18 books like Out of my later years
The ABC of atoms
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Science and the human temperament
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Meaning of Relativity
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Kant; a collection of critical essays
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Progress in optics
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Über die spezielle und die allgemeine Relativitätstheorie
Einstein's own explanation of his theory for those who do not have a mathematical background and are unfamiliar with physics.
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Illustrations of universal progress
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Longitude
The dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest and of one man's forty-year obsession to find a solution to the thorniest scientific dilemma of the day--"the longitude problem."
Anyone alive in the eighteenth century would have known that "the longitude problem" was the thorniest scientific dilemma of the day-and had been for centuries. Lacking the ability to measure their longitude,…
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Mein Weltbild
A fascinating collection of Einstein’s observations about life, religion, nationalism, and a host of personal topics that engaged the genius’s intellect
In the aftermath of the First World War, Albert Einstein writes about his hopes for the League of Nations, his feelings as a German citizen about the growing anti-Semitism and nationalism of his country, and his myriad opinions about the…
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Galileo and the Magic Numbers
Sixteenth century Italy produced a genius who marked the world with his studies and hypotheses about mathematical, physical and astronomical truths.His father, musician Vincenzio Galilei said, “Truth is not found behind a man’s reputation. Truth appears only when the answers to questions are searched out by a free mind. This is not the easy path in life but it is the most rewarding.”Galileo…
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Lost and Wanted
Lost and Wanted
New York Times Best SellerNamed a Best Book of 2019 by Vogue and NPR's Maureen Corrigan"Freudenberger's brilliant and compassionate novel takes on the big questions of the universe and proves, again, that she is one of America's greatest writers." --Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of LessAn emotionally engaging, suspenseful new novel from the best-selling author, told in the…
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The common sense of science
Discusses science as a characteristic part of human activity and as an effort to render the world predictable.
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Women, Science and Technology
"Women, Science, and Technology is an ideal reader for courses in feminist science studies. This third edition fully updates its predecessor with a new introduction and twenty-eight new readings that explore social constructions mediated by technologies, expand the scope of feminist technoscience studies, and move beyond the nature/culture paradigm."--Pub. desc.
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Advances in Chemical Physics
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Brief Answers to the Big Questions
Stephen Hawking was recognized as one of the greatest minds of our time and a figure of inspiration after defying his ALS diagnosis at age twenty-one. He is known for both his breakthroughs in theoretical physics as well as his ability to make complex concepts accessible for all, and was beloved for his mischievous sense of humor. At the time of his death, Hawking was working on a final project:…
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And Even Now
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Revolutionist's Handbook and Pocket Companion
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Hausblätter
Hausblätter
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