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An edition of Fear of physics (1993)

Fear of physics

a guide for the perplexed

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"Assume the cow is a sphere." So begins this lively, irreverent, and informative look at everything from the physics of boiling water to cutting-edge research at the observable limits of the universe. Rich with anecdotes and accessible examples (like the cow as sphere, which illustrates the principle of simplifying the world in order to explain it), Fear of Physics nimbly ranges over the tools and thought behind the world of modern physics, taking the mystery out of what is essentially a very human intellectual endeavor.

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Publisher
BasicBooks
Language
English
Pages
206

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [200]) and index.

Published in
New York, NY

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
530/.01
Library of Congress
QC21.2 .K73 1993

The Physical Object

Pagination
xv, 206 p. ;
Number of pages
206

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL1745185M
ISBN 10
0465057454
LCCN
92054523
OCLC/WorldCat
28063017
LibraryThing
160406
Goodreads
1601547

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL50654W

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