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Computing with Quantum Cats - From Colossus to Qubits by John Gribbin
40.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
The quantum computer is no longer the stuff of science fiction. Pioneering physicists are on the brink of unlocking a new quantum universe which provides a better representation of reality than our everyday experiences and common sense ever could. The birth of quantum computers - which, like Schrodinger ...Show more
Eight Improbable Possibilities by John Gribbin
25.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
A mind-warping excursion into the wildly improbable truths of science.
Einstein's Masterwork: 1915 and the General Theory of Relativity by John Gribbin
29.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
In 1915, Albert Einstein presented his masterwork to the Prussian Academy of Sciences - a theory of gravity, matter, space and time: the General Theory of Relativity. Einstein himself said it was 'the most valuable theory of my life', and 'of incomparable beauty'. It describes the evolution of the Unive ...Show more
Einstein's Masterwork: 1915 and the General Theory of Relativity by John Gribbin
23.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
In 1915, Albert Einstein presented his masterwork to the Prussian Academy of Sciences - a theory of gravity, matter, space and time: the General Theory of Relativity. Einstein himself said it was 'the most valuable theory of my life', and 'of incomparable beauty'. It describes the evolution of the Unive ...Show more
Erwin Schrodinger and the Quantum Revolution by John Gribbin
40.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
A fascinating and colourful biography of the father of quantum mechanics, by the bestselling author of the science classic, In Search of Schrödinger's Cat. Erwin Schrödinger was an Austrian physicist famous for his contribution to quantum physics. He won the Nobel Prize in 1933 and is best known for his ...Show more
Fitzroy: The Remarkable Story of Darwin's Captain and the Invention of the Weather Forecast by John Gribbin
27.00 NZD
Category: Biography/Memoir
Admiral FitzRoy made his name as a captain on the HMS Beagle. It was for his second voyage on the ship (1831-36) that he decided to ask Charles Darwin to accompany him, and it was during this time that Darwin began to develop the ideas that would lead him to his theory of evolution by natural selection. ...Show more
He Knew He Was Right: The Irrepressible Life of James Lovelock by John Gribbin
30.00 NZD
Category: Biography/Memoir
Jim Lovelock is an iconic figure in British science, a prophet whose prophecies are coming true. He 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. This biography reveals his indepe ...Show more
He Knew He Was Right : The Irrepressible Life of James Lovelock and Gaia by John Gribbin
55.00 NZD
Category: Biography/Memoir
Jim Lovelock is an iconic figure in British science, a prophet whose prophecies are coming true. This is his definitive authorised biography. Lovelock is best known as the 'father' of Gaia theory, which is now established as the most useful way of understanding the dramatic changes happening to the envi ...Show more
Impossible, Possible, and Improbable: Science Stranger Than Fiction by John Gribbin
28.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
'Gribbin has inspired generations with his popular science writing' Jim Al-KhaliliA scintillating collection of short essays that really does cover 'life, the Universe, and everything'.From the mysteries of the subatomic world to the curious property of water that makes our planet inhabitable, master of ...Show more
In Search of the Multiverse by John Gribbin
55.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction
We once had to abandon the idea of earth being at the centre of the universe. Now, we need to confront an even more profound possibility: the universe itself might just be one universe among many. "In Search of the Multiverse" takes us on an extraordinary journey, examining the most fundamental question ...Show more
Nine Musings on Time: Science Fiction, Science Fact, and the Truth About Time Travel by John Gribbin
28.00 NZD
Category: Popular Science
Time travel is a familiar theme of science fiction, but is it really possible?
On the Origin of Evolution: Tracing 'Darwin's Dangerous Idea' from Aristotle to Dawkins by John Gribbin; Mary Gribbin
50.00 NZD
Category: Natural History
The theory of evolution by natural selection did not spring fully formed and unprecedented from the brain of Charles Darwin. Rather it has been examined and debated by philosophers the world over for thousands of years. This lively history traces the evolution of the idea of evolution, showing how it ha ...Show more