Títulos en Física

In this Very Short Introduction, William Lowrie describes the internal and external processes that affect the planet, as well as the principles and methods of geophysics used to investigate them. From analyses of Earth's deepest interior to measurements made from Earth-orbiting satellites, Lowrie shows how geophysical exploration is vitally important in the search for mineral resources and emphasizes our need to understand the history of our planet and the processes that govern its continuing evolution. 

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has attracted one of the world’s largest online followings with his fascinating, widely accessible insights into science and our universe. Now, Tyson invites us to go behind the scenes of his public fame by unveiling his candid correspondence with people across the globe who have sought him out in search of answers. In this hand-picked collection of 100 letters, Tyson draws upon cosmic perspectives to address a vast array of questions about science, faith, philosophy, life, and of course, Pluto.

El carbono es un elemento esencial en el desarrollo de la vida en nuestro planeta. Ciclo del carbono. El carbón, el diamante, el petróleo. Viaje al Universo de lo muy pequeño. Lupa. Microscopio óptico. Microscopio electrónico. Microscopio de efecto túnel. Mundo atómico. Mundo subatómico: un mundo donde casi todo es vacío. Los quarks: los ladrillos básicos de la materia Origen de las ciudades. Primeras viviendas. Historia de los materiales de construcción.

Haben Sie schon mal erlebt, was passiert, wenn ein Physiker auf einer Party eingeladen ist? Jeder will ihn etwas fragen und sein Geheimwissen über Atome, Schaltkreise und Planetenbahnen anzapfen. Physiker haben auf Parties wirklich keinen Spaß. "Sag mal, du als Physiker. Der P.M.-Podcast" stellt Ihnen gleich zwei auskunftsfreudige Physiker zur Seite. Vor dem Mikrofon werden die beiden vom P.M.-Chefredakteur im Zaum gehalten. Hören Sie rein und erfahren Sie, ob Atome eher Walzer oder Tango tanzen, warum der Ketchup nicht aus der Flasche will und ob Zeitreisen wirklich möglich sind.

Time rules our lives, woven into the very fabric of the universe-from the rising and setting of the sun to the cycles of nature, the thought processes in our brains, and the biorhythms in our day. Nothing so pervades our existence and yet is so difficult to explain. But now, in a series of 24 riveting lectures, you can grasp exactly why - as you take a mind-expanding journey through the past, present, and future, guided by a noted author and scientist.

A Short History of Nearly Everything is Bill Bryson's fascinating and humorous quest to understand everything that has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization. He takes subjects that normally bore the pants off most of us, like geology, chemistry, and particle physics, and aims to render them comprehensible to people who have never thought they could be interested in science. In the company of some extraordinary scientists, Bill Bryson reveals the world in a way most of us have never seen it before.

Our true origins are not only human, or even terrestrial, but in fact cosmic. Drawing on recent scientific breakthroughs and cross-pollination among geology, biology, astrophysics, and cosmology, Origins illuminates the soul-stirring leaps in our understanding of the cosmos. This newly revised and updated edition features such startling discoveries as the more than 5,000 newly detected exoplanets that shed light on the origins of and possibilities for life in the cosmos.

Una guida per tutti attraverso le rivoluzioni scientifiche che hanno sconvolto la fisica nel ventesimo secolo. Con folgorante chiarezza vengono qui spiegate la teoria della relatività generale di Einstein, la meccanica quantistica, i buchi neri, la complessa architettura dell'universo, le particelle elementari, la gravità e la natura del tempo e della mente: una limpida e divertente introduzione a quelle scoperte della fisica contemporanea che smentiscono ogni nostra percezione e intuizione immediata.

Aunque ignoramos quiénes fueron los inventores del vidrio, es este uno de los elementos más antiguos conocidos por la Humanidad.

Per tutta la vita, Stephen Hawking si è dedicato a indagare il mondo attraverso la lente della fisica, maneggiando concetti complicatissimi in bilico tra scienza e filosofia: dalla natura dei buchi neri all'origine del tempo, fino alla ricerca di un senso per la nostra esperienza su questo sperduto pianeta, ai confini di una remota galassia sospesa nell'impressionante vastità del cosmo.

