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Quantum gravity, quantum fields, and cosmology
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See below for a list of popular books by Imperial Professors in Fundamental Physics, Quantum Gravity, Quantum Fields and Gravity. A full list of engagement, media and outreach activities can be found here. 

Popular Books by Imperial Theoretical Physicists

Faster Than The Speed Of Light

The Story of a Scientific Speculation by João Magueijo

The Beauty of Falling

A Life in Pursuit of Gravity, Claudia de Rham, Princeton University Press

A Brilliant Darkness

The Extraordinary Life and Mysterious Disappearance of Ettore Majorana by João Magueijo

The Pull of the Stars

A Conversation with Claudia de Rham by Howard Burton (Ideas Roadshow Conversations)

Encyclopedia Of Cosmology

Frontiers In Cosmology by Claudia de Rham & Andrew J. Tolley

Abdus Salam's 90th Birthday

MemoriaI Volume by Prof. Duff in honor of one of the most prolific and exciting scientists of the second half of the last century

Die Schönheit des Fallens

Auf der Suche nach dem Geheimnis, de Rham, Aufbau

Steven Weinberg by Michael Duff

Editor Michael Duff places Weinberg finest articles into a comprehensive overview with scientific and historical context.

La Beauté de la Chute

Une vie à percer les mystères de la gravitation, de Rham, collection Quanto

La Particella Mancante

The Missing Particle by João Magueijo

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