physicists

After teenage Sri Lankan Ranjit Subramanian, a math prodigy, reconstructs and publishes the famous last theorem of Pierre de Fermat, the powerful aliens called the Grand Galactics respond to the flash of nuclear explosions and decide to exterminate humanity just as Earth's superpowers develop a new, nonlethal, way of promoting global peace.

A tour of some of the most engaging discoveries in physics, presented by the MIT professor best known for his YouTube-aired lectures, covers such topics as why lightning strikes, how musical harmony happens, and the incredible strength of a flea.

Draws from Albert Einstein's personal letters to tell his life story and examine his way of thinking, exploring his methods of questioning the world and showing how this shaped his politics and morality.

Chronicles the life of Ernest Rutherford, focusing on his revolutionary ideas on modern physics and the discoveries he made that changed the study of science in the nineteenth century.

Presents a brief biography of Isaac Newton, providing information on his childhood, his education, and his achievements in science.

An illustrated study commemorating the centenary of Albert Einstein's "Annus Mirabilis Papers" of 1905, his four articles that provided a foundation for modern physics and revolutionized the world's understanding of space, time, energy, matter, and light.

Contains the text of four plays written by comedic actor Steve Martin, featuring the title selection about an imagined meeting between Pablo Picasso and Albert Einstein in 1904.

Chronicles the life of nineteenth-century physicist L?on Foucault, the first person to offer definitive proof that the earth revolves on its own axis.

Fictional account of patent clerk Albert Einstein and the new worlds he imagines in his dreams.

Chronicles the life of physicist John Archibald Wheeler and discusses his work with other famous physicists, his involvement with the Manhattan Project, his theories of electricity and magnetism, and other related topics.