The Physics Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained
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Summary
Explore the laws and theories of physics in this accessible introduction to the forces that shape our universe， our planet， and our everyday lives。
Using a bold， graphics-led approach， The Physics Book sets out more than 80 of the key concepts and discoveries that have defined the subject and influenced our technology since the beginning of time。 With the focus firmly on unpacking the thought behind each theory--as well as exploring when and how each idea and breakthrough came about--five themed chapters examine the history and developments in specific areas such as Light， Sound， and Electricity。
Eureka moments abound: from Archimedes' bathtub discoveries about displacement and density， and Galileo's experiments with spheres falling from the Tower of Pisa， to Isaac Newton's apple and his conclusions about gravity and the laws of motion。 You'll also learn about Albert Einstein's revelations about relativity; how the accidental discovery of cosmic microwave background radiation confirmed the Big Bang theory; the search for the Higgs boson particle; and why most of the universe is missing。 If you've ever wondered exactly how physicists formulated--and proved--their abstract concepts， The Physics Book is the book for you。
Series Overview: Big Ideas Simply Explained series uses creative design and innovative graphics along with straightforward and engaging writing to make complex subjects easier to understand。 With over 7 million copies worldwide sold to date， these award-winning books provide just the information needed for students， families， or anyone interested in concise， thought-provoking refreshers on a single subject。
Using a bold， graphics-led approach， The Physics Book sets out more than 80 of the key concepts and discoveries that have defined the subject and influenced our technology since the beginning of time。 With the focus firmly on unpacking the thought behind each theory--as well as exploring when and how each idea and breakthrough came about--five themed chapters examine the history and developments in specific areas such as Light， Sound， and Electricity。
Eureka moments abound: from Archimedes' bathtub discoveries about displacement and density， and Galileo's experiments with spheres falling from the Tower of Pisa， to Isaac Newton's apple and his conclusions about gravity and the laws of motion。 You'll also learn about Albert Einstein's revelations about relativity; how the accidental discovery of cosmic microwave background radiation confirmed the Big Bang theory; the search for the Higgs boson particle; and why most of the universe is missing。 If you've ever wondered exactly how physicists formulated--and proved--their abstract concepts， The Physics Book is the book for you。
Series Overview: Big Ideas Simply Explained series uses creative design and innovative graphics along with straightforward and engaging writing to make complex subjects easier to understand。 With over 7 million copies worldwide sold to date， these award-winning books provide just the information needed for students， families， or anyone interested in concise， thought-provoking refreshers on a single subject。
Reviews
Daniel
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Very enjoyable read。 The history of discoveries， short personal bios of scientists and clear and simple explanations of concepts。 Excellent way of presenting our progressive acquisition of knowledge。 There is a noticeable gap of discoveries， theories， experiments and scientific activities between 500 and 1500。 Scientists were sometimes prevented from publishing or acting on their findings because of the influence of political or religious organizations but setbacks were temporary as the quest fo Very enjoyable read。 The history of discoveries， short personal bios of scientists and clear and simple explanations of concepts。 Excellent way of presenting our progressive acquisition of knowledge。 There is a noticeable gap of discoveries， theories， experiments and scientific activities between 500 and 1500。 Scientists were sometimes prevented from publishing or acting on their findings because of the influence of political or religious organizations but setbacks were temporary as the quest for understanding and applying newly acquired principles of physics to inventions was just too strong。 。。。more
Behrooz Parhami
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This delightful and compact encyclopedia of physics is organized in seven parts that follow an introductory chapter。 Below， I have listed the part titles and example entries in each part。- Measurement and Motion--Physics and the Everyday World: Momentum， conservation of energy， gravity。- Energy and Matter--Materials and Heat: The gas laws， laws of thermodynamics， statistical mechanics。- Electricity and Magnetism--Two Forces Unite: Making magnets， the motor effect， bioelectricity， storing data。- This delightful and compact encyclopedia of physics is organized in seven parts that follow an introductory chapter。 Below， I have listed the part titles and example entries in each part。- Measurement and Motion--Physics and the Everyday World: Momentum， conservation of energy， gravity。