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Walter Lewin - For the Love of Physics, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

For the Love of Physics

From the End of the Rainbow to the Edge of Time - A Journey Through the Wonders of Physics

Av Walter Lewin

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Beskrivning
Beloved MIT professor Walter Lewin, whose riveting physics lectures have made him a YouTube super-star, offers a mind-opening and delightful journey through the most intriguing discoveries in physics. A wonderful raconteur, Lewin takes readers on a marvellous journey with him in For the Love of Physics, opening our eyes as never before to the amazing beauty and power of all that physics can reveal to us. He describes the coolest, weirdest facets of the tiniest bits of matter, the wonders of our everyday lives-such as the mysteries of why lighting strikes and what makes musical harmony happen-and the most awesome features of the outer reaches of the universe. Whether explaining why the air smells so fresh after a lightning storm or showing us that a flea is strong enough to pull a heavy book across a table, Lewin always entertains as he edifies. For the Love of Physicsis a rare gem that will change the way readers see the world.
Produktinformation
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2012-03-15
  • Mått: 127 x 203 x 19 mm
  • Vikt: 280 g
  • Format: Häftad
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 320
  • Förlag: Simon & Schuster
  • ISBN: 9781451607130
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Walter Lewin taught the three core classes in physics at MIT for more than thirty years and made major discoveries in the area of X-ray astronomy. His physics lectures have been the subject of great acclaim, including a 60 Minutes feature, stories in the New York Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, Newsweek and US News and World Report. They have also been top draws on YouTube and iTunes University. He was awarded three prizes for excellence in undergraduate teaching. He has published more than 450 scientific articles, and his honors and awards include the NASA Award for Exceptional Scientific Achievement, the Alexander von Humboldt Award, and a Guggenheim Fellowship. He became a corresponding member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences and Fellow of the American Physical Society in 1993. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.Warren Goldstein is a professor of history and chair of the History Department at the University of Hartford. A prizewinning historian, essayist, and journalist, he has had a lifelong fascination with physics. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune and many other national periodicals. His prior books include Playing for Keeps: A History of Early Baseball and William Sloane Coffin, Jr.: A Holy Impatience.

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6 recensioner, genomsnitt 3.8/5

  1. 4/5 Ove W

    Walter Lewin är på många sätt en unik fysiklärare. Alla hans föreläsningar finns på MITs hemsida, och de är genomgående förnämliga även om jag har en del smärre invändningar mot hans betoning av osäkerhet och delvis bristande kontakt med publiken. Hans demonstrationer av fysikaliska väsentligheter är dock fullkomligt enastående, och bör inspirera alla fysiklärare.

    Hans syn på Fysik i allmänhet och undervisning i synnerhet är mycket läsvärd. Jag rekommenderar boken till alla fysikintresserade och den bör läsas av alla fysiklärare. (Läs också böcker författade av en mer aktuell fysiker: Lawrence M Krauss. Han har skrivit åtskilliga böcker på sitt modersmål, men en höjdarbok finns också på svenska: Ett universum ur ingenting.)

  2. 4/5 Keivan N
  3. 4/5 Pär
  4. 4/5 Anders M
  5. 4/5 Ulf H