The ABC of Atoms by Bertrand Russell ~ Full Audiobook [science]

Classic Audiobook Collection

09/11/23

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212m

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The ABC of Atoms by Bertrand Russell audiobook.

Genre: science

Written at the dawn of modern physics, Bertrand Russell's The ABC of Atoms invites the general reader into a world where solid matter turns out to be mostly empty space, stitched together by forces that are stranger than common sense. With a philosopher's clarity and a teacher's patience, Russell explains how scientists moved from chemistry's periodic law to the discovery of electrons, nuclei, and the architecture of atoms. He guides listeners through the evidence hidden in light itself: the hydrogen spectrum and its puzzling lines, the emerging quantum ideas needed to account for atomic behavior, and the refinements that reshaped what an atom could be. Along the way, the story broadens to include rings and shells of electrons, the revelations of X-rays and radioactivity, and the developing picture of nuclear structure. The book also places atomic theory inside the wider revolution of early twentieth-century science, touching on wave theories of light and the unsettling implications of relativity. Both an accessible primer and a snapshot of scientific thinking in 1923, this concise classic captures the thrill, uncertainty, and rigor of learning what matter is made of.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:10:51) Chapter 02

(00:24:22) Chapter 03

(00:42:45) Chapter 04

(00:59:18) Chapter 05

(01:11:27) Chapter 06

(01:25:53) Chapter 07

(01:42:51) Chapter 08

(01:58:48) Chapter 09

(02:13:19) Chapter 10

(02:30:43) Chapter 11

(02:45:46) Chapter 12

(03:00:30) Chapter 13

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The Octave of Claudius by Barry Pain ~ Full Audiobook [horror]

September 11, 2023

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378m

The Octave of Claudius by Barry Pain audiobook.

Genre: horror

Claudius Sandell is young, clever, and nearly broken: disowned by his father, rejected by publishers, and left to starve on the streets of London. When the formidable surgeon Dr. Gabriel Lamb rescues him from the brink of death, the help comes with a proposition that is as tempting as it is terrifying. Lamb offers Claudius a fortune and an octave of time - eight days to live as he pleases - but at the end of that brief holiday Claudius must report back to the doctor and submit to a secret experiment that Lamb insists will benefit mankind. Suddenly armed with money and possibility, Claudius tries to rebuild everything that seemed lost: his work, his reputation, his future, and the chance of love. Yet every triumph only sharpens the same question: what is a life worth when it has already been sold? As the eighth day draws closer, Claudius is pulled between pride, gratitude, fear, and a growing suspicion that Dr. Lamb's household hides darker histories than any simple bargain can explain. Barry Pain blends social satire with mounting dread in a compact tale of ambition, debt, and the cost of desperation.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:11:07) Chapter 02

(00:24:02) Chapter 03

(00:35:40) Chapter 04

(00:48:23) Chapter 05

(01:03:16) Chapter 06

(01:27:39) Chapter 07

(01:42:35) Chapter 08

(02:07:44) Chapter 09

(02:42:18) Chapter 10

(03:10:50) Chapter 11

(03:34:21) Chapter 12

(03:54:44) Chapter 13

(04:20:58) Chapter 14

(04:44:38) Chapter 15

(05:03:00) Chapter 16

(05:18:24) Chapter 17

(05:40:25) Chapter 18

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Recollections of Napoleon at St. Helena by Betsy Balcombe ~ Full Audiobook [biography]

September 12, 2023

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218m

Recollections of Napoleon at St. Helena by Betsy Balcombe audiobook.

Genre: biography

In this memoir written by Betsy Balcombe, who was a precocious 14 year old at the time of events, we are provided with a rare account of the character, the moods and humanity of Napoleon Bonaparte. She recalls her initial shock and fear at the arrival of the famous, exiled prisoner on the remote Island of St. Helena where she and her family resided. And how surprised she was when Napoleon decided he wanted to live with them at 'the Briars' until his home in Longwood would be made ready for him. She relates from memory how she came to think of him as a friend, a delightful companion, and a remarkable man.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 00

(00:02:28) Chapter 01

(00:25:58) Chapter 02

(00:47:42) Chapter 03

(01:07:00) Chapter 04

(01:23:42) Chapter 05

(01:44:16) Chapter 06

(02:10:51) Chapter 07

(02:33:42) Chapter 08

(02:59:38) Chapter 09