Black Bodies and Quantum Cats: Tales from the Annals of Physics, (Paperback)

from AprilHamilton

This is a generally interesting book that will most likely be enjoyed by people with at least a basic background in Physics, but its attempts to make complex concepts understandable to the lay person don't always succeed. Sometimes the explanations are far too general, other times far too technical.

from melydia

A series of essays about various milestones in the history of physics from Leonardo da Vinci to string theory. If you are a hardcore physicist, you will probably find this too dumbed down to be entertaining. However, though I was already familiar with all the concepts presented here, I was drawn ...

from EmScape

Things I did not understand at all prior to reading this book: why static electricity works, how microscopes and telescopes work, gravity, electricity, how cameras work, why airplanes fly, how telephones work, roller coasters, the advent of cinema, x-rays, "blackbodies", relativity, rockets, phot...

from EmScape

Things I did not understand at all prior to reading this book: why static electricity works, how microscopes and telescopes work, gravity, electricity, how cameras work, why airplanes fly, how telephones work, roller coasters, the advent of cinema, x-rays, "blackbodies", relativity, rockets, phot...