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Physique Résumés de livres

Bad Astronomy
par Philip Plait • 2002
From seasons to tides to falling stars: what you've gotten wrong about the night sky.
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Bad Astronomy Résumé
Bad Astronomy
From seasons to tides to falling stars: what you've gotten wrong about the night sky.
par Philip Plait 2002 277 pages
4.04
5 000+ évaluations
The Secret of Light
par Walter Russell • 1947
Matter, time, and motion are illusions. The universe is a thought projection of a mind at rest.
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208
The Secret of Light Résumé
The Secret of Light
Matter, time, and motion are illusions. The universe is a thought projection of a mind at rest.
par Walter Russell 1947 288 pages
4.37
208 évaluations
Where the Conflict Really Lies
par Alvin Plantinga • 2011
The real war: not science against God, but science against the view that matter is everything.
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Where the Conflict Really Lies Résumé
Where the Conflict Really Lies
The real war: not science against God, but science against the view that matter is everything.
par Alvin Plantinga 2011 376 pages
4.02
1 000+ évaluations
The Particle at the End of the Universe
par Sean Carroll • 2012
An invisible field gives matter its mass. The half-century hunt to detect its faint vibration.
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The Particle at the End of the Universe Résumé
The Particle at the End of the Universe
An invisible field gives matter its mass. The half-century hunt to detect its faint vibration.
par Sean Carroll 2012 320 pages
4.06
4 000+ évaluations
Coming of Age in the Milky Way
par Timothy Ferris • 2003
Our cosmic address was once a tiny sphere with Earth at its center. How we found the real one.
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Coming of Age in the Milky Way Résumé
Coming of Age in the Milky Way
Our cosmic address was once a tiny sphere with Earth at its center. How we found the real one.
par Timothy Ferris 2003 512 pages
4.16
3 000+ évaluations
Pillars of Creation
par Richard Panek • 2024
A ten-billion-dollar telescope with 344 ways to fail, and the universe it found in one morning.
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Pillars of Creation Résumé
Pillars of Creation
A ten-billion-dollar telescope with 344 ways to fail, and the universe it found in one morning.
par Richard Panek 2024 256 pages
4.02
500+ évaluations
Geons, Black Holes and Quantum Foam
par Kenneth W. Ford • 1998
He rushed to build the bomb. Decades later, he named black holes and chased quantum foam.
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352
Geons, Black Holes and Quantum Foam Résumé
Geons, Black Holes and Quantum Foam
He rushed to build the bomb. Decades later, he named black holes and chased quantum foam.
par Kenneth W. Ford 1998 380 pages
4.16
352 évaluations
Gravitation and Cosmology
par Steven Weinberg • 1972
A textbook that doesn't ask you to imagine curved spacetime; it proves you can't avoid it.
4.50
177
Gravitation and Cosmology Résumé
Gravitation and Cosmology
A textbook that doesn't ask you to imagine curved spacetime; it proves you can't avoid it.
par Steven Weinberg 1972 688 pages
4.50
177 évaluations
La fin de tout
par Katie Mack • 2020
Five ways the universe ends, from a cold fade to a quantum bubble that deletes reality.
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La fin de tout Résumé
La fin de tout
Five ways the universe ends, from a cold fade to a quantum bubble that deletes reality.
par Katie Mack 2020 226 pages
4.25
13 000+ évaluations
Feyman's Tips on Physics
par Richard P. Feynman • 2005
Four lost Feynman lectures: the math instincts and gyroscopic thinking his famous course left out.
4.24
495
Feyman's Tips on Physics Résumé
Feyman's Tips on Physics
Four lost Feynman lectures: the math instincts and gyroscopic thinking his famous course left out.
par Richard P. Feynman 2005 182 pages
4.24
495 évaluations
To Explain the World
par Steven Weinberg • 2015
What took two millennia: how humanity learned to test nature instead of just arguing about it.
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To Explain the World Résumé
To Explain the World
What took two millennia: how humanity learned to test nature instead of just arguing about it.
par Steven Weinberg 2015 432 pages
3.79
2 000+ évaluations
The Demon in the Machine
par Paul C.W. Davies • 2020
Life runs on information, not chemistry. Molecular demons manage it with near-perfect efficiency.
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The Demon in the Machine Résumé
The Demon in the Machine
Life runs on information, not chemistry. Molecular demons manage it with near-perfect efficiency.
par Paul C.W. Davies 2020 320 pages
4.06
500+ évaluations
The Last Three Minutes
par Paul C.W. Davies • 1995
The universe will die: here are the hows, and loopholes that might let intelligence outlast it.
