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1	The God Particle: If the Universe is the Answer, What is the Question? more books like this by Leon M Lederman, Dick Teresi add to wishlist In "one of the clearest, most enjoyable new science books in years . . . (Lederman) explains the entire history of physics and cosmology. En route, you'll laugh so hard you won't realize how much you are learning" (San Francisco Chronicle). Line art throughout. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.10! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Introduction to solid state physics more books like this by Charles Kittel add to wishlist Since the publication of the first edition over 50 years ago, Introduction to Solid State Physics has been the standard solid state physics text for physics students. The author's goal from the beginning has been to write a book that is accessible to undergraduates and consistently teachable. The emphasis in the book has always been on physics ... see all copies from $3.70! new only from $30.00! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Science Insights: Exploring Matter and Energy more books like this by Michael A. Dispezio add to wishlist A textbook exploring such aspects of matter and energy as heat, electricity, and nuclear chemistry, with suggested activities and review questions at the end of each chapter. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| first editions
4	Einstein's Telescope: The Hunt for Dark Matter and Dark Energy in the Universe more books like this by Evalyn Gates add to wishlist Dark energy. Dark matter. These strange and invisible substances sound mysterious and their unexpected appearance in the cosmic census is upending long-held notions about the nature of the Universe. The Universe is known to be expanding but everything indicated that gravity should slow this spread. Instead, the Universe is accelerating its ... see all copies from $11.00! new only from $13.95! \| SVS
5	Mind Into Matter: A New Alchemy of Science and Spirit more books like this by Fred Alan Wolf, PhD add to wishlist Alchemists of the old attempted to make sense of the universe--to discover the connection between mind and matter. Some of today's scientists, in particular quantum physicists, are doing the same. In his latest contribution to the study of consciousness, physicist Fred Alan Wolf reveals what he calls the new alchemy-- a melding of the ideas of the ... see all copies from $2.19! new only from $8.87! \| signed copies \| SVS
6	Bright Earth: Art and the Invention of Color more books like this by Philip Ball add to wishlist A British science writer considers the question of color and how it has been used in art from the earliest times to the 21st century--specifically, how the particular color sources available to artists at any given time in history have affected the way they paint. He explores such questions as why the color orange was used so sparsely in ... see all copies from $7.79! new only from $12.65! \| SVS
7	What is the World Made Of?: All about Solids, Liquids, and Gases more books like this by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld, Paul Meisel (Illustrator) add to wishlist Did you ever walk through a wall or drink a glass of blocks? Have you ever played with a lemonade doll or put on milk for socks? This text introduces young readers to a science concept - the differences between solids, liquids and gases. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.64! \| SVS
8	Concepts of Modern Physics more books like this by Arthur Beiser add to wishlist This book offers a carefully explained presentation of modern physics by first considering relativity and quantum ideas in order to provide a solid framework for understanding the physics of atoms. The theory of the atom is then developed with emphasis on quantum-mechanical notions and is followed by a discussion of the properties of aggregates of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $70.00! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Matter and Memory more books like this by Henri Louis Bergson add to wishlist One of the major works of an important modem philosopher, Matter and Memory investigates the autonomous yet interconnected planes formed by matter and perception on the one hand and memory and time on the other. see all copies from $3.02! new only from $5.42! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Three Steps to the Universe: From the Sun to Black Holes to the Mystery of Dark Matter more books like this by David Garfinkle, Richard Garfinkle add to wishlist If scientists can't touch the Sun, how do they know what it's made of? And if we can't see black holes, how can we be confident they exist? Gravitational physicist David Garfinkle and his brother, science fiction writer Richard Garfinkle, tackle these questions and more in "Three Steps to the Universe", a tour through some of the most complex ... see all copies from $5.10! new only from $17.53! \| SVS
11	Equations of Eternity: Speculations on Consciousness, Meaning, and the Mathematical Rules That.. more books like this by David Darling, Ph.D. add to wishlist In a dazzling, lyrical mixture of science and philosophy, acclaimed science writer David Darling makes a provocative case for the workings of human consciousness, its origins, and its destiny when the next "Big Bang" precipitates a quantum leap in evolution. Equations of Eternity rethinks thought and the existence of intelligence in a way that ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.69! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	The Architecture of Matter: Galileo to Kant more books like this by Thomas Holden add to wishlist Thomas Holden presents a fascinating study of theories of matter in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. These theories were plagued by a complex of interrelated problems concerning matter's divisibility, composition, and internal architecture. Is any material body infinitely divisible? Must we posit atoms or elemental minima from which ... see all copies from $16.00! new only from $16.55! \| SVS
