Quantum theory is so shocking that Einstein could not bring himself to accept it It is so important that it provides the fundamental underpinning of all modern sciences Without it we'd have no nuclear power or nuclear weapons no TV no computers no science of molecular biology no understanding of DNA no genetic engineering In Search of Schrodinger's Cat tells the complete story of quantum mechanics a truth stranger than any fiction John Gribbin takes us step by step into an ever more bizarre & fascinating place requiring only that we approach it with an open mind He introduces the scientists who developed quantum theory He investigates the atom radiation time travel the birth of the universe superconductors & life itself & in a world full of its own delights mysteries & surprises he searches for Schrodinger's Cat
- a search for quantum reality
- as he brings every reader to a clear understanding of the most important area of scientific study today
- quantum physics In Search of Schrodinger's Cat is a fascinating & delightful introduction to the strange world of the quantum
- an essential element in understanding today's world



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The exciting tale of two children who with the help of an eccentric professor set out in search of their shipwrecked father ...

This edition of Michael Wood's groundbreaking first book explores the fascinating & mysterious centuries between the Romans & the Norman Conquest of 1066 In Search of the Dark Ages vividly conjures up some of the most famous names in British history such as Queen Boadicea leader of a terrible war of resistance against the Romans & King Arthur the 'once & future king' for whose riddle Wood proposes a new & surprising solution Here too warts & all are the Saxon Viking & Norman kings who laid the political foundations of England
- Offa of Mercia Alfred the Great Athelstan & William the Conqueror whose victory at Hastings in 1066 marked the end of Anglo-Saxon England Reflecting recent historical textual & archaeological research this revised edition of Michael Wood's classic book overturns preconceptions of the Dark Ages as a shadowy & brutal era showing them to be a richly exciting & formative period in the history of Britain ' With In Search of the Dark Ages Michael Wood wrote the book for history on TV' The Times ' Michael Wood is the maker of some of the best TV documentaries ever made on history & archaeology' Times Literary Supplement
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Historian Michael Wood presents this BBC series about the Dark Ages Originally aired in 1981 the series gives the audience an insight into the period known as the Dark Ages with Wood going on a journey of discovery to find out what really happened in Europe following the decline of the Roman Empire All 8 episodes are included; ' In Search of Offa' ' In Search of Boadicea' ' In Search of Arthur' ' In Search of Alfred the Great' ' In Search of Athelstan' ' In Search of Eric Bloodaxe' ' In Search of Ethelred the Unready' & ' In Search of William the Conqueror' Directors Michael Wood Format PALLanguage English Subtitles English Region Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats) Number of discs 2 ...

A rollercoaster new history for the 50th anniversary of the ' Summer of Love' from a music business veteran who was actually there 280 pages Goldberg Danny ...

In Search of the Romans is a lively & informative introduction to ancient Rome Making extensive use of ancient sources & copiously illustrated with photographs drawings maps & plans it introduces six key areas of the Roman world history religion society entertainment Pompeii & Herculaneum Each chapter can be read independently although there are many cross-references & links between them There are also useful Appendices on the city of Rome Roman politics currency values clothing & the calendar Review questions throughout the book challenge students to read further & reflect on some of the most important social political & cultural issues of ancient Rome as well as comparing them with those of their own society In Search of the Romans is essential reading for teachers & students of Classical Civilisation ...

At 17 she hopes to finally find out the truth about where she came from so she can discover who she truly is Told in two perspectives Marilyn's in the late 90s & Angie's today IN SEARCH OF US is a sweeping inter-generational story about mothers & daughters love & loss holding on & letting go 400 pages Dellaira Ava ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Ethan Embry & Michael Gladis star as Kevin & Bruce best friends & co-owners of a failing home security company in a town with no crime As a last ditch effort to drum up some business they start robbing the neighbours to instil fear & create a need for their services Bullets fly when they unwittingly rob the wrong guy Cary Elwes who turns in a killer performance as a suburban drug lord with a penchant for kitchen gadgets Clea Du Vall & Adam Arkin co-star in this action-packed comedy featuring a host of hilarious turns from Ed Begley Jr Vinnie Jones & Ving Rhames Actors Adam Arkin Clea Duvall Cary Elwes Michael Gladis Vinnie Jones Directors Adam Beamer Format PALLanguage English Region Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats) Number of discs 1 ...

' An enthralling page-turner Anyone whose life has been touched by illness will be transfixed by this deeply moving tale' Rachel Clarke author of Your Life in My Hands' Urgent & supremely eloquent In Shock is a book to set alongside the likes of Being Mortal by Atul Gawande Direct Red by Gabriel Weston & of course Paul Kalanithi's When Breath Becomes Air' Caroline Sanderson At seven months pregnant intensive care doctor Rana Awdish suffered a catastrophic medical event haemorrhaging nearly all of her blood volume & losing her unborn first child She spent months fighting for her life in her own hospital enduring a series of organ failures & multiple major surgeries Every step of the way Awdish was faced with something even more unexpected & shocking than her battle to survive her fellow doctors' inability to see & acknowledge the pain of loss & human suffering the result of a self-protective barrier hard-wired in medical training In Shock is Rana Awdish's searing account of her extraordinary journey from doctor to patient during which she sees for the first time the dysfunction of her profession's disconnection from patients & the flaws in her own past practice as a doctor Shatteringly personal yet wholly universal it is both a brave roadmap for anyone navigating illness & a call to arms for doctors to see each patient not as a diagnosis but as a human being ...

In Sicily is a loving take on an extraordinary island based on Norman Lewis's sixty-yearlong fascination with all things Sicilian! Few places on earth have escaped the singular eye of Norman Lewis but always in the course of his long career he has come back to Sicily From his first wartime visit
- to a land untouched since the Middle Ages
- through his frequent returns he has watched the island & its people as they have changed over the years! Dedicated to a Sicilian journalist killed by a Mafia bomb he rarely lets us forget the presence of organized crime We benefit from his friendships with policemen journalists & common people Moreover he writes beautifully of landscape & language of his memories of his first father-in-law (professional gambler descendant of princes & member of the Unione Siciliana) of Sicily's changing sexual mores of the effects of African immigration of Palermo & its ruined palaces
- & of strange superstitions of witches & bandits & murder


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