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Princeton
Earth Science
2021
From acclaimed writer and biologist Sean B. Carroll, a
rollicking, awe-inspiring story of the surprising power of
chance in our lives and the world
A Series of Fortunate Events
Why is the world the way it is? How did we get here? Does
everything happen for a reason or are some things left to
chance? Philosophers and theologians have pondered these
questions for millennia, but startling scientific discoveries
over the past half century are revealing that we live in a world
driven by chance. A Series of Fortunate Events tells the story
of the awesome power of chance and how it is the surprising
source of all the beauty and diversity in the living world.
Like every other species, we humans are here by accident.
But it is shocking just how many things—any of which might
never have occurred—had to happen in certain ways for
any of us to exist. From an extremely improbable asteroid
impact, to the wild gyrations of the Ice Age, to invisible
“Fascinating and exhilarating— accidents in our parents’ gonads, we are all here through an
Sean B. Carroll at his very best.” astonishing series of fortunate events. And chance continues
—Bill Bryson, author of The Body: to reign every day over the razor-thin line between our life
A Guide for Occupants and death.
“Profound, witty, and funny—this book This is a relatively small book about a really big idea. It is
will change the way you see yourself, also a spirited tale. Drawing inspiration from Monty Python,
and the universe, forever.” Kurt Vonnegut, and other great thinkers, and crafted by
—Alice Roberts, author of The one of today’s most accomplished science storytellers, A
Incredible Unlikeliness of Being Series of Fortunate Events is an irresistibly entertaining and
thought-provoking account of one of the most important but
least appreciated facts of life.
Sean B. Carroll is an award-winning scientist, writer,
educator, and film producer. He is Vice President for Science
Education at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the
Balo-Simon Chair of Biology at the University of Maryland.
His books include The Serengeti Rules (Princeton), Brave
Genius, and Remarkable Creatures, which was a finalist for the
National Book Award.
2020. 224 pages. 40 b/w illus. 1 table.
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Cover image: On the edge of ice in the Amundsen Gulf, Landsat imagery courtesy of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and U.S. Geological Survey.
Why an awareness of Earth’s temporal rhythms is
critical to our planetary survival
Timefulness
Few of us have any conception of the enormous timescales
of our planet’s long history, and this narrow perspective un-
derlies many of the environmental problems we are creating.
The lifespan of Earth can seem unfathomable compared to
the brevity of human existence, but this view of time denies
our deep roots in Earth’s history—and the magnitude of
our effects on the planet. Timefulness reveals how knowing
the rhythms of Earth’s deep past and conceiving of time
as a geologist does can give us the perspective we need for
a more sustainable future. Featuring illustrations by Haley
Hagerman, this compelling book offers a new way of thinking
about our place in time, showing how our everyday lives
are shaped by processes that vastly predate us, and how our
actions today will in turn have consequences that will outlast
us by generations.
Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book
“A profound meditation on the richness, depth and entangle-
Prize in Science and Technology
ments of geologic time.”
Longlisted for the PEN/E. O. Wilson —Wall Street Journal
Prize for Literary Science Writing,
“Timefulness is a delightful and interesting read. . . . Made me
PEN America
feel as though I was having a glass of wine with a friend who
was explaining geologic history while sketching on a napkin.”
—David R. Wunsch, Science
“In this trenchant study, Bjornerud calls for a new geological
literacy to instill deeper knowledge of planetary rhythms and
processes.”
—Barbara Kiser, Nature
This edition includes discussion questions for reading
groups.
Marcia Bjornerud is professor of geology and environ-
mental studies at Lawrence University. She is the author
of Reading the Rocks: The Autobiography of the Earth and a
contributing writer for Elements, the New Yorker’s science and
technology blog.
2020. 224 pages. 12 b/w illus.
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Why the social character of scientific knowledge makes
it trustworthy
Why Trust Science?
