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* How the Greek philosophers used the sledgehammer of mathematics to break apart the mysteries of the physical universe.
* Why gravity is a "romantic" force.
* How to tell the difference between a gluon, a meson, and a quark, even if you can't see them.
INSTANT PHYSICS is crammed with special features, including chapter summaries, who's who lists, biographical and historical tidbits, and a host of illustrations, photos, equations, diagrams, and drawings.]]> 133594 3.71 34 9 1995 1029187 0738200069 9780738200064 1 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180349681m/1029187.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180349681s/1029187.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1029187.Doubt_and_Certainty_The_Celebrated_Academy_Debates_on_Science_Mysticism_Reality_in_General_on_the_Knowable_and_Unknowable_With_Particular_Forays_into_Such_Esoteric 3.71 7 133594 3.71 34 9 1998 890377 0345272137 9780345272133 0 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179210326m/890377.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179210326s/890377.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/890377.THE_WORLD_IS_ROUND 4.00 4 133594 3.71 34 9 1978 1029186 0471202576 9780471202578 0 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180349679m/1029186.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180349679s/1029186.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1029186.Everything_s_Relative_And_Other_Fables_from_Science_and_Technology 4.00 1 Morse invented the telegraph, Bell the telephone, Edison the light bulb, and Marconi the radio . . . right? Well . . . the truth is slightly more complicated. The history of science and technology is riddled with apocrypha, inaccuracies, and falsehoods, and physicist Tony Rothman has taken it upon himself to throw a monkey wrench into the works. Combining a storyteller's gifts with a scientist's focus and hardheaded devotion to the facts-such as they may be-Rothman breaks down many of the most famous "just-so" stories of physics, astronomy, chemistry, biology, and technology to give credit where credit is truly due. From Einstein's possible misunderstanding of his own theories to actress Hedy Lemarr's role in the invention of the radio-controlled torpedo, he dredges his way through the legends of science history in relating the fascinating stories behind some of the most important, and often unsung, breakthroughs in science.
Tony Rothman, PhD (Bryn Mawr, PA), is a Research Associate at Bryn Mawr College. He is the author of seven other critically acclaimed science books and a frequent contributor to leading science publications, including Scientific American and Discover.]]> 133594 3.71 34 9 2003 2815647 0738201693 9780738201696 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2815647.Doubt_and_Certainty 3.00 1 133594 3.71 34 9 513971 3.00 1 0 1998 1312208 048624587X 9780486245874 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1312208.Frontiers_of_Modern_Physics_New_Perspectives_on_Cosmology_Relativity_Black_Holes_and_Extraterrestrial_Intelligence 3.00 1 133594 3.71 34 9 1985 1029190 0333490924 9780333490921 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1029190.Censored_Tales 0.0 0 133594 3.71 34 9 1989 1029189 8187075651 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1029189.Doubt_and_Certainty 0.0 0 133594 3.71 34 9 2005 1029188 0691087318 9780691087313 1 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1029188.A_Physicist_on_Madison_Avenue 0.0 0 133594 3.71 34 9 1991 532508 0691025215 9780691025216 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/532508.Science_a_LA_Mode_Physical_Fashions_and_Fictions 0.0 0 133594 3.71 34 9 1991