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The Last Three Minutes Résumé
The Last Three Minutes
The universe will die: here are the hows, and loopholes that might let intelligence outlast it.
par Paul C.W. Davies 1995 176 pages
3.80
1 000+ évaluations
Uncle Tungsten
par Oliver Sacks • 2001
A boy, a bar of tungsten, a brutal wartime school: how chemistry became Oliver Sacks's sanctuary.
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Uncle Tungsten Résumé
Uncle Tungsten
A boy, a bar of tungsten, a brutal wartime school: how chemistry became Oliver Sacks's sanctuary.
par Oliver Sacks 2001 337 pages
3.98
7 000+ évaluations
Engineering in Plain Sight
par Grady Hillhouse • 2022
An illustrated field guide to the engineering secrets embedded in every street, pole, and bridge.
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Engineering in Plain Sight Résumé
Engineering in Plain Sight
An illustrated field guide to the engineering secrets embedded in every street, pole, and bridge.
par Grady Hillhouse 2022 251 pages
4.20
500+ évaluations
Wright Brothers, Wrong Story
par William Elliott azelgrove • 2018
Wilbur Wright solved flight alone. Orville Wright spent decades burying that fact.
3.66
130
Wright Brothers, Wrong Story Résumé
Wright Brothers, Wrong Story
Wilbur Wright solved flight alone. Orville Wright spent decades burying that fact.
par William Elliott azelgrove 2018 288 pages
3.66
130 évaluations
Learning from Leonardo
par Fritjof Capra • 2013
He traced water, drew muscles, and built wings. He also painted the Mona Lisa.
3.96
108
Learning from Leonardo Résumé
Learning from Leonardo
He traced water, drew muscles, and built wings. He also painted the Mona Lisa.
par Fritjof Capra 2013 408 pages
3.96
108 évaluations
Why Does E=mc2? by Cox, Brian, Forshaw, Jeff [Da Capo Press, 2010] (Paperback) [Paperback]
par Cox • 2009
Chase a light beam: it still outruns you. That single fact rebuilds spacetime from scratch.
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Why Does E=mc2? by Cox, Brian, Forshaw, Jeff [Da Capo Press, 2010] (Paperback) [Paperback] Résumé
Why Does E=mc2? by Cox, Brian, Forshaw, Jeff [Da Capo Press, 2010] (Paperback) [Paperback]
Chase a light beam: it still outruns you. That single fact rebuilds spacetime from scratch.
par Cox 2009
4.05
10 000+ évaluations
The Physics of Wall Street
par James Owen Weatherall • 2013
Wall Street filled its ranks with physicists. They changed everything but the next crash.
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The Physics of Wall Street Résumé
The Physics of Wall Street
Wall Street filled its ranks with physicists. They changed everything but the next crash.
par James Owen Weatherall 2013 286 pages
3.85
2 000+ évaluations
Linked
par Albert-László Barabási • 2002
A few critical hubs hold most networks together. Target them, and the whole system collapses.
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Linked Résumé
Linked
A few critical hubs hold most networks together. Target them, and the whole system collapses.
par Albert-László Barabási 2002 288 pages
3.94
5 000+ évaluations
What Do You Care What Other People Think?
par Richard P. Feynman • 1988
A glass of ice water and an O-ring: how Feynman exposed NASA's fatal blind spot.
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What Do You Care What Other People Think? Résumé
What Do You Care What Other People Think?
A glass of ice water and an O-ring: how Feynman exposed NASA's fatal blind spot.
par Richard P. Feynman 1988 256 pages
4.19
30 000+ évaluations
In My Time of Dying
par Sebastian Junger • 2024
A near-fatal aneurysm, a father's ghost, and a journalist's investigation into what lies beyond.
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In My Time of Dying Résumé
In My Time of Dying
A near-fatal aneurysm, a father's ghost, and a journalist's investigation into what lies beyond.
par Sebastian Junger 2024 176 pages
3.82
9 000+ évaluations
Going Nuclear
par Tim Gregory • 2025
Nuclear is the cleanest, safest, densest energy on Earth. Only irrational fear stands in its way.
4.47
350
Going Nuclear Résumé
Going Nuclear
Nuclear is the cleanest, safest, densest energy on Earth. Only irrational fear stands in its way.
par Tim Gregory 2025 384 pages
4.47
350 évaluations
Love and Math
par Edward Frenkel • 2013
Prime numbers and quantum fields share a hidden architecture. Most people never learn it exists.
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3 000+
Love and Math Résumé
Love and Math
Prime numbers and quantum fields share a hidden architecture. Most people never learn it exists.
par Edward Frenkel 2013 292 pages
3.70
3 000+ évaluations
Why Science Does Not Disprove God
par Amir D. Aczel • 2013
From the Big Bang to consciousness: why the most rigorous science leaves room for God.
