Commonly Asked Questions in Physics

ISBN-10
0429194056
ISBN-13
9780429194054
Series
Commonly Asked Questions in Physics
Category
Electronic book
Pages
221
Language
English
Published
2014
Author
Andrew F. Rex

Description

In the 300 years since Newton's seminal work, physics has explained many things that used to be mysterious. Particularly in the last century, physics has addressed a range of questions, from the smallest fundamental particles to the large-scale structure and history of the entire universe. But there are always more questions.

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