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• Absolute zero. Some like it cold
• Boltzmann. The genius of disorder
• Chandra. The journey of a star
• Dimensions. The story behind the scenery
• Euler. A mine of golden formulas
• Faraday. A portrait of the scientist as a young man
• Germain. Sophie's choice
• Harriott. Looking for Mr. Harry
• Ising. A magnetic modesty
• Jacobi. An elliptic thriller
• Kepler. Cannonballs and bee cells
• Landau. The Ten Commandments
• Maxwell. Fiat lux
• Numbers. Prime suspect
• Oppenheimer. An explosive plan
• Pauli. A strange couple
• Quantum. The garden of forking paths
• Rasetti. From atomic nuclei to Cambrian trilobites
• Spallanzani. The uncanny priest
• Touschek. The Lord of the Rings
• Ulam. The art of simulation
• Venus. The cruel goddess
• Weil. The Brahmin of Mathematics
• X-ray. Seeing the invisible
• Yang. Mirror of Deception
• Zwicky. Dark is the sky.

"Science, with its inherent tension between the known and the unknown, is an inexhaustible mine of great stories. Collected here are twenty-six among the most enchanting tales, one for each letter of the alphabet: the main characters are scientists of the highest caliber most of whom, however, are unknown to the general public. This book goes from A to Z. The letter A stands for Abel, the great Norwegian mathematician, here involved in an elliptic thriller about a fundamental theorem of mathematics, while the letter Z refers to Absolute Zero, the ultimate and lowest temperature limit, - 273,15 degrees Celsius, a value that is tremendously cooler than the most remote corner of the Universe: the race to reach this final outpost of coldness is not yet complete, but, similarly to the history books of polar explorations at the beginning of the 20th century, its pages record successes, failures, fierce rivalries and tragic desperations. In between the A and the Z, the other letters of the alphabet are similar to the various stages of a very fascinating journey along the paths of science, a journey in the company of a very unique set of characters as eccentric and peculiar as those in Ulysses by James Joyce: the French astronomer who lost everything, even his mind, to chase the transits of Venus; the caustic Austrian scientist who, perfectly at ease with both the laws of psychoanalysis and quantum mechanics, revealed the hidden secrets of dreams and the periodic table of chemical elements; the young Indian astrophysicist who was the first to understand how a star dies, suffering the ferocious opposition of his mentor for this discovery. Or the Hungarian physicist who struggled with his melancholy in the shadows of the desert of Los Alamos; or the French scholar who was forced to hide her femininity behind a false identity so as to publish fundamental theorems on prime numbers. And so on and so forth. Twenty-six stories, which reveal the most authentic atmosphere of science and the lives of some of its main players: each story can be read in quite a short period of time -- basically the time it takes to get on and off the train between two metro stations. Largely independent from one another, these twenty-six stories make the book a harmonious polyphony of several voices: the reader can invent his/her own very personal order for the chapters simply by ordering the sequence of letters differently. For an elementary law of Mathematics, this can give rise to an astronomically large number of possible books -- all the same, but - then again - all different. This book is therefore the ideal companion for an infinite number of real or metaphoric journeys"--Publisher's website

• Science
• Physics
• Mathematics
• Evolution
• Chemistry
• Biology
• Intelligence
• History
• Philosophy
• Aesthetics of science
• Science is a festive of business.

In this book, Professor Anatoly Buchachenko gives a brief and informative description of the most striking achievements and discoveries made in the major natural sciences at the turn of the century - in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. The author has a rare ability to describe scientific discoveries so that these achievements and their significance are understandable not only by professionals and scientists of all specialities, but for any reader interested in modern science, its role in the existence of mankind, and its impact on human society. Originally published in Russian, Professor Buchachenkos book describes the interaction of natural sciences with social ones--philosophy and history--as well as the part played by the human factor in the development of science, especially the role of the great scientists.

Cell Reports. Physical Science promotes collaboration and interdisciplinary work between physical scientists. Articles express fundamental insight and/or technological application within fields including: chemistry, physics, materials science, energy science, and engineering. Includes short-form single-point stories called Reports, longer Articles and short Reviews covering recent literature in emerging and active fields.

• Front Matter
• Introduction
• Studying Systems from Two Viewpoints
• Classical Mechanics and Numerical Methods
• Intra- and Intermolecular Potentials in Simulations
• The Mechanics of Molecular Dynamics
• Probability Theory and Molecular Simulations
• Statistical Mechanics in Molecular Simulations
• Thermostats and Barostats
• Simulations of Structural and Thermodynamic Properties
• Simulations of Dynamic Properties
• Monte Carlo Simulations.

