The Second Kind of Impossible: The Extraordinary Quest for a New Form of Matter, Steinhardt Paul

Автор: Steinhardt Paul
Название: The Second Kind of Impossible: The Extraordinary Quest for a New Form of Matter
ISBN: 147672993X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781476729930
Издательство: Simon & Schuster
Цена: 15320.00 T
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Описание: *Shortlisted for the 2019 Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize*

One of the most fascinating scientific detective stories of the last fifty years, an exciting quest for a new form of matter. "A riveting tale of derring-do" (Nature), this book reads like James Gleick's Chaos combined with an Indiana Jones adventure.

When leading Princeton physicist Paul Steinhardt began working in the 1980s, scientists thought they knew all the conceivable forms of matter. The Second Kind of Impossible is the story of Steinhardt's thirty-five-year-long quest to challenge conventional wisdom. It begins with a curious geometric pattern that inspires two theoretical physicists to propose a radically new type of matter--one that raises the possibility of new materials with never before seen properties, but that violates laws set in stone for centuries. Steinhardt dubs this new form of matter "quasicrystal." The rest of the scientific community calls it simply impossible.

The Second Kind of Impossible captures Steinhardt's scientific odyssey as it unfolds over decades, first to prove viability, and then to pursue his wildest conjecture--that nature made quasicrystals long before humans discovered them. Along the way, his team encounters clandestine collectors, corrupt scientists, secret diaries, international smugglers, and KGB agents. Their quest culminates in a daring expedition to a distant corner of the Earth, in pursuit of tiny fragments of a meteorite forged at the birth of the solar system.

Steinhardt's discoveries chart a new direction in science. They not only change our ideas about patterns and matter, but also reveal new truths about the processes that shaped our solar system. The underlying science is important, simple, and beautiful--and Steinhardt's firsthand account is "packed with discovery, disappointment, exhilaration, and persistence...This book is a front-row seat to history as it is made" (Nature).

Автор: Turok, Neil G. Steinhardt, Paul J.
Название: Endless universe
ISBN: 0753824426 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780753824429
Издательство: Orion
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Описание: A radical, yet accessible, new theory of the origins and future of the universe by two of the world`s leading cosmologists

Автор: Steinhardt Sue
Название: Philip T. Basher Is Imperfectphil
ISBN: 1645433455 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781645433453
Издательство: Неизвестно
Цена: 14670.00 T
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Описание: Hi My name is Philip T. Basher, and I love life

If you're ever feeling down or starting to wonder what this journey is all about, read my stories. I promise to bring you all the happiness and joy I can pack into my giant puppy body.

I won't let you down because I'm perfect...I'mperfect...imperfect. I'll tell you more about this later.

Imperfect. Just. Like. You.

In book one which you are holding in your hands, you will learn how I came to be known as Imperfectphil.

Автор: Steinhardt, Lenore
Название: Foundation and Form in Jungian Sandplay
ISBN: 1849852804 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781849852807
Издательство: Jessica Kingsley
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Автор: Steinhardt Kim
Название: Sabby and the Great Big Pipe: A True Sea Otter Adventure
ISBN: 1610353536 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781610353533
Издательство: Gazelle Book Services
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Описание: Young readers will thrill to the exciting true wildlife survival story of Sabby the Sea Otter. This wildlife adventure, illustrated with full-colour photographs of real sea otters, gives children a fun introduction to marine life and the importance of wildlife habitats. Sabby the Sea Otter is just a young pup, but his mum is teaching him everything about how to be a sea otter -- how to dive underwater, how to find food in the ocean, and how to stay safe in a world full of danger. Sabby is insatiably curious -- he wants to know everything about the bay he and his mum live in. But one day, despite all his mums warnings, Sabbys curiosity gets him in trouble when a rushing tide traps him in a human-made hazard, a great big pipe filled with water. Now Sabby needs to learn how to survive on his own, while his mum fights every obstacle to find him and make sure he is safe. Based on a true story of how a real-life sea otter pup and his mum were reunited, Sabby the Sea Otter is a heart-warming story of the love between a parent and child and a fun introduction for kids to the ocean and the animals who live there -- plus an important lesson about how human activity affects wildlife.

