Great Ideas in Physics
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Word Count
75,000 words, Guess
Page Count
300 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL7298473M
- ISBN-139780071357388
- ISBN-100071357386
- OCLC Control Number43836372
- OCLC Control Number44059305
Classifications
- LCCQC21.2 .L54 2000
- LCCQC21.2.L54 2000
- LCCQC21.2 .L54 2000eb
and 1 more
- DDC530
Description
For anyone how wants a basic understanding of the physical processes that define the universe, Lightman provides the perfect introduction. In addition to explaining physics, he introduces relevant passages from philosophy and literature to demonstrate how these great ideas have impacted the world of thought. What does it mean to say that time and space are relative? How can an electron be in two places at once? For anyone who wants a basic understanding of the physical processes that define the universe, Lightman provides the perfect introduction in Great Ideas in Physics. In addition to explaining physics, he brings in relevant passages from philosophy and literature to demonstrate how these great ideas have impacted the world of thought.
First Sentence
Robert Mayer (1814-1878), the son of the owner of an apothecary shop, was born in Heilbronn, Wurttemberg (now Baden Wurttemberg), Germany.
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