Physics: A Very Short Introduction
Sidney Perkowitz
25 July 2019
ISBN: 9780198813941
176 pages
Paperback
174x111mm
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Price: £8.99Physics encompasses all levels of nature from the subatomic to the cosmic, and underlies much of the technology around us. From modern quantum mechanics to cosmology, digital electronics, and energy production, this book discusses why physics is worth doing and how physicists do it.
Description
Physics encompasses all levels of nature from the subatomic to the cosmic, and underlies much of the technology around us. From modern quantum mechanics to cosmology, digital electronics, and energy production, this book discusses why physics is worth doing and how physicists do it.
- Covers all areas of physics, from quantum mechanics to energy production
- Explores how experiment and theory are involved in the doing of physics, and recent results such as the discovery of gravitational waves
- Discusses the applications of physics in society, technology, and medicine
- Analyses how physics works, including who funds it, how physicists are trained, and how they think
- Part of the Very Short Introductions series - over ten million copies sold worldwide
About the Author(s)
Sidney Perkowitz, Charles Howard Candler Professor Emeritus of Physics, Emory University
Sidney Perkowitz is Charles Howard Candler Professor of Physics at Emory University, during which time he has produced over 100 research papers and books with funding from the US government, industry, and foundations. Now, as Professor Emeritus, he presents science for non-scientists, and is the author of several books, including Universal Foam: From Cappuccino to the Cosmos (Walker Publishing, 2000), and Frankenstein: How a Monster Became an Icon, the Science and Enduring Allure of Mary Shelley's Creation (Pegasus Books, 2018). He has written articles for publications including the Washington Post, New Scientist, and the Los Angeles Review of Books, and has appeared on outlets including CNN, NPR, and the BBC. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and, in 2015, received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts.
Table of Contents
- 1:It all began with the Greeks
2:What physics covers and what it doesn't
3:How physics works
4:Physics applied and extended
5:A force in society
6:Future physics: unanswered questions
Further reading
Index
Reviews
"From quarks to kitchen refrigerators, Sidney Perkowitz leads us on an illuminating romp through physics. In clear language, he shows us how the simple curiosity of people about how the world works has led us to understandings that can be sharedof what's inside the earth to black holes light years away. Its physics!" - Professor Roald Hoffmann, Nobel Prize laureate for Chemistry
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