13 view cover	Matter more books like this by Houghton Mifflin Company, Chris Cooper add to wishlist Examines the elements that make up the physical world and the properties and behavior of different kinds of matter. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $99.00! \| first editions
14	Through a Universe Darkly: A Cosmic Tale of Ancient Ethers, Dark Matter, and the Fate of The... more books like this by Marcia Bartusiak add to wishlist One of America's most talked-about science writers--and author of the award-winning book, Thursday's Universe--explores the phenomenon of "dark matter", the hypothesized, invisible substance that is changing our view of the universe. Photographs. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.46! \| signed copies \| first editions
15	God Particle CL more books like this by Leon M Lederman, Dick Teresi add to wishlist In the tradition of Richard Feynman and Carl Sagan, here is a book that transforms science into a thrilling adventure. The world's foremost experimental physicist takes readers deep into the mysterious universe behind the veil of matter. Lederman describes the long string of eureka moments that have unlocked secrets of the universe, explains the ... see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	The Mystery of the Missing Antimatter more books like this by Helen R Quinn, Yossi Nir, Rutu Modan (Illustrator) add to wishlist In the first fractions of a second after the Big Bang lingers a question at the heart of our very existence: why does the universe contain matter but almost no antimatter? The laws of physics tell us that equal amounts of matter and antimatter were produced in the early universe - but then, something odd happened. Matter won out over antimatter; ... see all copies from $3.80! new only from $11.32! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	The architecture of matter more books like this by Stephen Edelston Toulmin, June Goodfield add to wishlist One of three companion volumes that form an introduction to the central ideas of the modern natural sciences, this book is a source for those who have no technical knowledge in the subject of the architecture of matter. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.00! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Condensed Matter Field Theory more books like this by Alexander Altland, Ben Simons add to wishlist Over the past few decades, in concert with ground-breaking experimental advances, condensed matter theory has drawn increasingly from the language of low-energy quantum field theory. This primer is aimed at elevating graduate students of condensed matter theory to a level where they can engage in independent research. It emphasizes the development ... see all copies from $24.50! new only from $24.50! \| first editions
19 view cover	Condensed Matter Physics more books like this by Michael P Marder add to wishlist A modern, unified treatment of condensed matter physics This new work presents for the first time in decades a sweeping review of the whole field of condensed matter physics. It consolidates new and classic topics from disparate sources, teaching "not only about the effective masses of electrons in semiconductor crystals and band theory, but also ... see all copies from $60.00! new only from $108.50! \| first editions \| SVS
20	Structure of Matter more books like this by Time-Life Books add to wishlist Discusses the structure and nature of matter and ways in which it can change. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $17.78! \| SVS
21	Restless Universe more books like this by Max Born add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $195.10! \| first editions \| SVS
22	Fundamentals of Modern Physics more books like this by Robert Elsberg, Robert M Eisberg add to wishlist see all copies from $2.82!
23 view cover	The Material World more books like this by Rodney Cotterill add to wishlist A beautifully illustrated account of matter from the individual atom to the living organism. see all copies from $3.99! new only from $8.00!
24 view cover	Computational Physics more books like this by J M Thijssen add to wishlist This second edition describes the computational methods used in theoretical physics, and has been fully updated. New sections have been added to cover finite element methods and lattice Boltzmann simulation, density functional theory, quantum molecular dynamics, Monte Carlo simulation, and diagonalisation of one-dimensional quantum systems. It ... see all copies from $40.60! new only from $66.00! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	States of matter more books like this by David L. Goodstein add to wishlist Overview covers thermodynamics and statistical mechanics; gases, solids, and liquids; perfect gases; electronics in metals; the Bose condensation; and numerous pertinent aspects of phase transitions. 1975 edition. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $24.75! \| first editions \| SVS

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