Physics

Thinking in Systems is a concise and crucial book offering insight for problem-solving on scales ranging from the personal to the global. This essential primer brings systems thinking out of the realm of computers and equations and into the tangible world....

The essential universe, from our most celebrated and beloved astrophysicist. What is the nature of space and time? How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit within us? There’s no better guide through these mind-expanding questions than acclaimed astrophysicist and...

*NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* America's favorite astrophysicist has written the most entertaining and universally appealing book of his stellar career: a practical guide for dealing with Alien visitors, an exploration of how it might happen, and a cultural history of our fascination with...

RETURNING TO TELEVISION AS AN ALL-NEW MINISERIES ON FOX Cosmos is one of the bestselling science books of all time. In clear-eyed prose, Sagan reveals a jewel-like blue world inhabited by a life form that is just beginning to discover its own identity and to venture into the vast ocean of space...

National Bestseller A radical new vision of reality from one of the great minds of our time, mapping a watershed moment in both physics and philosophy. “Carlo Rovelli is the best thinker out there articulating physics, philosophy, and literature. There simply are no scientists of his caliber...

My Big TOE: Awakening, written by a nuclear physicist in the language of contemporary culture, unifies science and philosophy, physics and metaphysics, mind and matter....

Nearly everyone is familiar with holograms - three-dimensional images projected into space with the aid of a laser. Two of the world's most eminent thinkers believe that the universe itself may be a giant hologram, quite literally a kind of image or construct created, at least in part, by the...

Winner of the 2008 Audie Award for Biography/Memoir The definitive, internationally bestselling biography of Albert Einstein. Now the basis of Genius, the ten-part National Geographic series on the life of Albert Einstein, starring the Oscar, Emmy, and Tony Award–winning actor Geoffrey Rush as...

**Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award** The definitive history of nuclear weapons—from the turn-of-the-century discovery of nuclear energy to J. Robert Oppenheimer and the Manhattan Project—this epic work details the science, the...

One of TIME’s Ten Best Nonfiction Books of the Decade "Meet the new Stephen Hawking . . . The Order of Time is a dazzling book." --The Sunday Times From the bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, Reality Is Not What It Seems, Helgoland, and Anaximander comes a concise, elegant...

A bold and all-embracing exploration of the nature and progress of knowledge from one of today's great thinkers. Throughout history, mankind has struggled to understand life's mysteries, from the mundane to the seemingly miraculous. In this important new book, David Deutsch, an award-winning...

"FASCINATING . . . MEMORABLE . . . REVEALING . . . PERHAPS THE BEST OF CARL SAGAN''S BOOKS." --The Washington Post Book World (front page review) In Cosmos, the late astronomer Carl Sagan cast his gaze over the magnificent mystery of the Universe and made it accessible to millions of people...

PULITZER PRIZE WINNER The definitive biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer, one of the iconic figures of the twentieth century, a brilliant physicist who led the effort to build the atomic bomb for his country in a time of war, and who later found himself confronting the moral consequences of...

From survival of the fittest to survival of the most conscious, discover a revolutionary scientific message of hope for humanity's future. For over a century, Darwin’s concept of “survival of the fittest,” or life as competition, has shaped the fate of civilization. Renowned cell biologist...

A boundary-breaking astrophysicist reimagines the universe—and our place within it—in this audacious journey through the Nine Realms of the cosmos. The universe gave rise to everything: stars and cells, minds and memories, purpose and pain. But it doesn’t care about us. It follows its own...

From the creator of the wildly popular webcomic xkcd comes this hilarious and informative book of answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask. Millions of people visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe’s iconic webcomic. His stick-figure drawings about science...

Chemistry and Our Universe: How It All Works is your in-depth introduction to this vital field, taught through 60 engaging half-hour lectures that are suitable for any background or none at all....

