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Springer 2012; US$ 159.99Relativity Made Relatively Easy
OUP Oxford 2012; US$ 84.99Relativity Made Relatively Easy presents an extensive study of Special Relativity and a gentle (but exact) introduction to General Relativity for undergraduate students of physics. Assuming almost no prior knowledge, it allows the student to handle all the Relativity needed for a university course, with explanations as simple, thorough, and engaging... more...
Cobalt Blues
Springer 2012; US$ 79.99For the last half of the 20th century cobalt-60 units were the mainstay of radiation treatments for cancer. This book describes the development of the first cobalt-60 unit in the United States and the man behind it, Leonard Grimmett. Conceptually conceived before World War II it only became possible because of the development of nuclear reactors during... more...
Travelling to Infinity
Alma Books 2010; US$ 9.99Complete with exclusive photographs of the couple, this moving and engaging memoir written by Stephen Hawking?s first wife covers the turbulent years of her marriage with the astrophysics genius, her traumatic divorce, and their recent reconciliation Professor Stephen Hawking is one of the most famous and remarkable scientists of our age and... more...
The Adventurous Life of Friedrich Georg Houtermans, Physicist (1903-1966)
Springer 2013; US$ 39.99The physicist Friedrich Houtermans (1903-1966) was an essential promoter and proponent of the development of physics in Berne. He introduced a number of activities in the field of elementary particles, with a special focus on the physics of cosmic rays, and important contributions in applied physics. This biography of Houtermans was written by Edoardo... more...
Practical Pneumatics
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 38.95Pneumatic power is ideal for the ever increasing range of 'light' applications in which a cheap, clean, adaptable source of power is needed. Used in conjunction with microprocessor control it forms the basis of manufacturing automation from basic conveying and handling lines to complex robotic assembly systems. Training courses and books aimed at the... more...
Numerical Modeling of Explosives and Propellants
CRC Press 2007; US$ 179.95Major advances, both in modeling methods and in the computing power required to make those methods viable, have led to major breakthroughs in our ability to model the performance and vulnerability of explosives and propellants. In addition, the development of proton radiography during the last decade has provided researchers with a major new experimental... more...
Physics of Shock Waves and High?Temperature Hydrodynamic Phenomena
Elsevier Science 1967; US$ 89.50Physics of Shock Waves and High?Temperature Hydrodynamic Phenomena more...
Wave propagation and scattering in random media
Elsevier Science 1978; US$ 69.50Wave propagation and scattering in random media more...









