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Six Not-so-easy Pieces

By Feynman, Richard P.

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Six Not-so-easy Pieces

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Learn about Einstein's theory of relativity from a physics Nobel laureate and "one of the greatest minds of the twentieth century" (New York Review of Books) in six memorable lessons It was Richard Feynman's outrageous and scintillating method of teaching that earned him legendary status among students and professors of physics. From 1961 to 1963, Feynman delivered a series of lectures at the California Institute of Technology that revolutionized the teaching of physics. In Six Not-So-Easy Pieces, taken from these famous Lectures on Physics, Feynman delves into one of the most revolutionary discoveries in twentieth-century physics: Einstein's theory of relativity. The idea that the flow of time is not a constant, that the mass of an object depends on its velocity, and that the speed of light is a constant no matter what the motion of the observer, at first seemed shocking to scientists and laymen alike. But as Feynman shows, these tricky ideas are not merely dry principles of physics, but things of beauty and elegance. No one — not even Einstein himself — explained these difficult, anti-intuitive concepts more clearly, or with more verve and gusto, than Feynman. Filled with wonderful examples and clever illustrations, Six Not-So-Easy Pieces is the ideal introduction to the fundamentals of physics by one of the most admired and accessible physicists of all time.   “There is no better explanation for the scientifically literate layman.” –Washington Post Book World
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
4
Number of Pages:
192
Release Date:
2011-03-22
Publication Date:
2011-03-22
Publisher:
Hachette Book Group USA
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0465025269
ISBN13:
9780465025268
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Minimum Reading Age:
13
Maximum Reading Age:
99
Weight:
185 g
Height:
139 cm
Width:
215 cm
Thickness:
14 cm
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