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13.8: The Quest to Find the True Age of the Universe and the Theory of Everything by John Gribbin
$24.99 AUD
Category: Physical Sciences
A celebrated astronomer makes a powerful case for the harmony between two of physics' most important and seemingly contradictory theories The twentieth century gave us two great theories of physics. The general theory of relativity describes the behavior of very large things, and quantum theory the beh ...Show more
13.8 : The Quest to Find the True Age of the Universe and the Theory of Everything by John Gribbin
$39.99 AUD
Category: Physical Sciences
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: General | 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
$22.99 AUD
Category: Physical Sciences
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
Eight Improbable Possibilities by John Gribbin
$22.99 AUD
Category: Physical Sciences
A mind-warping excursion into the wildly improbable truths of science.
Einstein's Masterwork: 1915 and the General Theory of Relativity by John Gribbin
$19.99 AUD
Category: Physical Sciences
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
$22.99 AUD
Category: Physical Sciences
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: Physical Sciences
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: Physical Sciences
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
Impossible, Possible, and Improbable: Science Stranger Than Fiction by John Gribbin
$49.99 AUD
Category: Physical Sciences
A scintillating collection of short essays that really does cover 'life, the Universe, and everything'.
Nine Musings on Time: Science Fiction, Science Fact, and the Truth About Time Travel by John Gribbin
$24.99 AUD
Category: Physical Sciences
Time travel is a familiar theme of science fiction, but is it really possible?
On the Origin of Evolution - Tracing 'Darwin's Dangerous Idea' from Aristotle to DNA by John Gribbin; Mary Gribbin
$24.99 AUD
Category: Physical Sciences
The theory of evolution by natural selection did not spring fully formed and unprecedented from the brain of Charles Darwin. Rather it has been examined and debated by philosophers the world over for thousands of years. This lively history traces the evolution of the idea of evolution, showing how it h ...Show more