Neil deGrasse Tyson has a talent for guiding readers through the mysteries of outer space with stunning clarity and almost childlike enthusiasm. This collection of his essays from Natural History magazine explores a myriad of cosmic topics. Tyson introduces us to the physics of black holes by explaining what would happen to our bodies if we fell into one; he also examines the needless friction between science and religion, and notes Earth's status as "an insignificantly small speck in the cosmos".

Breve historia de la carrera espacial es un texto imprescindible porque no se limita a darnos una batería de datos científicos, sino que nos muestra las teorías clásicas sobre el universo: la cosmología griega, el universo de Dante o el Sueño de Kepler. Completa la información del texto un glosario de términos relacionados con la Ciencia Astronáutica y un apéndice donde se explican, de un modo divulgativo, los fundamentos de la ciencia espacial.

Oppenheimer y la bomba atómica presenta una instantánea brillante de un científico y su controvertido trabajo. Ofrece una explicación clara y accesible de cómo se desarrolló la bomba atómica, de su importancia y de las implicaciones que ha tenido durante el siglo XX y el presente...

The brain is made up of 85 billion neurons, which are connected by over 100 trillion synapses. For over a century, a diverse array of researchers have been trying to find a language that can be used to capture the essence of what these neurons do and how they communicate - and how those communications create thoughts, perceptions, and actions. The language they were looking for was mathematics, and we would not be able to understand the brain as we do today without it.

"It doesn't take an Einstein to understand modern physics," says Professor Wolfson at the outset of these 24 lectures on what may be the most important subjects in the universe: relativity and quantum physics. Both have reputations for complexity. But the basic ideas behind them are, in fact, simple and comprehensible by anyone. These dynamic and illuminating lectures begin with a brief overview of theories of physical reality starting with Aristotle and culminating in Newtonian or "classical" physics.

In this absorbing and frequently contentious book, Roger Penrose puts forward his view that there are some facets of human thinking that can never be emulated by a machine. The book's central concern is what philosophers call the "mind-body problem". Penrose examines what physics and mathematics can tell us about how the mind works, what they can't, and what we need to know to understand the physical processes of consciousness.

Wenn ein Physiker auf einer Party eingeladen ist, will ihn jeder etwas fragen. Warum können wir noch nicht beamen? Warum wird mein Kaffee kalt? Was ist dunkle Materie? Physiker haben auf Parties wirklich keinen Spaß. In der zweiten Staffel "Sag mal, du als Physiker. Der P.M.-Podcast" stehen Ihnen wie immer zwei sehr auskunftsfreudige Physiker zur Seite. Vor dem Mikrofon werden die beiden noch immer vom P.M.-Chefredakteur im Zaum gehalten. Kommen Sie mit in die zweite Staffel und lassen Sie sich Glühbirnen, feuchte Keller und Rasenmäherroboter erklären.

Ein Leben ohne Physiker ist möglich, aber freudlos. Deswegen gibt es nun die bereits 8. Staffel dieses Podcasts. Ist das schon ein Naturgesetz? In den nächsten 24 Folgen stellen sich die Physiker mal wieder die wirklich wichtigen Fragen: Was hat ein Luftballon, der uns die Haare zu Berge stehen lässt, mit FFP2-Masken zu tun? Wie fängt man Gas, mit dem viele ihre Häuser heizen, eigentlich ein, um es sicher zu transportieren? Wie baut man eigentlich Brücken, die vieles aushalten? Wie bestimmt Physik unser Büro? Und was sollten wir uns für den nächsten Waldspaziergang unbedingt merken?

The Los Angeles Times headline screamed: Rocket Scientist Killed in Pasadena Explosion. The man known as Jack Parsons, a maverick rocketeer who helped transform a derided sci-fi plotline into actuality, was at first mourned as a scientific prodigy. But reporters soon uncovered a more shocking story: Parsons had been a devotee of the city’s occult scene.

"Che cosa sappiamo sull'universo, e come lo sappiamo? Da dove è venuto, e dove sta andando? L'universo ebbe un inizio e, in tal caso cosa c'era prima? Il tempo avrà mai una fine?". Con questi quesiti Stephen Hawking ci introduce in una straordinaria avventura: un'emozionante cavalcata nel tempo. L'espansione dell'universo, il principio di indeterminazione, le particelle elementari e le forze della natura, l'origine e la sorte dell'universo, l'unificazione della fisica sono le grandi tappe di questo viaggio indimenticabile.