Russell Stannard

Russell (Emeritus Professor of Physics Stannard, The Open University UK)

Einstein's theory of relativity shattered the world of physics - replacing Newtonian ideas of space and time with bizarre and counterintuitive conclusions: a world of slowing clocks and stretched space, black holes and curved space-time. This Very Short Introduction explores and explains the theory in an accessible and understandable way.

Relativity: A Very Short Introduction

Contributors include Paul Davies, George Ellis, Owen Gingrich, Robert Herrmann, Harold Koenig, Arthur Peacocke, John Polkinghorne, and Keith Ward.

God For The 21St Century

Modern bilim, dünyayı anlamamızda devrim yarattı. Büyük Patlama evrenin başlangıcına dair bir ışık yaktı. Nasıl insan olduk sorusu, evrimsel varlık hiyerarşisinin bulgularıyla yanıtlandı. Einstein, bildiğimiz maddenin enerjiye dönüştüğünü ve farklı boyutların varlığını ortaya koydu. Peki ya tüm bu devrimsel gelişmeler Tanrı hakkındaki bilgimizi nasıl etkiledi?§ Büyük Patlamadan önce ne vardı? Büyük Patlamadan önce ne vardı? Robotlara da peygamber gelir mi? Evrendeki bu ince ayar bir Akıllı Tasarımcının varlığının kanıtı mıdır? Einstein, Tanrı’ya inanıyor muydu? Beyinde bir Tanrı noktası var mı? Yaşam neden var oldu? Genetik mühendisliği, Tanrı rolünü oynamak mıdır? Darwin, Tanrı’yı öldürdü mü? Evrim, Tanrı’ya dair bilginin anahtarı mı? Freud, Tanrı ile çalışır mı? Bedenden fazla bir şey miyiz? Yoksa bir ruhumuz var mı? Marslılara da kitap inmiş midir? Hristiyan, Yahudi, Müslüman ve Hindu geleneklerinden 8 ülkeden 50 bilim insanı, psikolog, teolog ve filozof, elinizdeki kitapta bu soruların cevaplarını arıyor. Bu kitap bilim ve din konusunda kafası karışıklar için rehber niteliğindedir.

21. Yüzyıl için Tanrı

Relativitätstheorien

George Gamow

The layman is introduced to modern physics when a personable bank clerk, interested in scientific matters, has fantastic adventures.

George Gamow's Classic Mr Tompkins in Paperback

The New World of Mr Tompkins

'Where is the centre of the universe?' 'Why is water wet?' 'What are atoms made of?' 'Will the sun ever blow up?' Fresh from Uncle Albert's postbag here are 100 science questions from children on subjects including Black Holes, atoms, clouds, colour and volcanoes.

100 1/2 Tricky Science Questions Answered

Ask Uncle Albert

Virtutopia is a new development in Inter Personal Virtual Reality. With the aid of a body sheath which harnesses and stimulates all the senses, anyone can create any world they chose - a world that can be fully experienced, right down to thoughts, feelings, tastes and textures. Two children, Scott and Lucie, are chosen by VirtuCorp scientist Theodore Birkin to test out Virtutopia for themselves. But they quickly discover that worlds are rather more complicated to construct than they had ever imagined. This gripping and entertaining novel raises fundamental questions about who controls who, and why the world is the way it is.

Virtutopia

Inspired by the Uncle Albert trilogy, children write to Uncle Albert, Professor Russell Stannard, with mind-boggling questions on everything under the sun. This 2nd collection of letters and answers is by turns thought-provoking, funny and touching.

More Letters to Uncle Albert

Ceri Jones

The workbook provides additional grammar exercises and further vocabulary practice. It also contains a complete writing syllabus linked to the language and situations in the student's book.

Inside Out

Grounds for Reasonable Belief

Faced with the immensity of space, do astronomers regard us humans as insignificant specks in the vast cosmos? Do evolutionary biologists consider themselves to be mere animals? Do neuroscientists anticipate that one day the dissection of the brain will explain away our minds? Do experts on Artificial Intelligence see themselves as nothing but a form of robot? In Science and Wonders Russell Stannard asks the ultimate questions of a host of leading scientists and theologians in Britain and America. He talks to the Archbishop of York in his Palace, to the psychiatrist Montague Barker on Freud's couch in Hampstead, to the biologist Steven Rose in his lab. How should we view ourselves in the light of modern science? Did the Big Bang mark the creation of the Universe, and if so does it imply or rule out a Creator? And how might human beings continue to evolve?

Science and Wonders

Can Science Prove the Existence of God?

The God Experiment

This book covers a wide range of scientific topics, including black holes, planets, atoms, stars, clouds, colour, flying and volcanoes.

Jamie isn't keen on the idea of boarding school, and when he arrives he's even more horrified to discover his science teacher doesn't seem to know what she's talking about. Then headmaster Dr Dyer reveals the secret purpose of his Academy. He trains selected pupils to infiltrate the media and industry at the highest levels. Their job: to actively muddle and delay scientific progress. He says this is to prevent harm to humans and damage to the environment. But is Dr Dyer entirely as he seems? Join Jamie and his friend Emily as they unravel the plot, expose Dr Dyer's real motive, and save the world from plunging into chaos. This enthralling novel raises fundamental questions about the use and misuse of science. It is also an entirely new and fun way to learn a lot of science. Also available on Faber Penguin Audiobooks.

Dr Dyer's Academy

The Council of the Federation of Universes has decreed that the universe is to be destroyed. Not just the Earth, but the Sun, the Stars, Space, Time - everything. No-one can convince the appeals judge that he is wrong - until he visits Earth.

World of 1001 Mysteries

Russell Stannard, author of the hugely successful 'Uncle Albert' series, has done more than anyone else to popularize science and make it something that is fun and readable. Here, he takes us on a guided tour of the Universe. But this is no ordinary introduction to astronomy and cosmology. The explanations are inspired by a wonderfully varied collection of poems from poets such as Spike Milligan, Ted Hughes, Emily Dickinson, Roger McGough, Matthew Sweeney and Benjamin Zephaniah, as well as from children themselves. Russell Stannard weaves a brilliant narrative between the poems so that we learn about such phenomena as shooting stars, black holes, the Solar System, and space travel, while the poets never let us lose sight of the mystery and awe that captured our curiosity in the first place. The anthology is a wonderful bridge between the more accessible world of the imagination and the often terrifyingly austere world of science, aimed at readers between the ages of 8 and 12.

Space, Time, Rhythm and Rhyme

Book Three in an action-packed adventure series - which also explores the three great physics theories of Albert Einstein!

Uncle Albert and the Quantum Quest

Explores different ways in which the Bible portrays God and shows how people's understanding of God has changed and developed over the course of history.

The Curious History of God

Annotation. 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."

Science and the Renewal Of Belief

In this book, Russell Stannard replies to 60 letters from children asking about science and the nature of the universe. Questions include: How many space aliens are there?; Why doesn't God fall out of the sky?; and Do animals go to heaven?

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