Physics: 50 Essential Ideas
$3999
Unit price
/
Unavailable
Book Hero Magic formatted this description to make it easier to read. While it's new and
still learning, it may not be perfect - your
feedback is welcome!
Description
From electromagnetism to dark matter, this eye-catching hardback guide explores the fascinating world of physics through its 50 essential ideas, brought to life with full-colour graphics, illuminating diagrams, and engaging feature boxes.
Physics forms the basis of our understanding of the fundamental nature of the universe, from the particles that make up matter to the forces that govern their interactions. In this beautifully illustrated book, Robert Snedden introduces you to the fascinating world of physics and its greatest practitioners.
Ranging from gravity to thermodynamics to quantum physics and relativity and featuring ideas from such esteemed physicists as Isaac Newton, James Clerk Maxwell and Albert Einstein, this essential guide will bring you up to speed on the core themes and theories of this great subject.
ABOUT THE SERIES: The 50 Essential Ideas series brings together entertaining, highly visual guides to different disciplines, from philosophy to physics. It explores the subject's 50 greatest ideas, giving readers an accessible overview of its defining theories and breakthroughs.
Series: 50 Essential Ideas
View allBook Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781398824812
Publisher: Arcturus Publishing Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 30 November 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Arcturus
Illustration: Paperback with exposed greyboards glued to front and back covers
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 19.0mm
Width: 180.0mm
Height: 248.0mm
Weight: 760g
Pages: 208
About the Author
Robert Snedden has worked in publishing for more than forty years as an editor and writer. His writing ranges across diverse topics as medical ethics, habitats, physics and engineering, pharmacogenetics, chemistry and the technology of ancient civilizations. He has written many successful titles such as the Great Breakthroughs series and 15-Minute Einstein, which have been published internationally in many languages.
More from Science & Nature
View all-
New Release -
-
What If? 10th Anniversary Edition
Hardback$4200Elsewhere:$5000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips tomorrow -
-
The Anxious Generation
Paperback$2299Elsewhere:$3000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips tomorrow -
-
Booker Prize -
Diddly Squat: Home to Roost
Paperback$2600Elsewhere:$3000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips tomorrow -
-
Ultra-Processed People
Paperback$2500Elsewhere:$2800Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips tomorrow -
The Island of Missing Trees
Paperback$2300Elsewhere:$2600Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips tomorrow -
Why buy from us?
Book Hero is not a chain store or big box retailer. We're an independent 100% NZ-owned business on a mission to help more Kiwis rediscover a love of books and reading!
Service & Delivery
Our warehouse in Auckland holds over 80,000 books, toys, board games and puzzles in-stock so you're not waiting for your order to arrive from overseas.
Auckland Bookstore
We're primarily an online store, but for your convenience you can pick up your order for free from our bookstore, which is right next door to our warehouse in Hobsonville.
Our Gifting Service
Books make wonderful thoughtful gifts and we're here to help with gift-wrapping and cards. We can even send your gift directly to your loved one.
