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This book presents dramatic and lucid accounts of the great breakthroughs in the history of physics -- classical mechanics, electromagnetism, relativity, quantum mechanics, quantum field theory, and string theory -- each from the viewpoint of a (fictional) witness to the events. Tasneem Zehra Husain re-imagines the pivotal moments in the history of physics when radical new theories shifted our perception of the universe, and our place in it. Husain immerses the reader in the immediacy and excitement of the discoveries -- and she guides us as we begin to understand the underlying science and to grasp the revolutionary step forward each of these milestones represents.
Tasneem Zehra Husain is a writer, educator, and Pakistan's first female string theorist. She holds a PhD from Stockholm University and did post-doctoral research at Harvard University. Husain is fascinated by scientific theories, how we engage with them, and how they change us. She explores these themes in her fiction and nonfiction writing, her popular talks, and the educational workshops she conducts for science teachers. Husain is actively involved in science outreach, and frequently delivers talks about theoretical physics to students and lay audiences. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
- ISBN-13
- 9781589880887
- Publisher
- Paul Dry Books Inc
- Imprint
- Paul Dry Books, Inc
- Publication date
- 1 November 2014
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 222
- Dimensions
- 215 x 140 mm
- Language
- English
