The author chronicles the search for . . . a theory to explain all natural fields and their interaction with particles. . . . Lives and contributions of physicists and cosmologists, starting with the pioneers of scientific cosmology in the 19th century, are described. Topics range from Maxwell's discovery of the laws of magnetic fields to Hawking's work on black hole physics. A concluding chapter looks at the current state of unified field theory. (Sci Books Films)
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Barry Parker, Ph.D, is an award-winning science writer and the author of eleven highly acclaimed books in popular science, including Alien Life, Cosmic Time Travel, Einstein's Dream, and Einstein's Brainchild.
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I am a professor emeritus at Idaho State University where I taught physics and astronomy for 30 years. I also taught a writing class at night school at the university for several years. I am the author of 24 books and have written for the Smithsonian, Encyclopedia, Britannica, Time-Life Books, the Washington Post, and numerous magazines such as "Astronomy, Sky and Telescope, Flyfisherman, and Fishing World." My most recent books are "Good Vibrations: The Physics of Music," "Write a Book that Will Sell," and "You Should Write a Book." I now spend most of my time writing, but also enjoy travelling, hiking and fishing. Most of my early books were on popular science, but I've now branched into other areas. My webpage is BarryParkerbooks.com
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As an engineer I feel obligated to keep up to speed with things scientific, and I also have an interest in Physics. This book definitely updates modern Physics to an average reader, and has many interesting stories to supplement the material. It has just the right mix of science, history and math to keep the reader interested. I seriously recommend it to all interested in Physics.
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Looking into the dark night sky we feel a tingle of excitement as we are overcome by its grandeur and beauty. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
dimmer galaxies, general relativity breaks, gauge particles, cosmic ladder, ordinary galaxies, big bang explosion, exchange particle Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Niels Bohr Library, Cambridge University, Fred Hoyle, Milky Way, Paul Dirac, Royal Astronomical Society, Wilson Observatory, Roger Penrose, Stephen Hawking, Sheldon Glashow, Zurich Polytechnic, George Gamow, Hans Bethe, Los Alamos, Michael Faraday, Princeton University, World War New!
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Looking into the dark night sky we feel a tingle of excitement as we are overcome by its grandeur and beauty. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
dimmer galaxies, general relativity breaks, gauge particles, cosmic ladder, ordinary galaxies, big bang explosion, exchange particle Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Niels Bohr Library, Cambridge University, Fred Hoyle, Milky Way, Paul Dirac, Royal Astronomical Society, Wilson Observatory, Roger Penrose, Stephen Hawking, Sheldon Glashow, Zurich Polytechnic, George Gamow, Hans Bethe, Los Alamos, Michael Faraday, Princeton University, World War New!
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- The Realm of the Nebulae (The Silliman Memorial Lectures Series) by Edwin Hubble on page 147
- Black Holes Quasars and the Universe by Harry Shipman in Back Matter
- The Principles of Human Knowledge by George Berkeley on page 23
- A Catalogue of Southern Peculiar Galaxies and Associations, Volume II: Selected Photographs (Volume 2) by Halton C. Arp on page 184
- The First Three Minutes: A Modern View Of The Origin Of The Universe by Steven Weinberg in Back Matter
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