Автор: Steinhardt Nancy
Название: Chinese Architecture: A History
ISBN: 0691169985 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780691169989
Издательство: Wiley
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Цена: 63360.00 T
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Описание:

An unprecedented survey of the origins and evolution of Chinese architecture, from the last millennia BCE to today

Throughout history, China has maintained one of the world's richest built civilizations. The nation's architectural achievements range from its earliest walled cities and the First Emperor's vision of city and empire, to bridges, pagodas, and the twentieth-century constructions of the Socialist state. In this beautifully illustrated book, Nancy Shatzman Steinhardt presents the first fully comprehensive survey of Chinese architecture in any language. With rich political and historical context, Steinhardt covers forty centuries of architecture, from the genesis of Chinese building through to the twenty-first century and the challenges of urban expansion and globalism.

Steinhardt follows the extraordinary breadth of China's architectural legacy--including excavation sites, gardens, guild halls, and relief sculpture--and considers the influence of Chinese architecture on Japan, Korea, Mongolia, and Tibet. Architectural examples from Chinese ethnic populations and various religions are examined, such as monasteries, mosques, observatories, and tombs. Steinhardt also shows that Chinese architecture is united by a standardized system of construction, applicable whether buildings are temples, imperial palaces, or shrines. Every architectural type is based on the models that came before it, and principles established centuries earlier dictate building practices. China's unique system has allowed its built environment to stand as a profound symbol of Chinese culture.

With unprecedented breadth united by a continuous chronological narrative, Chinese Architecture offers the best scholarship available on this remarkable subject for scholars, students, and general readers.

Автор: Steinhardt, Nancy Shatzman
Название: China`s early mosques
ISBN: 1474437214 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781474437219
Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic
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Описание: Explains how the worship requirements of the mosque and the Chinese architectural system converged

Автор: Steinhardt, Arnold
Название: Indivisible By Four Pb
ISBN: 0374527008 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780374527006
Издательство: Macmillan USA/Holtzbrink(MPS)
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Цена: 11030.00 T
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Описание:

The Guarneri Quartet is fabled for its unique longevity and high-spirited virtuosity. Here is its story from the inside--a story filled with drama, humor, danger, compassion, and, of course, glorious music.

A player who studies and performs the exalted string-quartet repertoire has opted for a very special life. Arnold Steinhardt, tracing his own development as a student, orchestra player, and budding young soloist, gives a touching account of how he and his intrepid colleagues were converted to chamber music despite the daunting odds against success. And he reveals, as no one has before, the intensely difficult process by which--on the battlefield of daily three-hour rehearsals--four individualists master and then overcome the confining demands of ensemble playing.

Автор: Griggs Gary, Steinhardt Kim
Название: The Edge: The Pressured Past and Precarious Future of California`s Coast
ISBN: 1610353099 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781610353090
Издательство: Неизвестно
Цена: 17430.00 T
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Описание: The Edge is a dramatic snapshot of the California coast's past, present, and probable future in a time of climate change and expanding human activity. Written by two marine experts who grew up on the coast, The Edge is both a celebration of the coast's natural and cultural uniqueness and a warning of the many complex changes that threaten that uniqueness.

The Pacific coast is the most iconic region of California and one of the most fascinating and rapidly changing places in the world. Densely populated, urbanized, and industrialized -- but also home to wilderness with complex, fragile ecosystems -- the coast is the place where humanity and nature coexist in a precarious balance that is never perfectly stable. As ocean levels rise, coastal communities are starting to erode, and entire neighborhoods have been lost to the sea. Coastal ecosystems and wildlife that were already stressed by human settlement now face new dangers, some threatening their very existence. The combined impacts of climate change, housing and commercial growth, commercial fisheries, oil drilling and production, along with environmental advocacy, all come together to define the future of the region. A masterful and sweeping synthesis of environmental and social science, The Edge presents a comprehensive portrait of natural and cultural history -- the story of the people, communities, industries, ecology, and wildlife of the California coast.