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The fabric of the cosmos: space, time, and the texture of reality

By B Greene. 2004

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Science and technology, Physics
Human-narrated audio

String theory is a recent development in physics that, by positing that all which exists is composed of infinitesimally small…

vibrating loops of energy, seeks to unify Einstein's theories and those of quantum mechanics into a so-called "theory of everything." Greene offers a view of human understanding of space and time, beginning with Newton, moving through Einstein and quantum physics, and on to string theory and its hypotheses. c2004.

The end of time: the next revolution in our understanding of the universe

By Julian B Barbour. 1999

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Science and technology, Physics
Human-narrated audio

This text describes the coming revolution in our understanding of the cosmos: a quantum theory of the universe that brings…

together Einstein's general theory of relativity - which denies the existence of a unique time - and quantum mechanics - which demands one. The author contends that only the most radical of ideas can resolve the profound conflict between these two foundational pillars of modern physics, and in this book he proposes it: there is, quite literally, no time at all. 1999.

The elegant universe: superstrings, hidden dimensions, and the quest for the ultimate theory

By B Greene. 1999

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Science and technology, Physics
Human-narrated audio

How the amazing theories of relativity and quantum mechanics transformed our understanding of nature in the last century, and how…

new ideas, developed in seeking to unify the laws of nature, probably hold the seeds of a major upheaval in physics. 1999.

The hole in the universe: how scientists peered over the edge of emptiness and found everything

By K. C Cole. 2001

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Science and technology, Physics
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Science columnist for the Los Angeles Times elucidates the mysterious concept of nothingness. Discusses the Big Bang, black holes, string…

theory, vacuums, and zero while tracing their scientific history and the theories of experts in the field--from Isaac Newton to Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking. 2001.

The canon: A whirligig tour of the beautiful basics of science

By Natalie Angier. 2008

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Science and technology, Physics
Human-narrated audio

A cultured person, Natalie Angier argues, should know about the classic ideas of physics and evolutionary biology as well as…

the classic works of Beethoven and Picasso. How was the Earth formed? How big is an atom? What is a quantum leap? Drawing on conversations with hundreds of the world's leading scientists, Angier takes us on an informative tour of this neglected canon. 2008.

Sept brèves leçons de physique

By Carlo Rovelli, Patrick Vighetti. 2015

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Science and technology, Physics
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Avec les mots de l'écrivain, le talent du poète, Carlo Rovelli nous fait apercevoir le mystère du monde, la beauté…

du monde, une beauté à couper le souffle. Ces sept leçons donnent un aperçu rapide des aspects les plus importants et fascinants de la grande révolution qui a bouleversé la physique au XXe siècle, et surtout des questions et des mystères que cette révolution a soulevés. Elles nous emmènent dans le monde enchanté des grandes idées de la physique actuelle : de la relativité générale d'Einstein à la physique quantique, des particules élémentaires à l'architecture de l'Univers, de la gravité quantique à la nature du temps et de la conscience. 2015.

SportScience: physical laws and optimum performance

By Peter J Brancazio. 1984

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Science and technology, Physics, Sports and games
Human-narrated audio
Explains how physical forces affect the motion of both humans and inanimate objects, and shows how such forces come into play in athletic pursuits. c1984.

Riddles of existence: a guided tour of metaphysics

By Theodore Sider, Earl Brink Conee. 2005

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Science and technology, Physics
Human-narrated audio

The questions of metaphysics are among the deepest and most puzzling: What is time? Am I free in my actions?…

Why is there something rather than nothing? The authors make metaphysics accessible, bringing the riddles to life and showing how stimulating they can be to think about. 2005.

Qu'est-ce que le boson de Higgs mange en hiver et autres détails essentiels

By Pauline Gagnon. 2015

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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), Science and technology, Physics
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Voici enfin un livre écrit en termes simples s'adressant à tous ceux et celles qui désirent en savoir un peu…

plus sur la physique des particules, mais qui n'ont pas nécessairement de bases en sciences. Une bonne dose de curiosité leur suffira pour découvrir tout un monde allant de l'infiniment petit jusqu'à l'infiniment grand. 2015. Titre uniforme: Who cares about particle physics?

Pulleys and gears (Machines in action)

By Angela Royston. 2001

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Science and technology, Physics
Human-narrated audio

A look at pulleys and gears and how they are used to make machines work. These two gadgets are used…

in escalators, cars, fishing rods, and many other places. Grades 2-4. 2001.

