Gribbin Raymond (6 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Signed, dated, and inscribed by author. Inlaid is newspaper obituary on author. Dust jacket in just GOOD condition with toning to edges and spine, and a 3 inch tear to back near spine. Pages of text are clean, age toned and free of markings. Binding is tight and secure. ***Shipped within 24 hours from the beautiful Baltimore inner harbor area. First class service; accurate descriptions. Most items packed in boxes, not envelopes.***.…

1954 116 pages some pen crossing out (fair/poor).

Condition: dust jacket (good/fair). 1954 116 pages.

Hard Cover with Slip Case. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket (As Issued). First Edition. Hardcover with decorated blue boards and dark blue slip case, first Folio Society edition, no dust jacket (as issued), 728g, 272pgs, dark blue endpapers. Book is in good condition with mild general wear and tear and only very light page discolouration throughout. Boards are in good condition with only mild shelf wear and scuffing. Slip case is in fair condition with moderate to heavy wear, scuffing, fading and a few small tears, otherwise no other pre-loved markings. Biesinger, Raymond (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. CONDITION: Fine book. Near Fine slipcase. Very slight shelf wear. DETAILS: First Thus. Print run: 1st Printing. Illustrated by Raymond Biesinger. 25 × 17 × 4 cm. ABOUT THIS BOOK: It is so shocking that Einstein could not bring himself to accept it. It is so important that it provides the fundamental underpinning of all modern sciences. Without it, we'd have no nuclear power or nuclear bombs, no lasers, no TV, no computers, no science of molecular biology, no understanding of DNA, no genetic engineering, at all. John Gribbin tells the complete story of quantum mechanics, a truth far stranger than any fiction. He takes us step-by-step into an ever more bizarre and fascinating place, requiring only that we approach it with an open mind. He introduces the scientists who developed quantum theory. He investigates the atom, radiation, time travel, the birth of the universe, superconductors and life itself. And in a world full of its own delights, mysteries and surprises, he searches for Schrödinger's Cat, a search for quantum reality, as he brings every reader to a clear understanding of the most important area of scientific study today, quantum physics. Raymond Biesinger (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. With a new afterword by the author. First edition thus. Fine in a near fine (bumped at the crown of the spine) slipcase. ; 272 pages. Illustrated by Raymond Biesinger (illustrator).