In QED: The Strange Theory of Light & Matter" Richard P. Feynman explains in his lucid & witty style the revolutionary scientific theory that won him the Nobel Prize. Quantum electrodynamics
- or QED for short
- is the theory that explains how light & electrons interact & in doing so illuminates the deepest & most complex mysteries of the world around us. Thanks to Richard Feynman & his colleagues who won the Nobel Prize for their groundbreaking work in this area it is also one of the rare parts of physics that is known for sure
- a theory that has stood the test of time. In these entertaining lectures Feynman uses clear everyday examples to provide the definitive introduction to QED. " The perfect example of scientific genius". (" Independent"). " If you don't believe Nature is absurd let chatty Professor Feynman convince you in his series of exceedingly reader-friendly lectures... Full of witty one-liners with its learning lightly worn it's a book to enlighten". (" Mail on Sunday"). " Does a marvelous job of explaining one of twentieth-century physics' few unqualified triumphs". (" The New York Times"). Richard P. Feynman (1918-1988) was one of this century's most brilliant theoretical physicists & original thinkers. Feynman's other books also available in Penguin include "QED" " Six Easy Pieces" " Six Not-so-Easy Pieces" " Don't You Have Time to Think" " The Pleasure of Finding Things Out" " What Do You Care What Other People Think?" & " The Meaning of it All"."


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Have you ever wondered why most books of"ations are stuffed full of rather pedestrian"es by people you've never heard of? It's a shame because a really good"ation book one which gathered the truest & funniest insights of the best minds & organised them into 250 subjects from ambition to worry (or from artichokes to woodpeckers) a book which offered you a useful take on almost every situation life throws at you (from the death of your child's hamster to the unified theory of everything) a sourcebook of wise one-loners of knock-out jokes of drole asides & heartfelt statements of truth & beauty a practical handbook of interestingness well that would be worth having. & guess what? Those thoughtful gentlemen at QI have come up with one. Five years of learning how to avoid the dull stuff have left the QI team in a uniquely good position to deliver this elusive holy grail: the big useful funny & really very good book of"ations. ...

Join the QI team for an off-road safari through a hundred of the most interesting members of the animal kingdom armed with illuminating illustrations & diagrams by award-winning artist Ted Dewan. Meet the water bears that can live in suspension for hundreds of years the parasite carried by your cat that makes men grumpy & women promiscuous & the woodlouse that drinks through its bottom. Marvel at elephants that walk on tiptoe pigs that shine in the dark & woodpeckers that have ears on the end of their tongues. If you still think a pangolin is a musical instrument that hyenas are dogs or that sheep are pointless & stupid The Book of Animal Ignorance" has arrived just in time." ...

This is the indispensable compendium of popular misconceptions misunderstandings & common mistakes culled from the hit BBC show QI". The noticeably stouter "QI Book of General Ignorance" sets out to show you that a lot of what you think you know is wrong. If like Alan Davies you still think the Henry VIII had six wives the earth has only one moon that George Washington was the first president of the USA that Bangkok is the capital of Thailand that the largest living thing is a blue whale that Alexander Graeme Bell invented the telephone that whisky & bagpipes come from Scotland or that Mount Everest is the world's tallest mountain then there are at least 200 reasons why this is the book for you." ...

' The QI Book of the Dead" is a book about life. What an awful thing life is. It's like soup with lots of hairs floating on the surface. You have to eat it nevertheless'
- Gustave Flaubert. Around 90 billion people have existed since the human race began. From this huge number the bestselling QI team selected 600 of the finest examples of our species & researched them in depth distilling this immense banquet of life into an exquisite tasting menu of six-dozen crisp racy mini-biographies where the internationally & immortally famous rub shoulders with the undeservedly & (until now) permanently obscure. The object is to learn something about what it means to be alive & how we can make the most of the time we have. " The QI Book of the Dead" compares & contrasts the different ways individual human beings cope (or fail to cope) with the curves that the uncaring universe throws at us. Collected into themed chapters with thought-provoking titles such as ' There's Nothing Like a Bad Start in Life' ' Man Cannot Live by Bread Alone' & ' Is That All There Is?' here is a chance to share the secrets of the Dead to celebrate their wisdom to learn from their mistakes & to marvel at their bad taste in clothes. The man who is not dead still has a chance. Lebanese Proverb
- We don't rule out the alternative possibility of a compassionate God whose motives are beyond our ken."

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Who made the first aeroplane flight? How many legs does an octopus have? How much water should you drink every day? What is the chance of tossing a coin & it landing on heads? What happens if you leave a tooth in a glass of coke overnight? What is house dust mostly made from? What colour are oranges? Who in the world is most likely to kill you? What was the first dishwasher built to do? John Lloyd & John Mitchinson the brains behind QI here present a wonderful collection of the most outrageous fascinating & mind-bending facts taking on the popular General Ignorance" round from BBC1s top rated quiz & the first book in the bestselling series. & whatever your answers to the questions above you can be sure that everything you think you know is wrong." ...

Who made the first aeroplane flight? How many legs does an octopus have? How much water should you drink every day? What is the chance of tossing a coin & it landing on heads? What happens if you leave a tooth in a glass of coke overnight? What is house dust mostly made from? What colour are oranges? Who in the world is most likely to kill you? What was the first dishwasher built to do? John Lloyd & John Mitchinson the brains behind QI here present a wonderful collection of the most outrageous fascinating & mind-bending facts taking on the popular General Ignorance round from BBC1's top rated quiz & the first book in the bestselling series. & whatever your answers to the questions above you can be sure that everything you think you know is wrong. ...

Who made the first aeroplane flight? How many legs does an octopus have? How much water should you drink every day? What is the chance of tossing a coin & it landing on heads? What happens if you leave a tooth in a glass of coke overnight? What is house dust mostly made from? What colour are oranges? Who in the world is most likely to kill you? What was the first dishwasher built to do? John Lloyd & John Mitchinson the brains behind QI here present a wonderful collection of the most outrageous fascinating & mind-bending facts taking on the popular General Ignorance" round from BBC1's top rated quiz & the first book in the bestselling series. & whatever your answers to the questions above you can be sure that everything you think you know is wrong." ...

The QPR Miscellany is the definitive set text for every fan of the world famous Rangers. Packed with facts fun gossip nostalgia & conjecture it looks back over their glorious history to celebrate the personalities victories & controversies of the sport's biggest name culminating in their extraordinary return to the Premier League in 2010/11. Handily pocket-sized to pull out in the middle of those pub arguments over who was the fastest dirtiest or biggest this book will not only tell you who scored the most goals what was the largest attendance or who was the longest-serving manager but also who earned the most red cards & how the club became one of the richest in the world. Put down your pie & pick up a copy. ...

An ultra-modern multi use table in an Oak & white finish. Use this table casually whilst sitting on a sofa as a functioning laptop table with your normal office chair as an end table or even for informal eating. Flat packed for easy home assembly. Dimensions: Width
- 48cm Depth
- 52cm Height
- 60cm Please see our Refund Policy for restrictions on returning Office Furniture."


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