Fear of Physics: A Guide for the Perplexed - Softcover

Krauss, Lawrence M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 009930113X ISBN 13: 9780099301134

Publisher: Vintage, 1996

Synopsis

This is an attempt to explain the meaning of physics by talking not just about the facts of the physical world, but about the way physicists think. Examining the tools and thought behind scientific method, Lawrence Krauss discusses the ideas and tricks of individuals from Plato to Marshall McLuhan and Stephen Hawking. Among the topics explored are how to handle the "art" of numbers, how physicists define truth, and how and when to plagiarize creatively. Krauss also wrote "Cosmic Strings" and "The Fifth Essence".

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About the Author

Lawrence M. Krauss is Ambrose Swasey Professor of Physics and Professor of Astronomy and Director of the centre for Education and Research in Cosmology and Astrophysics at Case Western Reserve University. He is the only physicist to have received the top awards by the American Physical Society, the American Institute of Physics, and the American Association of Physics Teachers. He lives in Cleveland, Ohio.

Edition details

• Publisher: Vintage
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 009930113X
• ISBN 13: 9780099301134
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208