Interstellar Travel
- Past, Present and Future -
How We and Alien Beings May Travel Between the Stars, Galaxies and Even Into Time 1977
By: John W. Macvey (Author)
When men finally do travel to the stars, to distant galaxies, and possibly to other universes, and even into time, how will we do it? And if aliens have already visited Earth, may arrive in the future, or are even visiting us now, what are the techniques, the means? How might it be accomplished? For the first time, an eminent scientist takes up this topic in language a layman can understand. He explains how bent space, black holes and space tunnels may bridge vast interstellar gulfs, providing time-destroying short-cuts for travelers to places inconceivably remote in our own universe - or in other universes. The author initiates you into the problems of interstellar navigation at near light speeds, calls into question the immutability of the Einstein-"light velocity barrier", and raises the possibilities of hyper-optical tachyon travel.
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What Remains to Be Discovered:
Mapping the Secrets of the Universe, the Origins of Life, and the Future of the Human Race Paperback – November 5, 1999
By: John Maddox (Author)
What wonders of science will the 21st century bring? John Maddox takes up this challenge by describing precisely what remains to be discovered. Building on twenty-three years' experience at the helm of the world's preeminent science magazine, Nature, Maddox identifies new areas of discovery in physics, biology, health, intelligence, and global catastrophe. As Maddox shows, the rate of scientific discovery will continue to accelerate, hurtling us toward ever more exciting discoveries in the next century.
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Unsolved Mysteries of Science (2001)
By: John Malone (Author)
A Mind-Expanding Journey through a Universe of Big Bangs, Particle Waves, and Other Perplexing Concepts. A lively exploration of the biggest questions in science. How Did the Universe Begin? The Big Bang has been the accepted theory for decades, but does it explain everything? How Did Life on Earth Get Started? What triggered the cell division that started the evolutionary chain? Did life come from outer space, buried in a chunk of rock? What is Gravity? Newton's apple just got the arguments started, Einstein made things more complicated. Just how does gravity fit in with quantum theory? What Is the Inside of the Earth Like? What exactly is happening beneath our feet, and can we learn enough to help predict earthquakes and volcanic eruptions? How Do We Learn Language? Is language acquisition an inborn biological ability, or does every child have to start from scratch? Is There a Missing Link? The story of human evolution is not complete. In addition to hoaxes such as "Piltdown Man" and extraordinary finds such as "Lucy," many puzzles remain. What, in the end, do we mean by a "missing link"?
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Quantum Mechanics
by Arthur March
This text deals with quantum mechanics from its earliest developments, covering both the quantum mechanics of wave fields and the older quantum theory of particles. The final chapter culminates with the author's presentation of his revolutionary theory of fundamental length--a concept designed to meet many of quantum theory's longstanding basic difficulties.
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Mendeleev on the Periodic Law: Selected Writings, 1869 - 1905
Edited by William B. Jensen
By the dawn of the nineteenth century, "elements" had been defined as basic building blocks of nature resistant to decomposition by chemical means. In 1869, the Russian chemist Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev organized the discord of the elements into the periodic table, assigning each element to a row, with each row corresponding to an elemental category. The underlying order of matter, hitherto only dimly perceived, was suddenly clearly revealed.
This is the first English-language collection of Mendeleev's most important writings on the periodic law. Thirteen papers and essays, divided into three groups, reflect the period corresponding to the initial establishment of the periodic law (three papers: 1869-71), a period of priority disputes and experimental confirmations (five papers: 1871-86), and a final period of general acceptance for the law and increasing international recognition for Mendeleev (five papers: 1887-1905). A single, easily accessible source for Mendeleev's principle papers, this volume offers a history of the development of the periodic law, written by the law's own founder. |
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