{"product_id":"visions-of-the-future-physics-and-electronics-9780521805384","title":"Visions of the Future: Physics and Electronics","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): J. M. T. Thompson\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Physics - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat does the future of science hold? Who is making the discoveries that will help shape this future? What areas of research show the greatest promise? Find definitive and insightful answers to such questions as these in the three volumes of Visions of the Future: Astronomy and Earth Science, Chemistry and Life Science, and Physics and Electronics. Representing a careful selection of authoritative articles published in a special issue of Philosophical Transactions--the world's longest-running scientific journal--the chapters explore such themes as: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cli\u003e The Big Bang \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e Humankind's exploration of the solar system \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e The deep interior of the Earth \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e Global warming and climate change \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e Atoms and molecules in motion \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e New materials and processes \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e Nature's secrets of biological growth and form \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e Understanding the human body and mind \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e Quantum physics and its relationship to relativity theory and human consciousness \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e Exotic quantum computing and data storage \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e Telecommunications and the Internet Written by leading young scientists, the timely contributions convey the excitement and enthusiasm that they have for their research and a preview of future research directions. J.M.T. Thompson is Professor of Nonlinear Dynamics and Director of the Center for Nonlinear Dynamics at University College London. Professor Thompson has published widely on instabilities, bifurcations, catastrophe theory and chaos. He was a Senior SERC Fellow, served on the IMA Council, and, in 1985, was awarded the Ewing Medal of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Currently, he is Editor of the Royal Society's Philosophical Transactions (Series A) which is the world's longest running scientific journal.\u003c\/li\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47590970359959,"sku":"9780521805384","price":7362.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780521805384.webp?v=1774971158","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/visions-of-the-future-physics-and-electronics-9780521805384","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}