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Quantum Electronics is that discipline of Physics which deals with the impact of quantum mechanics on the specific behavior of electrons in elements or that of any matter. To get an in depth understanding of the quantum electronics as a whole, it is required that atomic physics, which studies and explains the inner workings of atoms in matter, has to be understood very well. Atomic Physics is widely acclaimed as the most active of the testing grounds of the quantum theory and is rightly the field of extensive research for both its contribution to quantum electronics and technology in general, as well as for its contribution to all physics fundamentally. Not only quantum electronics, but a plethora of other disciplines are heavily indebted to Atomic Physics in that regard, some of them are quantum chemistry, astrophysics, solid-state physics, laser physics etc. According to one of the greatest pioneers of quantum mechanics, Mr. Feynman, if for some reason, all the information regarding science that is known to man today has to go except only one sentence that could be passed on to the next generation of creatures, then the most important of all information to fit into that one sentence would be the idea of atoms or atomic hypothesis / fact, whichever you want to call it - that describes little particles that are under constant movement and attracting each other if apart and repelling each other when squeezed- With a little bit of thinking and imagination applied to that one sentence, one can easily observe the huge information as well as the great evaluation made about our world! The primary task of Atomic Physics is to determine the wave functions as well as the energies emitted out of the quantized electron, leaving everything else related to the nucleus is left to Nuclear Physics to determine. So, for concept building we need to put stress on the basics of atomic physics before moving on the applications of Quantum Electronics.

Introbooks, Introbooks Team (Author), Andrea Giordani, Introbooks (Narrator)

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Quantum Numbers

Modern Chemistry Lavoisier's results and Atomic Theory provided chemists their first in depth understanding related to the nature of chemical reactions. Another cornerstone which dealt with the inherent property of all matter came a few years later in the form of atomic theory advanced in 1805 by an English schoolteacher, John Dalton. This theory puts forward the theory that matter constitutes of small particles which are named atoms and that chemical changes take place between atoms or groups of atoms. Finally, being equipped with in depth views about the nature of matter and of chemical reactions, chemistry began making rapid strides.

Introbooks, Introbooks Team (Author), Andrea Giordani, Introbooks (Narrator)

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Der große Entwurf - Eine neue Erklärung des Universums (Ungekürzt)

Stephen Hawking (1942-2018) war eine Legende der Astrophysik. Zusammen mit Leonard Mlodinow veröffentlichte er sein Werk 'Der große Entwurf'. Der britische Physiker stellt darin eine neue Theorie auf, mit deren Hilfe der Ursprung und die Entwicklung des Universums geklärt werden sollen. Eine alles umfassende 'Weltformel' scheint in greifbarer Nähe Der große Entwurf ist ein einmaliges Hörerlebnis: TV-Star Ranga Yogeshwar leiht Stephen Hawking seine Stimme und erklärt dem Hörer die tiefsten Geheimnisse des Kosmos.

Leonard Mlodinow, Stephen Hawking (Author), Ranga Yogeshwar (Narrator)

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The Case for Space: How the Revolution in Spaceflight Opens Up a Future of Limitless Possibility

A noted space expert explains the current revolution in spaceflight, where it leads, and why we need it. A new space race has begun. But the rivals in this case are not superpowers but competing entrepreneurs. These daring pioneers are creating a revolution in spaceflight that promises to transform the near future. Astronautical engineer Robert Zubrin spells out the potential of these new developments in an engrossing narrative that is visionary yet grounded by a deep understanding of the practical challenges. Fueled by the combined expertise of the old aerospace industry and the talents of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, spaceflight is becoming cheaper. The new generation of space explorers has already achieved a major breakthrough by creating reusable rockets. Zubrin foresees more rapid innovation, including global travel from any point on Earth to another in an hour or less; orbital hotels; moon bases with incredible space observatories; human settlements on Mars, the asteroids, and the moons of the outer planets; and then, breaking all limits, pushing onward to the stars. Zubrin shows how projects that sound like science fiction can actually become reality. But beyond the how, he makes an even more compelling case for why we need to do this--to increase our knowledge of the universe, to make unforeseen discoveries on new frontiers, to harness the natural resources of other planets, to safeguard Earth from stray asteroids, to ensure the future of humanity by expanding beyond its home base, and to protect us from being catastrophically set against each other by the false belief that there isn't enough for all.

