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Higgs – Jim Baggott

by Myrna Posted on November 22, 2019

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Higgs

The invention and discovery of the ‘God Particle’

Jim Baggott

Genre: Physics

Price: $10.99

Publish Date: August 13, 2012

Publisher: OUP Oxford

Seller: The Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford trading as Oxford University Press


The hunt for the Higgs particle involved the biggest, most expensive experiment ever. Finally, on 4 July 2012, CERN made the momentous announcement that a Higgs-like particle had been discovered. Here, Jim Baggott explains the science behind the discovery, how the theory was developed, and its implications for the future.

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Cosmic Impact – Andrew May

by Myrna Posted on June 12, 2019

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Cosmic Impact

Understanding the Threat to Earth from Asteroids and Comets

Andrew May

Genre: Physics

Price: $6.99

Publish Date: February 7, 2019

Publisher: Icon Books Ltd

Seller: Perseus Books, LLC


As end-of-the-world scenarios go, an apocalyptic collision with an asteroid or comet is the new kid on the block, gaining respectability only in the last decade of the 20th century with the realisation that the dinosaurs had been wiped out by just such an impact. Now the science community is making up for lost time, with worldwide efforts to track the thousands of potentially hazardous near-Earth objects, and plans for high-tech hardware that could deflect an incoming object from a collision course – a procedure depicted, with little regard for scientific accuracy, in several Hollywood movies. Astrophysicist and science writer Andrew May disentangles fact from fiction in this fast-moving and entertaining account, covering the nature and history of comets and asteroids, the reason why some orbits are more hazardous than others, the devastating local and global effects that an impact event would produce, and – more optimistically – the way future space missions could avert a catastrophe.

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Paradox – Jim Al-Khalili

by Myrna Posted on January 22, 2018

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Paradox

The Nine Greatest Enigmas in Physics

Jim Al-Khalili

Genre: Physics

Price: $1.99

Publish Date: October 23, 2012

Publisher: Crown/Archetype

Seller: Penguin Random House LLC


A fun and fascinating look at great scientific paradoxes.    Throughout history, scientists have come up with theories and ideas that just don't seem to make sense.  These we call paradoxes.  The paradoxes Al-Khalili offers are drawn chiefly from physics and astronomy and represent those that have stumped some of the finest minds.  For example, how can a cat be both dead and alive at the same time?  Why will Achilles never beat a tortoise in a race, no matter how fast he runs?  And how can a person be ten years older than his twin?    With elegant explanations that bring the reader inside the mind of those who've developed them, Al-Khalili helps us to see that, in fact, paradoxes can be solved if seen from the right angle.  Just as surely as Al-Khalili narrates the enduring fascination of these classic paradoxes, he reveals their underlying logic.  In doing so, he brings to life a select group of the most exciting concepts in human knowledge.  Paradox is mind-expanding fun.

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A Fortunate Universe – Geraint F. Lewis, Luke A. Barnes & Brian Schmidt

by Myrna Posted on January 1, 2017

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A Fortunate Universe

Life in a Finely Tuned Cosmos

Geraint F. Lewis, Luke A. Barnes & Brian Schmidt

Genre: Physics

Price: $22.99

Publish Date: September 22, 2016

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Seller: Cambridge University Press (Books)


Over the last forty years, scientists have uncovered evidence that if the Universe had been forged with even slightly different properties, life as we know it – and life as we can imagine it – would be impossible. Join us on a journey through how we understand the Universe, from its most basic particles and forces, to planets, stars and galaxies, and back through cosmic history to the birth of the cosmos. Conflicting notions about our place in the Universe are defined, defended and critiqued from scientific, philosophical and religious viewpoints. The authors' engaging and witty style addresses what fine-tuning might mean for the future of physics and the search for the ultimate laws of nature. Tackling difficult questions and providing thought-provoking answers, this volumes challenges us to consider our place in the cosmos, regardless of our initial convictions.

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