- Hem
- Böcker
- Kurslitteratur
- Matematik & Naturvetenskap
- Alice and Bob Meet the Wall of Fire (häftad, eng)
Alice and Bob Meet the Wall of Fire (häftad, eng)
Accessible, essential coverage of the latest findings in challenging, speculative, and cutting-edge science, from the Pulitzer Prize&ndas...
209 kr
239 kr
Bara 2 kvar
Skickas inom 2-3 vardagar
Fri frakt över 299:-
Snabb leverans
Alltid låga priser
Produktbeskrivning
Accessible, essential coverage of the latest findings in challenging, speculative, and cutting-edge science, from the Pulitzer Prize–winning leaders in scientific journalism at Quanta Magazine
“If you''re a science and data nerd like me, you may be interested in Alice and Bob Meet the Wall of Fire . . from Quanta Magazine and Thomas Lin.” —Bill Gates
These stories reveal the latest efforts to untangle the mysteries of the universe. Bringing together the best and most interesting science stories appearing in Quanta Magazine over the past five years, Alice and Bob Meet the Wall of Fire reports on some of the greatest scientific minds as they test the limits of human knowledgeQuanta, under editor-in-chief Thomas Lin, is the only popular publication that offers in-depth coverage of today''s challenging, speculative, cutting-edge science. It communicates science by taking it seriously, wrestling with difficult concepts and clearly explaining them in a way that speaks to our innate curiosity about our world and ourselves.
In the title story, Alice and Bob—beloved characters of various thought experiments in physics—grapple with gravitational forces, possible spaghettification, and a massive wall of fire as Alice jumps into a black holeAnother story considers whether the universe is impossible, in light of experimental results at the Large Hadron Collider. We learn about quantum reality and the mystery of quantum entanglement; explore the source of time''s arrow; and witness a eureka moment when a quantum physicist exclaims: “Finally, we can understand why a cup of coffee equilibrates in a room.” We reflect on humans’ enormous skulls and the Brain Boom; consider the evolutionary benefits of loneliness; peel back the layers of the newest artificial-intelligence algorithms; follow the “battle for the heart and soul of physics”; and mourn the disappearance of the “diphoton bump,” revealed to be a statistical fluctuation rather than a revolutionary new particle.
Winner of the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting, Quanta once again gives us a front-row seat to scientific discovery.
Contributors
Philip Ball, K. C. Cole, Robbert Dijkgraaf, Dan Falk, Courtney Humphries, Ferris Jabr, Katia Moskvitch, George Musser, Michael Nielsen, Jennifer Ouellette, John Pavlus, Emily Singer, Andreas von Bubnoff, Frank Wilczek, Natalie Wolchover, Carl Zimmer
“If you''re a science and data nerd like me, you may be interested in Alice and Bob Meet the Wall of Fire . . from Quanta Magazine and Thomas Lin.” —Bill Gates
These stories reveal the latest efforts to untangle the mysteries of the universe. Bringing together the best and most interesting science stories appearing in Quanta Magazine over the past five years, Alice and Bob Meet the Wall of Fire reports on some of the greatest scientific minds as they test the limits of human knowledgeQuanta, under editor-in-chief Thomas Lin, is the only popular publication that offers in-depth coverage of today''s challenging, speculative, cutting-edge science. It communicates science by taking it seriously, wrestling with difficult concepts and clearly explaining them in a way that speaks to our innate curiosity about our world and ourselves.
In the title story, Alice and Bob—beloved characters of various thought experiments in physics—grapple with gravitational forces, possible spaghettification, and a massive wall of fire as Alice jumps into a black holeAnother story considers whether the universe is impossible, in light of experimental results at the Large Hadron Collider. We learn about quantum reality and the mystery of quantum entanglement; explore the source of time''s arrow; and witness a eureka moment when a quantum physicist exclaims: “Finally, we can understand why a cup of coffee equilibrates in a room.” We reflect on humans’ enormous skulls and the Brain Boom; consider the evolutionary benefits of loneliness; peel back the layers of the newest artificial-intelligence algorithms; follow the “battle for the heart and soul of physics”; and mourn the disappearance of the “diphoton bump,” revealed to be a statistical fluctuation rather than a revolutionary new particle.
Winner of the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting, Quanta once again gives us a front-row seat to scientific discovery.
Contributors
Philip Ball, K. C. Cole, Robbert Dijkgraaf, Dan Falk, Courtney Humphries, Ferris Jabr, Katia Moskvitch, George Musser, Michael Nielsen, Jennifer Ouellette, John Pavlus, Emily Singer, Andreas von Bubnoff, Frank Wilczek, Natalie Wolchover, Carl Zimmer
| Format | Häftad |
| Omfång | 288 sidor |
| Språk | Engelska |
| Förlag | MIT Press Ltd |
| Utgivningsdatum | 2018-11-20 |
| ISBN | 9780262536349 |
Specifikation
Böcker
- Häftad, 288, Engelska, MIT Press Ltd, 2018-11-20, 9780262536349
Leverans
Vi erbjuder flera smidiga leveransalternativ beroende på ditt postnummer, såsom Budbee Box, Early Bird, Instabox och DB Schenker. Vid köp över 299 kr är leveransen kostnadsfri, annars tillkommer en fraktavgift från 29 kr. Välj det alternativ som passar dig bäst för en bekväm leverans.
Betalning
Du kan betala tryggt och enkelt via Avarda med flera alternativ: Swish för snabb betalning, kortbetalning med VISA eller MasterCard, faktura med 30 dagars betalningstid, eller konto för flexibel delbetalning.
Specifikation
Böcker
- Format Häftad
- Antal sidor 288
- Språk Engelska
- Förlag MIT Press Ltd
- Utgivningsdatum 2018-11-20
- ISBN 9780262536349