P. C. W. Davies

In this mind-expanding book, Paul Davies, astrobiologist and chairman of the SETI Post-Detection Taskgroup and, refocuses the search, challenging existing ideas of what form an alien intelligence might take, how it might try to communicate with us, and how we should respond if it does.

Renewing Our Search for Alien Intelligence

The Eerie Silence

Julian R. Brown

In this book, which has its origin in a series of radio broadcasts, Paul Davies interviews eight physicists involved in debating and testing quantum theory, with radically different views of its significance.

A Discussion of the Mysteries of Quantum Physics

The Ghost in the Atom

In a thought-provoking narrative, an acclaimed physicist explores the possibility of time travel by presenting a fascinating foray into the space-time continuum, explaining the many ways time travel could be possible and providing a theoretical foundation for assembling a working time machine. Reprint.

How to Build a Time Machine

Space and Time in the Modern Universe

"Since the first edition of the book appeared in 1979 major developments have occurred, with the discovery of yet more particles and the emergence of novel theoretical ideas. Most exciting is the recent progress towards a unified description of the forces of nature, which received a major boost when the so-called W and Z particles were found in 1983. Other promising advances include the study of grand unified theories (GUTs) with their predictions of magnetic monopoles and proton decay, and their sweeping implications for our understanding of the very early stages of the universe."--Page 4 de la couverture.

Forces of Nature

Other Worlds

Paul Davies

Argues that the discoveries of twentieth-century physics--relativity and the quantum theory--demand a radical reformulation of the fundamentals of reality and a way of thinking, that is closer to mysticism than materialism

God and the New Physics

An eminent physicist writes of the physics of the future when uncontrolled gravity could destroy the orderly, predictable operation of the cosmos by creating singularities.

Where the Universe Came from and how it Will End

The Edge of Infinity

A speculative description of the end of time applies scientific theory to imagination, predicting the overtaking of black holes, the end of sunlight, the beginning of stardoom, and the crushing effects of gravity. QPB & Astronomy Main. BOMC, History, & Lib of Science Alt.

Conjecture About The Ultimate Fate Of The Universe

The Last Three Minutes

This book is a survey of the range of apparently miraculous accidents of nature that have enabled the universe to evolve its familiar structures (atoms, stars, galaxies, and life itself) concludes with an investigation of the so-called anthropic principle.

The Accidental Universe

From the primeval fire and the first big bang that generated both space and time, the universe has been moving gradually toward disintegration. One day it will come to stardom - the ultimate catastrophe. The sun will burn out, the galaxies will turn into giant graveyards, and space-time will be overwhelmed as black holes swallow up whole stars and star systems and coalesce to form superholes. Without the use of complex formulas or symbols Paul Davies explains some of these mind-boggling concepts, telling as exciting a story as any that can ever be. He explores, too, the place of intelligent life in a universe moving inexorably to obliteration, suggesting the outlines of a new supertechnology that may allow survival.

The Runaway Universe

Julian Russell Brown

Discusses the background of the superstring theory and shares interviews with some of the physicists working on a unified theory of nature

A Theory of Everything?

Superstrings

The Physics of Time Asymmetry

Phillip Adams

The Big Questions

John Gribbin

Two highly acclaimed science writers--authors (separately) of God and the New Physics and In Search of Shrodinger's Cat--explain the latest breakthroughs in scientific thought, revolutionizing our concept of the universe and our place within it. Line drawings throughout.

Dramatic Discoveries that Challenge Our Understanding of Physical Reality

The Matter Myth

The physicist-author of The Mind of God looks at cutting-edge scientific discoveries to explore why many of the fundamental features of the physical universe--from the speed of light to the carbon atom--seem tailor-made to produce life, offering a revealing study of the radical multiverse theory and its implications in terms of the nature of reality, time, life, and the cosmos. 35,000 first printing.

Why Our Universe is Just Right for Life

Cosmic Jackpot

N. D. Birrell

This book presents a comprehensive review of the subject of gravitational effects in quantum field theory. Although the treatment is general, special emphasis is given to the Hawking black hole evaporation effect, and to particle creation processes in the early universe. The last decade has witnessed a phenomenal growth in this subject. This is the first attempt to collect and unify the vast literature that has contributed to this development. All the major technical results are presented, and the theory is developed carefully from first principles. Here is everything that students or researchers will need to embark upon calculations involving quantum effects of gravity at the so-called one-loop approximation level.

Quantum Fields in Curved Space

Julian Brown

Paul Charles William Davies

Nicholas David Birrell

Identifies information sources and shows how to develop a job search strategy. Gives valuable advice on job interviews and on how a new employee can keep his job.

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