Robert Zubrin (Author), Mike Lenz (Narrator)

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Moon Shot: The Inside Story of America's Apollo Moon Landings

On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik I, and the space race was born. Desperate to beat the Russians into space, NASA put together a crew of the nation's most daring test pilots: the seven men who were to lead America to the moon. The first into space was Alan Shepard; the last was Deke Slayton, whose irregular heartbeat kept him grounded until 1975. They spent the 1960s at the forefront of NASA's effort to conquer space, and Moon Shot is their inside account of what many call the twentieth century's greatest feat-landing humans on another world. Collaborating with NBC's veteran space reporter Jay Barbree, Shepard and Slayton narrate in gripping detail the story of America's space exploration from the time of Shepard's first flight until he and eleven others had walked on the moon.

Alan Shepard, Deke Slayton (Author), Christopher Grove (Narrator)

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The Simulation Hypothesis: An MIT Computer Scientist Shows Whey AI, Quantum Physics and Eastern Myst

The Simulation Hypothesis, by best-selling author, renowned MIT computer scientist and Silicon Valley video game designer Rizwan Virk, is the first serious book to explain one of the most daring and consequential theories of our time. Riz is the Executive Director of Play Labs @ MIT, a video game startup incubator at the MIT Game Lab. Drawing from research and concepts from computer science, artificial intelligence, video games, quantum physics, and referencing both speculative fiction and ancient eastern spiritual texts, Virk shows how all of these traditions come together to point to the idea that we may be inside a simulated reality like the Matrix. The Simulation Hypothesis is the idea that our physical reality, far from being a solid physical universe, is part of an increasingly sophisticated video game-like simulation, where we all have multiple lives, consisting of pixels with its own internal clock run by some giant Artificial Intelligence. Simulation theory explains some of the biggest mysteries of quantum and relativistic physics, such as quantum indeterminacy, parallel universes, and the integral nature of the speed of light. Recently, the idea that we may be living in a giant video game has received a lot of attention: 'The chances that we not in a simualtion is one in billions.' -Elon Musk 'I find it hard to argue we are not in a simulation.' -Neil deGrasse Tyson 'We are living in computer generated reality.' -Philip K. Dick Whether you are a computer scientist, a fan of science fiction like the Matrix movies, a video game enthusiast, or a spiritual seeker, The Simulation Hypothesis touches on all these areas, and you will never look at the world the same way again!

Rizwan Virk (Author), Kory Getman (Narrator)

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Einstein's War: How Relativity Conquered Nationalism and Shook the World

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Einstein's War written and read by Matthew Stanley. In 1916, Arthur Eddington, a war-weary British astronomer, opened a letter written by an obscure German professor named Einstein. The neatly printed equations on the scrap of paper outlined his world-changing theory of general relativity. Until then Einstein's masterpiece of time and space had been trapped behind the physical and ideological lines of battle, unknown. Eddington realized the importance of the letter - perhaps Einstein's esoteric theory could not only change the future of science but also restore the world of cooperative international science in a time of brutal war. This was the moment that relativity emerged from the trenches before it was known around the world. Einstein's name is now synonymous with 'genius', but it was not an easy road. He spent a decade creating relativity and his ascent to international celebrity, which saw him on the front of papers around the world in 1919, also owed much to Eddington - who he only met after the war - and to international collaboration. We usually think of scientific discovery as a flash of individual inspiration, whereas here we see it is the result of hard work, gambles and wrong turns and all the while subject to the petty concerns of nations, religions and individuals. Einstein's War teaches us about science through history, and the physics is more accessible as a result - we see relativity built brick-by-brick in front of us, as it happened 100 years ago.