- Energy and Matter--Materials and Heat: The gas laws， laws of thermodynamics， statistical mechanics。- Electricity and Magnetism--Two Forces Unite: Making magnets， the motor effect， bioelectricity， storing data。- Sound and Light--The properties of Waves: Music， focusing light， polarization， the Doppler effect & redshift。- The Quantum World--Our Uncertain Universe: Energy quanta， particles & waves， quantum entanglement。- Nuclear and Particle Physics--Inside the Atom: （Sub）Atomic particles， antimatter， nuclear bombs & power。- Relativity and the Universe--Our Place in the Cosmos: Special relativity， dark matter/energy， string theory。The book ends with a directory， a glossary， a list of contributors， quotations， and acknowledgments。Clifford A。 Pickover also has a book by the same title， but bearing the subtitle "From the Big Bang to Quantum Resurrection， 250 Milestones in the History of Physics，" which I have previously reviewed on GoodReads:https://www。goodreads。com/book/show/1。。。 Both books cover pretty much the same ideas， with Pickover's organized as a historical timeline and this book by clustering of topics， beginning with simple， universal notions and ending with the complicated topics of relativity and the universe。 。。。more
João
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What just happened？ They landed the plane too damn fast！ A few lines for Stephen Hawking and Alan Gutt？When you finish reading this book it leaves you with the sensation that there were already too many pages on the manuscript and they had to finish it quickly。。。 really sad because it lets you know a vast community of scientists （a little bit of their life， what they achieved and HOW they achieved it - which is very important in such a book）。Still， if you're new to Physics this is probably the r What just happened？ They landed the plane too damn fast！ A few lines for Stephen Hawking and Alan Gutt？When you finish reading this book it leaves you with the sensation that there were already too many pages on the manuscript and they had to finish it quickly。。。 really sad because it lets you know a vast community of scientists （a little bit of their life， what they achieved and HOW they achieved it - which is very important in such a book）。Still， if you're new to Physics this is probably the right book for you 。 。。。more
William Yip
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There were missing and superfluous letters in the latter half of the book。 Some parts were very repetitive; I felt like I was reading the same facts， concepts， and even sentences over and over again。 That said， this book serves as a very good reference for physics。 It provided a thorough history of the development of different fields in physics as well as the fundamentals for physics concepts。 I also liked the short biographies for all the scientists; I did notice that many of them came from wea There were missing and superfluous letters in the latter half of the book。 Some parts were very repetitive; I felt like I was reading the same facts， concepts， and even sentences over and over again。 That said， this book serves as a very good reference for physics。 It provided a thorough history of the development of different fields in physics as well as the fundamentals for physics concepts。 I also liked the short biographies for all the scientists; I did notice that many of them came from wealthy and/or academic-minded families and that， unfortunately， many died young from disease or injury。 。。。more
Nikola
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People who trash this book are brain dead losers， this is a great book for everyone to read。 A quick refresher for advanced and a great intro for beginners！
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Paññādhammika Bhikkhu
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Quite good historical account of the development of physics。 Even physics major could learn a lot from it， although at times， it seems repetitive， but when read together with more detailed books on specific history， you can see that this one got the major discovery events right。
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Cristabel
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Libro de fisia。 Explica varios temas antiguos y modernos de manera breve。 Triple point del agua。 Mucho texto， biografia， pocas imagenes y formulas。
Heidi
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I like recognizing so many famous scientists- and learning about new ones。 I especially liked that they introduced a woman scientist- Emmy Noether- very early on。 However， they do need to double-check one detail in future editions: Nikolaus Copernicus was Polish， not Italian， even though he did study in Italy for a few years。 Otherwise， great organization and illustrations。
Akash Das
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Very informative book。 Good。 I liked this。
Ninja Notion
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This book history of physics with the concepts explained from the ancient world to the LIGO observatory。 It is a great reference book for your library。 However， since I borrowed it from the library， I will simply have to remember everything I could understand。
Fred Baerkircher
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