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Cosmos

The Quantum Universe (And Why Anything That Can HapThe Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the MoA Brief History of Time

Thinking in Systems: A Primer

Physics of the Impossible: A Scientific Exploration into theThe Hidden Reality: Parallel Universes and the Deep LawsDesign in Nature: How the Constructal Law Governs EvoluIdeas And Opinions

The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform theEinstein: His Life and Universe

Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution

507 Mechanical Movements: Mechanisms and Devices (D30 Arduino Projects for the Evil Genius

The Feynman Lectures on Physics, boxed set: The New MThe Physics Book: From the Big Bang to Quantum ResurrThe Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture

The Holographic Universe: The Revolutionary Theory of RParallel Worlds: A Journey Through Creation, Higher DimeThe Grand Design

The Field: The Quest for the Secret Force of the UniverseThis Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human ObsThe Infinity Puzzle: Quantum Field Theory and the Hunt foThe Grand Design

Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel UniverThe Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions,

Chaos: Making a New Science

Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space

QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter (Princeton SFeynman

A Student's Guide to Maxwell's Equations

Why Does E=mc2? (And Why Should We Care?)

Knocking on Heaven's Door: How Physics and Scientific T

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Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human DeThe Making of the Atomic Bomb

Before the Lights Go Out: Conquering the Energy Crisis BHedy's Folly: The Life and Breakthrough Inventions of HedThe Art of Electronics

The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions,

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Simply Complexity: A Clear Guide to Complexity Theory

Basic Physics: A Self-Teaching Guide (Wiley Self-TeachinThe Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives

Linked: How Everything Is Connected to Everything Else aThe Universe in a Nutshell

Mastering Audio, Second Edition: The Art and the ScienceCycles of Time: An Extraordinary New View of the UniversNonlinear Dynamics And Chaos: With Applications To PhyNapoleon's Buttons: How 17 Molecules Changed History

Billions & Billions: Thoughts on Life and Death at the BrinkDance Music Manual, Second Edition: Tools, Toys, and TeEngine Management: Advanced Tuning

Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void

The Body Electric: Electromagnetism And The FoundationPredictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape OurMaking Things Talk: Using Sensors, Networks, and ArduinMixing Audio, Second Edition: Concepts, Practices and ToFlatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions (Dover Thrift EComplex Adaptive Systems: An Introduction to ComputatiThe Quantum World: Quantum Physics for Everyone

Physics I For Dummies (For Dummies (Math & Science))

Universe: The Definitive Visual Guide

DIY Solar Projects: How to Put the Sun to Work in Your HThe Quantum Story: A History in 40 Moments

Principles of Electrodynamics (Dover Books on Physics)

What Do You Care What Other People Think?: Further AdSix Easy Pieces: Essentials of Physics Explained by Its MDancing Wu Li Masters: An Overview of the New Physics

How to Teach Relativity to Your Dog

Introduction to Electrodynamics (3rd Edition)

Quantum Mechanics and Path Integrals: Emended EditionThe Cartoon Guide to Physics

Solar System: A Visual Exploration of All the Planets, Moo

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The Problem of Increasing Human Energy

Introduction to Quantum Mechanics (2nd Edition)

The Road to Reality: A Complete Guide to the Laws of theScience and Practice of Strength Training, Second EditionGenius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman

Bottled Lightning: Superbatteries, Electric Cars, and the NThe Self-Aware Universe

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Quantum Theory (Dover Books on Physics)

Mr g: A Novel About the CreationPhotovoltaic Design and Installation For Dummies (For DuThe Illustrated Brief History of Time, Updated and ExpandThe Cosmic War: Interplanetary Warfare, Modern Physics

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