Get a Grip on Physics

by John Gribbin

Overview

What do Newton's falling apple and the moon's orbit have in common? How does relativity theory apply to everyday life, what's a quantum leap, and why is Schrödinger's cat inside that box? The answers lie within your grasp! John Gribbin, a physicist and author of bestselling popular-science books, offers down-to-earth discussions of technical topics. Playful engravings and cartoons illustrate his imaginative accounts of the workings of string theory, black holes, superfluidity, and other cosmic oddities. Readers of all ages will appreciate these memorable explanations of the laws of physics and their application to everything from massive stars to miniscule atoms.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780486485027
Publisher:	Dover Publications
Publication date:	11/17/2011
Series:	Dover Books on Physics Series
Edition description:	Unabridged
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

John Gribbin is a physicist, writer, lecturer, and broadcaster. Since 1992 he has been a Visiting Fellow in Astronomy at the University of Sussex. A longtime consultant to New Scientist, he is the author of more than 120books.

Table of Contents

Introduction
1. Atoms and Molecules
2. Beyond Newton
3. The Quantum World
4. Even Newer Physics
5. Back to the Future
6. Tomorrow's Physics
Index