The Great Physicists from Galileo to Einstein (Biography of Physics)

✍ Scribed by George Gamow

Year: 1988
Tongue: English
Leaves: 369
Category: Library

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis

Outstanding text by one of the 20th century's foremost physicists dramatically explains how the central laws of physical science evolved, from Pythagoras' discovery of frequency ratios in the 6th century BC to today's research on elementary particles. Includes fascinating biographical data about Galileo, Newton, Huygens, Einstein and others. 136 illustrations.

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