Are doctors right when they tell us vaccines are safe? Should
we take climate experts at their word when they warn us
about the perils of global warming? Why should we trust
science when so many of our political leaders don’t? Naomi
Oreskes offers a bold and compelling defense of science,
revealing why the social character of scientific knowledge is
its greatest strength—and the greatest reason we can trust it.
Tracing the history and philosophy of science from the late
nineteenth century to today, this timely and provocative book
features a new preface by Oreskes and critical responses by
climate experts Ottmar Edenhofer and Martin Kowarsch,
political scientist Jon Krosnick, philosopher of science Marc
Lange, and science historian Susan Lindee, as well as a
foreword by political theorist Stephen Macedo.
A Five Books Best Climate Book “This book should be mandatory reading for anyone who is
of the Year part of the scientific endeavor.”
—Elisabeth Gilmore, Science
“Naomi Oreskes’s Why Trust Science? should be read by
progressives, conservatives, and everyone in between. It’s an
important, timely, and utterly compelling book.”
—Elizabeth Kolbert, author of The Sixth Extinction: An
Unnatural History
“Fascinating. . . . In a field with few reasons to be cheerful, it is
both enlightening and encouraging.”
—Michael Brooks, New Scientist
Naomi Oreskes is the Henry Charles Lea Professor of the
History of Science and affiliated professor of Earth and
planetary sciences at Harvard University.
April 2021. 376 pages. 2 b/w illus. 1 table.
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The classic case for why government must support
science—with a new essay by physicist and former
congressman Rush Holt on what democracy needs from
science today
Science, the Endless Frontier
Science, the Endless Frontier is recognized as the landmark
argument for the essential role of science in society and
government’s responsibility to support scientific endeavors.
First issued when Vannevar Bush was the director of the US
Office of Scientific Research and Development during the
Second World War, this classic remains vital in making the
case that scientific progress is necessary to a nation’s health,
security, and prosperity. Bush’s vision set the course for US
science policy for more than half a century, building the
world’s most productive scientific enterprise. Today, amidst a
changing funding landscape and challenges to science’s very
credibility, Science, the Endless Frontier resonates as a powerful
reminder that scientific progress and public well-being alike
“This excellent reissue of Vannevar
depend on the successful symbiosis between science and
Bush’s visionary work comes at a
government.
pivotal moment for our nation. The
American research enterprise is the This timely new edition presents this iconic text along-
engine of ingenuity in our nation side a new companion essay from scientist and former
and is urgently needed to tackle congressman Rush Holt, offering a brief introduction and
the most pressing priorities of our consideration of what society needs most from science now.
time—from the coronavirus pandemic Reflecting on the report’s legacy and relevance along with its
to the climate crisis, and from income limitations, Holt’s essay contends that the public’s ability to
disparity to gun violence. Now cope with today’s issues—such as public health, the changing
elevated and updated by the brilliant climate and environment, and challenging technologies in
writing of former congressman Rush modern society—requires a more capacious understanding
Holt, an unmatched champion for of what science can contribute. Holt considers how scientists
the advancement of science, this book should think of their obligation to society and what the public
is a forceful declaration of the value should demand from science, and he calls for a renewed
of science for our democracy and a understanding of science’s value for democracy and society
ringing call to action for policymakers at large.
and the American people alike.”
—Speaker Nancy Pelosi A touchstone for concerned citizens, scientists, and policy-
makers, Science, the Endless Frontier endures as a passionate
articulation of the power and potential of science.
Vannevar Bush (1890–1974) was director of the US Office
of Scientific Research and Development during World War II.
Rush D. Holt is CEO emeritus of the American Association
for the Advancement of Science. He served in the US House
of Representatives from 1999 to 2015.
February 2021. 200 pages. 1 b/w illus. 1 table.
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A practical guide to making good decisions in a world of
missing data
Dark Data
In the era of big data, it is easy to imagine that we have all the
information we need to make good decisions. But in fact the
data we have are never complete, and may be only the tip of
the iceberg. Just as much of the universe is composed of dark
matter, invisible to us but nonetheless present, the universe
of information is full of dark data that we overlook at our
peril. In Dark Data, data expert David Hand takes us on a
fascinating and enlightening journey into the world of the
data we don’t see.
