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13.8 : The Quest to Find the True Age of the Universe and the Theory of Everything by John Gribbin
$39.99 AUD
Category: Science
The twentieth century gave us two great theories of physics. The general theory of relativity describes the behaviour of very large things; quantum theory the behaviour of very small things. In this landmark book, John Gribbin - one of the best-known writers of popular science over the past 30 years - p ...Show more
Computing with Quantum Cats - From Colossus to Qubits by John Gribbin
$35.00 AUD
Category: Science | Reading Level: near fine
The quantum computer is no longer the stuff of science fiction. Pioneering physicists are on the brink of unlocking a new quantum universe which provides a better representation of reality than our everyday experiences and common sense ever could. The birth of quantum computers - which, like Schrodinger ...Show more
Computing with Quantum Cats - From Colossus to Qubits by John Gribbin
$24.99 AUD
Category: Science
The quantum computer is no longer the stuff of science fiction. Pioneering physicists are on the brink of unlocking a new quantum universe which provides a better representation of reality than our everyday experiences and common sense ever could. The birth of quantum computers - which, like Schrodinger ...Show more
Deep Simplicity: Chaos Complexity and the Emergence of Life by John Gribbin
$24.95 AUD
Category: Science | Series: Penguin Press Science Ser.
In this brilliantly enlightening book John Gribbin, the man who made quantum theory clear with In Search of Schrodinger's Cat shows that complexity is simple, and explains how life has emerged from simple systems. Deep Simplicity is the first book to synthesize all the various ideas about chaos and comp ...Show more
Eight Improbable Possibilities by John Gribbin
$22.99 AUD
Category: Science
A mind-warping excursion into the wildly improbable truths of science.
Eight Improbable Possibilities: The Mystery of the Moon, and Other Implausible Scientific Truths by John Gribbin
$22.99 AUD
Category: Science
'Gribbin casts a wide net and displays his breadth of knowledge in packing a lot into each chapter . . . a brief read, but one that may inspire readers to dig deeper.' Giles Sparrow, BBC Sky at Night Magazine A mind-warping excursion into the wildly improbable truths of science. Echoing Sherlock Holme ...Show more
Einstein's Masterwork: 1915 and the General Theory of Relativity by John Gribbin
$22.99 AUD
Category: Science
In 1915, Albert Einstein presented his masterwork to the Prussian Academy of Sciences - a theory of gravity, matter, space and time: the General Theory of Relativity. Einstein himself said it was 'the most valuable theory of my life', and 'of incomparable beauty'. It describes the evolution of the Unive ...Show more
Einstein's Masterwork: 1915 and the General Theory of Relativity by John Gribbin
$19.99 AUD
Category: Science
In 1915, Albert Einstein presented his masterwork to the Prussian Academy of Sciences - a theory of gravity, matter, space and time: the General Theory of Relativity. Einstein himself said it was 'the most valuable theory of my life', and 'of incomparable beauty'. It describes the evolution of the Unive ...Show more
Erwin Schrodinger and the Quantum Revolution by John Gribbin
$35.00 AUD
Category: Science
A fascinating and colourful biography of the father of quantum mechanics, by the bestselling author of the science classic, In Search of Schrödinger's Cat. Erwin Schrödinger was an Austrian physicist famous for his contribution to quantum physics. He won the Nobel Prize in 1933 and is best known for his ...Show more
Erwin Schrodinger and the Quantum Revolution by John Gribbin
$19.95 AUD
Category: Science
Erwin Schrodinger was an Austrian physicist famous for his contribution to quantum physics. He won the Nobel Prize in 1933 and is best known for his thought experiment of a cat in a box, both alive and dead at the same time, which revealed the seemingly paradoxical nature of quantum mechanics. Schroding ...Show more
He Knew He Was Right: The Irrepressible Life of James Lovelock by John Gribbin
$26.95 AUD
Category: Biography & Memoir
Jim Lovelock is an iconic figure in British science, a prophet whose prophecies are coming true. He is best known as the 'father' of Gaia theory, which is established as the most useful way of understanding the dramatic changes happening to the environment of the Earth. This biography reveals his indepe ...Show more
He Knew He Was Right : The Irrepressible Life of James Lovelock and Gaia by John Gribbin
$49.95 AUD
Category: Biography & Memoir | Reading Level: very good
Jim Lovelock is an iconic figure in British science, a prophet whose prophecies are coming true. This is his definitive authorised biography. Lovelock is best known as the 'father' of Gaia theory, which is now established as the most useful way of understanding the dramatic changes happening to the envi ...Show more