With the World desperate to find energy sources that do not emit carbon gasses, nuclear power is back on the agenda and in the news, following the increasing cost of fossil fuels and concerns about the security of their future supply. However, the... -
The Case for Nukes by Robert Zubrin 9781736386064
RRP: £19.95£17.74Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781736386064Author Robert ZubrinFormat PaperbackPage Count 330Imprint Polaris BooksPublisher Polaris Books -
Nuclear Physics: A Very Short Introduction by Frank Close
RRP: £8.99£6.45Nuclear physics began long before the identification of fundamental particles, with J. J. Thomson's discovery of the electron at the end of the 19th century, which implied the existence of a positive charge in the atom to make it neutral. In this Very... -
Brighter Than a Thousand Suns: A Personal History of the Atomic Scientists by Robert Jungk 9780156141505
RRP: £21.99£15.04Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780156141505Author Robert JungFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Houghton MifflinPublisher Houghton MifflinWeight(grams) 359g -
Nuclear Physics by W Heisenberg 9780806530338
RRP: £13.95£11.16Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780806530338Author W HeisenbergFormat PaperbackPage Count 236Imprint Philosophical LibraryPublisher Philosophical LibraryWeight(grams) 349g -
Particles And Quantum Fields by Hagen Kleinert 9789814740906
RRP: £50.00£45.36This is an introductory book on elementary particles and their interactions. It starts out with many-body Schroedinger theory and second quantization and leads, via its generalization, to relativistic fields of various spins and to gravity. The text... -
Trinity: The Treachery and Pursuit of the Most Dangerous Spy in History by Frank Close
RRP: £14.99£10.95'Everything about this story is astounding' Bryan Appleyard, Sunday Times"Trinity" was the codename for the test explosion of the atomic bomb in New Mexico on 16 July 1945. Trinity is now also the extraordinary story of the bomb's metaphorical father,... -
Atoms and Ashes: From Bikini Atoll to Fukushima by Serhii Plokhy
RRP: £25.00£22.19CHOSEN AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY SUNDAY TIMES AND HISTORY TODAY 'Absolutely stunning. . . a formidable achievement. A six-part historical thriller that is essential reading for both our politicians and the ordinary citizen' Kai BirdBest-selling historian... -
The Pope of Physics: Enrico Fermi and the Birth of the Atomic Age by Gino Segrè 9781250143792
RRP: £20.00£12.50Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250143792Author Gino Segr Format PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Picador USAPublisher Picador USAWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 208mm * 137mm * 30mm -
Nuclear Radiation Interactions by Sidney Yip
RRP: £48.00£42.45This book is a treatment on the foundational knowledge of Nuclear Science and Engineering. It is an outgrowth of a first-year graduate-level course which the author has taught over the years in the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering at MIT... -
The Neutrino Story: One Tiny Particle’s Grand Role in the Cosmos by Rabindra N. Mohapatra
RRP: £27.99£25.65Every second of every day, we are exposed to billions of neutrinos emitted by the Sun, and yet they seem to pass straight through us with no apparent effect at all. Tiny and weakly interacting this subatomic particle may be, but this book will show you... -
Introducing Particle Physics: A Graphic Guide Tom Whyntie 9781848315891
RRP: £8.99£6.08What really happens at the most fundamental levels of nature?Introducing Particle Physics explores the very frontiers of our knowledge, even showing how particle physicists are now using theory and experiment to probe our very concept of what is real. ... -
Concepts of Elementary Particle Physics by Michael E. Peskin 9780198812197
RRP: £41.49£39.43The purpose of this textbook is to explain the Standard Model of particle physics to a student with an undergraduate preparation in physics. Today we can claim to have a fundamental picture of the strong and weak subnuclear forces. Through an interplay... -
Manual for Survival: A Chernobyl Guide to the Future by Kate Brown
RRP: £10.99£7.77'Remarkable . . . grips with the force of a thriller' Robert Macfarlane'The most brilliant and essential book on Chernobyl since that of Nobel Prize-winner Svetlana Alexievich' Irish Times** National Book Critics Circle Finalist 2019 **The official death... -
Building The H Bomb: A Personal History by Kenneth W. Ford 9789814618793
RRP: £20.00£17.62In this engaging scientific memoir, Kenneth Ford recounts the time when, in his mid-twenties, he was a member of the team that designed and built the first hydrogen bomb. He worked with - and relaxed with - scientific giants of that time such as Edward... -
Black Sun by Owen Matthews
RRP: £9.99£7.75'Outstanding' SUNDAY TIMES 'A stunning debut thriller . . . utterly terrifying . . . absolutely riveting' DAILY MAIL 'Fascinating . . . fearsome' FREDERICK FORSYTH'Enthralling' FINANCIAL TIMES'Thrilling . . . compelling' SIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORE1961... -
Neutrino by Frank Close 9780199695997 [USED COPY]
RRP: £10.49£2.13What are neutrinos? Why does nature need them? What use are they? Neutrinos are perhaps the most enigmatic particles in the universe. Formed in certain radioactive decays, they pass through most matter with ease. These tiny, ghostly particles are... -
Neutrino by Frank Close 9780199695997
RRP: £10.49£7.63What are neutrinos? Why does nature need them? What use are they? Neutrinos are perhaps the most enigmatic particles in the universe. Formed in certain radioactive decays, they pass through most matter with ease. These tiny, ghostly particles are... -
From Spinors to Supersymmetry by Herbi K. Dreiner
RRP: £74.99£68.29Supersymmetry is an extension of the successful Standard Model of particle physics; it relies on the principle that fermions and bosons are related by a symmetry, leading to an elegant predictive structure for quantum field theory. This textbook provides... -
The Quantum World: The disturbing theory at the heart of reality by Scientist New
RRP: £10.99£7.40Forget everything you thought you knew about reality.The world is a seriously bizarre place. Things can exist in two places at once and travel backwards and forwards in time. Waves and particles are one and the same, and objects change their behaviour... -
Elementary Theory of Angular Momentum by M. E. Rose 9780486684802
RRP: £15.49£12.88Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486684802Author David G MoursundFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)... -
Elementary Particles and Their Interactions by Stephen P. Martin
RRP: £89.99£81.01The Standard Model of elementary particle physics was tentatively outlined in the early 1970s. The concepts of quarks, leptons, neutrinos, gauge symmetries, chiral interactions, Higgs boson, strong force, weak force, and electromagnetism were all put... -
The Particle Hunters by Yuval Ne'eman 9780521476867
RRP: £55.99£47.51The first edition of this popular book on particle physics received universal acclaim for its clear and readable style. In this second edition the authors have brought the subject right up to date, including the discovery of the 'top quark' and the...