A Thorough Update of One of the Most Highly Regarded Textbooks on Quantum MechanicsContinuing to offer an exceptionally clear, up-to-date treatment of the subject, Quantum Mechanics, Sixth Edition explains the concepts of quantum mechanics for undergraduate students in physics and related disciplines and provides the foundation necessary for other specialized courses. This sixth edition builds on its highly praised predecessors to make the text even more accessible to a wider audience. It is ...

A ground-breaking look at gender and sex from the world's leading primatologist and New York Times bestselling author of Are We Smart Enough To Know How Smart Animals Are?

'Brilliant and fascinating... brings a scientific, compassionate and balanced approach to some of the hottest controversies about sex and gender' Yuval Noah Harari, author of Sapiens, Homo Deus and 21 Lessons for the 21st Century

How different are the sexes? Is gender uniquely human? Where does gender identity originate?

Dr...

Het morgenrood, de halo, de regenboog en fata morgana’s, daar hebben we allemaal wel eens van gehoord. Maar wie kent de ring van Bishop, de bogen van Lowitz, de onderzon of de groene flits? Deze hemelverschijnselen ontstaan door een wisselwerking tussen licht en atmosferische deeltjes. Veel optische verschijnselen zie je makkelijk over het hoofd, maar als je weet waar je op moet letten, kan iedereen ze waarnemen. Aan de hand van honderden kleurenfoto’s, verhelderende tekeningen en compute...

In this classic work David Bohm, writing clearly and without technical jargon, develops a theory of quantum physics which treats the totality of existence as an unbroken whole.

**A NEW YORK TIMES, DAILY TELEGRAPH, ECONOMIST, MAIL ON SUNDAY and GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR**

'Will leave you in awe' Guardian

From the dawn of life itself, every being that has ever lived owes its existence to the cell.

The discovery of this vital form led to a transformation in medicine but also in our understanding of ourselves - not as bodies or machines but as ecosystems. It has also given us the power to treat a vast array of mortal maladies...and even to create new kinds of human alto...

The smash-hit Sunday Times bestseller now illustrated with over 100 spectacular full-colour images, showcasing this wondrous and wildly various lifeform as never before

'Astonishing ... it seems somehow to tip the natural world upside down' Observer

'Completely mind-blowing ... reads like an adventure story' Sunday Times

*WINNER OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY BOOK PRIZE 2021*

*WINNER OF THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR CONSERVATION WRTITING 2021*

*SHORTLISTED FOR THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE 2021*

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Muziek, literatuur, film en geschiedenis; iedereen heeft er voeling mee en kan er de waarde van inschatten. Het maakt een mens tot mens. Maar wie weet waarom materie hard is (en u niet door de grond zakt van schaamte)? Waarom de eigenschappen van een object bepaald worden door de manier waarop we ernaar kijken? Waarom het gras groen is (ook aan de overkant)? Waarom 1+1 zowel meer als minder kan zijn dan 2? Waarom de aarde niet verschrompelt tot een zwart gat? Een antwoord op deze vragen kwam ...

Black holes are the universe's strangest and most fascinating objects. In A Brief History of Black Holes, Dr Becky explores the mysteries and realities of this misunderstood phenomenon - and that nearly everything you know about them is wrong.

Covid-19, monkeypox, bird flu, SARS, HIV, AIDS, Ebola; we are living in the Age of Pandemics - one that we have created. As the climate crisis reaches a fever pitch and ecological destruction continues unabated, we are just beginning to reckon with the effects of environmental collapse on our global health.

Fevered Planet exposes how the way we farm, what we eat, the places we travel to and the scientific experiments we conduct create the perfect conditions for deadly new diseases to emerge a...

Science is a serious business, right? Wrong.

Scientists have been participants in the best reality show of all time, with all the highs, lows, bust-ups, and strange personalities of any show on telly today. From Luke O'Neill - the science teacher you wish you'd had - this hugely accessible history of science reveals the human stories behind the biggest discoveries.

For example, we meet Charles Darwin as he weighs up the pros and cons of marrying his cousin: 'constant companion' vs 'less money...