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Shape of Inner Space - Shing-tung Yau; Steve Nadi
String theory says we live in a ten-dimensional universe, but that only four are accessible to our everyday senses. According to theorists, the missing six are curled up in bizarre... -
Rogue Saucer - John Vornholt
SUMMARY:"ROUGE SAUCER" While its own saucer section receives needed repairs, the "U.S.S. Enterprise(TM)" tests a new experimental saucer. In theory, the new saucer can survi... -
Quantum Theory Cannot Hurt You_ - Marcus Chown
SUMMARY:The two towering achievements of modern physics are quantum theory and Einsteins general theory of relativity. But, almost a century after their advent, most people ... -
Pantheon - Michael Jan Friedman
From Earth to the edge of our galaxy and beyond, from the early days of warp flight to the latter half of the twe... -
Once Before Time - Martin Bojowald
In 2000, Martin Bojowald, then a twenty-seven-year-old post-doc at Pennsylvania State University, used a relatively new theory called loop quantum gravity—a cunning combination of ... -
Natural Acts_ A Sidelong View o - David Quammen
Amazon.com ReviewDavid Quammen is a naturalist, writer, and literary scholar who can turn from William Faulkner to theories of demographic stochasticity on a dime--or a comma. Natu... -
Mental Floss Presents Instant K - Will Pearson
SUMMARY: Mental_floss is proud to present a full-bodied jolt of inspiration for thirsty minds on the go. Blended with titillating facts, startling revelations, and head-scratching ... -
Incomplete Nature_ How Mind Eme - Terrence W. Deacon
As physicists work toward completing a theory of the universe and biologists unravel the molecular complexity of life, a glaring incompleteness in this scientific vision becomes ap... -
From Eternity to Here - Sean Carroll
EDITORIAL REVIEW: **A rising star in theoretical physics offers his awesome vision of our universe and beyond, all beginning with a simple question: Why does time move forward?** T... -
Frames of Mind_ The Theory of M - Howard Gardner
Product DescriptionMore than 200,00 copies of earlier editions have been sold; this reissue includes a new introduction by the author to mark the twenty-first birthday of this rema...