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13.8: The Quest to Find the True Age of the Universe and the Theory of Everything by John Gribbin
27.99 NZD
Category: Science
A celebrated astronomer makes a powerful case for the harmony between two of physics' most important and seemingly contradictory theories The twentieth century gave us two great theories of physics. The general theory of relativity describes the behavior of very large things, and quantum theory the beh ...Show more
Darwin : A Life in Science by Michael White and John Gribbin
8.99 NZD
Category: Science
Tackles both Darwin's theories and his life.
Dazzling Discoveries: The Explosive Story of Science by John Gribbin
14.95 NZD
24.00 (37% off)
Category: Children Non Fiction
This is a new version of the adult book The History of Science written specifically for children 11 and up. Covering a huge sweep of science (the last 400 years) the Gribbins look at the great scientists from childhood to old age, telling the stories of their lives and how they came to make their re ...Show more
Deep Simplicity by John Gribbin
49.95 NZD
Category: Non-Fiction
The world around us is a complex, confusing place. In spite of huge developments in modern technology, we still seem to be at the mercy of dramatic changes that occur out of the blue: earthquakes happen at random, stock markets go from boom to bust without warning - and we all know that weather forecast ...Show more
Deep Simplicity: Chaos Complexity and the Emergence of Life by John Gribbin
28.00 NZD
Category: Non-Fiction | Series: Penguin Press Science Ser.
In this brilliantly enlightening book John Gribbin, the man who made quantum theory clear with In Search of Schrodinger's Cat shows that complexity is simple, and explains how life has emerged from simple systems. Deep Simplicity is the first book to synthesize all the various ideas about chaos and comp ...Show more
Einstein : A life in science by Michael White & John Gribbin
29.99 NZD
34.95 (14% off)
Category: Non-Fiction
As much as we all know that 'E = mc2' was Einstein's most important and groundbreaking equation, do we really know what it means or why Einstein is regarded as one of history's foremost thinkers? In this absorbing biography Michael White and John Gribbin reveal the man behind the physics and introduce u ...Show more
Einstein's Masterwork: 1915 and the General Theory of Relativity by John Gribbin
28.99 NZD
Category: Science
In 1915, Albert Einstein presented his masterwork to the Prussian Academy of Sciences - a theory of gravity, matter, space and time: the General Theory of Relativity. Einstein himself said it was 'the most valuable theory of my life', and 'of incomparable beauty'. It describes the evolution of the Unive ...Show more
Erwin Schrodinger and the Quantum Revolution by John Gribbin
27.99 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
Erwin Schrodinger was an Austrian physicist famous for his contribution to quantum physics. He won the Nobel Prize in 1933 and is best known for his thought experiment of a cat in a box, both alive and dead at the same time, which revealed the seemingly paradoxical nature of quantum mechanics. Schroding ...Show more
Erwin Schrodinger and the Quantum Revolution by John Gribbin
39.99 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
A fascinating and colourful biography of the father of quantum mechanics, by the bestselling author of the science classic, In Search of Schrödinger's Cat. Erwin Schrödinger was an Austrian physicist famous for his contribution to quantum physics. He won the Nobel Prize in 1933 and is best known for his ...Show more
Fitzroy by John and Mary Gribbin
34.99 NZD
37.95 (7% off)
Category: Non-Fiction | Reading Level: very good
Admiral FitzRoy was descended from the illegitimate son of King Charles II and made his name as a captain on the HMS Beagle. It was for his second voyage on the ship (1832-36) that he decided to ask Charles Darwin to accompany him, and it was during this time that Darwin began to develop the ideas that ...Show more
Fitzroy: The Remarkable Story of Darwin's Captain and the Invention of the Weather Forecast by John Gribbin
26.99 NZD
Category: Non-Fiction
Admiral FitzRoy made his name as a captain on the HMS Beagle. It was for his second voyage on the ship (1831-36) that he decided to ask Charles Darwin to accompany him, and it was during this time that Darwin began to develop the ideas that would lead him to his theory of evolution by natural selection. ...Show more
From Here to Infinity by John Gribbin
49.99 NZD
Category: Science
This is a definitive, readable and visually stunning book about the solar system. Written by the legendary science writing team of John and Mary Gribbin, it offers a new appreciation of our place in the cosmos. From Here to Infinity sets a standard for other astronomy books, not only in the clarity of i ...Show more