Asimov on Physics

by Isaac Asimov

Book Overview

Rear cover notes: "Once again, the vast scientific knowledge and engaging imagination of Isaac Asimov illuminates many of physics' most challenging puzzles: what is the tiniest particle of time (how... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0380418487
• ISBN13: 9780380418480
• Release Date: June 1979
• Publisher: Avon Books
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Physics for mortals

One of the best introductions to physics ever written. Conscise and plain even for the most novice science reader. Before the "for Dummies" series there was the "Asimov on" series and this was the best of that series. Higly recommended especially for the young person who enjoys science but also good for developing a love for physics in the first place.

Descriptions of physics that anyone can understand

Although I took physics in college, most of what I know was learned from books by Asimov. This book is a collection of his essays published in "The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction" where the theme of each is physics. In rereading the essays, I was taken back to the heady days when I needed to learn a great deal of physics in only a few days. This was accomplished by reading Asimov's books and I managed to learn enough to handle the problems. The collection is well-suited to anyone with an interest in physics or a teacher who wants to introduce the fundamentals of a point without yet delving into the rigor that requires detailed formulas. As always, Asimov has written with a clarity that textbook authors are either unwilling or unable to achieve. In my many experiences as an educator, I am often asked for "simple" references about various topics. When the topic is science, I always recommend the writings of Asimov and when the topic is physics, this is the first book I suggest.

A wonderful book for the layman.

This book is very readable (except in a few technical spots) and very interesting. It explains some aspects of physics, which are normally very hard to understand, into plain English for the rest of us that aren't physic's majors.