The authorized biography of a brilliant theoretical physicist and science communicator, featuring revelations from never-before-seen personal records, by an award-winning writer and...

Albert Einstein transformed our understanding of the universe--but he didn't do it alone. This book traces the full arc of the relativity revolution, from the overlooked protorelativity period...

An illuminating deep dive into the GIF and its evolution from a technical workaround to a powerful digital communication tool. Since its creation in 1987, the Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) has...

What happens in the brain on the brink of death? One person’s last words might be lucid, revealing deep-seated thoughts and emotions. Another person might be brought to intensive care and never...

"It's in every photo you post to Instagram, every Google search you make, and every prompt you give to ChatGPT. Big Math-the branch of modern mathematics behind our digital revolution-operates under...

In this eagerly anticipated sequel to the classic bestseller In Search of Schrodinger's Cat, John Gribbin digs even deeper into the mysterious and confounding world of quantum mechanics. Gribbin...

"The "Mozart of mathematics" invites readers on a brief tour of six core ideas-numbers, algebra, geometry, probability, analysis, and dynamics-that capture the beauty and power of mathematical...

From the bestselling author of Chaos and The Information, a sweeping history of the instrument that created modern life.In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell spoke the words “Mr. Watson―come here―I want to...

"In the first half of the twentieth century, the tremendous energy locked up in the nuclei of atoms was discovered and then liberated, bringing the promise of utopia and the threat of apocalypse. The...

This highly technical introduction to formal languages in computer science covers all areas of mainstream formal language theory, including such topics as operations on languages, context-sensitive...

An award-winning science writer shows how math helps us solve the universe's mysteries.  "If you like reading about math without having to do math, this is a stellar book." --Forbes   One of...

A collection of twenty pieces that represent the best science and nature writing published the previous year and explores our ever-changing world. On his selections for this year’s The Best American...

A fresh and eye-opening new explanation of AI—and how its focus on specifics is changing our ideas about ourselves and our world. From a Harvard researcher, philosopher, entrepreneur, former comedy...

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