Ten Days in Physics that Shook the World: How Physicists Transformed Everyday Life

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Physics informs our understanding of how the world works - but more than that, key breakthroughs in physics have transformed everyday life. We journey back to ten separate days in history to understand how particular breakthroughs were achieved, meet the individuals responsible and see how each breakthrough has influenced our lives.

It is a unique selection. Focusing on practical impact means there is no room for Stephen Hawking's work on black holes, or the discovery of the Higgs boson. Instead we have the relatively little-known Rudolf Clausius (thermodynamics) and Heike Kamerlingh Onnes (superconductivity), while Albert Einstein is included not for his theories of relativity but for the short paper that gave us E=mc2 (nuclear fission). Later chapters feature transistors, LEDs and the Internet.

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9781785788345
Published: April 2022

Number of pages: 208
Width: 129 mm
Height: 198 mm
Depth: 15 mm

Publisher: Icon Books