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From Aristotle to Einstein, An Incomplete Theory takes us on a riveting journey through time, making pit stops at the lives of many exceptional individuals whose insightful work is the foundation of the physical science we know today. Free from equations, this book unlocks the vault of human knowledge with no assumption of scientific background on the part of the listener. It tells and weaves together the stories behind some of history’s greatest thinkers and scientific discoveries.

A química não é um assunto abstrato que só acontece em laboratórios: ela está em toda parte. E, se você quer entender como o mundo funciona, o segredo está na tabela periódica — é o que Elementar nos mostra. À primeira vista, essa tabela aparentemente hermética, originária do sonho de um grande gênio exausto e ávido por tentar organizar a então recente ciência da química, pode parecer intimidadora. Mas ela nada mais é do que uma lista de ingredientes, na qual se encontram as substâncias mais puras que constituem tudo: da beterraba às bicicletas.

في معظم التخصصات العلمية، يسود فهم بأن الفرضية المثبتة يمكن قبولها بصفتها "حقيقة" علمية، ولكن إلى أن تستطيع نظرية جديدة دحضها وتقديم نموذج جديد. وبهذه الطريقة يتطور العلم ويتسع نطاقه، إذ تحل الأفكار الجديدة محل القديمة. لكن الاستثناء هنا هو علم الرياضيات، حيث إنه بمجرد إثبات صحة المبرهنة (تقديم برهانها)، فإنها تظل صحيحة بشكل دائم، ولا يمكن دحضها. في الواقع، على الرغم من انتماء الرياضيات إلى العلوم بالمعنى الأوسع؛ لاحتوائها على المعرفة المنهجية والمعادلاتية، فإنها تختلف اختلافًا كبيرًا عن العلوم الطبيعية، التي تبحث في الكون المادي. وفي حين تجمع العلوم الطبيعية أدلة تجريبية لابتكار

In space, no one can hear you scream. But the universe is far from silent. It’s been speaking all along, broadcasting its stories and secrets, for those who know how to listen. In The Echoing Universe, Emma Chapman tunes us in to the universe and what it is trying to say, through the science of radio astronomy. Everything, from the surface of the Moon to distant stars, is sending out signals—maybe even extraterrestrials.

The Essential Einstein: Public Writings presents a rich selection of Einstein's humanistic writings drawn from a diverse array of materials he sanctioned for publication during his lifetime. Distinct from previous collections, this incisive book presents previously excerpted works in their entirety, including key articles, lectures, and speeches.

Tom Levenson's brilliant, short historical book exposes the refusal of the anti-vax movement to accept the reality of communicable diseases and how to prevent them. Vaccines in earlier times provoked fear of the new and seemed to limit the liberty of individuals, but we are now dealing with historical amnesia on a grand scale: the anti-vaxxers have forgotten, or never knew, how terrifying life was with diseases like polio and mumps.

Tennyson rose to eminence as rapid and revolutionary discoveries were being made in the fields of biology, astronomy, geology, and marine science. It was a period of immense change akin to our own. For the first time, people were pursuing answers to questions that had felt previously unknowable—about biological evolution, the notion of a godless, unpitying universe, and of planetary extinction. These were as terrifying to Tennyson as climate catastrophe is to us today.

Space Race 2.0 has started, and the winner—America or Communist China—will define the future of humanity. The space race was a critical determining factor in the Cold War. After its Sputnik miracle, the Soviets’ loss of the race to the Moon undermined the international mystique of Communism and crushed the USSR’s dreams of world domination. America’s wildly successful Apollo program, by sharp contrast, brought America global glory and prestige—along with a plethora of “miracle technologies” that accelerated economic growth and strengthened US national security for half a century.

A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSE (and our place in it) tells the story of our search for meaning in a sprawling cosmic ocean. From ancient astrology to the Copernican revolution, from dark matter to our search for life outside of earth, it will take you on a journey through the discoveries that have propelled and continually overturned our understanding of the cosmos, the nature of reality, and ourselves.

Nikola Tesla was one of history’s greatest scientists, and though he is best known for his pioneering work with electricity, the fact that he is mostly remembered solely for that actually does a disservice to his legacy.

Au fil de cette aventure qui se lit comme un roman, Christophe Galfard vous emporte à travers l'espace et le temps, à la recherche de réponses aux plus grandes questions qui soient. Depuis la naissance de la Terre jusqu'aux derniers jours des dinosaures, depuis l'histoire que racontent nos propres cellules jusqu'aux possibles signes d'une vie ailleurs dans l'espace, cette synthèse magistrale des connaissances actuelles, accessibles à toutes et à tous, transformera votre façon de voir le monde ainsi que notre place dans l'Univers.

In this thought-provoking exploration, physicists Chris Ferrie and Geraint F. Lewis delve into the fundamental questions that have puzzled humanity for centuries. With clarity and precision, Ferrie and Lewis navigate the realms of quantum physics, relativity, and cosmology, providing accessible explanations that engage both novices and enthusiasts.

The Powerful Primate presents a compelling argument that flips the traditional view of humanity on its head. Rather than focusing solely on our intellectual abilities, author Roland Ennos argues it’s our physical power and engineering brilliance that have set us apart in the animal kingdom. From our bipedal ancestors wielding simple tools to modern humans mastering complex machinery, Ennos takes us on a gripping journey through the evolution of human dominance.

Este libro desentierra la historia de la Plaga de Justiniano, una pandemia que arrasó el Imperio Bizantino y más allá, devastando comunidades y alterando el curso de la historia. Desde sus orígenes y propagación hasta su impacto social y político, este relato ofrece una exploración fascinante de cómo esta antigua crisis transformó el mundo mediterráneo y aporta claves para comprender las pandemias en la actualidad.

Renowned particle physicist Dr. Sarah Alam Malik, whose research into dark matter has brought her to the cutting edge of scientific advancement, explores our endeavors to understand the cosmos. From the ancient Greeks, who blended observation with philosophy, and the Islamic Empire, which made critical advancements in astronomy, to today’s research into quantum physics and extraterrestrial life, each generation has built on the cumulative knowledge of the civilizations before it.

All around us are ever-evolving strings of chain reactions, of bonds forged and broken, of connections made and unmade in less than the blink of an eye. In Chain Reaction , Professor Ijeoma Uchegbu dives into the chemistry that underpins our everyday existence.

Science is the basis of our assumptions about ourselves and our world, from ideas about our evolutionary past to our conceptions of the vast expanses of space and the smallest particles of matter. In this panoramic book, acclaimed historian of science Peter Dear uncovers the roots of such beliefs, revealing how they constitute a natural philosophy that has been developed and refined over the course of centuries—and how the world as we have come to know it was by no means inevitable.

In Why Are We Like This? science journalist Zoe Kean takes us behind the scenes of the evolutionary paradoxes that make up life on this planet. Exploring with scientists, whether freezing in Tasmanian sleet or in a laboratory of sleeping sharks in North Queensland, we see how these evolutionary mysteries might just uncover the secrets of a better life for humans and the creatures we share the planet with.

هذا ليس كتابا في الخيال العلمي، ولكنه كتاب في العلم تتجاوز آفاقه الخيال. العلم سوف يمكننا من إعادة تشكيل الكون على النحو الذي يناسبنا، ولم لا؟ فإذا قُدِّر...

Eine bestohlene Physikerin und ein verschwundener Forscher: Die spannende Jagd nach dem Neutrino, erzählt in sieben Porträts durch die Zeit.