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The physics books: foreword by Jim Al-Khalili ; editors, John Andrews [and 9 others] ; illustrations, James Graham.

The physics books: foreword by Jim Al-Khalili ; editors, John Andrews [and 9 others] ; illustrations, James Graham.
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530/PHY
Environment & Science   Taree . Available .  
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ISBN 9780241412725
Shelf Location 530/PHY
Environment & Science
Title The physics books / foreword by Jim Al-Khalili ; editors, John Andrews [and 9 others] ; illustrations, James Graham.
Publication Details London:
2020. Dorking Kindersley,
©2020.
Collation 335 pages : : illustrations, portraits, charts ; ; 24 cm. ;
Series Big ideas simply explained
General Note Includes index.
"Big ideas simply explained."--Cover.
Statement of responsibility from cover.
Contents Measurement and motion: Physics and the everyday world -- Energy and matter: Materials and heat -- Electricity and magnetism: Two forces unite -- Sound and light: The properties of waves -- The Quantum world: Our uncertain universe -- Nuclear and particle physics: Inside the atom -- Relativity and the universe: Our place in the cosmos.
Abstract/Summary Using a bold, graphic-led approach The Physics Book sets out more than 80 key concepts and discoveries that have defined the subject and influenced our technology since the beginning of time. With the focus firmly on unpicking the thought behind each theory - as well as exploring when and how each idea and breakthrough came about - seven themed chapters examine the history and developments in areas such as energy and matter, and electricity and magnetism, as well as quantum, nuclear, and particle physics. Eureka moments abound: from Pythagoras's observations of the pleasing harmonies created by vibrating strings, and Galileo's experiments with spheres, to Isaac Newton's apple and his conclusions about gravity and the laws of motion. You'll also learn about Albert Einstein's insights into relativity; how the accidental discovery of cosmic microwave background radiation confirmed the Big Bang theory; the search for the Higgs boson particle; and why most of our Universe is missing.
Subject Gravity
Electricity
Sound
Light
Forces
Magnetism
Statistics
Temperature
Quantum theory
Fluid mechanics
Energy
Newton's Laws of Motion
Geometry
Measurement
Mathematics
Physics -- Miscellanea
Physics -- History
Biographies
Other Author Al-Khalili, Jim,
Andrews, John
Graham, James
Corporate Author Dorling Kindersley Limited
Alternate Title Big ideas simply explained : the physics book
Big ideas simply explained.
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