The world according to physics / Jim Al-Khalili.
| Author/creator | Al-Khalili, Jim, 1962- author. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2020] |
| Description | 1 online resource (xv, 313 pages) : illustrations |
| Supplemental Content | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The awe of understanding -- Scale -- Space and time -- Energy and matter -- The quantum world -- Thermodynamics and the arrow of time -- Unification -- The future of physics -- The usefulness of physics -- Thinking like a physicist. |
| Abstract | "This book frames the nature and importance of modern physics in an accessible, compelling, succinct way, showing lay readers that physics is crucial to our modern understanding of the world--and indeed the world as we currently know and experience it. Through the narrative, the book naturally describes essential facets of what physics is and why it has become such a (some might say, the) fundamental science. In addition, the reader will gain a sense of the grand scope and sweep of science and the collective, self-correcting nature of how science is done. For some, the book may serve as an invitation to physics. To others, it may serve to clarify the role of physics and describe a shared, global, centuries-long quest for fundamental knowledge"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Source of description | Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebook Central, viewed March 17, 2020). |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Al-Khalili, Jim, 1962- World according to physics. Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2020] 9780691182308 |
| Genre/form | Popular works. |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2019029701 |
| ISBN | 9780691201672 (electronic book) |
| ISBN | 0691201676 (electronic book) |
| ISBN | (hardcover) |
| ISBN | (hardback) |
| Stock number | CEB489F8-DF6D-4D40-ACBE-3FEB46DA3C4E OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com |
| Stock number | 22573/ctvp55g0c JSTOR |
| Stock number | 9452399 IEEE |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |