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Black Bodies and Quantum Cats: Tales from the Annals of Physics
Black Bodies and Quantum Cats Tales from the Annals of Physics
Author: Jennifer Ouellette
Physics, once known as "natural philosophy," is the most basic science, explaining the world we live in, from the largest scale down to the very, very, very smallest, and our understanding of it has changed over many centuries. In Black Bodies and Quantum Cats, science writer Jennifer Ouellette traces key developments in the ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781435294165
ISBN-10: 1435294165
Publication Date: 5/29/2008
Pages: 320
Edition: Reprint
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the history of physics made accessible to the mathematically stunted, like me. oullette uses popular culture to couch the important advancements in physics, from the discovery of gravity to the development of the microscope and the discovery of the atom, to roller coasters and velcro, the telephone, the radio, x-ray, and finally through string theory. accessible, user-friendly, and fun. even if it is physics.
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