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With its easy-to-grasp explanations of the science behind every aspect of our most urgent environmental policy decisions, "Out of Gas" is a handbook for the future of civilization.With its easy-to-grasp explanations of the science behind every aspect of our most urgent environmental policy decisions... More

In this breathtaking lecture, Richard Feynman, one of the century's greatest physicists, uses nothing more advanced than high-school geometry to explain why the planets orbit the sun elliptically rather than in perfect circles. Photos & diagrams.One of the greatest physicists of the twentieth centur... More

Overview covers thermodynamics and statistical mechanics; gases, solids, and liquids; perfect gases; electronics in metals; and the Bose condensation. Also: structure of a fluid, potential energy, interacting gases and liquids, Weiss molecular field theory, van der Waals equation, and other pertinen... More

On March 13, 1964, Feynman delivered a lecture to the Caltech freshman class, "The Motion of Planets Around the Sun"why the planets move elliptically instead of in perfect circles. For reasons unknown, most probably for his own amusement, he chose to make the argument using mathematics no more advan... More

The great theoretical physicist and Nobel Prize winnder, Richard Feynman, left an indelible imprint on scientific thought. On 14 March 1964 he delivered a remarkable lecture which, until now, was believed to be lost. His lecture was about a single fact, though by no means a small one. When a planet ... More

"Totally Wired" is the first inside guide to explore what teens are doing on the Internet. Goodstein, speaking with professionals and teens, explains how teens use technology--including the benefits and drawbacks--and how parents can set realistic boundaries in cyber space."A must read for parents (... More

The central idea in Fighting for Love in the Century of Extinction is simple: Unchecked, global warming threatens to destroy one of every two animals, birds, plants, reptiles, forests, fish and other creatures alive today on the earth. This looming ecological collapse will only be arrested if we can... More

In its fifth edition, Economics and the Environment provides a rigorous and comprehensive presentation of the "standard analysis," including the property-rights basis of environmental problems, efficient pollution control, benefit-estimation procedures, and incentive based procedures. Broader topics... More