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Highlights
- Physics, once known as "natural philosophy," is the most basic science, explaining the world we live in, from the largest scale down to the very, very, very smallest, and our understanding of it has changed over many centuries.
- About the Author: Jennifer Ouellette is the author of three previous books, Black Bodies and Quantum Cats, Physics of the Buffyverse, and The Calculus Diaries.
- 336 Pages
- Science, Physics
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The author traces key developments in the field of physics, placing the fundamentals in their historical context as well as against a broad cultural backdrop.Book Synopsis
Physics, once known as "natural philosophy," is the most basic science, explaining the world we live in, from the largest scale down to the very, very, very smallest, and our understanding of it has changed over many centuries. In Black Bodies and Quantum Cats, science writer Jennifer Ouellette traces key developments in the field, setting descriptions of the fundamentals of physics in their historical context as well as against a broad cultural backdrop. Newton's laws are illustrated via the film Addams Family Values, while Back to the Future demonstrates the finer points of special relativity. Poe's "The Purloined Letter" serves to illuminate the mysterious nature of neutrinos, and Jeanette Winterson's novel Gut Symmetries provides an elegant metaphorical framework for string theory. An enchanting and edifying read, Black Bodies and Quantum Cats shows that physics is not an arcane field of study but a profoundly human endeavor--and a fundamental part of our everyday world.About the Author
Jennifer Ouellette is the author of three previous books, Black Bodies and Quantum Cats, Physics of the Buffyverse, and The Calculus Diaries. She writes the popular science and culture blog Cocktail Party Physics for Scientific American. She lives in Los Angeles, California.Dimensions (Overall): 7.96 Inches (H) x 5.38 Inches (W) x .71 Inches (D)
Weight: .61 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 336
Genre: Science
Sub-Genre: Physics
Publisher: Penguin Books
Theme: Quantum Theory
Format: Paperback
Author: Jennifer Ouellette
Language: English
Street Date: December 1, 2005
TCIN: 94400364
UPC: 9780143036036
Item Number (DPCI): 247-03-7207
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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