| Gravity Contributor(s): Gamow, George (Author) |
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ISBN: 1607961482 ISBN-13: 9781607961482 Publisher: www.bnpublishing.com OUR PRICE: $9.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Gravity |
| Dewey: 531.14 |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 6" W x 9" (0.52 lbs) 156 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A distinguished physicist and teacher, George Gamow also possessed a special gift for explaining the intricacies of science. Here he takes an enlightening look at three scientists whose work unlocked many of the mysteries behind the laws of physics: Galileo, the first to examine closely 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. Most of the book is focused on Newton's ideas, with a concluding chapter on post-Einsteinian speculations concerning the relationship between gravity and other physical phenomena. This remarkably reader-friendly volume is graced with the author's own drawings, both technical and fanciful. |