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The Man from the Future
- The Visionary Life of John von Neumann
- By: Ananyo Bhattacharya
- Narrated by: Nicholas Camm
- Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins
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The smartphones in our pockets and computers like brains. The vagaries of game theory and evolutionary biology. Nuclear weapons and self-replicating spacecrafts. All bear the fingerprints of one remarkable, yet largely overlooked, man: John von Neumann....
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Good book, very odd narration
- By Ben Wiener on 04-10-22
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The Man from the Future
- The Visionary Life of John von Neumann
- Narrated by: Nicholas Camm
- Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 02-22-22
- Language: English
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The smartphones in our pockets and computers like brains. The vagaries of game theory and evolutionary biology. Nuclear weapons and self-replicating spacecrafts. All bear the fingerprints of one remarkable, yet largely overlooked, man: John von Neumann....
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Higgs
- The Invention and Discovery of the 'God Particle'
- By: Jim Baggott, Steven Weinberg - foreword
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 5 hrs and 25 mins
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The hunt for the Higgs particle has involved the biggest, most expensive experiment ever. So exactly what is this particle? Why does it matter so much? Did the discovery announced on July 4, 2012 finish the search? And was finding it really worth all the effort? The short answer is yes....
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Best of Baggott (as far as I can tell)
- By James S. on 03-17-23
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Higgs
- The Invention and Discovery of the 'God Particle'
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 5 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 08-14-18
- Language: English
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The hunt for the Higgs particle has involved the biggest, most expensive experiment ever. So exactly what is this particle? Why does it matter so much? Did the discovery announced on July 4, 2012 finish the search? And was finding it really worth all the effort? The short answer is yes....
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Faraday, Maxwell, and the Electromagnetic Field
- How Two Men Revolutionized Physics
- By: Nancy Forbes, Basil Mahon
- Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
- Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins
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Two of the boldest and most creative scientists of all time were Michael Faraday (1791-1867) and James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879). This is the story of how these two men - separated in age by 40 years - discovered the existence of the electromagnetic field....
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Amazing narration of an incredibly well told story
- By Paul de Jong on 03-01-21
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Faraday, Maxwell, and the Electromagnetic Field
- How Two Men Revolutionized Physics
- Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
- Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 01-12-21
- Language: English
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Two of the boldest and most creative scientists of all time were Michael Faraday (1791-1867) and James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879). This is the story of how these two men - separated in age by 40 years - discovered the existence of the electromagnetic field....
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Chaos
- Making a New Science
- By: James Gleick
- Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
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James Gleick explains the theories behind the fascinating new science called chaos. Alongside relativity and quantum mechanics, it is being hailed as the 20th century's third revolution....
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Best AudioBook on Math/Physics yet
- By Ryanman on 03-02-11
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Chaos
- Making a New Science
- Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 02-01-11
- Language: English
- James Gleick explains the theories behind the fascinating new science called chaos. Alongside relativity and quantum mechanics, it is being hailed as the 20th century's third revolution....
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Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
- By: Carlo Rovelli
- Narrated by: Carlo Rovelli
- Length: 1 hr and 45 mins
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This playful, entertaining, and mind-bending introduction to modern physics briskly explains Einstein's general relativity, quantum mechanics, elementary particles, gravity, black holes, the complex architecture of the Universe, and the role humans play in this weird and wonderful world....
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We are made of the same stardust...
- By Darwin8u on 03-21-16
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Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
- Narrated by: Carlo Rovelli
- Length: 1 hr and 45 mins
- Release date: 03-01-16
- Language: English
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This playful, entertaining, and mind-bending introduction to modern physics briskly explains Einstein's general relativity, quantum mechanics, elementary particles, gravity, black holes, the complex architecture of the Universe, and the role humans play in this weird and wonderful world....
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The History of Physics
- A Very Short Introduction
- By: J. L. Heilbron
- Narrated by: Sean Runnette
- Length: 5 hrs and 5 mins
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How does the physics we know today link back to its origins as a liberal art in Ancient Greece? What is the path that leads from the old philosophy of nature and its concern with humankind's place in the universe to modern massive international projects? Listen to learn more....
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narrator sounds like he's been to dentist
- By S. Lee on 01-04-19
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The History of Physics
- A Very Short Introduction
- Narrated by: Sean Runnette
- Length: 5 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 10-16-18
- Language: English
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How does the physics we know today link back to its origins as a liberal art in Ancient Greece? What is the path that leads from the old philosophy of nature and its concern with humankind's place in the universe to modern massive international projects? Listen to learn more....