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Why Science Does Not Disprove God Résumé
Why Science Does Not Disprove God
From the Big Bang to consciousness: why the most rigorous science leaves room for God.
par Amir D. Aczel 2013 304 pages
3.79
500+ évaluations
How to Predict Everything
par William Poundstone • 2019
The math that gives humanity 760 more years also explains why aliens never call.
3.19
68
How to Predict Everything Résumé
How to Predict Everything
The math that gives humanity 760 more years also explains why aliens never call.
par William Poundstone 2019 304 pages
3.19
68 évaluations
Entanglement
par Amir D. Aczel • 2002
Einstein rejected instantaneous quantum links; he lost. The proof that reality is nonlocal is in.
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Entanglement Résumé
Entanglement
Einstein rejected instantaneous quantum links; he lost. The proof that reality is nonlocal is in.
par Amir D. Aczel 2002 304 pages
4.01
1 000+ évaluations
The Secret Pulse of Time
par Stefan Klein • 2006
Your brain decides how fast time moves, and you can learn to set the pace.
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The Secret Pulse of Time Résumé
The Secret Pulse of Time
Your brain decides how fast time moves, and you can learn to set the pace.
par Stefan Klein 2006 368 pages
3.88
500+ évaluations
How to Build a Time Machine
par Paul C.W. Davies • 2001
Forward time travel is real. Going back needs wormholes, exotic matter, and a loophole in causality.
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How to Build a Time Machine Résumé
How to Build a Time Machine
Forward time travel is real. Going back needs wormholes, exotic matter, and a loophole in causality.
par Paul C.W. Davies 2001 144 pages
3.82
1 000+ évaluations
Interstellar
par Avi Loeb • 2023
An object from another star defied physics. We weren't ready. A plan to catch the next one.
3.52
500+
Interstellar Résumé
Interstellar
An object from another star defied physics. We weren't ready. A plan to catch the next one.
par Avi Loeb 2023 252 pages
3.52
500+ évaluations
Uncertainty
par David Lindley • 1996
You cannot measure everything. Einstein spent decades fighting that fact. What it cost him.
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Uncertainty Résumé
Uncertainty
You cannot measure everything. Einstein spent decades fighting that fact. What it cost him.
par David Lindley 1996 272 pages
4.02
2 000+ évaluations
The Island of Knowledge
par Marcelo Gleiser • 2014
More answers only widen the shoreline of the unknowable. A physicist maps the ultimate limits.
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The Island of Knowledge Résumé
The Island of Knowledge
More answers only widen the shoreline of the unknowable. A physicist maps the ultimate limits.
par Marcelo Gleiser 2014 359 pages
3.93
500+ évaluations
Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays
par Stephen W. Hawking • 1993
Black holes are not black, imaginary time behaves like space, and everything is determined.
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Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays Résumé
Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays
Black holes are not black, imaginary time behaves like space, and everything is determined.
par Stephen W. Hawking 1993 182 pages
4.18
18 000+ évaluations
Synchronicité
par F. David Peat • 1987
What if coincidences are not accidents but glimpses of a deeper order connecting mind and matter?
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318
Synchronicité Résumé
Synchronicité
What if coincidences are not accidents but glimpses of a deeper order connecting mind and matter?
par F. David Peat 1987 256 pages
3.92
318 évaluations
The Cosmic Hologram
par Jude Currivan • 2017
The universe is a hologram of information, and your consciousness extends beyond your brain.
4.03
113
The Cosmic Hologram Résumé
The Cosmic Hologram
The universe is a hologram of information, and your consciousness extends beyond your brain.
par Jude Currivan 2017 272 pages
4.03
113 évaluations
L'Astronomie pour les Nuls
par Stephen Maran • 1999
No math, no jargon: the astronomy guide that starts with 'look up' and builds from there.
3.86
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L'Astronomie pour les Nuls Résumé
L'Astronomie pour les Nuls
No math, no jargon: the astronomy guide that starts with 'look up' and builds from there.
par Stephen Maran 1999
3.86
500+ évaluations
Symmetry
par Marcus du Sautoy • 2007
Symmetry is not just pretty. It solves equations, builds viruses, and corrects your text messages.
3.82
500+
Symmetry Résumé
Symmetry
Symmetry is not just pretty. It solves equations, builds viruses, and corrects your text messages.
par Marcus du Sautoy 2007 384 pages
3.82
500+ évaluations
Fundamentals of Digital Image Processing
par Anil K. Jain • 1988
From pixel to picture: the math that samples, restores, compresses, and reconstructs digital images.