Provides hands-on knowledge enabling students of and researchers in chemistry, biology, and engineering to perform molecular simulations This book introduces the fundamentals of molecular simulations for a broad, practice-oriented audience and presents a thorough overview of the underlying concepts. It covers classical mechanics for many-molecule systems as well as force-field models in classical molecular dynamics; introduces probability concepts and statistical mechanics; and analyzes numerous simulation methods, techniques, and applications. Molecular Simulations: Fundamentals and Practice starts by covering Newton's equations, which form the basis of classical mechanics, then continues on to force-field methods for modelling potential energy surfaces. It gives an account of probability concepts before subsequently introducing readers to statistical and quantum mechanics. In addition to Monte-Carlo methods, which are based on random sampling, the core of the book covers molecular dynamics simulations in detail and shows how to derive critical physical parameters. It finishes by presenting advanced techniques, and gives invaluable advice on how to set up simulations for a diverse range of applications. -Addresses the current need of students of and researchers in chemistry, biology, and engineering to understand and perform their own molecular simulations -Covers the nitty-gritty ? from Newton's equations and classical mechanics over force-field methods, potential energy surfaces, and probability concepts to statistical and quantum mechanics -Introduces physical, chemical, and mathematical background knowledge in direct relation with simulation practice -Highlights deterministic approaches and random sampling (eg: molecular dynamics versus Monte-Carlo methods) -Contains advanced techniques and practical advice for setting up different simulations to prepare readers entering this exciting field Molecular Simulations: Fundamentals and Practice is an excellent book benefitting chemist, biologists, engineers as well as materials scientists and those involved in biotechnology.
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'A gripping new drama in science ... if you want to understand how the concept of life is changing, read this' Professor Andrew Briggs, University of Oxford When Darwin set out to explain the origin of species, he made no attempt to answer the deeper question: what is life? For generations, scientists have struggled to make sense of this fundamental question. Life really does look like magic: even a humble bacterium accomplishes things so dazzling that no human engineer can match it. And yet, huge advances in molecular biology over the past few decades have served only to deepen the mystery. So can life be explained by known physics and chemistry, or do we need something fundamentally new? In this penetrating and wide-ranging new analysis, world-renowned physicist and science communicator Paul Davies searches for answers in a field so new and fast-moving that it lacks a name, a domain where computing, chemistry, quantum physics and nanotechnology intersect. At the heart of these diverse fields, Davies explains, is the concept of information: a quantity with the power to unify biology with physics, transform technology and medicine, and even to illuminate the age-old question of whether we are alone in the universe. From life's murky origins to the microscopic engines that run the cells of our bodies, The Demon in the Machine is a breath-taking journey across the landscape of physics, biology, logic and computing. Weaving together cancer and consciousness, two-headed worms and bird navigation, Davies reveals how biological organisms garner and process information to conjure order out of chaos, opening a window on the secret of life itself.
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How does life create order from chaos? And just what is life, anyway? Leading physicist Paul Davies argues that to find the answers, we must first answer a deeper question- 'What is information?' To understand the origins and nature of life, Davies proposes a radical vision of biology which sees the underpinnings of life as similar to circuits and electronics, arguing that life as we know it should really be considered a phenomenon of information storage. In an extraordinary deep dive into the real mechanics of what we take for granted, Davies reveals how biological processes, from photosynthesis to birds' navigation abilities, rely on quantum mechanics, and explores whether quantum physics could prove to be the secret key of all life on Earth. Lively and accessible, The Demon in the Machineboils down intricate interdisciplinary developments to take readers on an eye-opening journey towards the ultimate goal of science- unifying all theories of the living and the non-living, so that humanity can at last understand its place in the universe.
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• Preface ix Acknowledgements xi Abbreviations xii D. Bierens de Haan's Bibliography xiii The Organization of the Bibliography xv
• Part 1. Main Bibliography Sources and Methods 3 Secondary Source References 5 Location Codes 22 Bibliography 31 Appendix I. Editions Included in Bierens de Haan but Not in This Bibliography 1039 Appendix II. Editions by Subject 1083 Appendix III. Editions by Publisher/Printer 1093 Appendix IV. Editions by Person 1129
• Part 2. Calendars, almanacs, and prognostications Sources and Methods 1173 Secondary Source References 1175 Location Codes 1180 Bibliography 1185 Appendix I. Editions Included in Bierens de Haan but Not in This Bibliography 1407 Appendix II. Editions by Publisher/Printer 1408.
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In this bibliography of the exact sciences in the Low Countries, Klaas Hoogendoorn gives a detailed analytical description by autopsy of all printed books published by scientists associated with the Low Countries from ca. 1470 to the Golden Age (1700). The books' locations are given, along with secondary bibliographical sources and concise biographies of the authors. Includes indexes of the editions by subject, printer/publisher and person. Along with books on subjects including mathematics, physics, military science and navigation, the second part describes all known almanacs and prognostications for the period, providing the most complete survey yet available. It is a thoroughly revised and expanded update of D. Bierens de Haan's Bibliographie neerlandaise historique-scientifique ... (Rome, 1883) up to about 1700.
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