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Third Thoughts
- By: Steven Weinberg
- Narrated by: John Lescault
- Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins
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A wise, personal, and wide-ranging meditation on science and society by the Nobel Prize-winning author of To Explain the World....
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Dull and Uninspired
- By David on 04-04-21
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Third Thoughts
- Narrated by: John Lescault
- Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 08-06-18
- Language: English
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A wise, personal, and wide-ranging meditation on science and society by the Nobel Prize-winning author of To Explain the World....
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The Canon
- A Whirligig Tour of the Beautiful Basics of Science
- By: Natalie Angier
- Narrated by: Nike Doukas
- Length: 13 hrs and 20 mins
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Buckle up for a joy ride through physics, chemistry, biology, geology, and astronomy....
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Tedious and preachy
- By Kimberly on 06-30-07
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The Canon
- A Whirligig Tour of the Beautiful Basics of Science
- Narrated by: Nike Doukas
- Length: 13 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 06-13-07
- Language: English
- Buckle up for a joy ride through physics, chemistry, biology, geology, and astronomy....
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The Higgs Boson
- Searching for the God Particle
- By: Scientific American
- Narrated by: Alex Boyles
- Length: 12 hrs and 50 mins
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One of the biggest discoveries in physics, the quest for the Higgs boson demonstrates the value of a good theory. In 2012, a Higgs-like particle was found near the energies scientists predicted. Armed with better evidence and better questions, the scientific process continues....
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Kudos to those who assembled this
- By pondo on 12-07-20
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The Higgs Boson
- Searching for the God Particle
- Narrated by: Alex Boyles
- Length: 12 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 10-27-20
- Language: English
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One of the biggest discoveries in physics, the quest for the Higgs boson demonstrates the value of a good theory. In 2012, a Higgs-like particle was found near the energies scientists predicted. Armed with better evidence and better questions, the scientific process continues....
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The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved
- How Mathematical Genius Discovered the Language of Symmetry
- By: Mario Livio
- Narrated by: Tom Parks
- Length: 11 hrs and 45 mins
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The first extensive account of the mathematics of symmetry and order, The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved is told not through abstract formulas but in a beautifully written and dramatic account of the lives and work of some of the greatest and most intriguing mathematicians in history....
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Historical Perspective Appreciated
- By Michael Hanrahan on 01-22-20
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The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved
- How Mathematical Genius Discovered the Language of Symmetry
- Narrated by: Tom Parks
- Length: 11 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 10-08-18
- Language: English
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The first extensive account of the mathematics of symmetry and order, The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved is told not through abstract formulas but in a beautifully written and dramatic account of the lives and work of some of the greatest and most intriguing mathematicians in history....
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Cosmosapiens
- Human Evolution from the Origin of the Universe
- By: John Hands
- Narrated by: Gildart Jackson
- Length: 31 hrs and 11 mins
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Cosmosapiens is a big-picture look at how human life emerged and evolved in the universe, incorporating the ideas of world-renowned experts....
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Nothing like taking all the fun out of science
- By Gary on 04-04-16
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Cosmosapiens
- Human Evolution from the Origin of the Universe
- Narrated by: Gildart Jackson
- Length: 31 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 02-16-16
- Language: English
- Cosmosapiens is a big-picture look at how human life emerged and evolved in the universe, incorporating the ideas of world-renowned experts....
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Helgoland
- Making Sense of the Quantum Revolution
- By: Carlo Rovelli, Erica Segre - translator, Simon Carnell - translator
- Narrated by: David Rintoul
- Length: 4 hrs and 31 mins
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One of the world's most renowned theoretical physicists, Carlo Rovelli has entranced millions of readers with his singular perspective on the cosmos. In Helgoland, he examines the enduring enigma of quantum theory....
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The cat is not sleeping
- By Anonymous on 05-30-21
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Helgoland
- Making Sense of the Quantum Revolution
- Narrated by: David Rintoul
- Length: 4 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 05-25-21
- Language: English
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One of the world's most renowned theoretical physicists, Carlo Rovelli has entranced millions of readers with his singular perspective on the cosmos. In Helgoland, he examines the enduring enigma of quantum theory....
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The Janus Point
- A New Theory of Time
- By: Julian Barbour
- Narrated by: James Langton
- Length: 13 hrs and 45 mins
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In a universe filled by chaos and disorder, one physicist makes the radical argument that the growth of order drives the passage of time - and shapes the destiny of the universe....
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Mostly math and difficult to follow.