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145
Fundamentals of Digital Image Processing Résumé
Fundamentals of Digital Image Processing
From pixel to picture: the math that samples, restores, compresses, and reconstructs digital images.
par Anil K. Jain 1988 569 pages
3.98
145 évaluations
What Is Relativity?
par Jeffrey O. Bennett • 2014
Why time slows down, space shrinks, and gravity isn't a force: the plain-English version.
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What Is Relativity? Résumé
What Is Relativity?
Why time slows down, space shrinks, and gravity isn't a force: the plain-English version.
par Jeffrey O. Bennett 2014 204 pages
4.33
500+ évaluations
Irréductible
par Federico Faggin • 2024
Consciousness came first. Matter is what it looks like from the outside. Quantum physics proves it.
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477
Irréductible Résumé
Irréductible
Consciousness came first. Matter is what it looks like from the outside. Quantum physics proves it.
par Federico Faggin 2024 336 pages
4.10
477 évaluations
The Future of Fusion Energy
par Jason Parisi • 2018
Building a star on Earth: the 35-nation, 500-megawatt experiment to unlock fusion energy.
4.49
127
The Future of Fusion Energy Résumé
The Future of Fusion Energy
Building a star on Earth: the 35-nation, 500-megawatt experiment to unlock fusion energy.
par Jason Parisi 2018 404 pages
4.49
127 évaluations
Quantum Enigma
par Bruce Rosenblum • 2006
Quantum mechanics says reality is created by observation. What does that mean for our minds?
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2 000+
Quantum Enigma Résumé
Quantum Enigma
Quantum mechanics says reality is created by observation. What does that mean for our minds?
par Bruce Rosenblum 2006 211 pages
4.13
2 000+ évaluations
The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved
par Mario Livio • 2005
A doomed French genius proved an equation unsolvable: his method became physics' hidden language.
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The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved Résumé
The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved
A doomed French genius proved an equation unsolvable: his method became physics' hidden language.
par Mario Livio 2005 368 pages
3.89
1 000+ évaluations
Observer
par Robert Lanza • 2023
A disgraced neurosurgeon uses quantum implants to reach the multiverses where the dead still live.
4.03
3 000+
Observer Résumé
Observer
A disgraced neurosurgeon uses quantum implants to reach the multiverses where the dead still live.
par Robert Lanza 2023 368 pages
4.03
3 000+ évaluations
The Upright Thinkers
par Leonard Mlodinow • 2015
What connects bipedal apes to quantum physics? A single, stubborn habit of asking why.
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The Upright Thinkers Résumé
The Upright Thinkers
What connects bipedal apes to quantum physics? A single, stubborn habit of asking why.
par Leonard Mlodinow 2015 352 pages
4.13
2 000+ évaluations
Street-Fighting Mathematics
par Sanjoy Mahajan • 2010
A toolkit for rough-and-ready problem solving: estimate with units, symmetry, and clever shortcuts.
3.74
236
Street-Fighting Mathematics Résumé
Street-Fighting Mathematics
A toolkit for rough-and-ready problem solving: estimate with units, symmetry, and clever shortcuts.
par Sanjoy Mahajan 2010 152 pages
3.74
236 évaluations
This Explains Everything
par John Brockman • 2013
One question, 150 scientists: name the elegant idea that makes the most sense of everything.
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This Explains Everything Résumé
This Explains Everything
One question, 150 scientists: name the elegant idea that makes the most sense of everything.
par John Brockman 2013 411 pages
3.66
2 000+ évaluations
Stephen Hawking
par Leonard Mlodinow • 2020
He wrote a 10-million-copy bestseller by twitching his cheek. The physics inside was stranger still.
4.03
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Stephen Hawking Résumé
Stephen Hawking
He wrote a 10-million-copy bestseller by twitching his cheek. The physics inside was stranger still.
par Leonard Mlodinow 2020 240 pages
4.03
500+ évaluations
The Elephant in the Universe
par Govert Schilling • 2022
Eighty-four percent of matter is invisible. A century-long hunt has yet to catch it.
4.07
265
The Elephant in the Universe Résumé
The Elephant in the Universe
Eighty-four percent of matter is invisible. A century-long hunt has yet to catch it.
par Govert Schilling 2022 376 pages
4.07
265 évaluations
Make
par Charles Platt • 2008
From Ohm's Law to Arduino: learn electronics by building, breaking, and fixing circuits.
4.27
1 000+
Make Résumé
Make
From Ohm's Law to Arduino: learn electronics by building, breaking, and fixing circuits.
par Charles Platt 2008 349 pages
4.27
1 000+ évaluations
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