Dark Data explores the many ways in which we can be blind
to missing data and how that can lead us to conclusions and
actions that are mistaken, dangerous, or even disastrous. Ex-
amining a wealth of real-life examples, from the Challenger
shuttle explosion to complex financial frauds, Hand gives us
“When we make decisions in our a practical taxonomy of the types of dark data that exist and
personal and professional lives, we the situations in which they can arise, so that we can learn to
typically start with some form of data. recognize and control for them. In doing so, he teaches us
The very word ’data’ derives from the not only to be alert to the problems presented by the things
Latin meaning ’something given.’ But we don’t know, but also shows how dark data can be used to
who gave it? Where is it from? Should our advantage, leading to greater understanding and better
I accept it at face value? Opening our decisions.
eyes to the pitfalls of taking ’something Today, we all make decisions using data. Dark Data shows us
given’ for granted, this insightful book all how to reduce the risk of making bad ones.
should be required reading for every-
one in an age when ’fake news’ and the David J. Hand is emeritus professor of mathematics and
explosion of data go hand in hand.” senior research investigator at Imperial College London,
—Adrian Smith, director and chief a former president of the Royal Statistical Society, and a
executive of The Alan Turing Institute fellow of the British Academy. His many previous books
include The Improbability Principle, Measurement: A Very Short
Introduction, Statistics: A Very Short Introduction, and Principles
of Data Mining.
2020. 344 pages. 6 b/w illus. 6 tables.
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How scientists through the ages have conducted
thought experiments using imaginary entities—
demons—to test the laws of nature and push the
frontiers of what is possible
Bedeviled
Science may be known for banishing the demons of supersti-
tion from the modern world. Yet just as the demon-haunted
world was being exorcized by the enlightening power of
reason, a new kind of demon mischievously materialized in
the scientific imagination itself. Scientists began to employ
hypothetical beings to perform certain roles in thought
experiments—experiments that can only be done in the
imagination—and these impish assistants helped scientists
achieve major breakthroughs that pushed forward the fron-
tiers of science and technology.
Spanning four centuries of discovery—from René Descartes,
whose demon could hijack sensorial reality, to James Clerk
“Jimena Canales comes at science from Maxwell, whose molecular-sized demon deftly broke the
a strange and original angle—and second law of thermodynamics, to Darwin, Einstein, Feyn-
it pays off brilliantly. Listen to the man, and beyond—Jimena Canales tells a shadow history of
demons!” science and the demons that bedevil it. She reveals how the
—James Gleick, author of Time Travel: greatest scientific thinkers used demons to explore problems,
A History test the limits of what is possible, and better understand
nature. Their imaginary familiars helped unlock the secrets
of entropy, heredity, relativity, quantum mechanics, and other
scientific wonders—and continue to inspire breakthroughs
in the realms of computer science, artificial intelligence, and
economics today.
The world may no longer be haunted as it once was, but
the demons of the scientific imagination are alive and well,
continuing to play a vital role in scientists’ efforts to explore
the unknown and make the impossible real.
Jimena Canales is a writer and faculty member of the
Graduate College at the University of Illinois, Urbana-
Champaign. She was the Thomas M. Siebel Chair in the
History of Science at the University of Illinois and associate
professor at Harvard University. She is the author of The
Physicist and the Philosopher: Einstein, Bergson, and the Debate
That Changed Our Understanding of Time (Princeton) and A
Tenth of a Second.
2020. 416 pages. 16 b/w illus.
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A gripping history of the polar continent, from the great
discoveries of the nineteenth century to modern
scientific breakthroughs
Land of Wondrous Cold
Antarctica, the ice kingdom hosting the South Pole, looms
large in the human imagination. The secrets of this vast
frozen desert have long tempted explorers, but its brutal
climate and glacial shores notoriously resist human intrusion.
