1815, de vulkaan Tambora barst met zoveel kracht uit dat temperaturen over de hele wereld dalen - het is de start van een jaar zonder zomer en wereldwijde hongersnood

1859, een krachtige zonnestorm legt het globale telegraafnetwerk plat

1908, een steen uit de ruimte slaat in en legt in Siberië een gebied ter grootte van Luxemburg plat

1918, de Spaanse griep eist vijftig miljoen slachtoffers.

Het zijn zeldzame scenario’s, maar ooit is het opnieuw prijs. Zijn we klaar als de alarmniveaus wee...

Demonstrates that theory of evolution by natural selection discovered by Charles Darwin - is only answer to biggest question of all: why do we exist?

This book will draw these diverse threads together and present entropy as one of the crucial physical concepts.

In The Theoretical Minimum, the author provided a first course in classical mechanics, offering readers everything they need to start doing physics. In this book, he returns with the next challenge that every aspiring physics buff must tackle: quantum mechanics. It combines explanations, helpful dialogues, and basic exercises.

An arresting insight into the origins and material culture of Arctic peoples, whose lifestyle is now threatened by climate change.

The fourth edition of Pedrottis' Introduction to Optics is a comprehensive revision of a classic guide to the fascinating properties of light, now with new authors. Ideally suited for undergraduate optics courses in physics and electrical/electronic engineering departments, this edition adopts a distinctive phenomenological approach, bringing the underlying science to life through interactive simulations and beautifully revised figures. The modular structure and succinct style of previous edi...

The inner workings of our universe explained in an instant

Explores how doctors strive to close the gap between best intentions and best performance in the face of obstacles that sometimes seem insurmountable. This book discusses the ethical dilemmas of doctors' participation in lethal injections and examines the influence of money on modern medicine.

The fifth edition of this well-established, highly regarded two-volume set continues to provide a fundamental introduction to advanced particle physics while incorporating substantial new experimental results, especially in the areas of the Higgs and top quark sectors, as well as CP violation and neutrino oscillations.