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Beyond Weird ... Quantum Physics ... by Philip Ball
$29.99 AUD
Category: Popular Science/Environment
An exhilarating tour of the contemporary quantum landscape, addressing the question that most others fail to ask: what does quantum mechanics actually mean?'This is the book I wish I could have written but am very glad I've read' Jim Al-Khalili 'I think I can safely say that nobody understands quantum ...Show more
Curiosity: How Science Became Interested in Everything by Philip Ball
$19.99 AUD
Category: Popular Science/Environment
There was a time when curiosity was condemned. Through curiosity, our innocence was said to be lost. Ye this hasn't deterred us. Today we spend vast sums trying to recreate the first instants of creation in particle accelerators, out of pure desire to know. There seems now to be no question too vast or ...Show more
Serving the Reich: The Struggle for the Soul of Physics Under Hitler by Philip Ball
$49.99 AUD
Category: New Non Fiction | Reading Level: very good
Serving the Reich tells the story of physics under Hitler. While some scientists tried to create an Aryan physics that excluded any 'Jewish ideas', many others made compromises and concessions as they continued to work under the Nazi regime. Among them were three world-renowned physicists: Max Planck, p ...Show more
Serving the Reich: The Struggle for the Soul of Physics Under Hitler by Philip Ball
$24.99 AUD
Category: Popular Science/Environment
Serving the Reich tells the story of physics under Hitler. While some scientists tried to create an Aryan physics that excluded any 'Jewish ideas', many others made compromises and concessions as they continued to work under the Nazi regime. Among them were three world-renowned physicists: Max Planck, p ...Show more
The Book of Minds: How to Understand Ourselves and Other Beings, From Animals to Aliens by Philip Ball
$34.99 AUD
Category: Philosophy
Understanding the human mind and how it relates to the world of experience has challenged scientists and philosophers for centuries. How do we even begin to think about ‘minds’ that are not human? That is the question explored in this ground-breaking book. Award-winning science writer Philip Ball argues ...Show more
The Water Kingdom by Philip Ball
$24.99 AUD
Category: World History/Politics
Selected as a Book of the Year by The Times and The Economist. A secret history of China - a fresh new way of thinking about a people, a civilisation, an epic story. The Water Kingdom takes us on a grand journey through China's past and present, offering a unique window through which we can begin to gra ...Show more
The Water Kingdom by Philip Ball
$35.00 AUD
Category: World History/Politics | Series: Everyman's Library Classics
A secret history of China - a fresh new way of thinking about a people, a civilisation, an epic story. The Water Kingdom takes us on a grand journey through China's past and present, offering a unique window through which we can begin to grasp the overwhelming complexity and teeming energy of the countr ...Show more
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