Land of Wondrous Cold tells a gripping story of the pioneering
nineteenth-century voyages, when British, French, and
American commanders raced to penetrate Antarctica’s glacial
rim for unknown lands beyond. These intrepid Victorian
explorers—James Ross, Dumont D’Urville, and Charles
Wilkes—laid the foundation for our current understanding of
Terra Australis Incognita.
Gillen D’Arcy Wood is professor of environmental human-
ities at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
2020. 312 pages. 24 b/w illus. 12 maps.
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A global history of the climate catastrophe caused by
the Tambora eruption
Tambora
When Indonesia’s Mount Tambora erupted in 1815, it
unleashed the most destructive wave of extreme weather the
world has witnessed in thousands of years. The volcano’s
massive sulfate dust cloud enveloped the Earth, cooling
temperatures and disrupting major weather systems for more
than three years. Communities worldwide endured famine,
disease, and civil unrest on a catastrophic scale. Here, Gillen
D’Arcy Wood traces Tambora’s global and historical reach:
how the volcano’s three-year climate change regime initiated
the first worldwide cholera pandemic, expanded opium
markets in China, and plunged the United States into its first
economic depression. Bringing the history of this planetary
emergency to life, Tambora sheds light on the fragile interde-
pendence of climate and human societies.
Gillen D’Arcy Wood is professor of environmental human-
ities at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
2015. 312 pages. 50 b/w illus. 1 table.
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An insider account of how scientists unraveled the
mystery of the thawing Arctic
Brave New Arctic
In the 1990s, researchers in the Arctic noticed that floating
summer sea ice had begun receding. This was accompanied
by shifts in ocean circulation and unexpected changes in
weather patterns throughout the world. The Arctic’s peren-
nially frozen ground, known as permafrost, was warming,
and treeless tundra was being overtaken by shrubs. What
was going on? Brave New Arctic is Mark Serreze’s riveting
firsthand account of how scientists from around the globe
came together to find answers.
Mark C. Serreze is Director of the National Snow and Ice
Data Center, Distinguished Professor of Geography, and
Fellow of the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environ-
mental Sciences at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
2020. 272 pages. 8 color + 33 b/w illus.
Paperback 9780691202655 $17.95 | £14.99 ebook 9781400890255
The 4.4-billion-year history of the oceans and their role
in Earth’s climate system
The Oceans
It has often been said that we know more about the moon
than we do about our own oceans. In fact, we know a great
deal more about the oceans than many people realize.
Scientists know that our actions today are shaping the oceans
and climate of tomorrow—and that if we continue to act
recklessly, the consequences will be dire. Eelco Rohling
traces the 4.4-billion-year history of Earth’s oceans while also
shedding light on the critical role they play in our planet’s
climate system. This timely and accessible book explores the
close interrelationships of the oceans, climate, solid Earth
processes, and life.
Eelco J. Rohling is professor of ocean and climate change
in the Research School of Earth Sciences at the Australian
National University and at the National Oceanography
Centre Southampton.
2020. 272 pages. 17 b/w illus.
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Inside the epic quest to find life on the water-rich
moons at the outer reaches of the solar system
Alien Oceans
Where is the best place to find life beyond Earth? We often
look to Mars as the most promising site in our solar system,
but recent scientific missions have revealed that some of
the most habitable real estate may actually lie farther away.
Beneath the frozen crusts of several of the small, ice-covered
moons of Jupiter and Saturn lurk vast oceans that may have
been in existence for as long as Earth, and together may
contain more than fifty times its total volume of liquid water.
Could there be organisms living in their depths? Alien Oceans
reveals the science behind the thrilling quest to find out.
Kevin Peter Hand is a scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion
Laboratory, where he has served as deputy chief scientist for
solar system exploration and is leading an effort to land a
spacecraft on the surface of Europa.
2020. 304 pages. 15 color + 22 b/w illus.
