Title: The Strange Case Of Mrs. Hudson's Cat: And Other Science Mysteries Solved By Sherlock Holmes (Helix Book)
Publisher: Basic Books
Publication Date: 1997
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0201461390
ISBN 13: 9780201461398
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: very_good

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Sherlock Holmes confronts bizarre cases of foul play and the seemingly supernatural in an entertaining introduction to the intriguing concepts of modern physics that shows how such concepts hold the clues to improbable crimes.

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A singular volume, Watson... the author has a flair for unorthodox methods of presentation. -- IAN STEWART, author of Does God Play Dice

Colin Bruce, a physicist in England, has a clever idea. What better way to explain to nonscientists the sometimes mystifying world of modern physics than by enlisting the aid of that master demystifier, Sherlock Holmes? Since so many advances in science have followed from attempts to explain puzzling anomalies in experimental observations, Bruce has little trouble recasting the puzzles as "cases" that fate drops into the lap of the famous detective.... Whether Bruce's attempt to explain modern physics in readable prose leads to illumination or not, readers of The Strange Case of Mrs. Hudson's Cat will enjoy pitting their wits against the universe in such stimulating company. -- The New York Times Book Review, Gerald Jones

What a great idea!... Starting with simple problems of motion and energy, Bruce takes his readers into very modern questions of quantum mechanics and relativity... Great fun and fine teaching. -- BEN BOVA, editor of Science Fiction Hall Of Fame

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