Physics: A Very Short Introduction - Softcover

Perkowitz, Sidney

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0198813945 ISBN 13: 9780198813941

Publisher: OUP Oxford, 2019

Synopsis

From quantum mechanics to cosmology, digital electronics, and energy production, this book discusses why physics is worth doing and how physicists do it.

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About the Author

Sidney Perkowitz is Charles Howard Candler Professor of Physics at Emory University, during which time he has produced over 100 research papers and books with funding from the US government, industry, and foundations. Now, as Professor Emeritus, he presents science for non-scientists, and is the author of several books, including Universal Foam: From Cappuccino to the Cosmos (Walker Publishing, 2000), and Frankenstein: How a Monster Became an Icon, the Science and Enduring Allure of Mary Shelley's Creation (Pegasus Books, 2018). He has written articles for publications including the Washington Post, New Scientist, and the Los Angeles Review of Books, and has appeared on outlets including CNN, NPR, and the BBC. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and, in 2015, received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts.

Edition details

• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198813945
• ISBN 13: 9780198813941
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176