The third and fourth volumes in the complete audio collection of the recorded lectures by the late Nobel Prize-winning physicist covers a wide range of scientific topics, ranging from the fundamental principles of Newtonian physics to...

Eagerly awaited by scientists and academics worldwide, the first of the complete recordings of Feynman's famous Lectures on Physics, now on CD.Basic Books is proud to announce the first volumes of the complete audio CD collection of t...

Instant New York Times Bestseller"Clear, elegant...a whirlwind tour of some of the biggest ideas in physics."—The New York Times Book Review"A startling and illustrative distillation of centuries of science."—T...

For decades, Richard P. Feynman's Lectures on Physics has been known worldwide as a classic resource for students and professionals. Responding to the interest in the source material from which the Lectures on Physics were transcribed...

asic Books is proud to announce the next two volumes of the complete audio CD collection of the recorded lectures delivered by the late Richard P. Feynman, lectures originally delivered to his physics students at Caltech and later fas...

For decades, Richard P. Feynman's Lectures on Physics has been known worldwide as a classic resource for students and professionals. Responding to the interest in the source material from which the Lectures on Physics were transcribed...

For more than thirty years, Richard P. Feynman's three-volume ILectures on Physics has been known worldwide as the classic resource for students and professionals alike. Ranging from the most basic principles of Newtonian physics thro...

"New truth is often uncomfortable," Bertrand Russell wrote, "but it is the most important achievement of our species." In Religion and Science (1961), his popular polemic against religious dogma, he covers the gro...

Imagine, if you can, the world in the year 2100./In Physics of the Future, Michio Kaku—the New York Times bestselling author of Physics of the Impossible—gives us a stunning, provocative, and exhilarating vision of the coming cent...

For more than thirty years, Richard P. Feynman's three-volume ILectures on Physics has been known worldwide as Ithe classic resource for students and professionals alike. That text was based on transcriptions of the hundreds of hours ...

Prepare to learn everything we still don’t know about our strange and mysterious universe.Humanity's understanding of the physical world is full of gaps. Not tiny little gaps you can safely ignore —there are huge yawning voids in ...

Basic Books is proud to announce the final two volumes of the complete audio CD collection of the late Richard P. Feynman's lectures, originally delivered to his physics students at the California Institute of Technology and later fas...

Barron’s new series breaks down complex science concepts into clear, captivating illustrations for the visual learner!  With large, colorful graphics, including maps, diagrams, and labeled illustrations and clear support...

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 the relevance of atomic physics to many areas of ...

*INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER*"Vivid . . . impressive. . . . Splendidly informative."—The New York Times"Suceeds spectacularly."—Science"A tour de force."—SalonAlready internationally acclaime...

All the matter and light we can see in the universe makes up a trivial 5 per cent of everything. The rest is hidden.Since the 1970s, astronomers have been aware that galaxies have far too little matter in them to account for the way t...

Ideas in Profile: Small Introductions to Big TopicsPhysicist Frank Close takes the reader to the frontiers of science in a vividly told investigation of revolutionary science and enterprise from the seventeenth century to the present....

Homework Helpers: Physics is the latest book in the popular series that has been designed to help students master the material and tackle the tests. It will help any student unravel the formulas that describe the world around him or h...

"[Czerski's] quest to enhance humanity's everyday scientific literacy is timely and imperative."―ScienceStorm in a Teacup is Helen Czerski's lively, entertaining, and richly informed introduction to the world of physics. C...

“An engaging voyage into some of the great mysteries and wonders of our world." --Alan Lightman, author of Einstein’s Dream and The Accidental Universe “No one is better at making the recondite accessible and exciting.” �...

An introduction to modern physics and to Richard Feynman at his witty and enthusiastic best, discussing gravitation, irreversibility, symmetry, and the nature of scientific discovery.Richard Feynman was one of the most famous and impo...

Feynman's Tips on Physics is a delightful collection of Richard P. Feynman's insights and an essential companion to his legendary Feynman Lectures on Physics. With characteristic flair, insight, and humor, Feynman discusses topics phy...

The six easiest chapters from Feynman's landmark work, Lectures on Physics-specifically designed for the general, non-scientist reader.

Six lectures, all regarding the most revolutionary discovery in twentieth-century physics: Einstein's Theory of Relativity. No one--not even Einstein himself--explained these difficult, anti-intuitive concepts more clearly, or with mo...

[Read by Sean Runnette] Like any set of oral reflections, The Character of Physical Law has special value as a demonstration of the mind in action. The reader is particularly lucky in Richard Feynman - one of the most eminent and imag...

The AP Physics C Companion is an easy-to-read companion to the AP Physics C: Mechanics curriculum, featuring 350 worked-out problems with full solutions.The AP Physics C Companion: Mechanics covers all major topics of the AP Physics C...

The Ultimate Regents Physics Question and Answer Book contains nearly 1500 questions and answers from recent Regents Physics exams, organized by topic. A terrific companion book to go with APlusPhysics: Your Guide to Regents Physics ...

We live in a world of waves. The Earth shakes to its foundations, the seas and oceans tremble incessantly, sounds reverberate through land, sea, and air. Beneath the skin, our brains and bodies are awash with waves of their own, and t...

The international bestseller that inspired a major Nova special and sparked a new understanding of the universe, now with a new preface and epilogue. Brian Greene, one of the world's leading string theorists, peels away layers of myst...

The study of materials and their properties forms an important area of research. Christopher Hall introduces the field of material science using gold, sand, and string - familiar things that represent the big families of metals, ceram...