Matthew Stanley (Author), Matthew Stanley (Narrator)

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Die Frau in der Wissenschaft: Originaltonaufnahmen 1953-1958

Lise Meitner (1878-1968) ist die große Dame, man möchte sagen selbstbewusste Verkörperung des Weiblichen in der Wissenschaft ihrer Zeit und eine der ersten Frauen (in) der Physik. Über viele Jahre forschte und lehrte sie an der Seite von Otto Hahn bevor sie, von den Nationalsozialisten aus Berlin vertrieben, 1938 nach Schweden emigrieren muss. Führend in ihren Arbeiten auf dem Gebiet der Kernphysik und Radioaktivität, war sie maßgeblich an der Entdeckung und theoretischen Deutung der Kernspaltung beteiligt. Angebote, zum Bau der Atombombe in die Vereinigten Staaten zu gehen, lehnte sie ab. Die hier versammelten Tonaufnahmen vergegenwärtigen den Werdegang dieser so bemerkenswerten, eigentlich öffentlichkeitsscheuen Frau, der zugleich auch Zeugnis einer geglückten Askese ist - eines Lebens für die Forschung. 'Es fällt auf den ersten Blick schwer, sich vorzustellen, daß Frau Meitner tatsächlich unser gesamtes Weltbild entscheidend beeinflußt hat. Diese zierliche Dame, die selbst in hochhackigen Pumps noch auffallend klein wirkt, hat so sanfte Bewegungen, eine so warme, leise Stimme, daß man sie sich überhaupt nicht in irgendeinem wissenschaftlichen Institut, sondern nur in der Intimität eines Zimmers vorstellen mag. Selbst in einem Hörsaal gibt sie jedem ihrer tausend Zuhörer das Gefühl, als unterhalte sie sich mit ihm allein. Sie hat nichts Lehrhaftes, nichts Dozierendes. Sie erzählt, ja, sie plaudert fast. So meint man bis dann plötzlich ihr Manuskript mit einem lauten Rascheln vom Pult herunterfällt, und sie es nicht einmal bemerkt. Und man sieht, sie plaudert eben doch nicht, sie arbeitet so konzentriert, daß für sie nichts mehr wirklich ist außer ihren Gedanken...' (Berliner Tagesspiegel, 10.4.1953)

Lise Meitner (Author), Lise Meitner (Narrator)

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Mission to Mars

Mars has always signaled to the mankind when it would travel high in the night sky. The ancient people have assumed that this rust-red planet was the god of war and therefore, they christened it with the name "Mars". The early explorers were armed with newly forms of invented telescopes discovered that Mars exhibited seasonal color changes and were subjected to dust storms that used to encircle the globe and might even have had several channels that could have crisscrossed the surface. The recent explorers make use of the advanced technology and the robotic surrogates to extend their reach out to the planet Mars. With the use of the advanced technology, they have discovered that Mars is much more interesting and the complex planet in the Solar System. As per the claims of the present explorers that pieces of Mars have even arrived on the Earth as meteorites and these particles are pointing out to the possible existence of life on Mars. This has resulted in the growth of the active interests of the explorers to gain impetus about the living conditions on Mars. In the past several years, several approaches have been adopted to explore Mars - the Earth's sister. Several theories have been deduced and with the study, we are enlightened about the goal of the sending human beings to the surface of the Earth in order to explore its mysteries. A key element of the future advancements in the Mission to Mars would involve the incorporation of the integrated robotic or human exploration strategy that is currently under the development process. There have been developments made in the production of the alternative approaches, technologies, flight demonstrations and precursor missions that can collectively move the Mission to Mars in the forward direction. Inputs have always been provided and will be provided in the future times that will be encouraged from all possible sources like NASA, industry, research organizations, government agencies, entrepreneurs, international partners, and even the general public. These all will help in the proper understanding and the current planning of the Mission to Mars. The current experts and explorers aim to make use of the advanced technology for the assessment of the innovative and break-through approaches that are put forward to the most cost effective exploration of the Mars. These data will also help the humans in understanding the required infrastructure for the provision of vital insights into how the International Space Station can be used to validate the technologies and key assumptions. For the proper achievement of the Mission Mars, the humans will have to change the way in a fundamental manner through which the exploration can be done with the help of the humans and the robots. The humans will have to search for effective alternatives for the substantial reduction of the cost of exploration while increasing the inherent value of the mankind. The Mission Mars could provide a starting point for the continuing efforts of the NASA for the development of the technologies and the overall systems along with the international partnerships that might be needed for the grand exploration and mission of sending humans to explore another planet - Mars in the Solar System. This increases the possibility that life might again thrive on the planet for all over again.

