The Physical World: An Inspirational Tour of Fundamental Physics

by Nicholas Manton and Nicholas Mee

Book Overview

The Physical World offers a grand vision of the essential unity of physics that will enable the reader to see the world through the eyes of a physicist and understand their thinking. The text follows Einstein's dictum that 'explanations should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler', to give an honest account of how modern physicists understand their subject, including the shortcomings of current theory. The result is an up-to-date and engaging...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198796110
• ISBN13: 9780198796114
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 572 Pages
• Weight: 2.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.4" x 9.6"