Títulos en Física

Breve historia de la carrera espacial es un texto imprescindible porque no se limita a darnos una batería de datos científicos, sino que nos muestra las teorías clásicas sobre el universo: la cosmología griega, el universo de Dante o el Sueño de Kepler. Completa la información del texto un glosario de términos relacionados con la Ciencia Astronáutica y un apéndice donde se explican, de un modo divulgativo, los fundamentos de la ciencia espacial.

We understand the stars at a much deeper level, not as legendary figures connected with constellations, but as engines of matter, energy, and the raw material of life itself. The Life and Death of Stars introduces you to this story in 24 half-hour lectures that lead you through the essential ideas of astrophysics - the science of stars. Your guide is Professor Stassun, an award-winning teacher and noted astrophysicist. He provides lively, eloquent, and authoritative explanations at a level suitable for science novices as well as for those who already know their way around the starry sky.

Quantum theory is weird. As Niels Bohr said, if you aren’t shocked by quantum theory, you don’t really understand it. For most people, quantum theory is synonymous with mysterious, impenetrable science. And in fact for many years it was equally baffling for scientists themselves. In this tour de force of science history, Manjit Kumar gives a dramatic and superbly written account of this fundamental scientific revolution.

Oppenheimer y la bomba atómica presenta una instantánea brillante de un científico y su controvertido trabajo. Ofrece una explicación clara y accesible de cómo se desarrolló la bomba atómica, de su importancia y de las implicaciones que ha tenido durante el siglo XX y el presente.

A good book may have the power to change the way we see the world, but a great book actually becomes part of our daily consciousness, pervading our thinking to the point that we take it for granted, and we forget how provocative and challenging its ideas once were - and still are. The Structure of Scientific Revolutions is that kind of book.

The Great Courses has produced thousands of lectures that have introduced millions of lifelong learners to some of the biggest and most fascinating ideas that humans have ever thought. Now, enjoy 36 lectures specially curated from some of our most popular courses and get an interesting learning experience across a wide range of disciplines.

Written in his early 60s, Tesla looks back on the events that shaped his life as the inventor of our modern world. Like many exceptional artists, scientists, and engineers, Tesla's senses and intellect worked on a higher level, which often afflicted him physically. Yet, he overcame, and used his special abilities and strong educational background to make electricity the servant of man.

In This Explains Everything, John Brockman, founder and publisher of Edge.org, asked experts in numerous fields and disciplines to come up with their favorite explanations for everyday occurrences. Why do we recognize patterns? Is there such a thing as positive stress? Are we genetically programmed to be in conflict with each other? Those are just some of the 150 questions that the world's best scientific minds answer with elegant simplicity.

Nichts ist für immer und alles verändert sich – manchmal sogar die Naturgesetze. In der 9. Staffel ihres Podcasts steigen die Physiker mit euch wieder hinter das physikalische Wirken der großen und kleinen Dinge des Lebens. Dabei beantworten sie in 24 Folgen unter anderem diese Fragen: Wo steckt die Physik im Wald – und wo auf dem Balkon? Wie funktioniert eigentlich eine Eisenbahn? Was bauen wir auf dem Mars? Welche ist die (physikalisch) schönste Brücke der Welt?Ihr werdet es erfahren.

«Has cambiado mi vida» es una frase muy común en los emails que Walter Lewin recibe a diario de fans cautivados por sus «videoclases» sobre la física. Durante cuarenta y tres años como profesor en el Instituto Tecnológico de Massachusetts, Lewin ha perfeccionado su peculiar arte de enseñar y de hacer de la física algo divertido. En Por amor a la física Lewin responde a preguntas curiosas y nos acompaña en un viaje maravilloso abriendo nuestros ojos a la belleza y al poder con los que la física puede revelar los mecanismos ocultos del mundo que nos rodea.