- By M. R. Mosall on 07-19-21
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The Janus Point
- A New Theory of Time
- Narrated by: James Langton
- Length: 13 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 05-25-21
- Language: English
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In a universe filled by chaos and disorder, one physicist makes the radical argument that the growth of order drives the passage of time - and shapes the destiny of the universe....
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Ten Days in Physics That Shook the World
- How Physicists Transformed Everyday Life
- By: Brian Clegg
- Narrated by: Mark Peachey
- Length: 6 hrs and 7 mins
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The breakthroughs that have had the most transformative practical impacts, from thermodynamics to the Internet....
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Ten Days in Physics That Shook the World
- How Physicists Transformed Everyday Life
- Narrated by: Mark Peachey
- Length: 6 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 10-14-21
- Language: English
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The breakthroughs that have had the most transformative practical impacts, from thermodynamics to the Internet....
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Notes on Complexity
- By: Neil Theise
- Narrated by: Kaleo Griffith
- Length: 4 hrs and 42 mins
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Nothing in the universe is more complex than life. Throughout the skies, in oceans, and across lands, life is endlessly on the move....
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Only the first couple chapters are about complexity
- By washington on 09-21-23
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Notes on Complexity
- Narrated by: Kaleo Griffith
- Length: 4 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 05-09-23
- Language: English
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Nothing in the universe is more complex than life. Throughout the skies, in oceans, and across lands, life is endlessly on the move....
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Knocking on Heaven's Door
- How Physics and Scientific Thinking Illuminate the Universe and the Modern World
- By: Lisa Randall
- Narrated by: Carrington MacDuffie
- Length: 14 hrs and 24 mins
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The latest developments in physics have the potential to radically revise our understanding of the world: its makeup, its evolution, and the fundamental forces that drive its operation....
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Too Political
- By Allan on 12-14-11
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Knocking on Heaven's Door
- How Physics and Scientific Thinking Illuminate the Universe and the Modern World
- Narrated by: Carrington MacDuffie
- Length: 14 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 09-27-11
- Language: English
- The latest developments in physics have the potential to radically revise our understanding of the world: its makeup, its evolution, and the fundamental forces that drive its operation....
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In Search of Divine Reality
- Science as a Source of Inspiration
- By: Lothar Schäfer
- Narrated by: Patrick Ross
- Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins
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This remarkable book clearly explains the concepts of quantum physics in order to show how science and spirituality are not separate....
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In Search of Divine Reality
- Science as a Source of Inspiration
- Narrated by: Patrick Ross
- Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 12-31-14
- Language: English
- This remarkable book clearly explains the concepts of quantum physics in order to show how science and spirituality are not separate....
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Atom Land
- By: Jon Butterworth
- Narrated by: Wayne Forester
- Length: 6 hrs and 35 mins
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Atom Land brings the impossibly small world of particle physics to life, taking listeners on a guided journey through the subatomic world. Listeners will sail the subatomic seas....
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Great alternative to standard perspective.
- By Bob on 09-28-18
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Atom Land
- Narrated by: Wayne Forester
- Length: 6 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 04-03-18
- Language: English
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Atom Land brings the impossibly small world of particle physics to life, taking listeners on a guided journey through the subatomic world. Listeners will sail the subatomic seas....
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Fundamentals
- Ten Keys to Reality
- By: Frank Wilczek
- Narrated by: Sean Patrick Hopkins, Frank Wilczek
- Length: 7 hrs and 31 mins
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One of our great contemporary scientists reveals the 10 profound insights that illuminate what everyone should know about the physical world....
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Is this for kindergarteners?
- By James S. on 01-24-21
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Fundamentals
- Ten Keys to Reality
- Narrated by: Sean Patrick Hopkins, Frank Wilczek
- Length: 7 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 01-12-21
- Language: English
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One of our great contemporary scientists reveals the 10 profound insights that illuminate what everyone should know about the physical world....
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Breakfast with Einstein
- The Exotic Physics of Everyday Objects
- By: Chad Orzel
- Narrated by: Jonathan Todd Ross
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
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Author Chad Orzel illuminates the strange phenomena lurking just beneath the surface of our ordinary lives by digging into the surprisingly complicated physics involved in his (and anyone's) morning routine....
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Breakfast with Einstein
- The Exotic Physics of Everyday Objects
- Narrated by: Jonathan Todd Ross
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 12-11-18
- Language: English
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Author Chad Orzel illuminates the strange phenomena lurking just beneath the surface of our ordinary lives by digging into the surprisingly complicated physics involved in his (and anyone's) morning routine....
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