Physics in the 20th century

By Curt Suplee, Judy R Franz, John S Rigden. 1999

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Science and technology, Physics
Human-narrated audio

Describes advances in physics over the last century. Includes chapters on the electromagnetic spectrum, quantum mechanics, atomic structures, chaos and…

order, and the evolution of the universe. Chronicles the research that resulted in the creation of new technology. Senior High and older. c1999.

Niels Bohr et la physique quantique (Points. 145)

By François Lurçat. 2001

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Biography, Science and medicine biography, Physics
Human-narrated audio

Une tentative, par moments philosophique, pour rendre l'oeuvre de Bohr compréhensible à des lecteurs qui ne savent rien de la…

physique. "Un appendice donne des précisions destinées à celui qui a des rudiments de mathématiques du niveau de l'enseignement secondaire". 2001.

Les secrets de la matière (Raconté en famille)

By Étienne Klein. 2008

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Science and technology, Physics
Human-narrated audio

Présentation des lois qui gouvernent l'Univers et l'infiniment petit. Un document pour découvrir la composition des matériaux aussi différents que…

le fer, l'eau, l'oxygène, l'intense activité au coeur de la matière, la radioactivité, l'énergie atomique ou la physique quantique. Du big bang à la gravitation, en passant par le mouvement des étoiles et des galaxies. 2007, c2008.

Les pommes de Newton (Albin Michel sciences)

By Jean-Marie Vigoureux. 2003

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Science and technology, Physics
Human-narrated audio

Dans un style vivant et accessible à tous, Jean-Marie Vigoureux retrace l'histoire des représentations du monde jusqu'au bouleversement introduit par…

le modèle de Copernic. Dans le contexte de leur vie et de leur époque, il nous fait vivre ensuite les découvertes de Kepler et de Galilée pour nous présenter enfin le système de Newton qui fonde la physique classique. 2003.

Comment je vois le monde

By Albert Einstein. 1979

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Science and technology, Physics
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Il n'est personne dans le monde qui n'ait un jour entendu prononcer le nom d'Einstein. Son génie à fait l'unanimité.…

Il aura fallu la Seconde guerre mondiale et toutes ses conséquences pour laisser entrevoir un personnage d'une humanité exemplaire et profondément pacifique. À l'origine de ce livre, se trouve un certain nombre d'articles et de textes scientifiques d'Einstein revus et traduits par Maurice Solovine, un grand ami de l'auteur. Dans la première partie de ce recueil, on trouve les positions très nettes du savant dans le domaine social, religieux, politique et économique. Une large place est ensuite accordée à ses études scientifiques. 1989, c1979.

Chapel of extreme experience: a short history of flicker

By John Geiger. 2002

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Science and technology, Physics
Human-narrated audio

The true story of how the discovery of flicker potentials, and scientific observations about strange patterns, organized hallucinations, and even…

the displacement of time derived from stroboscopic light, nearly resulted in a Dream Machine in every home. 2002.

Invisible: the dangerous allure of the unseen

By Philip Ball. 2014

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Science and technology, Physics
Human-narrated audio

If offered the chance - by cloak, spell, or superpower - to be invisible, who wouldn’t want to give it…

a try? We are drawn to the idea of stealthy voyeurism and the ability to conceal our own acts, but as desirable as it may seem, invisibility is also dangerous. It is not just an optical phenomenon, but a condition full of ethical questions. The story of invisibility is not so much a matter of how it might be achieved but of why we want it and what we would do with it. 2015, c2014.

In search of Schrödinger's cat: quantum physics and reality

By John R Gribbin. 1984

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Science and technology, Physics
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An introduction to how modern physicists interpret the nature of the universe. Explores the fundamental fact of quantum mechanics. 1984.

Atom land: a guided tour through the strange (and impossibly small) world of particle physics

By Jon Butterworth. 2018

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Science and technology, Physics
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From a top physicist at CERN comes the first guide to the fundamental units of matter and the forces that…

act on them--particle physics--since the discovery of the Higgs boson, the missing piece of the Standard Model, leading the listener from basic concepts to the cutting edge. 2018.

Astrophysics for people in a hurry

By Neil DeGrasse Tyson. 2017

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Bestsellers (Non-fiction), Science and technology, Physics
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What is the nature of space and time? How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit…

within us? Few of us have time to contemplate the cosmos, so Tyson brings the universe down to Earth succinctly and clearly, with sparkling wit, in digestible chapters consumable anytime and anywhere in your busy day. While waiting for your morning coffee to brew, or while waiting for the bus, the train, or the plane to arrive, "Astrophysics for people in a hurry" will reveal just what you need to be fluent and ready for the next cosmic headlines: from the Big Bang to black holes, from quarks to quantum mechanics, and from the search for planets to the search for life in the universe. Bestseller. 2017.

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