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For the love of physics :

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Free Press, 2011.Description: xvi, 302 p. : ill. (some col.)ISBN:
  • 9781451607130 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 530.092 LEW-F
Contents:
From the nucleus to deep space -- Measurements, uncertainties, and the stars -- Bodies in motion -- The magic of drinking with a straw -- Over and under--outside and inside--the rainbow -- The harmonies of strings and winds -- The wonders of electricity -- The mysteries of magnetism -- Energy conservation--plus ça change . . . -- X-rays from outer space! -- X-ray ballooning, the early days -- Cosmic catastrophes, neutron stars, and black holes -- Celestial ballet -- X-ray bursters! -- Ways of seeing.
Summary: Largely autobiographical account of the author's life as one who fell in love first with physics and then with teaching physics to students.
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Book Book Dept. of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Processing Center Dept. of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics 530.092 LEW-F (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available DCB3063

Includes index.

From the nucleus to deep space -- Measurements, uncertainties, and the stars -- Bodies in motion -- The magic of drinking with a straw -- Over and under--outside and inside--the rainbow -- The harmonies of strings and winds -- The wonders of electricity -- The mysteries of magnetism -- Energy conservation--plus ça change . . . -- X-rays from outer space! -- X-ray ballooning, the early days -- Cosmic catastrophes, neutron stars, and black holes -- Celestial ballet -- X-ray bursters! -- Ways of seeing.

Largely autobiographical account of the author's life as one who fell in love first with physics and then with teaching physics to students.

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