【内容简介】
Written by a research scientist at the Kennedy Space Center working on planetary exploration, this bestseller continues to take readers on a fascinating journey through physics. The new edition includes many updated applications as well as surprise developments in String Theory that have come to light since the first edition. Crafted in an accessible style, this comprehensive guide explains the basic concepts of motion, energy, and gravity, as well as the latest theories about the structure of matter, the origin of the universe, and the beginning of time. Fully illustrated throughout, the book explores major discoveries and the scientists behind them, including Galileo, Newton, Einstein, Bohr, Feynman, and Hawking.
【目次】
Introductory Concepts.
The Laws of Mechanics.
The Structure of Matter.
Thermodynamics
Electricity and Magnetism. Waves. Modern Physics.