Time: A Very Short Introduction

by Jenann Ismael

Book Overview

What is time? What does it mean for time to pass? Is it possible to travel in time? What is the difference between the past and future? Until the work of Newton, these questions were purely topics of philosophical speculation. Since then we've learned a great deal about time, and its study has moved from a subject of philosophical reflection to instead became part of the subject matter of physics.

This Very Short Introduction introduces readers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198832664
• ISBN13: 9780198832669
• Release Date: January 2022
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.1" x 6.5"