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Science: general issues

Paperback. Albert Einstein and J Robert Oppenheimer, two iconic scientists of the twentieth century, belonged to different generations, with the boundary marked by the advent of quantum mechanics. By exploring how these men differed - in their worldview, in their work, and in their day - this book provides insights into the lives of the two critical figures. Num Pages: 432 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX; PH; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674034525
ISBN
9780674034525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 30.97

Hardback. This book traces the historical trajectory of one of the most momentous confrontations in the intellectual life of the Soviet Union the conflict between Einstein s theory of relativity and official Soviet ideology embodied in dialectical materialism. Series: Stanford Nuclear Age Series. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804742092
ISBN
9780804742092
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.04

hardcover. This volume reviews conceptual conflicts at the foundations of physics now and in the past century. The focus is on the conditions and consequences of Einstein's pathbreaking achievements that sealed the decline of the classical notions of space, time, radiation, and matter, and resulted in the theory of relativity. Editor(s): Lehner, Christoph; Renn, Jurgen; Schemmel, Matthias. Series: Einstein Studies. Num Pages: 375 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 5 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBX; PDX; PGC; PHDV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 243 x 25. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Birkhäuser United States
Edition
2012th Edition
Number of pages
375
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817649395
ISBN
9780817649395
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.66

hardcover. Editor(s): Howard, D; Stachel, J. Series: Einstein Studies. Num Pages: 458 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1820.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Birkhäuser United States
Edition
1989th Edition
Number of pages
458
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817633929
ISBN
9780817633929
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 196.08

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Prometheus Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781633881464
ISBN
9781633881464
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.65

Hardback. Traces Albert Einstein's involvement with Zionism from his initial contacts with the movement at the end of World War I to his emigration from Germany in 1933 in the wake of Hitler's rise to power. This book offers a nuanced picture yet of Einstein's complex and sometimes stormy relationship with Jewish nationalism. Num Pages: 368 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBLW; JFSR1; JPFN; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 165 x 29. Weight in Grams: 660.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
368
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691144122
ISBN
9780691144122
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 42.28

hardcover. A collection of 37 articles on Albert Einstein. It debunks many of the old myths about Einstein and offers novel insight into his life and work. It also discusses Einstein's troubled relationship with his first wife, his friendships with other physicists such as Eddington, Bose, and Pauli, and his Jewish identity. Series: Einstein Studies. Num Pages: 567 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BG; PDX; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 973.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Birkhäuser United States
Edition
2002nd Edition
Number of pages
567
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817641436
ISBN
9780817641436
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 248.52

hardcover. The contributions elaborate on fundamental questions of science, with regard to the contemporary world, and push beyond the borders of traditional approaches. This title presents insights of the speakers of the interdisciplinary Einstein meets Magritte conference (1995, Brussels Free University). Editor(s): Aerts, Diederik; Broekaert, Jan; Mathijs, Ernest. Series: Einstein Meets Magritte: An Interdisciplinary Reflection on Science, Nature, Art, Human Action and Society. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 592.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Edition
1999th Edition
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792357575
ISBN
9780792357575
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM3; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 134 x 8. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486470108
ISBN
9780486470108
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, B/W photos througout. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 27. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Basic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465096831
ISBN
9780465096831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.06

Paperback. From the bestselling author of E=mc^2, Einstein's Greatest Mistake is a brisk, accessible biography of Albert Einstein that reveals the genius and hubris of the titan of modern science. Num Pages: 304 pages, Integrated b/w photos and diagrams. BIC Classification: BGT; PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349142029
ISBN
9780349142029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Shows how you can easily put together any number of 14 clever and inexpensive science theme parties. This book also includes fun illustrated invitations that can be photocopied and personalized. Illustrator(s): Chui, Terry. Num Pages: 112 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PD; YNT; YNV. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 235 x 193 x 7. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471596462
ISBN
9780471596462
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 324 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9783764322359
ISBN
9783764322359
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.00

Paperback. An insightful new book putting Einstein's work in a contemporary context Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753819043
ISBN
9780753819043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Hardback. Offers a distinctive approach to the origins of modern physics by exploring both the material culture that stimulated relativity and the reaction of Einstein's colleagues to his pioneering work. Num Pages: 448 pages, 29 halftones, 16 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226770567
ISBN
9780226770567
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.59
€ 101.35

Paperback. There are some senses, Gimbel claims, in which Jews can find a special connection to E = mc2, and this claim leads to the engaging, spirited debate at the heart of this book. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAM3; JFSR1; PDX; PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 168 x 17. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421411828
ISBN
9781421411828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.03

Hardback.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2013th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137380791
ISBN
9781137380791
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.71

Paperback. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 416 pages, 15 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; KNT; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 145 x 26. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231136778
ISBN
9780231136778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.32

Paperback. From the author of the bestselling E=MC2, a brilliantly descriptive analysis of one of the most powerful forces that controls the universe - electricity Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349117669
ISBN
9780349117669
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Series: Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics. Num Pages: 301 pages, 121 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDDM; TJFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319311005
ISBN
9783319311005
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 91.83

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