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- Book Synopsis
- This highly-visual, full-colour guide provides readers with a high-level, comprehensive survey of the fundamental ideas in physics, written by award-winning science author Professor Sidney Perkowitz. Perfect for students and laypeople alike, this book makes understanding the essential concepts of physics easier than ever. It covers the most important ideas in the field, including gravity, thermodynamics, relativity, and quantum mechanics, as well as the scientific minds that contributed to these foundational discoveries. These topics are accompanied by helpful charts, suggestions for further reading and easily digestible history sections, to keep things clear, engaging, and easy to follow. It will help you answer questions such as: How does entropy shape the universe? What happens inside a black hole? What role does physics play in climate science? Could we ever achieve quantum teleportation? Part of the bestselling A Degree in a Book series, this accessible guide provides you with the essential foundations for understanding the most fundamental science of our world. ABOUT THE SERIES: Get the knowledge of a degree for the price of a book with Arcturus Publishing's A Degree in a Book series. Written by experts in their fields, these highly visual guides allow readers to get to grips with complex subjects in no time.
- About The Author
- Sidney Perkowitz was the Howard Candler Professor of Physics at Emory University, where he studied the properties of matter and wrote more than 100 scientific papers and books. He has also sought to present science to the public, winning the 2023 Andrew Gemant Award from the American Institute of Physics for science outreach and writing articles for Technology Review, the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post and others. His popular science books include Empire of Light: A History of Discovery in Science and Art (1997), Universal Foam: From Cappucino to the Cosmos (2000) and Physics: A Very Short Introduction (2019).
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781398826410
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Arcturus, (01 March 2026)
- Number of Pages
- 256
- Weight
- 1044 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 220 x 250 x 21 mm
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