Why Balloons Rise and Apples Fall
The Laws That Make the World Work
1st Edition
Published on 31. August 2011
192 pages
978-1-84317-809-5 (ISBN)
Description
We all know the world works in mysterious ways! But have you ever itched to know why? Why don't heavier things fall faster? Why do we have more energy when we're sitting upstairs? Is time travel really possible? And what happened to Schrodinger's poor cat? Why Balloons Rise and Apples Fall is an accessible look at the fascinating, awe-inspiring and sometimes downright weird world of physics. It covers all the basics we learnt at school from: what is physics; motion and forces; work and energy; matter and heat; and, electricity and magnetism. It even covers the more thought-provoking and complex questions of relativity, quantum physics and astrophysics, as well as all the exciting philosophical questions that arise out of these subjects.
Reviews / Votes
At just the right level for the beginner he runs us through all the classical physics that no one bothers with, yet is at the heart of everyday life * PopularScience.co.uk *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Illustrations
b/w illustrations throughout
File size
2,44 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-84317-809-5 (9781843178095)
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Person
Jeff Stewart was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and moved to England as a child. He graduated from Cambridge University and currently works as a journalist and web designer.
