Instant Egghead Guide: Physics: Physics

by Brian Clegg, Scientific American

Overview

Scientific American's daily Sixty-Second Science podcast was such an unexpected success, with millions of downloads, that a spin-off site was created around the concept of bite-sized science. This new series of books will tackle the biggest topics in science by breaking them up into quick and easy two- to four-page spreads. Topics in each book will take the light and accessible tone of the 60-Second Science podcasts and blog. INSTANT EGGHEAD PHYSICS will explore quantum physics, relativity, and light. It will break down complex ideas and explore why Einstein made some big blunders, how the ipod came to be, and what it would take to make teleportation possible.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780312592103
Publisher:	St. Martin's Publishing Group
Publication date:	11/10/2009
Series:	Instant Egghead Guides
Edition description:	Original
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	4.90(w) x 7.10(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Brian Clegg is the author of A Brief History of Infinity, The First Scientist: A Life of Roger Bacon, and Light Years: The Extraordinary Story of Mankind's Fascination with Light, and Upgrade Me: Our Search for Human 2.0. He holds a physics degree from Cambridge and has written regular columns, features, and reviews for numerous magazines. He lives in Wiltshire, England, with his wife and two children.

Editorial Reviews

[Instant Egghead Phsyics]will engage scientists and lay readers with a thorough, level-headed, reader-friendly treatment of controversial and complex material.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

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