Gravity Contributor(s): Gamow, George (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486425630 ISBN-13: 9780486425634 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $8.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2003 Annotation: A distinguished physicist takes an enlightening look at three scientists whose work unlocked many mysteries: Galileo, the first to examine the process of free and restricted fall; Newton, originator of a universal force; and Einstein, who proposed that gravity is no more than the curvature of the four-dimensional space-time continuum. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Science | Gravity - Science | History |
Dewey: 531.14 |
LCCN: 2002034827 |
Physical Information: 0.37" H x 5.48" W x 8.44" (0.43 lbs) 176 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A distinguished physicist and teacher, George Gamow also possessed a special gift for making the intricacies of science accessible to a wide audience. In Gravity, he takes an enlightening look at three of the towering figures of science who unlocked many of the mysteries behind the laws of physics: Galileo, the first to take a close look at the process of free and restricted fall; Newton, originator of the concept of gravity as a universal force; and Einstein, who proposed that gravity is no more than the curvature of the four-dimensional space-time continuum. |