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Sean M. Carroll: The Biggest Ideas in the Universe 1 (Paperback, 2023, Oneworld Publications) Keine Bewertung

Immense, strange and infinite, the world of modern physics often feels impenetrable to the undiscerning …

This book gives an introduction into topics of Physics related to space, time and motion. It is not supposed to replace studies in Physics, but provide interested people a sound overview in the topic ranging from Newtonian mechanics over special relativity and general relativity briefly touching points of quantum mechanics. The author not only provides formulas and explains them in detail, but presents a thorough historical background on how the theories were developed highlighting the joint contribution of various historical figures.