Physics : imagination and reality

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Physics : imagination and reality

P.R. Wallace

World Scientific, c1991

  • pbk.

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Description

Physics: Imagination and Reality introduces the reader to major ideas and the conceptual structure of modern physics, by tracing its development from the introduction of fields into physics by Faraday and Maxwell in the last century. Because the approach is historical, the book provides a comprehensive overview of the subjects. It should appeal to anyone interested in a basic understanding of the contemporary physicists view of the physical world. It avoids all but the simplest mathematics and presents ideas and concepts in everyday language.Physics: Imagination and Reality attempts to provide educated citizens with an understanding of contemporary physics and, at the same time, shows that its ideas have a grandeur, a challenge to the imagination and an aesthetic appeal which merit its recognition as an integral part of our culture.

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  • NCID
    BA12851450
  • ISBN
    • 9971509296
    • 997150930X
  • LCCN
    89022730
  • Country Code
    si
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Singapore ; Teaneck, N.J.
  • Pages/Volumes
    xxii, 567 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
  • Classification
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