Al-Khalili, Jim,  1962- <br/><br/>
The world according to physics / 
Jim Al-Khalili. 
 - 1 online resource (xv, 313 pages) :  illustrations 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> The awe of understanding --  Scale --  Space and time --  Energy and matter --  The quantum world --  Thermodynamics and the arrow of time --  Unification --  The future of physics --  The usefulness of physics --  Thinking like a physicist. 
<br/><br/> "This book frames the nature and importance of modern physics in an accessible, compelling, succinct way, showing lay readers that physics is crucial to our modern understanding of the world--and indeed the world as we currently know and experience it. Through the narrative, the book naturally describes essential facets of what physics is and why it has become such a (some might say, the) fundamental science. In addition, the reader will gain a sense of the grand scope and sweep of science and the collective, self-correcting nature of how science is done. For some, the book may serve as an invitation to physics. To others, it may serve to clarify the role of physics and describe a shared, global, centuries-long quest for fundamental knowledge"-- 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780691201672 0691201676 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label>CEB489F8-DF6D-4D40-ACBE-3FEB46DA3C4E  OverDrive, Inc.  http://www.overdrive.com 22573/ctvp55g0c  JSTOR 9452399  IEEE 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2019029701 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Physics--Popular works.<br/>Physique--Ouvrages de vulgarisation.<br/>SCIENCE--Physics--General.<br/>Physics.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.<br/>Electronic books.<br/>Popular works.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QC24.5  / .A44 2020 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>530