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Eight Improbable Possibilities: The Mystery of the Moon, and Other Implausible Scientific Truths by John Gribbin
24.99 NZD
Category: Popular Science
'Gribbin casts a wide net and displays his breadth of knowledge in packing a lot into each chapter . . . a brief read, but one that may inspire readers to dig deeper.' Giles Sparrow, BBC Sky at Night Magazine A mind-warping excursion into the wildly improbable truths of science. Echoing Sherlock Holme ...Show more
Nine Musings on Time: Science Fiction, Science Fact, and the Truth About Time Travel by John Gribbin
27.99 NZD
Category: Popular Science
Time travel is a familiar theme of science fiction, but is it really possible?
Science: A History in 100 Experiments by Mary Gribbin, John Gribbin
26.99 NZD
Category: General Science
A history of science distilled into 100 notable experiments - epic moments that have fuelled our understanding of Earth and the Universe beyond. The history of science is a fascinating and long one, covering thousands of years of history. The development of scientific experiments involves some of the mo ...Show more
Seven Pillars of Science: The Incredible Lightness of Ice, and Other Scientific Surprises by John Gribbin
34.99 NZD
Category: Popular Science
The seven fundamental - and surprising - scientific truths of our existence. John Gribbin, author of Six Impossible Things, shortlisted for the Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize, presents a tour of seven fundamental scientific truths that underpin our very existence. These 'pillars o ...Show more
Six Impossible Things by John Gribbin
22.99 NZD
Category: Popular Science
A short guide to the six theories that try to explain the wild world of the quantum.
Six Impossible Things by John Gribbin
22.99 NZD
Category: Popular Science | Series: Quanta of Solace & Mysteries of Subatomic World
Quantum physics is strange. It tells us that a particle can be in two places at once. Indeed, that particle is also a wave, and everything in the quantum world can be described entirely in terms of waves, or entirely in terms of particles, whichever you prefer. All of this was clear by the end of the ...Show more
Stephen Hawking: A Life in Science by Michael White and John Gribbin
27.99 NZD
Category: Biographies
Originally published in 1992 to great acclaim, this updated edition traces the course of Hawking (TM)s life and science, successfully marrying biography and physics to tell the story of a remarkable man. Stephen Hawking is no ordinary scientist. With a career that began over thirty years ago at Camb ...Show more
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