A partir del momento en que Einstein publicó, en 1905 y 1917, sus revolucionarios trabajos sobre su teoría de la relatividad, la visión que el ser humano tenía del mundo y del universo cambió para siempre. Einstein y la relatividad presenta una instantánea brillante de la vida y la obra de Einstein dentro de su contexto histórico y científico, y explica, de un modo claro y accesible, el significado y la importancia de su teoría de la relatividad, además de la manera en que esta ha cambiado y determinado el progreso de la ciencia en el siglo XX.

Desde la observación del cielo nocturno hasta la definición del segundo, desde el calendario sumerio hasta la creación del gregoriano, desde las clepsidras de los antiguos egipcios hasta el súper preciso reloj atómico… De los tiempos en que las longitudes se medían en codos o pies al establecimiento del metro patrón, la producción de ropa "ready to wear" y la invención del gps.

Our true origins are not only human, or even terrestrial, but in fact cosmic. Drawing on recent scientific breakthroughs and cross-pollination among geology, biology, astrophysics, and cosmology, Origins illuminates the soul-stirring leaps in our understanding of the cosmos. This newly revised and updated edition features such startling discoveries as the more than 5,000 newly detected exoplanets that shed light on the origins of and possibilities for life in the cosmos.

During the last 50 years, numerous physicists have tried to unravel the secrets of string theory. Yet why do these scientists work on a theory lacking experimental confirmation? Why String Theory? provides the answer, offering an easily understood and accessible panorama of the who, what, and why of this large aspect of modern theoretical physics.

¿Qué constituye exactamente un átomo? ¿Cómo y por qué se formó el universo a la existencia y cómo terminará todo esto? ¿Qué partículas subatómicas van a constituir el modelo estándar? Este ensayo sirve como punto de entrada a la física nuclear y contiene muchas referencias útiles para otros trabajos sobre este y otros temas relacionados. El ensayo también se ocupa de cosas fascinantes.

Developed by experienced professors and professionally narrated for easy listening, this course is a great way to explore the subject of college-level physics. The audio is focused and high-yield, covering the most important topics you might expect to learn in a typical undergraduate physics course. The material is accurate, up-to-date, and broken down into bite-size sections. There are quizzes and key takeaways following each section to review questions commonly tested and drive home key points.

Human history has seen many surprising and profound turning points. The ways that humans learned to use raw materials to create activity and resources set the stage for the most compelling and life-altering phase of the modern era, the Industrial Revolution. Born during this time on different continents but connected by similar interests, two men indelibly marked their generation and those that followed with their genius and foresight. This audiobook covers the war of currents and the individual lives of Tesla and Edison.

World renowned scientist, Dr. Gerald Pollack, takes us on a fantastic voyage through water, showing us a hidden universe teeming with physical activity - providing simple explanations for everyday phenomena, which you have inevitably seen but not really understood. Have you ever wondered how do clouds made up of dense water droplets manage to float in the sky? Why don't your joints squeak as they rub together? Why do you sink in dry sand, but not in wet sand? Pollack uses a recent and fundamental scientific finding - EZ water - to help explain these and many other head-scratchers.

Può distruggere o curare, essere usato per diagnosi mediche o come chiave di accesso per esplorare l'infinitamente piccolo. Dannazione o salvezza per l'umanità? L'atomo è il mattone fondamentale della materia, il suo nucleo alimenta il Sole e potrebbe garantirci per sempre energia sicura e pulita. Questo audiolibro ce lo illustra a tutto campo, dai nanomateriali alla medicina, alle comunicazioni, affacciandosi sul futuro dove il teletrasporto, i computer quantistici, i mantelli dell'invisibilità lo renderanno ancora più protagonista.

Un día, Miguel estaba viendo Star Trek cuando, de pronto, se le ocurrió cómo revolucionar la teoría de la relatividad y viajar más rápido que la luz… La anécdota, que parece sacada de The Big BangTheory, es completamente real. La protagonizó un joven mexicano cuando estudiaba su doctorado en Cardiff. Este libro cuenta aquel momento, pero—más interesante aún—relata la ciencia que hay detrás de esa posibilidad, de aquellateoría de Einstein y de algunos de los postulados más espléndidos de la astrofísica.