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Hanoch Gutfreund is professor emeritus of theoretical physics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where he is also the academic director of the Albert Einstein Archives. Jürgen Renn is a director at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin. His books include The Genesis of General Relativity.
A handsome annotated edition of Einstein's celebrated book on relativity
After completing the final version of his general theory...
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"This book frames the nature and importance of modern physics in an accessible, compelling, succinct way, showing lay readers that physics is crucial to our modern understanding of the world-and indeed the world as we currently know and experience it. Through the narrative, the book naturally describes essential facets of what physics is and why it has become such a (some might say, the) fundamental science. In addition, the reader will gain a sense...
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"An account of the century of experimentation that confirmed Einstein's theory of relativity, bringing to life the science and scientists at the origins of relativity, the development of radio telescopes, the discovery of black holes and quasars, and the still unresolved place of gravity in quantum theory."--
6) The amazing story of quantum mechanics: a math-free exploration of the science that made our world
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Most of us are unaware of how much we depend on quantum mechanics on a day-to-day basis. Using illustrations and examples from science fiction pulp magazines and comic books, this book explains the fundamental principles of quantum mechanics that underlie the world we live in.--From publisher description.
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"More than ever before, radiation is a part of our modern daily lives. We own radiation-emitting phones, regularly get diagnostic x-rays, such as mammograms, and submit to full-body security scans at airports. We worry and debate about the proliferation of nuclear weapons and the safety of nuclear power plants. But how much do we really know about radiation? And what are its actual dangers? An accessible blend of narrative history and science, Strange...
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"A breakout bestseller in Italy, now available for American readers for the first time, Genesis: The Story of How Everything Began is a short, humanistic tour of the origins of the universe, earth, and life-drawing on the latest discoveries in physics to explain the seven most significant moments in the creation of the cosmos"--
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Fast and Slow helps emergent readers understand and differentiate between these opposites while providing them with a supportive first nonfiction reading experience. Carefully crafted text uses high-frequency words, repetitive sentence patterns, and strong visual references to support emergent readers, ensuring reading success by making sure they aren't facing too many challenges at once.
Fast and Slow includes tools for teachers as well as introductory...
10) What is a gas?
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What Is a Gas? offers emergent readers a simple explanation of matter, a description of gases, and examples of how gases can change into different states of matter.
11) What is a solid?
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What Is a Solid? offers emergent readers a simple explanation of matter, a description of solids, and examples of how solids can change into different states of matter.
15) Light
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Readers learn how light is used in art, technology, and engineering.
16) Magnets
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Easy-to-read text, simple infographics, and fun facts create a basic explanation of magnets and how they work. Young readers will learn about the forces behind the push and pull of magnets. They will be able to explain what keeps their art on the fridge.
17) Hot and cold
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"Carefully leveled text and vibrant photographs introduce early readers to the concept of opposites by encouraging them to compare things that are hot with things that are cold. Includes tools for teachers, a table of contents, words to know, and an index."--
18) Loud and soft
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"Carefully leveled text and vibrant photographs introduce early readers to the concept of opposites by encouraging them to compare things that are loud with things that are soft. Includes tools for teachers, a table of contents, words to know, and an index."--
19) Light waves
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A crack of lightning. The blue glow of a phone screen. A blinking firefly. The blazing sun. A camera's rapid flash. No matter the source, light travels in waves, and it does so at a speed faster than anything else in the universe. But what is light, anyway, and how do we study it?
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