"This engaging, conversational book begs to be read aloud, and who better than its author?... Tyson’s warmth and erudition make him a superb narrator of this excellent, thought-provoking book."- Library Journal "Like a spaceship traveling the stars, Tyson's voice flows smoothly as he delivers...

“The Disappearing Spoon is my favorite kind of science journalism: it reveals a hidden universe in the form of a thrilling tale.” (BoingBoing) “Arthur C. Clarke once noted that truly advanced science cannot be distinguished from magic. Kean succeeds in giving us the cold hard facts, both...

“The man who makes physics sexy . . . the scientist they’re calling the next Stephen Hawking.” —The Times Magazine From the New York Times–bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, The Order of Time, Helgoland, and Anaximander, a closer look at the mind-bending nature of...

The New York Times bestseller from the author of The Order of Time and Reality Is Not What It Seems, Helgoland, and Anaximander “One of the year’s most entrancing books about science.”—The Wall Street Journal “Clear, elegant...a whirlwind tour of some of the biggest ideas in physics...

The story of the science of plasma and its revolutionary implications for the way we understand the universe and our place in it. Histories of science in the 20th century have focused on relativity and quantum mechanics. But, quietly in the background, there has been a third area of exploration...

Learn how to think like a physicist from a Nobel laureate and "one of the greatest minds of the twentieth century" (New York Review of Books) with these six classic and beloved lessons It was Richard Feynman's outrageous and scintillating method of teaching that earned him legendary status among...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER As you read these words, copies of you are being created. Sean Carroll, theoretical physicist and one of this world’s most celebrated writers on science, rewrites the history of 20th century physics. Already hailed as a masterpiece, Something Deeply Hidden...

The Structure of Scientific Revolutions is essential listening for understanding the history, philosophy, and evolution of science....

National Bestseller A radical new vision of reality from one of the great minds of our time, mapping a watershed moment in both physics and philosophy. “Carlo Rovelli is the best thinker out there articulating physics, philosophy, and literature. There simply are no scientists of his caliber...

Bloomsbury presents… How to Design a Universe: The Science of Real and Virtual Worlds Written and read by Professor Catherine Heymans Could we be living in a computer simulation? How would we even know? In How to Design a Universe, acclaimed astrophysicist Catherine Heymans takes you on a...

Richard Feynman and Quantum Electrodynamics: A Practical Guide to Light, Matter, Photons, Electrons, and Quantum Probability explains how one of modern physics’ most successful theories actually works. Quantum electrodynamics, or QED, describes the interaction between light and charged particles with extraordinary accuracy, but the basic picture can feel counterintuitive. This guide makes that picture easier to grasp by focusing on the core questions readers usually have. What is a photon, and how is it different from a wave of light? What does it mean to say an electron can follow many ...

Paul Dirac and Antimatter: How the Positron, Quantum Theory, and Matter-Antimatter Annihilation Changed Physics explains how a problem in electron theory led to one of the most startling discoveries in modern science. In trying to reconcile quantum mechanics with special relativity, Paul Dirac produced an equation that described the electron more successfully than earlier models. It accounted for spin, improved the treatment of motion at very high speeds, and introduced a disturbing result: solutions that seemed to allow negative energy. What looked at first like a flaw became the starting ...

Is household interference turning clear signals into an endless wall of static? Silence the Static is a practical guide to finding, understanding, and reducing radio-frequency interference in your home and radio station. From mysterious buzzing and ticking to sudden bursts of broadband noise, unwanted interference can come from places you least expect phone chargers, LED lamps, computers, routers, battery chargers, solar equipment, smart-home devices, and even wiring hidden behind walls. Instead of guessing, this book shows you how to investigate the problem methodically and take control of...

Quantum theory is the bedrock of contemporary physics and the basis of understanding matter in its tiniest dimensions and the vast universe as a whole. But for many, the theory remains an impenetrable enigma. Now, two physicists seek to remedy this situation by both drawing on their scientific...

