General Physics category: 2746 books
by Richard Lighthouse
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2013
This short technical note describes an approximate mathematical solution for Time Travel involving relativity and very brief time intervals. Time Travel is made possible by exploiting the fact that our universe literally blinks off and on at a very high frequency. Limitations of the solution are discussed...
Under the Microscope
A Brief History of Microscopy
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2006
This is a brief history of the development of microscopy, from the use of beads and water droplets in ancient Greece, through the simple magnifying glass, to the modern compound microscope. The technology and optical theory are developed in a straightforward manner, and this leads to a description...
Lake Views
This World and the Universe
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2012
A Physics World Top Ten Book of 2010 Steven Weinberg, considered by many to be the preeminent theoretical physicist alive today, continues the wide-ranging reflections that have also earned him a reputation as, in the words of New York Times reporter James Glanz, “a powerful writer of prose that can illuminate—and sting.”
Wisdom of the Martians of Science
In Their Own Words with Commentaries
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2015
Wisdom of the Martians of Science refers to five scientists whose brilliance contributed to shaping the modern world. John von Neumann was a pioneer of the modern computer; Theodore von Kármán was the scientist behind the US Air Force; Leo Szilard initiated the development of nuclear weapons; the...
Einstein's Opponents
The Public Controversy about the Theory of Relativity in the 1920s
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2014
This detailed account of the controversy surrounding the publication of Albert Einstein's theory of relativity explores the ferocious popular and academic opposition which at one time encircled one of the most important scientific breakthroughs of the twentieth century. Based on extensive archival...
by Guy Herman
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2013
Quantum Physics and the structure governing the propagation or failure of culture and societies are virtually identical. Though we appear on the verge of collapse, there are many quite simple rules, proved already in quantum mechanics, governing the solar system and the length of time a child's...
City of Light
The Story of Fiber Optics
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2004
City of Light tells the story of fiber optics, tracing its transformation from 19th-century parlor trick into the foundation of our global communications network. Written for a broad audience by a journalist who has covered the field for twenty years, the book is a lively account of both the people...
Conjuring the Universe
The Origins of the Laws of Nature
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2018
The marvellous complexity of the Universe emerges from several deep laws and a handful of fundamental constants that fix its shape, scale, and destiny. There is a deep structure to the world which at the same time is simple, elegant, and beautiful. Where did these laws and these constants come from?...
Truth and Beauty
Aesthetics and Motivations in Science
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2013
"What a splendid book! Reading it is a joy, and for me, at least, continuing reading it became compulsive. . . . Chandrasekhar is a distinguished astrophysicist and every one of the lectures bears the hallmark of all his work: precision, thoroughness, lucidity."—Sir Hermann Bondi, Nature
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by Max Jammer
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2012
"Professor Jammer's book traces the rise of force from the primordial 'nht' in Egyptian antiquity through its zenith as the central element of physical reality in classical mechanics to its near demise under modern criticism … a veritable tour de force … To read Concepts of Force is to gain...
by René Dugas
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2012
"A remarkable work which will remain a document of the first rank for the historian of mechanics." — Louis de BroglieIn this masterful synthesis and summation of the science of mechanics, Rene Dugas, a leading scholar and educator at the famed Ecole Polytechnique in Paris, deals with the evolution...
God: The Failed Hypothesis
How Science Shows That God Does Not Exist
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2010
Throughout history, arguments for and against the existence of God have been largely confined to philosophy and theology, while science has sat on the sidelines. Despite the fact that science has revolutionized every aspect of human life and greatly clarified our understanding of the world, somehow...
Newton on the Tee
A Good Walk Through the Science of Golf
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2010
Like no other sport, golf obsesses those poor souls who hope to master its subtleties and abundant complexities. One shot is hit like a dream, the next a nightmare. As a result, the game's disciples have embraced any and all techniques endorsed by pros and hackers, poets and philosophers (these days...
Newton's Football
The Science Behind America's Game
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2013
**In the bestselling tradition of Freakonomics and Scorecasting comes a clever and accessible look at the big ideas underlying the science of football. **
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Did you hear the one about the MacArthur genius physicist and the NFL coach? It’s not a joke. It’s actually an innovative way to understand...