Superstrings and Other Things: A Guide to Physics - Softcover

Calle, Carlos I.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0750307072 ISBN 13: 9780750307079

Publisher: Institute of Physics, 2001

Synopsis

Superstrings and Other Things: A Guide to Physics takes readers on a fascinating journey through physics. Written in an accessible style, this comprehensive guide explains the basic concepts of motion, energy, and gravity, through to the latest theories about the structure of matter, the origin of the universe, and the beginning of time. Fully illustrated throughout, the book explores major discoveries and the scientists behind them, from Galileo and Newton, Einstein and Bohr to Feynman and Hawking. Numerous examples of physics in everyday situations are provided and explained in an easy-to-understand way.

Intended for the general reader with an inquiring mind, this guide will also be indispensable to students and scientists in other disciplines, and professionals in non-scientific fields who would like to understand the basic concepts of physics.

About this title

About the Author:

Carlos I. Calle is a senior research scientist at NASA Kennedy Space Center where he leads the electromagnetic physics research group. He received his Ph.D. in nuclear physics from Ohio University. He is NASA’s leading expert on electrostatic phenomena on planetary surfaces and is currently developing instrumentation for future Mars explorations missions. He has published over 80 scientific papers.

Review:

Calle, a NASA Kennedy Space Center research scientist, shares the joy of physics with those who want to learn more about superstring theory, quantum teleportation, and other cosmic ideas.
-Sci-Tech Book News

Illustrated with photographs, drawings, and even cartoons, Superstrings and Other Things is written in an accessible style and includes numerous short takes on serious matter ... [it] is a fascinating review of and guide to the way the universe works at the most basic level.
-Florida Review

...the coverage is genuinely broad and remarkably inclusive.
-Physics World

About this edition

• Publisher: Institute of Physics
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0750307072
• ISBN 13: 9780750307079
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 647