Don't Be Afraid of Physics
Ross Barrett, Pier Paolo Delsanto
Springer International Publishing 
Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik / Astronomie
Beschreibung
With the aid of entertaining short stories, anecdotes, lucid explanations and straight-forward figures, this book challenges the perception that the world of physics is inaccessible to the non-expert. Beginning with Neanderthal man, it traces the evolution of human reason and understanding from paradoxes and optical illusions to gravitational waves, black holes and dark energy. On the way, it provides insights into the mind-boggling advances at the frontiers of physics and cosmology. Unsolved problems and contradictions are highlighted, and contentious issues in modern physics are discussed in a non-dogmatic way in a language comprehensible to the non-scientist. It has something for everyone.
Kundenbewertungen
Understanding relativity, understanding Time and space, Physics stories and anecdotes, Concepts of physics, What is Quantum Mechanics?, Physics from short stories, Physics for laypersons, Cosmology for beginners, Understanding Elementary particles, Easy to follow physics