A brilliant, lucid introduction to the interplay between cosmology, particle physics and what we know about when our universe began. Written for a general science audience ...

Explains the new developments and the scientific impact of the computer as an instrument of the new sciences of complexity.

Much of the world seems chaotic and unpredictable, but the regular movement of celestial bodies and certain demonstrable physical phenomena seem to indicate the existence of a ...

"Since the first edition of the book appeared in 1979 major developments have occurred, with the discovery of yet more particles and the emergence of novel theoretical ideas ...

Presents a guide to quantum physics including the history of quantum theory, its basic principles, and future applications.

From Simon & Schuster, Superforce is Paul Davies' latest work that searches for a grand unified theory of nature. Superforce explains how recent discoveries in physics and the ...

Adam Phillips, "the closest thing we have to a philosopher of happiness," brings us a dazzling roundup of provocative essays on psychoanalysis and literature.