Joanne Baker: 8 books

We encounter physics before we've even left the house in the morning; an alarm clock tracks time, a mirror reflects light waves and our mobile phones rely on satellites held in their orbit by gravity. Where would we be without the Bernoulli equation to explain how planes fly, electromagnetic...

For millennia humanity has gazed in wonder at the night sky, tracked the motions of the planets and attempted to explain our place in the Universe. But only in our own time has the true scale, the astonishing variety and the remarkable strangeness of the cosmos come clearly into focus. The...

Quel âge a l'Univers ? Comment est-il né ? Qu'est-ce que la matière noire ? Les lois de la physique sont-elles universelles ? y-a-t-il de la vie sur Mars ? Y-a-t-il d'autres univers ? Sans équation, ce petit cours présente les 50 idées clé pour comprendre l'Univers. Sur 4 pages, agrémentées...

Ce petit cours présente, sans aucune équation, les 50 concepts qui fondent la physique classique et moderne. Sur 4 pages, agrémentée d'anecdotes historiques et de petits schémas très clairs, chaque section peut se lire indépendamment des autres et ne nécessite aucun prérequis en mathématiques.

Pourquoi parle-t-on de particule de Dieu? Qu'est-ce qu'un ordinateur quantique? Peut-on fabriquer de l'antimatière ?  Sans aucune équation, ce petit cours présente les 50 idées clé de la physique quantique. Sur 4 pages, agrémentée d'anecdotes historiques et de petits schémas très clairs,...

This book is full of the kind of information you need to run a small business successfully - whether you are just starting out, or you have an established business and you want to develop it and ensure its survival. Through a series of 'Killer Questions' the authors highlight all the important things...

The high profile reporting of child sexual abuse carried out by Jimmy Savile over decades has had far reaching-consequences, raising public awareness and concern, yet we continue to uncover new cases of institutional abuse which have been taking place under the radar for years. This book distils...

Anne is the owner of the shipping company Paw Print when the ship she is on is taken over by what she thinks are pirates. Anne learns that her beloved cats lives are in danger. She must pull out all the stops to save them. The captain of the privateers is totally intrigued by this beauty. Thomas sets...