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For the love of physics : from the end of the rainbow to the edge of time-- a journey through the wonders of physics
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Title
For the love of physics : from the end of the rainbow to the edge of time-- a journey through the wonders of physics / Walter Lewin with Warren Goldstein.
ISBN
9781439108277 (hardcover)
1439108277 (hardcover)
9781451607130 (pbk.)
145160713X (pbk.)
9781439123546 (ebook)
1439123543 (ebook)
Edition
1st Free Press hardcover ed.
Published
New York : Free Press, 2011.
Physical Description
xvi, 302 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Summary
Largely autobiographical account of the author's life as one who fell in love first with physics and then with teaching physics to students.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 15, 2011
Contents
From the nucleus to deep space
Measurements, uncertainties, and the stars
Bodies in motion
The magic of drinking with a straw
Over and under
outside and inside
the rainbow
The harmonies of strings and winds
The wonders of electricity
The mysteries of magnetism
Energy conservation
plus ça change . . .
X-rays from outer space!
X-ray ballooning, the early days
Cosmic catastrophes, neutron stars, and black holes
Celestial ballet
X-ray bursters!
Ways of seeing.
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