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Physics Book (Big Ideas Simply Explained)
SKU
080253
ISBN
9781465491022
Grade 8-AD
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Description
An easy read, this book explains important physics concepts relating to electricity and magnetism, energy and matter, sound and light, and much more. Each chapter has a sidebar with a timeline that details the development of the ideas. Throughout the text are interesting colorful illustrations and diagrams that help explain the concepts. There are also informational sidebars about different scientists and their accomplishments. An interesting read or useful supplement to a physics course.
Publisher's Description of Physics Book (Big Ideas Simply Explained)
How do magnets generate electricity? What is antimatter? Is time travel possible?
Discover the answers to these and over 90 other big questions that explore the most important laws, theories, and breakthrough moments in our understanding of physics – from the earliest civilizations to the 21st century.
Written in clear English, The Physics Book is packed with short, pithy explanations that cut through technical language, step-by-step diagrams that untangle knotty theories, memorable quotes, and witty illustrations that play with our understanding of physics.
This diverse and inclusive account of physics includes Pythagoras' observations on music, Galileo's experiments with spheres, and Isaac Newton's theories of gravity and the laws of motion, unlocking Albert Einstein's insights into relativity, how the accidental discovery of cosmic microwave background radiation confirmed the Big Bang theory, and the reasons most of the Universe is "missing". Showing how each idea and breakthrough came about, entries examine the history and wider developments in areas such as energy and matter, electricity and magnetism, and quantum, nuclear, and particle physics.
Details
| Product Format: | Hardcover |
|---|---|
| Brand: | Dorling Kindersley |
| Grades: | 8-AD |
| ISBN: | 9781465491022 |
| Length in Inches: | 9.5 |
| Width in Inches: | 8 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.875 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 2.45 |
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