UNIVERSAL FORCE P

Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-0-19-964213-7
Verlag: OUP UK

Buch, Englisch, 318 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 450 g

"The Universal Force" conveys the excitement of science and nature's mysteries. It describes gravitation as seen by examining the achievements of those great scientists who have struggled with the seemingly simple facts and managed to extract some truth about the nature of gravity, its origins, and its effects. Gravity is intimately tied up with motion, and therefore with time and space, and is responsible for planetary systems, the evolution of stars and the
existence of black holes and the very beginning of the Universe. It is the universal force, and to look at gravity is to look at the deepest aspects of nature.

The historical context from Aristotle's teleology through Galileo's conflict with the Church, to Newton's law, and Einstein's curved space time, displays the evolution of the science of gravity as one of the greatest and most fascinating human achievements. Contrary to popular opinion, all important science can be understood by anyone, with or without a scientific background. This book shows that the beauty and mysteries of science can be shared with everyone.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Girifalco

Girifalco, Louis

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Physik Quantenphysik Relativität, Gravitation
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Formalen Wissenschaften & Technik
• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Astronomie: Sachbuch
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Physik Allgemein Physik: Sachbuch
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Physik Allgemein Geschichte der Physik

Über Autor(innen)

Louis A. Girifalco is the University Professor of Materials Science at the University of Pennsylvania. He is a world renowned theorist and has authored five books which include works on solid state diffusion, statistical mechanics and technological change, along with many research papers. He is a former Department Head and Laboratory Director and past Chairman of the Board of Associated Universities, Inc., which was responsible for the operation of Brookhaven
National Laboratories and the National Radio Astronomy Observatory.