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John Gribbin is the author of The Climatic Threat (1978), He Knew He was Right (2009), Weather Force (1979), Almost Everyone's Guide to Science (1999), The Mating Game (2003).

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He Knew He was Right

release date: Jan 01, 2009
He Knew He was Right
Jim Lovelock is best known as the 'father' of Gaia theory, which is established as the most useful way of understanding the dramatic changes happening to the environment of the Earth. But few people know about his early work as a chemist and inventor. This book reveals the independent and inspiring life of Jim Lovelock.

Almost Everyone's Guide to Science

release date: Jan 01, 1999
Almost Everyone's Guide to Science
An introduction to the central facts, evidence and issues of modern science - from black holes to DNA, from the big bang to the workings of the brain John Gribbin is one of the few science writers who is equally comfortable writing about biology as about physics, and this beginner's guide will take the reader through the basics and the fundamental issues of the crucial areas of modern science, from the birth of the universe through to the evolution of our own species, the nature of human behaviour and the workings of our minds. Crucially, the book will not only provide an overview of the central areas in a single volume, but also explain how the areas link up, what evolutionary theory has to say about how we think, how sub-atomic particles came into being in the big bang, and atoms in stars.

The Mating Game

release date: Jan 01, 2003

Eight Improbable Possibilities

release date: Oct 07, 2021
Eight Improbable Possibilities
A mind-warping excursion into the wildly improbable truths of science. Echoing Sherlock Holmes' famous dictum, John Gribbin tells us: 'Once you have eliminated the impossible, whatever is left, however improbable, is certainly possible, in the light of present scientific knowledge.' With that in mind, in his sequel to the hugely popular Six Impossible Things and Seven Pillars of Science, Gribbin turns his attention to some of the mind-bendingly improbable truths of science. For example: We know that the Universe had a beginning, and when it was – and also that the expansion of the Universe is speeding up. We can detect ripples in space that are one ten-thousandth the width of a proton, made by colliding black holes billions of light years from Earth. And, most importantly from our perspective, all complex life on Earth today is descended from a single cell – but without the stabilising influence of the Moon, life forms like us could never have evolved.

Enciclopedia di astronomia e cosmologia

release date: Jan 01, 2014

Schrödingers Kätzchen und die Suche nach der Wirklichkeit

release date: Jan 01, 1998

Am Anfang war ...

release date: Nov 11, 2013

Stephen Hawking

release date: Mar 24, 2022
Stephen Hawking
Traducere de Ines Simionescu Stephen Hawking nu este un om de știință obișnuit. El a reușit, poate mai mult decât oricine altcineva, să ne ajute să descifrăm enigmele universului. Cercetările sale cu privire la găurile negre și nașterea universului au fost cu adevărat revoluționare, iar boala care l-a țintuit într-un scaun cu rotile nu i-a limitat în nici un fel strălucirea intelectuală și cariera științifică. Mai mult, Hawking a contribuit din plin la popularizarea științei, iar cărțile sale s-au vândut în milioane de exemplare în toată lumea. Stephen Hawking: O viață dedicată științei are darul de a prezenta pe larg atât ideile științifice care l-au făcut un veritabil star la nivel internațional, cât și viața sa personală, cel puțin la fel de pasionantă din multe puncte de vedere. „Această biografie extraordinară ne dezvăluie dârzenia care l-a ajutat pe Hawking să răzbată în ciuda oricărei adversități.“ — Mail on Sunday „Povestea fascinantă a fizicianului ale cărui idei se pot dovedi la fel de revoluționare ca cele ale lui Einstein... Stilul plin de erudiție și căldură se potrivește de minune cu subiectul cărții.“ — New Statesman „Prezentând atât opera profesorului Hawking, cât şi viaţa sa personală, sperăm să-l ajutăm pe cititor să le poată vedea pe ambele din perspective diferite. Deşi există suprapuneri inevitabile, nădăjduim că acest lucru va da ideilor ştiinţifice o dimensiune umană; vom vedea că pentru Stephen Hawking ştiinţa şi viaţa sunt legate inextricabil.“ — MICHAEL WHITE, JOHN GRIBBIN

Le chat de Schrödinger

release date: Jan 01, 1994
Le chat de Schrödinger
A la question : qu'est-ce que la réalité ? ", la mécanique quantique apporte des réponses problématiques. Erwin Schrödinger, l'un des grands créateurs de la théorie, auteur de l'équation qui porte son nom, en était si intimement persuadé et choqué qu'il inventa un animal mythique, un chat, dont on ne pourrait dire si, placé dans certaines conditions, il serait mort ou vivant. Et de fait, jusqu'aux fameuses expériences d'A. Aspect, à Paris en 1982, la question de la réalité n'a cessé d'embarrasser les physiciens. Et pourtant, le succès de la théorie ne s'est jamais démenti, sa fécondité est remarquable, la mécanique quantique est véritablement l'épine dorsale de la science moderne. En voici l'histoire, contée par John Gribbin, avec un remarquable talent d'exposition.

Schrödinger macskája

release date: Jan 01, 2018
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