Diversen
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Measure for Measure
DIV0024 Alex Hebra
From the cubit used by Noah to build the ark to the angstrom in spectroscopy, units of measure have been integral to science and engineering. Throughout history, countless systems of measurement ha…
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Fire in the Mind
DIV0022 George Johnson
Science, Faith and the search for order. Concentrating on the Centre for the Study of Complex Systems in Los Alamos and the religious beliefs of surrounding communities, Journalist George Jo…
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Conversations about the end of Time
DIV0020 Stephen Gould, Umberto Eco et al.
Where does our fascination with the Apocalypse come from? Is time cyclical or linear? Can society survive without ideology? Can children be philosophers? Four great witnesses of our closing century…
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Across the Frontiers
DIV0018 Werner Heisenberg
Heisenberg’s non-technical writings on physics have always been notable for a strong sense of the history of the subject, and for a clear perception of the impact of modern discoveries on tim…
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My view of the world
DIV0016 Max Planck
A Nobel prize winner, a great man and a great scientist, Erwin Schrödinger has made his mark in physics, but his eye scans a far wider horizon: here are two stimulating and discursive essays w…
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Where is science going?
DIV0014 Max Planck
Excerpt: What has led them to devote their lives to the pursuit of science? That question is difficult to answer and could never be answered in a simple categorical way. Personally I am inclined to…
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Riddles in your teacup
DIV0012 Partha Goose, Dipankar Home
Fun with everyday scientific puzzles: Why is the night dark? How do bees buzz? Why do tea leaves collect in the centre of the cup after stirring? What makes a river meander? Why do people sn…
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Facing the Future
DIV0012 Michael Allaby
This work seeks to provide a positive picture of science, depicting it as a real hope for the future. Covering 100 topics such as global warming, nuclear power, food additives, pesticides in farmin…
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Up the infinite corridor
DIV0010 Fred Hapgood
In Up the Infinite Corridor, Fred Hapgood explores the mental landscape of engineering a style of thought, a mode of operation, a particular form of creativity that increasingly defines the traject…
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Driving Mister Albert
DIV0008 Machael Paterniti
As the pathologist on duty at Princeton Hospital on April 17 1955, it was Thomas Harvey`s job to carry out the autopsy on Albert Einstein. It must have been a humbling experience, coming face to fa…
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Why nothing can travel faster than light
DIV0005 David Zimmerman, Barry Zimmerman
This collection of lively essays provides an engaging and fast-paced overview on key contemporary scientific issues and arguments, and will enlighten and entertain everyone who is interested in the…
Allsky-camera
Met een allsky-camera (voorzien van een fish-eye lens) wordt de volledige hemel boven de sterrenwacht voortdurend in de gaten gehouden. Dit levert vaak mooie en spectaculaire beelden.