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• Author(s): Kip S. Thorne • Publisher: Princeton University Press • Publisher Imprint: Princeton University Press • BISAC: ReferenceA groundbreaking textbook on twenty-first-century general relativity and cosmology Kip Thorne and Roger Blandford...

• Author(s): Kip S. Thorne • Publisher: Princeton University Press • Publisher Imprint: Princeton University Press • BISAC: Physics - GeneralA groundbreaking textbook on twenty-first-century waves of all sorts and their applications Kip Thorne an...

• Author(s): Roger G. Newton • Publisher: Princeton University Press • Publisher Imprint: Princeton University Press • BISAC: Physics - GeneralPhysical scientists are problem solvers. They are comfortable "doing" science: they find problems, solv...

• Author(s): Kip S. Thorne • Publisher: Princeton University Press • Publisher Imprint: Princeton University Press • BISAC: Physics - GeneralA groundbreaking textbook on twenty-first-century fluids and elastic solids and their applications Kip Th...

• Author(s): Dirk Ter Haar • Publisher: Princeton University Press • Publisher Imprint: Princeton University Press • BISAC: Physics - GeneralThe Dutch scientist Hendrik Kramers (1894-1952) was one of the greatest theoretical physicists of the twe...

• Author(s): Don S. Lemons • Publisher: Princeton University Press • Publisher Imprint: Princeton University Press • BISAC: Physics - Mathematical & ComputationalWhat does the path taken by a ray of light share with the trajectory of a thrown...

• Author(s): Walter Appel • Publisher: Princeton University Press • Publisher Imprint: Princeton University Press • BISAC: Physics - Mathematical & ComputationalFrom the Back Cover"This nicely organized and pedagogically excellent book not on...

• Author(s): Richard A. Muller • Publisher: Princeton University Press • Publisher Imprint: Princeton University Press • BISAC: Physics - GeneralFrom the Back Cover"Modern science and technology have the power to shape the world we live in, for g...

• Author(s): Rubin H. Landau • Publisher: Princeton University Press • Publisher Imprint: Princeton University Press • BISAC: Physics - Mathematical & ComputationalFrom the Back Cover"In addition to being an excellent undergraduate textbook, ...

• Author(s): Eric M. Rogers • Publisher: Princeton University Press • Publisher Imprint: Princeton University Press • BISAC: GeneralAn accessible primer for the physical age A foundational understanding of physics is essential to a well-rounded e...

• Author(s): Roland Omnès • Publisher: Princeton University Press • Publisher Imprint: Princeton University Press • BISAC: Physics - GeneralThe mysterious beauty, harmony, and consistency of mathematics once caused philosopher Hilary Putnam to te...

• Author(s): Dan Hooper • Publisher: Princeton University Press • Publisher Imprint: Princeton University Press • BISAC: Space Science - CosmologyA graduate-level introduction to the interface between particle physics, astrophysics, and cosmology...

• Author(s): Helge Kragh • Publisher: Princeton University Press • Publisher Imprint: Princeton University Press • BISAC: Physics - GeneralAt the end of the nineteenth century, some physicists believed that the basic principles underlying their s...

• Author(s): Charles L. Adler • Publisher: Princeton University Press • Publisher Imprint: Princeton University Press • BISAC: Physics - GeneralFrom the Back Cover"To only call Wizards, Aliens, and Starships engaging would be a real understatemen...

• Author(s): Max Jammer • Publisher: Princeton University Press • Publisher Imprint: Princeton University Press • BISAC: Physics - RelativityThe concept of mass is one of the most fundamental notions in physics, comparable in importance only to t...

• Author(s): Kip S. Thorne • Publisher: Princeton University Press • Publisher Imprint: Princeton University Press • BISAC: ReferenceA groundbreaking textbook on twenty-first-century plasma physics and its applications Kip Thorne and Roger Blandf...

• Author(s): Mark Strikman • Publisher: Princeton University Press • Publisher Imprint: Princeton University Press • BISAC: Applied SciencesFrom the Back Cover"Applications of Modern Physics in Medicine fills an important need: it explains the ph...

• Author(s): Bernard D'Espagnat • Publisher: Princeton University Press • Publisher Imprint: Princeton University Press • BISAC: Physics - Quantum TheoryFrom the Back Cover"This book is a monument to d'Espagnat's excellent work and style; it is s...

