Fully updated edition of the first book published by world-renowned astrophysicist and bestselling author Neil deGrasse Tyson.

Rural Geographies provides a critical, contemporary and accessible introduction to understanding rural change by using geographical ideas to explain and analyse current issues affecting the countryside.

This book provides an accessible introduction to radioactivity. The second in a two-volume set, this volume is presented in two parts, covering its development and modern applications.

The book introduces the main ideas and concepts of Newtonian, Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics, including the basics of rigid body motion and relativistic dynamics, at an intermediate to advanced level.

New edition of a world-renowned introductory text to the rapidly-growing and dynamic field of Gene Cloning and DNA Analysis Gene Cloning and DNA Analysis is a comprehensive introductory text that explores all of the topics vital for a complete understanding of gene cloning and DNA analysis. Presented in full color, the text's easy-to-follow layout and over 250 clear illustrations make the material simple and accessible for a diverse readership. This newly revised and updated Ninth Edition hig...

De mensheid treedt een nieuw technologisch tijdperk binnen. Kwantumcomputers gaan ons helpen om onze grootste problemen – klimaatverandering, aanhoudende honger, ongeneeslijke ziekten – op te lossen. De inter nationaal bekende wetenschapsjournalist Michio Kaku legt in dit boek uit hoe kwantumcomputers werken en hoe ze ons leven gaan veranderen. Zijn verwachting is dat de nieuwe computers ons in staat zullen stellen om schone, hernieuwbare energie op te wekken zonder radioactief afval of d...

This textbook provides an accessible introduction to the basic concepts of relativistic cosmology and the standard big bang model of cosmology, along with an introduction to quantum field theory and the standard model of particle physics.