Introbooks, Introbooks Team (Author), Andrea Giordani, Introbooks (Narrator)

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History of Moon Mission

The Moon has held the imaginations of the human beings since the advent of the modern world. However, it is the only in the modern times that the humans have visited the lunar surface. Initially, this was achieved by the robotic machines and then it was achieved by the astronauts. The exploration of the moon and the landing of the humans on its surface have taught the humans much about the evolution of the Solar System and life on Earth. The humans have known for centuries about the effect on the biological cycles and tides from the waning and waxing Moon. But it had taken the space-age exploration and the landing of the Moon has revealed the connection of the existence of the human beings on a very fundamental level.

Introbooks, Introbooks Team (Author), Andrea Giordani, Introbooks (Narrator)

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Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin: The Lives and Careers of the First Men on the Moon

"I guess we all like to be recognized not for one piece of fireworks, but for the ledger of our daily work." - Neil Armstrong "Some things just can't be described. And stepping onto the moon was one of them." - Buzz Aldrin At 9:32 a.m. on July 16, 1969, time stood still throughout the world, as thousands converged on the Kennedy Space Center and millions tuned in on live television. At that instant, the first rumbles began to shake the ground, as a small spacecraft attached to the giant Saturn V rocket several hundred feet tall started lifting off. Quickly being propelled several thousand miles per hour, it takes just a few minutes to reach a speed of 15,000 miles per hour, and just a few more minutes to enter orbit at 18,000 miles per hour. Apollo 11 was on its way to a historic first landing on the Moon. Apollo 11's trip to the Moon may have started on that day in 1969, but the journey had begun over a decade earlier as part of the Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union. While landing on the Moon was a noble goal proposed as early as 1961 by President Kennedy, NASA and the nation as a whole moved with urgency simply to best the Soviet Union, which had spent the 1950s beating America to important space-related firsts, including launching the first satellite and cosmonaut in orbit. In fact, President Eisenhower's administration began the design for the Apollo program in 1960 in hopes of getting a head start to the Moon, despite the fact the plans originated a year before the first Russian cosmonaut, Yuri Gagarin, orbited the Earth and two years before John Glenn did.

Charles River Editors (Author), Scott Clem (Narrator)

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Gravity's Century: From Einstein's Eclipse to Images of Black Holes

A sweeping account of the century of experimentation that confirmed Einstein's general theory of relativity, bringing to life the science and scientists at the origins of relativity, the development of radio telescopes, the discovery of black holes and quasars, and the still unresolved place of gravity in quantum theory. Albert Einstein did nothing of note on May 29, 1919; yet that is when he became immortal. On that day, astronomer Arthur Eddington and his team observed a solar eclipse and found something extraordinary: gravity bends light, just as Einstein predicted. The findings confirmed the theory of general relativity, fundamentally changing our understanding of space and time. A century later, another group of astronomers is performing a similar experiment on a much larger scale. The Event Horizon Telescope, a globe-spanning array of radio dishes, is examining space surrounding Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way. As Ron Cowen recounts, one foremost goal of the experiment is to determine whether Einstein was right on the details. Gravity lies at the heart of what we don't know about quantum mechanics, but tantalizing possibilities for deeper insight are offered by black holes. By observing starlight wrapping around Sagittarius A*, the telescope will not only provide the first direct view of an event horizon-a black hole's point of no return-but will also enable scientists to test Einstein's theory under the most extreme conditions. Gravity's Century shows how we got from the pivotal observations of the 1919 eclipse to the Event Horizon Telescope, and what is at stake today. Breaking down the physics in clear and approachable language, Cowen makes vivid how the quest to understand gravity is really the quest to comprehend the universe.

Ron Cowen (Author), John Patrick Walsh (Narrator)

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