Physics, history
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Subtle Is the Lord
Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica
Nuclear physicist Chien-Shiung Wu
A cultural history of physics
Why Beauty Is Truth
Innovation in Maxwell's Electromagnetic Theory
Max Planck
Uncertainty
Pierre-Simon Laplace, 1749-1827
The Oxford history of Western philosophy
Nature and motion in the Middle Ages
Geons, Black Holes and Quantum Foam
Black bodies and quantum cats
Isaac Newton and the scientific revolution
Physics in the nineteenth century
The culture of time and space, 1880-1918
Uncertainty
Taking the Quantum Leap
Thirty years that shook physics
Einstein's Mistakes
Physical sciences
In Pursuit of the Unknown
From x-rays to quarks
Avoid Being Sir Isaac Newton
Einstein's Heroes
Landmark experiments in twentieth century physics
On the Shoulders of Giants
The metaphysical foundations of modern physical science
The dilemmas of an upright man
The Scientist as Rebel
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