• Author(s): Bernard D'Espagnat • Publisher: Princeton University Press • Publisher Imprint: Princeton University Press • BISAC: Philosophy & Social AspectsFrom the Back Cover"This book is a monument to d'Espagnat's excellent work and style; ...

• Author(s): Yakov Borisovich Zeldovich | G. I. Barenblatt | Rashid Alievich Sunyaev • Publisher: Princeton University Press • Publisher Imprint: Princeton University Press • BISAC: Physics - GeneralSelected Works of Ya. B. Zeldovich is a two-vol...

• Author(s): Elena Castellani • Publisher: Princeton University Press • Publisher Imprint: Princeton University Press • BISAC: Physics - Quantum TheoryBewildering features of modern physics, such as relativistic space-time structure and the pecul...

• Author(s): Tony Rothman • Publisher: Princeton University Press • Publisher Imprint: Princeton University Press • BISAC: Philosophy & Social AspectsThese iconoclastic and witty essays are about what happens when scientists jump on band-wago...

• Author(s): Yakov Borisovich Zeldovich | G. I. Barenblatt | Rashid Alievich Sunyaev • Publisher: Princeton University Press • Publisher Imprint: Princeton University Press • BISAC: Physics - GeneralSelected Works of Ya. B. Zeldovich is a two-vol...

• Author(s): Mark Denny • Publisher: Princeton University Press • Publisher Imprint: Princeton University Press • BISAC: Life Sciences - BiologyFrom the Back Cover"A leading scholar and researcher, Denny has produced a unique book that will inter...

• Author(s): Michael Friedman • Publisher: Princeton University Press • Publisher Imprint: Princeton University Press • BISAC: Mind & BodyThis book, explores the conceptual foundations of Einstein's theory of relativity: the fascinating, yet ...

• Author(s): Samuel Sambursky • Publisher: Princeton University Press • Publisher Imprint: Princeton University Press • BISAC: Physics - GeneralStoic physics, based entirely on the continuum concept, is one of the great original contributions in ...

• Author(s): Kenneth Catania • Publisher: Princeton University Press • Publisher Imprint: Princeton University Press • BISAC: Research & MethodologyA scientist’s personal reflections on how to harness creativity and curiosity to generate new ...

• Author(s): Richard S. Olson • Publisher: Princeton University Press • Publisher Imprint: Princeton University Press • BISAC: Physics - GeneralHistorians of science have long been intrigued by the impact of disparate cultural styles on the scien...

• Author(s): Gary Goertz • Publisher: Princeton University Press • Publisher Imprint: Princeton University Press • BISAC: MethodologyA fully revised edition of the classic reference on concepts and their role in social science research Social Sci...

• Author(s): Seven Rasmussen • Publisher: Princeton University Press • Publisher Imprint: Princeton University Press • BISAC: Space Science - AstronomyAn entertaining tour of the seemingly simple formula guiding the search for extraterrestrial in...

• Author(s): Roger Penrose • Publisher: Princeton University Press • Publisher Imprint: Princeton University Press • BISAC: GeneralFrom the Back Cover"This gem of a book is vintage Roger Penrose: eloquently argued and deeply original on every pag...

• Author(s): Hermann Weyl • Publisher: Princeton University Press • Publisher Imprint: Princeton University Press • BISAC: History & PhilosophyFrom the Back Cover"Hermann Weyl was not only a great mathematician who made a significant impact o...

• Author(s): Chris Chambers • Publisher: Princeton University Press • Publisher Imprint: Princeton University Press • BISAC: Cognitive ScienceWhy psychology is in peril as a scientific discipline--and how to save it Psychological science has made...

• Author(s): Pup Inhouse • Publisher: Princeton University Press • Publisher Imprint: Princeton University Press • BISAC: Recreations & GamesThe history of mathematics is replete with examples of major breakthroughs resulting from solutions t...

• Author(s): George P. Fletcher • Publisher: Princeton University Press • Publisher Imprint: Princeton University Press • BISAC: International Relations - GeneralAmerica is at war with terrorism. Terrorists must be brought to justice. We hear th...

• Author(s): N. Thompson Hobbs | Mevin B. Hooten • Publisher: Princeton University Press • Publisher Imprint: Princeton University Press • BISAC: Life Sciences - EcologyA fully updated and expanded edition of the essential primer on Bayesian mode...