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Quantum physics, relativity, particles and heat, explained for everyday readers. Hear how matter, energy, forces and time really work, in plain words you can follow.

Physics Library

A Short History of Nearly Everything

Atomic Accidents: A History of Nuclear Meltdowns and Disasters from the Ozark Mountains to Fukushima

Antimatter

Chaos: Making a New Science

Built: The Hidden Stories Behind Our Structures

Brief Answers to the Big Questions

Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs: The Astounding Interconnectedness of the Universe

Cosmos

Energy: A Beginner's Guide

Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman

Genesis: The Story of How Everything Began

Helgoland: Making Sense of the Quantum Revolution

Hyperspace: Journey Through Parallel Universes and the 10th Dimension

How the World Really Works: The Science Behind How We Got Here and Where We're Going

How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems

In Pursuit of the Unknown: 17 Equations That Changed the World

Light: A Radiant History from Creation to the Quantum Age

On the Origin of Time: Stephen Hawking's Final Theory

Quantum Supremacy: How the Quantum Computer Revolution Will Change Everything

Physics of the Impossible: A Scientific Exploration of the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation and Time Travel

Seven Brief Lessons on Physics

Relativity: The Special and the General Theory

Reality Is Not What It Seems: The Journey to Quantum Gravity

Structures: Or Why Things Don't Fall Down

The Biggest Ideas in the Universe: Space, Time, and Motion

The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning and the Universe Itself

The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World

The Emperor’s New Mind: Concerning Computers, Minds, and the Laws of Physics

The Laws of Thermodynamics: A Very Short Introduction

The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Civilization in the Aftermath of a Cataclysm

The Janus Point: A New Theory of Time

The Grand Design

The God Equation: The Quest for a Theory of Everything

The Particle at the End of the Universe: How the Hunt for the Higgs Boson Leads Us to the Edge of a New World

The Order of Time

The Upright Thinkers: The Human Journey from Living in Trees to Understanding the Cosmos

The Tao of Physics: An Exploration of the Parallels Between Modern Physics and Eastern Mysticism

Time Travel: A History

Why Information Grows: The Evolution of Order, from Atoms to Economies

When Einstein Walked with Gödel: Excursions to the Edge of Thought

What is Life?: With Mind and Matter and Autobiographical Sketches

What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions

Welcome to the Universe: An Astrophysical Tour

Until the End of Time: Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe

Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea

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