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The search for life on Mars—and the moral issues
confronting us as we prepare to send humans there
Life on Mars
Does life exist on Mars? The question has captivated humans
for centuries, but today it has taken on new urgency. As
space agencies gear up to send the first manned missions to
the Red Planet, we have a responsibility to think deeply about
what kinds of life may already dwell there—and whether
we have the right to invite ourselves in. Telling the complete
story of our ongoing quest to answer one of the most tan-
talizing questions in astronomy, David Weintraub grapples
with the profound moral and ethical questions confronting
us as we prepare to introduce an unpredictable new life
form—ourselves—into the Martian biosphere. Now with an
afterword that discusses the most recent discoveries, Life on
Mars explains what we need to know before we go.
David A. Weintraub is professor of astronomy at Vanderbilt
University. His books include Religions and Extraterrestrial
Life and How Old Is the Universe? (Princeton).
2020. 336 pages. 8 color + 34 b/w illus.
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8The thrilling quest for subsurface life on Earth and other
planets
Deep Life
Deep Life takes readers to uncharted regions deep beneath
Earth’s crust in search of life in extreme environments, and
reveals how astonishing new discoveries by geomicrobiolo-
gists are aiding the quest to find life in the solar system. Tullis
Onstott provides an insider’s look at the pioneering fieldwork
that is shining new light on Earth’s hidden biology, a subter-
ranean biosphere thriving with rare and exotic life forms. Join
Onstott and his team on epic descents into South African
gold mines, and travel deep beneath the frozen wastelands of
the Arctic tundra to discover life as it could exist on Mars.
Tullis C. Onstott is professor of geosciences at Princeton
University.
2020. 512 pages. 51 b/w illus.
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A provocative and inspiring look at the future of
humanity and science from world-renowned scientist
and bestselling author Martin Rees
On the Future
Humanity has reached a critical moment. Our world is
unsettled and rapidly changing, and we face existential risks
over the next century. Various outcomes—good and bad—are
possible. Yet our approach to the future is characterized by
short-term thinking, polarizing debates, alarmist rhetoric,
and pessimism. In this short, exhilarating book, renowned
scientist and bestselling author Martin Rees argues that
humanity’s prospects depend on our taking a very different
approach to planning for tomorrow.
Martin Rees is Astronomer Royal, and has been Master of
Trinity College and Director of the Institute of Astronomy
at Cambridge University. His books include Our Cosmic
Habitat (Princeton), Just Six Numbers, and Our Final Hour
(published in the UK as Our Final Century).
2018. 272 pages.
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9The first field guide that allows amateur rock
enthusiasts to identify basic rocks and rock formations
in a systematic way
Rocks and Rock Formations
Many of us are fascinated by rocks—but identifying them
can seem daunting. It’s often tricky even for geologists, who
rely on experience, intuition, and in-depth familiarity with
rock-forming components. Rocks and Rock Formations allows
everyone, amateur or professional, to successfully distinguish
these amazing masses of minerals, using only careful
observation, a magnifying glass, a pocket knife—and a bit
of patience. Assuming little prior experience or knowledge,
Rocks and Rock Formations is an invaluable resource for rock
enthusiasts everywhere.
Jürg Meyer is a professional geologist and licensed mountain
guide, as well as lecturer and author in the areas of geology
and the environment.
Princeton Field Guides
June 2021. 136 pages. 534 color photos.
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A comprehensive, up-to-date field guide to the world’s
rocks and minerals
Rocks and Minerals
This detailed and easy-to-use guide contains striking pho-
tography of rocks and minerals from around the globe, and
is designed to help readers and collectors identify specimens
of these compounds, which are formed by geological pro-
cesses in the earth’s crust. Useful for beginners and serious
collectors alike, this handy volume features special color
photography of specimens from the Natural History Muse-
um in London, which holds one of the largest collections in
the world.
Chris and Helen Pellant have been writing earth science
books together since the 1980s, as well as running their own
photographic library (picsandwords.com).
Princeton Field Guides
2020. 208 pages. Color photos.
