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Understanding Physics

Isaac Asimov

1966269 pagesabout 4–6 hours
1966
first published
  • 1966Bracken books · ENGISBN 9781851702244
  • 1966Allen & Unwin · ENG
  • 1966Allen and Unwin · ENG
  • 1988Bracken Books · 768 pages · ENGISBN 9780880292511
  • 1993Barnes & Noble · 269 pages · ENG
  • 1983Walker & Company · ENGISBN 9780318765440
  • 1980Walker & CoISBN 9780802702968
  • 1982Walker & CoISBN 9780802702951

While many of us understand complex theories of criticism or finance, we cannot explain why the lights go on when we flick a switch or how a radio works. In this reader-friendly, unabridged edition of three of his best-selling books, renowned science writer Isaac Asimov demystifies physics, teaching the fundamentals in a manner easily understood by lay people. Including the complete text of Motion, Sound and Heat, Light, Magnetism and Electricity, and The Electron, Proton and Neutron, this volume will guide you through the evolution of physics from its early Greek beginnings up to the modern theories of the creation of time, space and matter. Each volume relates the tale of the human quest through the ages for answers to the fundamental questions of how the universe works. Told in its historical context, this quest for knowledge is a story of high drama and uncommon valor, when men put their very lives on the line for the sake of scientific truth. 3 Volumes: Motion, Sound & Heat Light, Magnetism & Electricity The Electron, Proton & Neutron

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