Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR From one of the world's most distinguished scientists, here is the story of a great intellectual adventure of our time: the search for nature's final laws.

Subtle is the Lord is widely recognized as the definitive scientific biography of Albert Einstein.

In this moving and eloquent portrait, Heilbron describes how the founder of quantum theory rose to the pinnacle of German science.

Designed for non-scientists, "Six Easy Pieces" is an unparalleled introduction to the world of physics by one of the greatest teachers of all time.

This book is Open Access under a CC BY licence. This book studies the foundations of quantum theory through its relationship to classical physics.

Presents the author's thesis that consciousness, in its manifestation in the human quality of understanding, is doing something that mere computation cannot; and attempts to understand how such non-computational action might arise within ...

The present book represents an attempt to bridge this gap by providing at least the beginnings of a rational approach to fluid particle dynamics, based on first principles.

Handbook of Physics is a veritable toolbox for rapid access to a wealth of physics information for everyday use in problem solving, homework, and examinations.

Since its first edition almost 30 years ago this book has become the standard in the field of solid-state lasers for scientists,engineers and graduate students.

"We are trying to apply the concepts of an outdated world view--the mechanistic world view of Cartesian-Newtonian science--to a reality that can no longer be understood in terms of these concepts .