The Physics Book
Author | : Clifford A. Pickover |
Publisher | : Union Square & Co. |
Total Pages | : 1052 |
Release | : 2011-11-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781402790997 |
ISBN-13 | : 1402790996 |
Rating | : 4/5 (97 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Following the hugely successful The Science Book and The Math Book comes a richly illustrated chronology of physics, containing 250 short, entertaining, and thought-provoking entries. In addition to exploring such engaging topics as dark energy, parallel universes, the Doppler effect, the God particle, and Maxwells demon, the books timeline extends back billions of years to the hypothetical Big Bang and forward trillions of years to a time of “quantum resurrection.” Like the previous titles in this series, The Physics Book helps readers gain an understanding of major concepts without getting bogged down in complex details.