Una sorta di comitato di controllo della Federazione Intergalattica ha inviato sulla Terra un Giudice col compito di decidere se sopprimere o no il nostro pianeta, ormai di modello antiquato e, soprattutto rovinato da una pessima manutenzione. Inizialmente il Giudice sembra propenso a fare piazza pulita della Terra e dei suoi abitanti, ma dopo aver incontrato una maestrina appassionata di scienze (che, novella Sheherazade, lo intrattiene in un...
Una sera la gatta della scuola decide di fermare le scorribande dei gattini del quartiere e li chiama a scuola per toglierli dalla strada. Ma che cosa potrebbe fare per interessarli e divertirli? Trovato: il laboratorio di scienze! Lì dentro può insegnare loro un sacco di cose importanti. Quel laboratorio li affascina così tanto che decidono di darsi il nome di Lab-Gatti. Ogni argomento include una facile attività o compito da completare. Età ...
Explains the impact of relativity on everything from slowing clocks and stretched space to GPS systems. Distinguishes between the special theory of relativity and the general theory, and how they differ.
In The God Experiment, Russell Stannard looks at what modern science can bring to the ancient question: how can we prove God's existence? The God Experiment is a fascinating challenge to our assumptions about God, science and our place in the Universe.
Wir alle glauben, dass wir im selben dreidimensionalen Raum leben, dass die Zeit für jeden gleich schnell vergeht und dass die Summe der Winkel in einem Dreieck immer 180° beträgt. Doch Einsteins Relativitätstheorie hat alle diese >Wahrheiten< in Frage gestellt. Es gibt Umstände, unter denen sich jede von ihnen als falsch erweist. Ausgehend von alltäglichen Beobachtungen und den Ergebnissen einfachster Experimente führt Russell Stannard in die...
Mr Tompkins is back! The mild-mannered bank clerk with the short attention span and vivid imagination has inspired, charmed and informed young and old alike since the publication of the hugely successful Mr Tompkins in Paperback (by George Gamow) in 1965. He is now back in a new set of adventures exploring the extreme edges of the universe - the smallest, the largest, the fastest, the farthest. Through his experiences and his dreams, you are t...
Scott and Lucie have been chosen by scientists to test Virtutopia - a virtual perfect world. With the aid of a body sheath they can create any world they choose, right down to thoughts, colours and senses. However, they soon discover that worlds are more complicated than they thought.
Originally published to high acclaim in Great Britain and now updated and available for the first time in a U.S. edition, Science and the Renewal of Belief sheds light on ways in which science and religion influence each other and can help each other. "Science and logic cannot establish belief, " writes author Russell Stannard, "but belief can be confirmed and renewed within the changed perspective of modern science.
A unique presentation for young adults of age-old questions on the existence of God and the science and religion relationship set in the form of online discussions of fourteen-year-old Sam and God. Visit the book's website at www.here-i-amonline.org.
- A charming and educational re-telling of Bible stories, showing how people over the course of history have learned about God- Traces the way in which Christians have come to understand God, with much of that path also common to the Jewish and Islamic religions- Ideal for Sunday school and home discussions
Down the centuries there have been various attempts to prove the existence of God, and to demonstrate God's action in the world. Russell Stannard, the distinguished physicist and author, looks at what modern science can bring to the discussion. Are the difficulties of "knowing" God the same difficulties physicists now confront in "knowing" the physical world?Comparing the latest scientific theories and age-old religious thinking, Stannard prod...