Bloomsbury presents The Grid by Gretchen Bakke, read by Katherine Fenton One of Bill Gates's Favorite Books of 2016 A revelatory look at our national power grid--how it developed, its current flaws, and how it must be completely reimagined for our fast-approaching energy future. America's...

Quantum Information Systems is designed with a singular, unyielding philosophy: Implementation over Abstraction. For too long, the field of quantum computing has been confined to the realms of theoretical physics and advanced mathematics. While those disciplines are the bedrock of the technology, they often act as a barrier to entry for computer scientists, software engineers, and IT professionals who want to actually build quantum applications. The philosophy of this book is to democratize quantum technology by treating it as an engineering discipline. I focused strictly on the "how-to": ...

Quarks And Gluons Made Simple: What if the strangest particles in the universe could finally make sense—without equations, intimidating formulas, or years of physics study? A 1-HOUR PHYSICS GUIDE: Quarks And Gluons Made Simple takes you on a fascinating journey into the hidden world of matter, where tiny particles behave in astonishing ways and the forces holding them together shape everything around us. In clear, engaging language, this book brings quarks, gluons, protons, neutrons, the strong force, and the quantum world to life. Designed for curious minds, students, science enthusiasts...

Quantum technology is attracting capital long before its most ambitious goal—large-scale, fault-tolerant computing—has been achieved. For investors, the challenge is to determine whether a promising scientific field offers attractive investments while commercial outcomes remain uncertain. The Quantum Investment Thesis examines that question across quantum computing, sensing, communications, and the industries supplying their equipment and infrastructure. It distinguishes a successful experiment from a useful product, a useful product from a durable business, and a durable business from ...

Uncover the awe-inspiring astronomy and hidden physics of our solar system during your next relaxing walk or commute. Perfect for satisfying your deep curiosity about the natural world, this jargon-free guide transforms complex astrophysics into an inviting, educational escape. Feel the...

Why There is No Climate Crisis uses science-based facts to reveal why, despite recent warming, there is no climate crisis. The cost of climate hysteria is high—climate anxiety is increasing, couples are putting off having children out of fear, and billions of dollars are being spent to eliminate carbon dioxide emissions. Those advocating a climate crisis often justify these costs by stating, "Scientists say there is a climate crisis."

Introduction to Space Weather is the plain-English guide to how the Sun drives storms in Earth's magnetic field, why those storms can knock out grids, satellites, and GPS, and how the modern forecasting fleet decides when to warn you. Space weather is the system of solar energy and Earth's magnetic field that produces auroras on good days and grid blackouts on bad ones. Carrington in 1859 set the ceiling. Quebec in 1989 proved the modern grid is vulnerable. This book walks curious general readers, emergency planners, utility engineers, and students through the physics of the Sun, the ...

Suppose the Apollo Moon landings were faked. What, exactly, would that have required? It is easy to imagine a film set, a few carefully framed photographs, and a government determined to deceive the world. But the Apollo program was far more than a collection of televised images. It involved enormous rockets, independent radio tracking, telemetry received around the world, lunar samples studied by generations of scientists, spacecraft hardware, thousands of contractors, and a geopolitical rival with every reason to expose an American fraud. Faking the Moon takes the conspiracy theory ...

What if the universe is far more mysterious than anything we can see? We look at the night sky and see stars. We see galaxies, planets, and an apparently endless expanse of space. We live on one small planet, surrounded by the familiar, and rarely stop to ask the questions hidden behind ordinary existence. Why is there something rather than nothing? How did the universe begin? What is everything really made of? Why does the universe follow such precise and intelligible laws? How did simple beginnings give rise to stars, planets, life, and eventually beings capable of asking these questions?...

Discover how artificial intelligence will challenge everything we believe about consciousness, free will, creativity, and what makes us truly human. In an era when AI will soon predict our breakfast choices, shopping habits, and romantic attractions with uncanny accuracy, quantum physicist Ron...

