The New Physics: For the Twenty-First Century

by Gordon Fraser (Editor)

Underpinning all the other branches of science, physics affects the way we live our lives, and ultimately how life itself functions. Recent scientific advances have led to dramatic reassessment of our understanding of the world around us, and made a significant impact on our lifestyle. In this book, leading international experts, including Nobel prize winners, explore the frontiers of modern physics, from the particles inside an atom to the stars that make up a galaxy, from nano-engineering and brain research to high-speed data networks. Revealing how physics plays a vital role in what we see around us, this book will fascinate scientists of all disciplines, and anyone wanting to know more about the world of physics today.

Genres: Physics, Science

556 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

Reviews

[Dan Zarfati]

Though the topics of the book were interesting the writing was the opposite, badly explained, sometimes too technical, very unispiring.

[James Millen]

Right, this is certainly not a book i would reccomend to non-scientists, as it is technical. A collection of concise and self-contatined review articles of all the most cutting edge applications of Physics including Cosmology, Particle Physics, Quantum Optics, Physics and Society, Nanotechnology and others.

If you have a good ground knowledge, or aren't scared of the odd equation, this will allow you to talk intelligently on alomost any Physics related topic. It is also written by great and respected scientists, such as Brian Green

[Abbey]

A good resource for various terminology and random information however for the average reader and undergraduate it can be rather 'equationy'.

[Brendan]

Didn't read all of this , the chapter / articles assume too much technical knowledge