New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1958. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Jacket edges rubbed, jacket spine head chipped.
viii, 101 pp. These essays and speeches by the Nobel Prize–winning physicist date from 1934 to 1958. Rather than expositions on quantum physics, the articles are philosophical in nature, exploring.....
New York: Basic Books, 1966. Hard Cover.
Near fine copies in a very good publisher slipcase. Edges of slipcase lightly rubbed, top panel of slipcase toned. Spines lightly faded.
xxvi, 859; xx, 863-1873 pp. Two volume set in publisher slipcase. 240 illustrations. The landmark documents of atomic physics--seen through the.....
New York: The Experiment, 2018. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. No jacket.
xvi, 284 pp. Welcome to Atom Land, a subatomic realm governed by the laws of particle physics. Here, electromagnetism is a highway system; the strong force, a railway; the weak force, an airline. With award-winning physicist Jon.....
New York: Greenwich House, 1982. Reissue. Hard Cover.
Reissue. Faint edge wear.
This brilliantly written book unlocks the astounding implications of Einstein's revolutionary theories on the nature of science, time and motion. It far surpasses any previous explanation of Relativity for laymen.
New York: Dover, 2013. Soft Cover.
Light edge wear.
What is time? How did it begin, and where will it end? Is time travel possible? How does the universe expand, and where do black holes come from? Junior Chicken and Alexis, the Quantum Cat, examine these and other extraordinary concepts.....
Hartford: Reed and Barber, 1839. Full-Leather.
Spine repaired, loss from head and foot, edges rubbed, lightly foxed throughout.
258 pp. A look at how the world saw the science of physics in the early 1800s.
London: William Collins, 2015. 2nd Printing. Large Hardcover.
2nd printing. Faint edge wear to jacket.
Through the endless leaps of human minds, it explores the extraordinary depth of our knowledge today and where our curiosity may lead us in the future. With groundbreaking insight it reveals how time, physics and.....
New York: D. Van Nostrand Company, 1920. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Spine faded, cover edges slightly faded.
xvi, 161 pp. 7 1/4 x 5. 8vo. Original blue cloth, gilt emblem in center of front cover mirrored in blind stamp on corners and center of back cover, gilt titles.....
New York: Exposition Press, 1955. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Former library copy - usual marks. Minor tear on top edge of front jacket panel.
xi, 479 pp. "Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss (30 April 1777 – 23 February 1855) was a German mathematician and physicist who made significant contributions.....
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1945. Second Edition. Hard Cover.
Second edition. No jacket. Ink name on front free endpaper.
135 pp. For this second edition, Mr. Einstein has added an appendix discussing certain advances in the theory of relativity since 1921. "In 1921, five years after the appearance of his.....
New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1985. Second Edition. Large Hardcover.
Second edition. No jacket. Ink stamp on front free endpaper and title page.
A revision of a successful junior/senior level text, this introduction to elementary quantum mechanics clearly explains the properties of the most important quantum systems. Emphasizes the.....
London: Printed for J. Johnson, 1785. First Edition. Full-Leather.
First edition (ESTC T105929). Collated and complete. Rebound in full leather with new end sheets and significant paper restoration to front matter. Ink gift note and owner information on front flyleaf, light stains to some pages (mostly margins), a couple minor.....
MA: Helix Books, 1994. 1st Printing. Hard Cover.
First printing. Box lightly rubbed. Book and cassette tapes in fine condition.
xxix, 146 pp. Box set. Includes 6 CASSETTE TAPES. "Richard P. Feynman (1918–1988) was widely recognized as the most creative physicist of the post–World War II period. His career was.....
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1950. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover.
Second printing. Former college library copy - usual marks. No jacket.
324 pp. CONTENTS: Introduction: Historical Background; Experience and the Law of Causality; The Importance for Our Times of Ernst Mach's Philosophy of Science; Ernst Mach and the Unity of Science;.....
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1966. 4th Printing. Hard Cover.
4th printing. Lightly rubbed.
Includes comprehensive surveys of Invariance Principles and Quantam Numbers, Pion-Nucleon Scattering, and much more!
New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1988. Gamow, George. 1st Canadian Printing. Trade Paperback.
First printing. A nice copy.
vi, 338 pp. Widely recognized as one of the 20th century's foremost physicists, George Gamow was also an unusually capable popularizer of science. His talents are vividly revealed in this exciting and.....
New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1985. Gamow, George. Trade Paperback.
A very nice copy.
xiv, 224 pp. In 1900, German physicist Max Planck postulated that light, or radiant energy, can exist only in the form of discrete packages or quanta. This profound insight, along with Einstein's equally momentous theories of.....
New York: Little, Brown, 1995. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Trade Paperback.
Book club edition. Edges lightly stained.
Revealing recent developments in quantum theory that are radically transforming our reality, a scientist demystifies quantum physics and explains the fundamental riddle of quantum mechanics--why a single photon can be seen going in two.....
New York: The Center for Applied Research in Education, 1999. Large Softcover.
Light brown smudge on page edges.
xv, 217 pp. This series is designed to help educators teach scientific concepts as well as develop students' appreciation and understanding of the work done by generations of curious scientists. The complete.....
New York: Bantam Books, 1990. Reprint. Trade Paperback.
Reprint. Page edges toned.
x, 198 pp. In this landmark volume, Professor Hawking shares his blazing intellect with nonscientists everywhere, guiding us expertly to confront the supreme questions of the nature of time and the universe. Was there a beginning of time.....
Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2003. Hard Cover.
Fully revised and updated. Light general wear.
xv, 357 pp. The principles of quantum mechanics are the basis of everything in the physical world--from atoms to stars, from nuclei to lasers. Quantum paradoxes and the eventful life of Schroedinger's Cat are explained.....
New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1939. Second Edition. Hard Cover.
Second edition. No jacket. Bookplate on front paste-down endpaper, ink name on front free endpaper, some pencil marginalia.
vii, 436 pp. CONTENTS: Physical Properties of Air; Effects of Deflecting Air Streams; Air Flow; Airfoils; Induced Drag of Monoplanes;.....
New York: Plenum Press, 1991. Hard Cover.
Ink stamp on top page ridge.
xvii, 454 pp. "...focuses on adhesion with or without the use of an adhesive and the mechanisms of bond formation."
New York: John Wiley and Sons, 1967. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover.
Second printing. No jacket. A few smudges on front board, top page ridge lightly foxed.
xiv, 311 pp. CONTENTS: Historical Introduction; Laser Literature and Bibliography; Background Material on Radiation and Atomic Physics; General Description and Theory of Lasers; Solid-State.....
New York: Academic Press, 1973. Hard Cover.
No jacket, ink name on front endpaper.
xii, 268 pp. CONTENTS: Preface; Introduction; Relativity and Kinematics; Relativistic Wave Equations; Quantum Mechanics and Scattering; Quantum Field Theory; Quantum Electrodynamics; Pions; Pion-Nucleon Scattering; Pion Resonances; Strange Particles; SU(3); Weak Interactions; Hadron Dynamics; Appendix: Tables of.....