{"product_id":"for-the-love-of-physics-from-the-end-of-the-rainbow-to-the-edge-of-time-a-journey-through-the-wonders-of-physics-paperback","title":"For the Love of Physics: From the End of the Rainbow to the Edge of Time - A Journey Through the Wonders of Physics - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWalter Lewin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWarren Goldstein\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFor the Love of Physics, \u003c\/i\u003ebeloved MIT professor Walter Lewin, whose riveting physics lectures made him a YouTube super-star, takes readers on a remarkably fun, inventive, and often wacky journey that brings the joys of physics to life.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eFor the Love of Physics\u003c\/i\u003e captures Walter Lewin's extraordinary intellect, passion for physics, and brilliance as a teacher\"--Bill Gates. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than thirty years as a renowned professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lewin's lectures made physics not only accessible but fun, whether putting his head in the path of a wrecking ball, supercharging himself with three hundred thousand volts of electricity, or demonstrating why the sky is blue and clouds are white. In \u003ci\u003eFor the Love of Physics, \u003c\/i\u003eLewin takes readers on a marvelous journey\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eopening our eyes as never before to the wonders of physics and its amazing ability to reveal the beauty and power embedded in our world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCould it be true that we are shorter standing up than lying down? Why can we snorkel no deeper than about one foot below the surface? Why are the colors of a rainbow always in the same order, can we stretch a hand out and touch one? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing superbly clear and simple explanations of phenomena we've always wondered about, such as what the big bang would have sounded like had anyone existed to hear it, Lewin surprises and delights with physics-based answers to even the most elusive questions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhether showing us that a flea is strong enough to pull a heavy book across a table, or describing the coolest, weirdest facts about the tiniest bits of matter, Lewin always entertains as he edifies. \"For me,\" Lewin writes, \"physics is a way of seeing--the spectacular and the mundane, the immense and the minute--as a beautiful, thrillingly interwoven whole.\" \u003ci\u003eFor the Love of Physics \u003c\/i\u003eis a rare gem that will change the way readers see the world.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWalter Lewin taught the three core classes in physics at MIT for more than thirty years and made major discoveries in the area of X-ray astronomy. His physics lectures have been the subject of great acclaim, including a 60 Minutes feature, stories in the New York Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, Newsweek and US News and World Report. They have also been top draws on YouTube and iTunes University. He was awarded three prizes for excellence in undergraduate teaching. He has published more than 450 scientific articles, and his honors and awards include the NASA Award for Exceptional Scientific Achievement, the Alexander von Humboldt Award, and a Guggenheim Fellowship. He became a corresponding member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences and Fellow of the American Physical Society in 1993. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWarren Goldstein is a professor of history and chair of the History Department at the University of Hartford. A prizewinning historian, essayist, and journalist, he has had a lifelong fascination with physics. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune and many other national periodicals. His prior books include \u003ci\u003ePlaying for Keeps: A History of Early Baseball\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWilliam Sloane Coffin, Jr.: A Holy Impatience\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 8.36 x 5.56 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 07, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47585656340733,"sku":"9781451607130","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/c0RGNS91Wk1wT3FPQytiS2V3RHZuQT09.webp?v=1779886533","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/for-the-love-of-physics-from-the-end-of-the-rainbow-to-the-edge-of-time-a-journey-through-the-wonders-of-physics-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}