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Hardcover. These days, the idea of the cyborg is less the stuff of science fiction and more a reality, as we are all, in one way or another, constantly connected, extended, wired, and dispersed in and through technology. The author focuses on a man who is permanently attached to assemblages of machines, devices, and collectivities of people: Stephen Hawking. Num Pages: 272 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: JHMC; PD; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226522265
- ISBN
- 9780226522265
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.46€ 86.18
€ 103.46
€ 86.18
Paperback. These days, the idea of the cyborg is less the stuff of science fiction and more a reality, as we are all, in one way or another, constantly connected, extended, wired, and dispersed in and through technology. The author focuses on a man who is permanently attached to assemblages of machines, devices, and collectivities of people: Stephen Hawking. Num Pages: 272 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: JHMC; PD; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 384. Stephen Hawking and the Anthropology of the Knowing Subject. 272 pages, 14 halftones. These days, the idea of the cyborg is less the stuff of science fiction and more a reality, as we are all, in one way or another, constantly connected, extended, wired, and dispersed in and through technology. The author focuses on a man who is permanently attached to assemblages of machines, devices, and collectivities of people: Stephen Hawking. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JHMC; PD; PH. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 15. Weight: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226522289
- ISBN
- 9780226522289
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.81
€ 40.99
€ 31.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226542027
- ISBN
- 9780226542027
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 30.83
€ 38.99
€ 30.83
Hardcover. Suitable for those interested in popular science, this title focuses on the popular reception of relativity in Britain and demonstrates how abstract science came to be entangled with class politics, media technology, changing sex relations, crime, cricket, and cinematography in the British imagination during the 1920s. Num Pages: 264 pages, 6 halftones, 9 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; PDX; PDZ; PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226680736
- ISBN
- 9780226680736
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.73€ 44.54
€ 51.73
€ 44.54
Paperback. Describes what the study of stars reveals about fundamental particle interactions, presenting the many uses of stellar astrophysics for research in basic particle physics. The text focuses primarily on the properties and nongravitational interactions of elementary particles. Series: Theoretical Astrophysics. Num Pages: 686 pages, 188 line drawings, 34 tables, graphs, figures. BIC Classification: PHP; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 37. Weight in Grams: 920.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 686
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226702728
- ISBN
- 9780226702728
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Condition: New
€ 87.37€ 73.18
€ 87.37
€ 73.18
Paperback. Nuclear astrophysics is, in essence, a science that attempts to understand and explain the physical universe beyond the Earth by studying its smallest particles. This text serves as a basic introduction to these endeavors. It provides students and scientists a survey of the accomplishments, goals, and methods of nuclear astrophysics. Series: Theoretical Astrophysics. Num Pages: 580 pages, 14 halftones, 198 line drawings. BIC Classification: PHN; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 31. Weight in Grams: 968.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 580
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226724577
- ISBN
- 9780226724577
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.18€ 47.29
€ 55.18
€ 47.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 324 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226733319
- ISBN
- 9780226733319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.73€ 44.63
€ 51.73
€ 44.63
Paperback. Series: Lectures in Physics. Num Pages: 173 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PHP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1969
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226733838
- ISBN
- 9780226733838
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 30.81
€ 38.99
€ 30.81
Hardback. Uses the figure of A S Eddington (1882-1944) - a pioneer in astrophysics, relativity, and the popularization of science, and a devout Quaker - to show how religious and scientific values can interact without compromising the integrity of either. This book questions many common assumptions about the relationship between science and spirituality. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: HRCX6; PDX; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226770970
- ISBN
- 9780226770970
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.73€ 44.54
€ 51.73
€ 44.54
Paperback. At a time when the Manhattan Project was synonymous with large-scale science, physicist J Robert Oppenheimer (1904-67) represented the new sociocultural power of the American intellectual. This title traces the making - and unmaking - of Oppenheimer's wartime and postwar scientific identity. Num Pages: 384 pages, 18 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 171 x 28. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226798462
- ISBN
- 9780226798462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.96
€ 36.99
€ 28.96
Paperback. Black holes and neutron stars are generally recognized as key components of many astrophysical systems. Based on a symposium held in honour of S. Chandrasekhar, these papers provide a comprehensive summary of progress made in the 1990s on the theory of black holes and relativistic stars. Editor(s): Wald, Robert M. (Professor of Physics, Enrico Fermi Institute, University of Chicago, USA). Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PG; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226870359
- ISBN
- 9780226870359
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 40.03
€ 50.99
€ 40.03
Paperback. Series: Centennial Publications of The University of Chicago Press. Num Pages: 352 pages, 33 halftones. BIC Classification: BG; PD; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226870557
- ISBN
- 9780226870557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 30.81
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Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 41 figures. BIC Classification: PHR; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231167277
- ISBN
- 9780231167277
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.63
€ 20.99
€ 16.63
Paperback. A mind-expanding exploration of light and how we experience the universe Num Pages: 216 pages, 6 figures. BIC Classification: PDA; PG; PHJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 324.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253220868
- ISBN
- 9780253220868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.57
€ 24.99
€ 23.57
Hardback. Where would you look for alien life? An astronomer and science popularizer explains the basics of astrobiology to outline five plausible scenarios for finding extraterrestrials Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: PG; PHVB; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 217 x 25. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300208696
- ISBN
- 9780300208696
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.35
€ 35.99
€ 26.35
Paperback. The text material in the present volume is designed to be a more or less self-contained introduction to Newtonian mechanics, such that a student with little or no grounding in the subject can, by beginning at the beginning, be brought gradually to a level of considerable proficiency. Num Pages: 760 pages. BIC Classification: PHD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1100.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1971
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 760
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393099706
- ISBN
- 9780393099706
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.33€ 54.83
€ 56.33
€ 54.83
Paperback. Designed for the introductory calculus-based physics course, Physics for Engineers and Scientists is distinguished by its lucid exposition and accessible coverage of fundamental physical concepts. Num Pages: 688 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 275 x 217 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Edition
- Third Edition
- Number of pages
- 568
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393930047
- ISBN
- 9780393930047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.92€ 60.13
€ 60.92
€ 60.13
Paperback. Principles of Physics is a textbook for a one year algebra-based introduction physics course. The book is intended for students in the life sciences, the premedical curriculum, the earth and environmental sciences, and the liberal arts. Num Pages: 1018 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 261 x 211 x 36. Weight in Grams: 2004.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 1018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393957730
- ISBN
- 9780393957730
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 167.84€ 167.13
€ 167.84
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Paperback. This Study Guide is designed to improve your problem-solving techniques and strategies. Num Pages: 456 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 257 x 173 x 22. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393957808
- ISBN
- 9780393957808
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.25
€ 36.99
€ 33.25
Hardcover. Emphasizes the physical principles, placing the physics before the mathematics. Each chapter includes problems ranging in difficulty from simple to challenging. Includes hints for solving problems. Numerous worked examples included throughout the book. More advanced material is included in optional sections marked with an asterisk. . Series: Manchester Physics. Num Pages: 242 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PHDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 170 x 20. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470011881
- ISBN
- 9780470011881
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.67
€ 166.67