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Quantum physics for kids : unraveling the mysteries of physics / by Montiel, Angel,author.;
What is quantum physics? -- Meet the tiny particles: atoms and electrons -- The quantum world: exploring the very small -- Wave-particle duality: light and matter's weird behavior -- Quantum superposition: fantastic...being in two sites at once! -- Quantum entantlement: the spooky connection -- Quantum leap: electrons moving up -- Schr©œdinger's cat: a quantum thought experiment -- The uncertainty principle: the more you know, the less you see! -- Quantum tunneling: passing through walls? -- The double-slit experiment: light, particles, and waves -- Photons: the light particles -- Quantum physics in nature -- Quantum computers: technology of the future -- The quantum vacuum: empty but full of energy! -- Quantum physics in technology -- Secret messages never cracked: quantum cryptography -- The multiverse theory: could there be another you? -- Time travel and quantum physics -- Black holes and quantum physics -- Fun quantum experiments you can do at home."This book introduces young readres and their parents to the alluring world of quantum physics. Through simple language, relatable examples, and fun experiments, this book resolves big questions about the universe, like how particles can be in two places at once or why light sometimes acts like a wave and other times like a particle. Designed to spark curiousity, this book makes learning about science and adventure for the whole family"--Back cover.
Subjects: Quantum theory;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A different universe : reinventing physics from the bottom down / by Laughlin, Robert B.(CARDINAL)465044;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-244) and index.Frontier law -- Living with uncertainty -- Mount Newton -- Water, ice, and vapor -- Schrödinger's cat -- The quantum computer -- Vin Klitzing -- I solved it at dinner -- The nuclear family -- The fabric of space-time -- Carnival of the baubles -- The dark side of protection -- Principles of life -- Star warriors -- Picnic table in the sun -- The emergent age.
Subjects: Physics;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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STORM : the ghost machine / by Young, E. L.(CARDINAL)486588;
The fourteen-year-old geniuses of STORM, a secret organization dedicated to eliminating the world's misery through science and technology, travel to Venice to investigate two "ghostly" burglaries and uncover a larger, more sinister plan involving teleportation, quantum computers, and a plot to assassinate the leading figures of international intelligence.520LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Action and adventure fiction.; Ghost stories.; Spy fiction.; Adventure stories; Inventors; Scientists; Secret societies;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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The particle at the end of the universe : how the hunt for the Higgs boson leads us to the edge of a new world / by Carroll, Sean,1966-author.(CARDINAL)544558;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-320) and index.Prologue -- The point -- Next to godliness -- Atoms and particles -- The accelerator story -- The largest machine ever built -- Wisdom through smashing -- Particles in the waves -- Through a broken mirror -- Bringing down the house -- Spreading the word -- Nobel dreams -- Beyond this horizon -- Making it worth defending -- Appendix one. Mass and spin -- Appendix two. Standard model particles -- Appendix three. Particles and their interactions.Scientists have just announced an historic discovery on a par with the splitting of the atom: the Higgs boson, the key to understanding why mass exists, has been found. Carroll takes readers behind the scenes of the Large Hadron Collider at CERN to meet the scientists and explain this landmark event. We only discovered the electron just over a hundred years ago and considering where that took us-- from nuclear energy to quantum computing-- the inventions that will result from the Higgs discovery will be world-changing.
Subjects: Higgs bosons.;
Available copies: 9 / Total copies: 11
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The particle at the end of the universe : how the hunt for the Higgs boson leads us to the edge of a new world / by Carroll, Sean,1966-author.(CARDINAL)544558;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Prologue -- The point -- Next to godliness -- Atoms and particles -- The accelerator story -- The largest machine ever built -- Wisdom through smashing -- Particles in the waves -- Through a broken mirror -- Bringing down the house -- Spreading the word -- Nobel dreams -- Beyond this horizon -- Making it worth defending -- Appendix one. Mass and spin -- Appendix two. Standard model particles -- Appendix three. Particles and their interactions.Scientists have just announced an historic discovery on a par with the splitting of the atom: the Higgs boson, the key to understanding why mass exists, has been found. Carroll takes readers behind the scenes of the Large Hadron Collider at CERN to meet the scientists and explain this landmark event. We only discovered the electron just over a hundred years ago and considering where that took us-- from nuclear energy to quantum computing-- the inventions that will result from the Higgs discovery will be world-changing.
