Description
Get ready to nerd out with 50 Physics Ideas You Really Need to Know by Joanne Baker! This book covers everything from gravity and energy to quantum theory and dark energy, all presented in a playful and engaging tone. With fun biographies and timelines, you'll discover the physics behind everyday phenomena like alarm clocks, mirrors, and even your mobile phone. Don't miss the chance to uncover the science that surrounds us!
Contents include: Newton's law of gravitation, Brownian motion, Chaos theory, Fleming's right hand rule, Planck's law, Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, Schrodinger's cat, Superconductivity, Rutherford's atom, Nuclear fission and fusion, The God particle, String theory, Special and general relativity, The big bang and the Anthropic principle.
Hardback 208 pages.
Approx: 18.2 x 20.8 cm.