Clifford A. Pickover received his PhD from Yale in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, and has written more than 40 books and over 200 articles on such topics as computers and creativity, art, mathematics, black holes, human intelligence, time travel, alien life, religion, and the history of science. . Currently, he is an associate editor for several scientific journals and holds over 60 U.S. patents for inventions dealing with computer graphics and interfaces. His research has received considerable attention from such media outlets as CNN, the Discovery Channel, The New York Times, and WIRED, and his Web site, www.pickover.com, has received millions of visits.
The Physics Book: From the Big Bang to Quantum Resurrection, 250 Milestones in the History of Physics
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$29.95
- ISBN-13: 9781402778612
- Publisher: Sterling
- Publication date: 11/01/2011
- Series: Sterling Milestones Series
- Pages: 528
- Sales rank: 263,026
- Product dimensions: 7.50(w) x 8.60(h) x 1.60(d)
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Following the hugely successful The Science Book and The Math Book comes a richly illustrated chronology of physics, containing 250 short, entertaining, and thought-provoking entries. In addition to exploring such engaging topics as dark energy, parallel universes, the Doppler effect, the God particle, and Maxwell's demon, the book's timeline extends back billions of years to the hypothetical Big Bang and forward trillions of years to a time of “quantum resurrection.” Like the previous titles in this series, The Physics Book helps readers gain an understanding of major concepts without getting bogged down in complex details.
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In his introduction, author Clifford Pickover describes this "labor of love": "Rather than being a comprehensive or scholarly dissertation, it is intended as recreational reading for students of science and mathematics as well as interested lay people." Like its Sterling series predecessors (The Science Book and The Math Book), The Physics Book fulfills that purpose admirably. In fact, the book's 250 one-page capsules make physics landmarks downright fascinating. Who knew, for instance, that nature had created the world's first nuclear two billion years before humans did? The events are arranged chronologically from 13.7 billion years ago (The Big Bang) to 2009 A.D. (Large Hadron Collider). Along the way, we encounter everything from String Theory to Silly Putty, from the Tesla Coil to Lava Lights.
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This attractive reference by biophysicist, biochemist, and science writer Pickover is composed of lucid one-page explanations of physics concepts, alternating with full-page color illustrations.