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A Nobel Prize-winning physicist explains what happened at the very beginning of the universe, and how we know “Science writing at its best.” ―New York Review of Books Our universe has been growing for nearly fourteen billion years. But almost everything about it can be traced back to what...

In 1922, Howard Carter peered into Tutankhamun's tomb for the first time, the only light coming from the candle in his outstretched hand. Urged to tell what he was seeing through the small opening he had cut in the door to the tomb, the Egyptologist famously replied, "I see wonderful things". Carter's fabulous discovery is just one of the many spellbinding stories told in Three Stones Make a Wall.

300 vérités...Vraiment ? - Un livre qui combat les idées reçues qui va vous surprendre ! - Sciences, géographie, animaux, histoire... tous les sujets sont abordés - Des réponses courtes et argumentées Vous êtes sûr ? Vraiment sûr ? La lumière attire les moustiques. Manger du chocolat permet de garder le moral. L'ulcère à l'estomac est causé par le stress. Molière est mort sur scène. Le miel est plus sain que le sucre...Êtes-vous vraiment certain que toutes ces vérités ne sont pas de grossières idées reçues ? Pas de panique ! Lydia Mammar est là pour vous aider à remettre les choses en place.

This is the story of the Universe including life as we know it.

The galaxy, the multiverse, and the history of astronomy are explored in this engaging compilation of cosmological "tales" by multiple award-winning science writer Marcia Bartusiak. In 32 concise and engrossing essays, the author provides a deeper understanding of the nature of the universe and those who strive to uncover its mysteries. Bartusiak shares the back stories for many momentous astronomical discoveries, including the contributions of such pioneers as Beatrice Tinsley and her groundbreaking research in galactic evolution.

Financial economist George G. Szpiro here tells the fascinating stories of the pioneers of mathematical finance who conducted the search for the elusive options pricing formula. From the broker's assistant who published the first mathematical explanation of financial markets to Albert Einstein and other scientists, Pricing the Future retraces the historical and intellectual developments that ultimately led to the widespread use of mathematical models to drive investment strategies on Wall Street.

A short and entertaining introduction to thermodynamics that uses real-world examples to explain accessibly an important but subtle scientific theory.