The Physics Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained Hardcover

Physics keeps replacing its own picture of reality, and each replacement turns out stranger than the one before. This 352-page volume sets out that sequence, moving from classical mechanics and optics through thermodynamics and electromagnetism to relativity, quantum theory and particle physics. Difficult ideas are unpacked with annotated diagrams and short explanatory steps, and quotations from the physicists themselves sit alongside the explanations rather than in a separate appendix. It works as an orientation for a student about to meet the subject formally, and as a refresher for a reader who last encountered it at school. Worth knowing: • Classical mechanics through to quantum and particle physics • Annotated diagrams that break down the harder concepts • Quotations from the physicists who proposed each idea • A structure that follows how the field actually developed For science students, teachers and general readers returning to physics, published by DK and available at Boipoka.