String Theory Made Simple is the plain-English guide to how tiny vibrating strings became physics' boldest attempt at unifying quantum mechanics with gravity, why the landscape debate is honest and worth reading, and where the framework is quietly delivering real results in 2026. For forty years, string theory has been the most ambitious idea in physics and the most contested. String Theory Made Simple is the plain English guide for the curious reader, the graduate student, and the science journalist who wants to understand what a string actually is, why the framework survived decades ...

Richard Garwin was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama Called a "true genius" by Enrico Fermi, Richard Garwin has influenced modern life in far-reaching ways, yet he is hardly known outside the physics community. This is the first biography of one of America's...

For a hundred years the cosmological constant has been served up as physics' most embarrassing riddle. Empty space, we are told, has no structure at all —no grain, no direction, no preferred place to stand —and yet it presses outward on the universe, stretching the heavens apart with a quiet, relentless force. How can the same nothing be both featureless and full of push? How can emptiness shove? This book answers by refusing the trick question. The word “structureless,” it turns out, smuggles two very different ideas into one.

Discover why astronauts cannot simply bend their knees inside a pressurized space suit in Why Astronauts Cannot Simply Bend Their Knees: The Extraordinary Biomechanics of Moving, Working, and Falling Inside a Pressurized Space Suit. This fascinating and richly informative book explores the hidden physics, engineering, and human biomechanics behind astronaut movement in space. Learn how internal suit pressure creates stiffness, why bending knees, squatting, kneeling, walking, climbing, crawling, gripping, and getting back up after a fall can become surprisingly difficult, and how specialized...

A plain English tour of the machines that pull carbon dioxide from the sky and lock it into rock, told through a five voice startup team, a durability ladder, and honest energy math that lets any reader evaluate the next removal claim. Inside this book, readers will learn how to: read a DAC announcement critically without flinching place any project on the Durability ladder from decades to millennia follow a liquid sorbent loop and a solid sorbent module end to end compare BECCS, biochar, and enhanced weathering as a family weigh energy sourcing and see why timing changes the ton trace ...

A plain-English primer that walks readers through modular reactor mechanisms, TRISO fuel particles, passive safety, factory builds, NRC licensing, and grid interconnection, giving a curious reader the working vocabulary needed to evaluate any real SMR announcement with confidence over the coming decade in 2026. Nuclear is back in the conversation for the first time in a generation. Hyperscalers are signing power purchase agreements. Ontario Power Generation is pouring concrete on the first SMR in a Western country. The question is no longer whether modular reactors are coming. The question ...

You were not asked to become a physicist. You were asked to hire help. A committee set aside an exploration budget. Someone has to contract a quantum consultancy or an IT partner, write the brief, choose the firm, and explain the work when the steering pack is due. This book is for that week.It will not walk you through a qubit. It will tell you what you are actually buying: not a machine in the basement, and not “advantage.” You are buying a scoped hybrid job — a formulation of one decision, time on a cloud queue, and a result that has to stand next to the solver you already own. You...

A practical engineering guide to building reliable electric motors at production scale. This book connects motor design intent with the materials, equipment, process controls, inspection methods, and factory decisions required to achieve consistent output. It is written for manufacturing engineers, process engineers, quality professionals, production leaders, and designers responsible for turning a motor concept into a capable, traceable manufacturing process. Coverage follows the complete production route, from electrical-steel selection and stator lamination through winding, magnet ...

Bring greater focus, consistency, and mindfulness to your intention practice. Grabovoi Codes & Water Charging / Daily Rituals is a practical, beginner-friendly guide to working with numerical sequences and symbolic rituals in everyday life. Instead of presenting complicated rules or unrealistic promises, it offers a clear framework for using codes as tools for concentration, reflection, and purposeful attention. Begin with the five essential rules of code activation, then learn how to create a simple practice space that supports regular use. Follow a complete step-by-step water-charging ...