Subjects: Higgs bosons.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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The one thing you need to know : the simple way to understand the most important ideas in science / by Chown, Marcus,author.(CARDINAL)355655;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-246) and index.Gravity -- Electricity -- Global warming -- Why the Sun is hot -- The second law of thermodynamics -- Plate tectonics -- Quantum theory -- Atoms -- Evolution -- Special relativity -- The brain -- General relativity -- Human evolution -- Black holes -- The standard model -- Quantum computers -- Gravitational waves -- The Higgs field -- Antimatter -- Neutrinos -- The Big Bang."From gravity to black holes, special relativity to global warming, this authoritative and entertaining book from bestselling author Marcus Chown breaks down complex science into manageable chunks, explaining the one thing you really need to know to get to grips with the subject. Rather than trying to bend your mind around all the vast and confounding details of things such as gravitational waves, electricity and black holes, wouldn't it be easier to understand just one central concept from which everything else follows? If you've ever found yourself fascinated by the idea of quantum computing but feel a little overwhelmed by the mindblowing subject of quantum mechanics or concerned by climate change but haven't been able to get to grips with the details of global warming, this book is for you. Let's take atoms, for example - what on earth are they? Well, if you start to think of them less like things you can't see with complex little nuclei and more like the alphabet of nature, which in different configurations can make a rose, a galaxy or a newborn baby, they might start to feel a little more understandable. Or gravitational waves - they sound poetic, but why are they creating so much excitement? Think of them as the voice of space, vibrations on the drumskin of space-time - before delving into all their complexities. In twenty-one short and engaging chapters, Chown explains the one thing you need to know to understand some of the most important scientific ideas of our time. Packed full of astounding facts, scientific history and the entertaining personalities at the heart of the most pivotal discoveries about the workings of our universe, this is an accessible guide to all the tricky stuff you've always wanted to understand more about"--
Subjects: Science;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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The code book the science of secrecy from ancient Egypt to quantum cryptography / by Singh, Simon.(CARDINAL)643460;
Subjects: Cryptography.; Cryptography; Ciphers.; Data encryption (Computer science); Confidential communications.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The code book : the science of secrecy from ancient Egypt to quantum cryptography / by Singh, Simon.(CARDINAL)643460;
Includes index.
Subjects: Ciphers; Confidential communications.; Cryptography; Data encryption (Computer science);
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 7
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Salem's cipher / by Lourey, Jess,1970-author.(CARDINAL)476018;
"Salem Wiley is a genius cryptanalyst, courted by the world's top security agencies ever since making a breakthrough discovery in her field of quantum computing. She's also an agoraphobe, shackled to a narrow routine by her fear of public places. When her mother's disappearance is linked to a plot to assassinate the country's first viable female presidential candidate, Salem finds herself both target and detective in a modern-day witch hunt. Drawn into a labyrinth of messages encrypted by Emily Dickinson and centuries-old codes tucked inside the Beale Cipher, Salem begins to uncover the truth: an ancient and ruthless group is hell-bent on ruling the world, and only a select group of women stands in its way." -- Amazon.com.
Subjects: Cryptologic fiction.; Detective and mystery fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Cryptographers; Secret societies; Conspiracies;
Available copies: 14 / Total copies: 14
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The magick of physics : uncovering the fantastical phenomena in everyday life / by Flicker, Felix,author.(CARDINAL)868898;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-305) and index.The physics of dirt -- The four elements -- The magic of crystals -- Reflections on the motive power of fire -- Beyond the fields we know -- Spells of division -- Spells of protection -- In search of the philosopher's stone -- The boundless vista."If you were to present the feats of modern science to someone from the past, those feats would surely be considered magic. Theoretical physicist Felix Flicker proves that they are indeed magic--just familiar magic. The name for this magic is "condensed matter physics." Most people haven't heard of the field, yet more than a third of physicists identify as condensed matter researchers, making it the most active area in the subject--with good reason. Condensed matter is the solids, liquids, and gasses that surround us--and the more exotic matters--which dictate every aspect of our present existence, and hold the keys to a brighter future, from quantum computing to real-life invisibility cloaks"--
Subjects: Informational works.; Physics; Condensed matter.;
Available copies: 9 / Total copies: 12
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