Paperback 9780691204062 $19.95
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the Caribbean
10Beyond Global Warming
Syukuro Manabe is perhaps the leading pioneer of modern climate
modeling. Beyond Global Warming is his compelling firsthand account
of how the scientific community came to understand the human
causes of climate change, and how numerical models using the world’s
most powerful computers have been instrumental to these vital
discoveries.
Syukuro Manabe is senior meteorologist in the Program in Atmo-
spheric and Oceanic Sciences at Princeton University. Anthony J.
Broccoli is professor of environmental sciences at Rutgers University.
2020. 224 pages. 8 color + 81 b/w illus.
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The Planet Remade
The risks of global warming are pressing and potentially vast. So there
is an urgent need to rethink our responses to the crisis. To meet that
need, a small but increasingly influential group of scientists is explor-
ing proposals for planned human intervention in the climate system.
These are the technologies of geoengineering—and as Oliver Morton
argues in this book, it would be as irresponsible to ignore them as it
would be foolish to see them as a simple solution to the problem.
Oliver Morton is briefings editor at the Economist, and his writing has
appeared in the New Yorker and other publications.
2017. 440 pages. 1 halftone.
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How to Build a Habitable Planet
Since its first publication, How to Build a Habitable Planet has
established a legendary reputation as an accessible yet scientifically
impeccable introduction to the origin and evolution of Earth. This
classic account of how our habitable planet was assembled from the
stuff of stars introduced readers to planetary, Earth, and climate sci-
ence by way of a fascinating narrative. Now this great book has been
made even better.
Charles H. Langmuir is the Higgins Professor of Geochemistry at
Harvard University. Wally Broecker is the Newberry Professor of
Earth and Environmental Sciences at Columbia University.
2012. 736 pages. 16 color plates. 282 b/w illus. 28 tables.
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11Fly by Night Physics A Student’s Guide to Python How to Find a Habitable Planet
A. Zee for Physical Modeling James Kasting
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Modern Observational An Introduction to the Global Climate Dynamics
Physical Oceanography Circulation of the Atmosphere Kerry H. Cook
Carl Wunsch David Randall Cloth 9780691125305 $70.00 | £58.00
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Earthquake and Mathematical Methods for Ecological Forecasting
Volcano Deformation Geophysics and Space Physics Michael C. Dietze
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12PRINCETON PRIMERS IN CLIMATE
The Global Carbon Cycle Atmosphere, Clouds, and Climate Climate and the Oceans
David Archer David Randall Geoffrey K. Vallis
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The Cryosphere Planetary Climates Paleoclimate
Shawn J. Marshall Andrew P. Ingersoll Michael L. Bender
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The Sun’s Influence on Climate Climate and Ecosystems
Joanna D. Haigh & Peter Cargill David Schimel
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13PRINCETON SCIENCE LIBRARY
Plows, Plagues, and Petroleum Ancient Wine The Two-Mile Time Machine
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The Long Thaw The Eternal Darkness T. rex and the Crater of Doom
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14MODERN CLASSICAL PHYSICS
Elasticity and Fluid Dynamics
Fluids and elastic solids are everywhere—from Earth’s crust and
skyscrapers to ocean currents and airplanes. They are central to mod-
ern physics, astrophysics, the Earth sciences, biophysics, medicine,
chemistry, engineering, and technology. Each subject can be readily
understood without the other, and the book allows them to be taught
independently. The book also can serve as supplementary reading for
many other courses, including geophysics.
Kip S. Thorne is the Feynman Professor Emeritus of Theoretical
Physics at Caltech. Roger D. Blandford is the Luke Blossom Profes-
sor in the School of Humanities and Sciences at Stanford University.
April 2021. 456 pages. 112 color + 6 b/w illus. 5 tables.
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Plasma Physics
Kip Thorne and Roger Blandford’s monumental Modern Classical
Physics is now available in five stand-alone volumes that make ideal
textbooks for individual graduate or advanced undergraduate courses.
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