Brief answers to the big questions

By Hawking, Stephen

Publishing Date: [2018]

Classification: 500

Call Number: 500 HAW

Offers the renowned scientist's final thoughts on using science to address the most important challenges facing humanity.

Oppenheimer: portrait of an enigma

By Bernstein, Jeremy

Publishing Date: ©2004

Classification: 500

Call Number: 530.092 BER

This book is described as "an engrossing portrait of the life and contributions of J. Robert Oppenheimer, providing keen insights into his complex personality and in clear language, his impressive contributions to physics and to the development of the atomic bomb."

Einstein: his space and times

By Gimbel, Steven

Publishing Date: [2015]

Classification: 500

Call Number: 530.092 GIM

The commonly held view of Albert Einstein is of an eccentric genius for whom the pursuit of science was everything. But in actuality, the brilliant innovator whose Theory of Relativity forever reshaped our understanding of time was a man of his times, always politically engaged and driven by strong moral principles. An avowed pacifist, Einstein's mistrust of authority and outspoken social and scientific views earned him death threats from Nazi sympathizers in the years preceding World War II. To him, science provided not only a means for understanding the behavior of the universe, but a foundation for considering the deeper questions of life and a way for the worldwide Jewish community to gain confidence and pride in itself. Steven Gimbel's biography presents Einstein in the context of the world he lived in, offering a fascinating portrait of a remarkable individual who remained actively engaged in international affairs throughout his life. This revealing work not only explains Einstein's theories in understandable terms, it demonstrates how they directly emerged from the realities of his times and helped create the world we live in today.

The body electric: electromagnetism and the foundation of life

By Becker, Robert O.

Publishing Date: c1985

Classification: 500

Call Number: 591.19 BEC

An orthopedic surgeon's controversial experiments and case studies involving his bioelectric theory show how the human body's need for electricity offers almost limitless possibilities for medical treatment - (Baker & Taylor)