Physics, once known as anatural philosophy, a is the most basic
science, explaining the world we live in, from the largest scale
down to the very, very, "very" smallest, and our understanding of
it has changed over many centuries. In "Black Bodies and Quantum
Cats," science writer Jennifer Ouellette traces key developments in
the field, setting descriptions of the fundamentals of physics in
their historical context as well as against a broad cultural
backdrop. Newtonas laws are illustrated via the film "Addams Family
Values," while "Back to the Future" demonstrates the finer points
of special relativity. Poeas aThe Purloined Lettera serves to
illuminate the mysterious nature of neutrinos, and Jeanette
Wintersonas novel "Gut Symmetries" provides an elegant metaphorical
framework for string theory.
An enchanting and edifying read, Black Bodies and Quantum Cats
shows that physics is not an arcane field of study but a profoundly
human endeavoraand a fundamental part of our everyday world.
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