The physics book : from the big bang to quantum resurrection, 250 milestones in the history of physics /
Containing 250 short, entertaining, and thought-provoking entries, this book explores such engaging topics as dark energy, parallel universes, the Doppler effect, the God particle, and Maxwell's demon. The timeline extends back billions of years to the hypothetical Big Bang and forward trillion...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Sterling Pub.,
[2011]
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| Summary: | Containing 250 short, entertaining, and thought-provoking entries, this book explores such engaging topics as dark energy, parallel universes, the Doppler effect, the God particle, and Maxwell's demon. The timeline extends back billions of years to the hypothetical Big Bang and forward trillions of years to a time of quantum resurrection. |
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| Physical Description: | 527 pages : illustrations, photographs ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1402778619 (alk. paper) 9781402778612 (alk. paper) |