Relativity and Quantum Physics For Beginners

For Beginners

by Steven L. Manly, Steven L. Fournier (Illustrator)

As we humans have expanded our horizons to see things vastly smaller, faster, larger, and farther than ever before, we have been forced to confront preconceptions born of the human experience and create wholly new ways of looking at the world around us. The theories of relativity and quantum physics were developed out of this need and have provided us with phenomenal, mind-twisting insights into the strange and exciting reality show of our universe. Relativity and Quantum Physics For Beginners is an entertaining and accessible introduction to the bizarre concepts that fueled the scientific revolution of the 20th century and led to amazing advances in our understanding of the universe.

Genres: Science, Nonfiction, Comics

144 pages, Paperback

First published November 3, 2009

Reviews

[Shion Hishida]

I like this book because of how it manages to simply describe complex concepts such as relativity for people who might not understand it. Through humor, creative and insightful illustrations, simple, easy to understand vocabulary, mathematical formulas for nerds, and relevant quotes by famous scientists such as Neil Bohr and Albert Einstein, Steven Manly vividly describes how scientists discovered and created the concepts of time, the structure of an atom, relativity, the speed and “shape” of light, the birth of the universe, and quantum physics. Manly also explains just how they work and their implications for humans and the universe, and he does it in a way that anyone, not just scientists, can understand.

[Amy]

Sách tiếng Việt không có mấy quyển được như thế này, cố gắng giải thích khoa học cho người lớn một cách thân thiện nhất. Vẫn chưa hiểu được 100% các khái niệm được giải thích và chương cuối gần như bỏ cuộc vì chẳng hiểu gì, tuy nhiên rõ ràng là cũng đã biết được nhiều thứ hơn khi bắt đầu.

Science could probably be the next theme in range then.

[Frances]

It had some light hearted parts and although I read it I am not sure I completely understood what I read. It was however interesting and challenging.

[Ayuningtyas]

i felt like not reading the used-to-be-boring science books. i'm involved in each characters discussion and the way they think. a step by step guide to (try to) have better understanding of what quantum physics is.

but still, if you expect that the book will make you another Einstein; don't forget this famous quote from Richard Feynman: "I think it is safe to say that no one understands Quantum Mechanics"

[Dan Cohen]

Overall, not bad. However, I don't think it told me much I didn't know and it didn't really give me a better understanding of either subject than I'd had before. That probably just says I'm not the right audience...

[Pj]

A perfect book for pre-teen, but I think also a great book for very beginner adults! Has great examples to prove discussions. The comics are distracting for the mature reader, but it serves it's purpose for the younger crowd.

[Rachel]

It kinda reads like a comic book or one of the Dummies books. It makes everything so simple to understand and explains every theory from three different views.

[Hakan Guveli]

İzafiyet Teorisi ve Kuantum Mekaniği ni anlatan keyifli bir kitap. Tavsiye ederim.

[Miss Laury]

Ici fazla cafcaflı diye mi bilmem ama anlaşılmasının biraz zor olduğu kitap. Sabredip sonuna kadar okursanız bir şeyler katıyor mu, evet.