A nova física
by Pajares, Carlos, Marqués, Fernando P., Frisch, Otto Robert
fromBiblioteca Salvat de Grandes Temas
"Why do polished stones look wet? How does the Twin Paradox work? What if Jupiter were a star? How can we be sure that pi never repeats? How does a quantum computer break encryption? This fascinating book presents a collection of articles based on conversations and correspondenc…
Presents a history of physics from the dawn of science to the present through coverage of one hundred scientific breakthroughs in the discipline, including force and inertia, hidden heat, the Doppler effect, cloud chambers, and string theory.
"'Here, on the edge of what we know, in contact with the ocean of the unknown, shines the mystery and the beauty of the world. And it's breathtaking.' In this short, playful, entertaining and mind-bending introduction to modern physics, Rovelli explains Einstein's theory of gene…
