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Paperback. From Bell's Theorem to experiments in quantum entanglement, this book helps readers gain a solid understanding of one of the most fascinating areas of contemporary physics. It illuminates the many logical paradoxes of quantum physics without using mathematics. Num Pages: 109 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, 3 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 238 x 8. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319054728
- ISBN
- 9783319054728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.93
€ 39.93
Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Physics. Num Pages: 110 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX; PHP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 6. Weight in Grams: 183.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 110
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642409158
- ISBN
- 9783642409158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.51
€ 70.51
Paperback. Presenting the history of twentieth-century physics, this book takes us from the discovery of X rays in the mid-1890s to superstring theory in the 1990s. It also shows how the revolutionary discoveries of scientists ranging from Einstein, Planck, and Bohr to Stephen Hawking have been built on the great traditions of earlier centuries. Num Pages: 512 pages, 34 tables 22 line illus. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBT; PDX; PDZ; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 33. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 510
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691095523
- ISBN
- 9780691095523
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.29€ 55.55
€ 71.29
€ 55.55
Hardback. Series: Theoretical and Mathematical Physics. Num Pages: 554 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBKF; PDX; PHQ; PHU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 991.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Number of pages
- 554
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319433875
- ISBN
- 9783319433875
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 208.37
€ 208.37
Paperback. In examining the role that timing can play in the establishment of theory and explanation, this book argues that the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics was accepted not because it was better than David Bohm's (who supplied an alternative explanation), but because it appeared first. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 328 pages, 13 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDA; PDX; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226132044
- ISBN
- 9780226132044
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.47€ 46.16
€ 53.47
€ 46.16
Paperback. Editor(s): Merwe, Alwyn van der. Series: Fundamental Theories of Physics. Num Pages: 384 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHM; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1990
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789401073301
- ISBN
- 9789401073301
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 250.51
€ 250.51
Hardback. Series: Springer Theses. Num Pages: 139 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 15 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHDV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 403.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Number of pages
- 139
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319531915
- ISBN
- 9783319531915
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.37
€ 127.37
Paperback. Editor(s): Struppa, Daniele C.; Tollaksen, Jeffrey M. Num Pages: 421 pages, 83 black & white illustrations, 28 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHQ; PHS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer Verlag Italy
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 421
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788847058637
- ISBN
- 9788847058637
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 196.80
€ 196.80
Hardcover. Editor(s): Bertlmann, Reinhold; Zeilinger, Anton. Series: The Frontiers Collection. Num Pages: 533 pages, 113 black & white illustrations, 87 colour illustrations, 100 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHQ; UYA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 242 x 35. Weight in Grams: 992.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319389851
- ISBN
- 9783319389851
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.92
€ 119.92
paperback. Gives a dramatic history of quantum theory, a fundamental scientific revolution and the divisive debate at its core. This book shows how the golden age of physics ignited the greatest intellectual debate of the twentieth century. It focuses on the conflict between Einstein and Niels Bohr over the nature of reality and the soul of science. Num Pages: 464 pages, 16-page b/w picture section. BIC Classification: PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848310353
- ISBN
- 9781848310353
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Born in Jedburgh in 1780, Mary Fairfax was the daughter of one of Nelson's captains, she taught herself algebra in secret, and made her reputation in celestial mechanics with her 1831 translation of Laplace's Mecanique celeste as The Mechanism of the Heavens. This title tells her story. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; PB; PDX; PGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 127 x 30. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841951362
- ISBN
- 9781841951362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 13.87
€ 18.99
€ 13.87
Paperback. Editor(s): Aguirre, Anthony; Foster, Brendan; Merali, Zeeya. Series: The Frontiers Collection. Num Pages: 282 pages, 24 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PGC; PHS; PHU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319383538
- ISBN
- 9783319383538
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.61
€ 66.61
Hardcover. Questioning the Foundations of Physics Editor(s): Aguirre, Anthony; Foster, Brendan; Merali, Zeeya. Series: The Frontiers Collection. Num Pages: 274 pages, 24 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PGC; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 247 x 20. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319130446
- ISBN
- 9783319130446
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.75
€ 67.75
Hardback. Editor(s): Klima, Gyula. Series: Historical-Analytical Studies on Nature, Mind and Action. Num Pages: 282 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPM; JMR; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319517629
- ISBN
- 9783319517629
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.87
€ 128.87
Hardback. These historical narratives of scientific behavior reveal the often irrational way scientists arrive at and assess their theories. These little-known yet fascinating stories are told in a clear and engaging style to captivate the scientific-educated reader. Num Pages: 210 pages, 57 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PH; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387710181
- ISBN
- 9780387710181
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.87
€ 41.99
€ 34.87
Paperback. Rabies was a constant threat in Victorian Britain and gripped popular imagination, not least because its human form, hydrophobia, produced a vile death with the mind and body out of control. This book explores the changing understanding of rabies amongst veterinarians, animal welfare campaigners, state officials, politicians and the public. Series: Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; MBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349359981
- ISBN
- 9781349359981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.16
€ 66.16
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; JFSL; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226320885
- ISBN
- 9780226320885
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.91
€ 37.99
€ 29.91
Paperback. From 1930-62 the idea of race was studied across a range of academic disciplines. This book explores expert thinkings on race in the period and explains the relationship between scientific racial research, social policy and attitudes regarding immigration, ultimately offering new insight into the evolving understanding of the idea of race. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; JFSL; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349284351
- ISBN
- 9781349284351
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.06
€ 66.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1DVP; 3JH; 3JJ; BGT; PDX; PN; VFVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 203 x 18. Weight in Grams: 755.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062416162
- ISBN
- 9780062416162
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. This work is aimed at the trouble with trying to learn about probability. A story of the misconceptions and difficulties civilization overcame in progressing toward probabilistic thinking. It is also an account of what makes the science of probalitity daunting in our own day. Num Pages: 256 pages, 32 line illustrations. BIC Classification: PBT; PBWL; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 176 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674107465
- ISBN
- 9780674107465
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.06
€ 36.99
€ 31.06