Understanding Physics (Motion, Sound, and Heat / Light, Magnetism, and Electricity / The Electron, Proton, and Neutron)

808 Pages·1988·93.931 MB·English

by  Isaac Asimov

NDERSTANDING
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ASIMOV
3 VOLUMES IN ONE:
• Motion, Sound & Heat
• Light, Magnetism & Electricity
• The Electron, Proton & Neutro
UNDERSTANDING PHYSICS
VOLUMES
3 IN 1
ISAAC ASIMOV
Mysterious objects like quarks and quasars,
strange mathematical symbols and complex
speculationsaboutthebeginningsoftheuni-
verse—all these make the world of physics
seemtobeanexotic,evenforbidding, realm.
Yeteverydaythingswetakeforgranted,from
bicyclestomicrowaveovens,aretheresultof
the development of this central branch of
modernscience.
Renowned science authority Dr. Isaac Asi-
movhastakenthebasicconceptsofphysics
and grouped them logically into three best-
sellingvolumes.
• Motion, SoundandHeat
• Light, MagnetismandElectricity
• TheElectron, ProtonandNeutron.
All three are presented in this edition com-
pleteandunabridged, allowingthereaderto
trace the fascinating story of modern phys-
ics—the human search for rules that govern
anddescribetheuniverse.
From Galileo's refutation of Greek theories
which, unchallenged, held sway for over
2,000 years, to modern conjectures about
the creation of time, matter and space, this
lively and entertaining history enables the
general reader to understand the develop-
mentofphysicsnotonlyasaseriesoflogical
progressions butalsoasanexiting dramaof
the human spirit's questfor knowledge. The
solving ofonesetof problems leads inevita-
blytothechallengeofnewquestions.
In each ofthe volumes, Dr. Asimov concen-
trates on the development of specific con-
cepts and places them against the
appropriate historical background. Volume
One, Motion, Sound and Heat, traces the
theoretical exploration of these concepts
from an essentially Newtonian viewpoint.
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UNDERSTANDING PHYSICS

ISAAC ASIMOV
UNDERSTANDING
PHYSICS
3 Volumes in 1
Motion, Sound, andHeat
Light, Magnetism, andElectricity
The Electron, Proton, andNeutron
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Motion, Sound andHeat