Sympathetic Vibrations: Reflections on Physics As a Way of Life

by K.C. Cole

An introduction to physics examines the theoretical principles developed by Galileo, Bohr, Newton, and other great physicists and explains how the laws of physics pervade all facets of everyday human life

Genres: Science, Philosophy

352 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1985

About the author

For the past ten years, K.C. Cole has been a science writer and columnist for the Los Angeles Times; she has also written for The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Smithsonian, Discover, Newsweek, Newsday, Esquire, Ms., People and many other publications. Her articles were featured in The Best American Science Writing 2004 and 2005 and The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2002. She has also been an editor at Discover and Newsday.

Cole is the author of several nonfiction books, including Mind Over Matter: Conversations with the Cosmos; The Hole in the Universe: How Scientists Peered Over the Edge of Emptiness and Found Everything; and The Universe and the Teacup, the Mathematics of Truth and Beauty.

Reviews

[Ian]

Great book if you're interested in physics.

[Jennifer]

This is an old book, but I loved it.

"Perhaps the biggest thing that small differences can do is open our eyes to the presence of larger unexpected truths."

[Sarah]

Great

[Evan Kostelka]

We live in a strange universe. Where particles exist for mere fractions of a second. Where we have laws for one set of interactions and others for different interactions but still no idea how gravity works. This book is a great, easy read which introduces you to the everyday things (seeing, hearing, touching, etc) we are involved in but don't realize their depth.

[Read It]

Interesting & rewarding book to read. K.C. Cole has made me a fan of her. Easy to read and easy to understand physics and nature related material. Talks about Quantum Mechanics, Entropy, disorder, Universe, Double slit and many other interesting. A good read.