Mlodinow, Leonard 1954-

The grand design by S. W Hawking ( Book )
20 editions published between 2009 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 2,904 libraries worldwide
Along with Caltech physicist Mlodinow (The Drunkard's Walk), University of Cambridge cosmologist Hawking (A Brief History of Time) deftly mixes cutting-edge physics to answer three key questions-- Why is there something rather than nothing? Why do we exist? Why this particular set of laws and not some other?-- and explains that scientists are approaching what is called "M-theory," a collection of overlapping theories (including string theory) that fill in many (but not all) the blank spots in quantum physics. This collection is known as the "Grand Unified Field Theories."

A briefer history of time by S. W Hawking ( Book )
57 editions published between 2005 and 2011 in 12 languages and held by 2,682 libraries worldwide
In the years since the publication of Hawking's A Brief History of Time, readers have repeatedly told Hawking of their great difficulty in understanding some of the book's most important concepts. This is the reason for A Briefer History: his wish to make its content more accessible to readers--as well as to bring it up-to-date with the latest scientific observations and findings. Purely technical concepts, such as the mathematics of chaotic boundary conditions, are gone. Conversely, subjects of wide interest that have now been given entire chapters of their own, including relativity, curved space, and quantum theory. This reorganization has allowed the authors to expand areas of recent progress, from string theory to exciting developments in the search for a unified theory of all the forces of physics.--From publisher description.

The Drunkard's walk : how randomness rules our lives by Leonard Mlodinow ( Book )
19 editions published between 2008 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 2,174 libraries worldwide
An irreverent look at how randomness influences our lives, and how our successes and failures are far more dependent on chance events than we recognize.

Euclid's window : the story of geometry from parallel lines to hyperspace by Leonard Mlodinow ( Book )
14 editions published between 2001 and 2003 in English and held by 1,742 libraries worldwide
Physicist/writer Mlodinow leads us on a journey through five revolutions in geometry, from the Greek concept of parallel lines to the latest notions of hyperspace. Here is a new alternative history of math revealing how simple questions anyone might ask about space have been the hidden engine of the highest achievements in science and technology. The journey goes from Pythagoras through Gauss and Einstein and into the midst of a new revolution in which scientists are recognizing that all the varied and wondrous forces of nature can be understood through geometry--a weird new geometry of extra, twisted dimensions, in which space and time, matter and energy, are all intertwined and revealed as consequences of a deep, underlying structure of the universe. This book, a blend of rigorous, authoritative investigation and accessible, good-humored storytelling, makes an original argument asserting the primacy of geometry.--From publisher description.

Feynman's rainbow : a search for beauty in physics and in life by Leonard Mlodinow ( Book )
25 editions published between 2003 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 781 libraries worldwide
For some, it was that special connection with a grandparent or a football coach, a boss, or a cleric. For a young physicist struggling to find his place in the world, the relationship that would most profoundly influence his life was with his mentor, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman. Shares Feynman's provocative answers to such questions as "What is the nature of creativity?"--And "How does a scientist think?" At once a moving portrait of a friendship and an affecting account of Feynman's final, creative years, celebrates the inspiring legacy of one of the greatest thinkers of our time. Annotation. Academic scientist turned Hollywood screen writer, Mlodinow recounts his first year on the faculty at California Technical Institute, beginning in winter 1981, and his interactions there with renowned physicist Richard Feynman during his last years.

The last dinosaur by Leonard Mlodinow ( Book )
1 edition published in 2004 in English and held by 347 libraries worldwide
Three kids travel to the time of the dinosaurs. They are trying to help a baby dinosaur find his mother. But an asteroid is about to hit the Earth. And a scary meat-eater is chasing them! Only math can save them! And you can help the kids figure out what to do!

Das Fenster zum Universum : eine kleine Geschichte der Geometrie by Leonard Mlodinow ( Book )
3 editions published in 2002 in 3 languages and held by 86 libraries worldwide

Der große Entwurf : eine neue Erklärung des Universums by Stephen W Hawking ( Book )
3 editions published in 2010 in German and held by 53 libraries worldwide

Die kürzeste Geschichte der Zeit by Stephen W Hawking ( Book )
6 editions published between 2005 and 2009 in German and held by 45 libraries worldwide

Wenn Gott würfelt oder Wie der Zufall unser Leben bestimmt by Leonard Mlodinow ( Book )
4 editions published between 2009 and 2011 in German and held by 26 libraries worldwide