The leading mind behind the mathematics of string theory discusses how geometry explains the universe we see. Illustrations.

With complicated ideas explained for a broad audience, this book offers readers not only insights into the life of an eminent mathematician, but also an accessible way to understand advanced and highly abstract concepts in mathematics and ...

Addresses the impact of automobile pollution on the Earth's resources and examines strategies to alleviate the problem.

The story begins in 1825, when a precocious sixteen-year-old freshman, Benjamin Peirce, arrived at the College.

This book explains how an ambitious new machine on this scale could provide us with a fuller understanding of the origins of our universe and its most basic constituents.