Physics Curiosities, Oddities, and Novelties

Name: Physics Curiosities, Oddities, and Novelties
Brand: CRC Press

CRC Press

Physics Curiosities, Oddities, and NoveltiesAuthor(s): John Kimball\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: CRC Press\nISBN-13: 9781138458154, 978-1138458154\nSynopsis\nAn Enlightening Way to Navigate through Mind-Boggling Physics Concepts \nPhysics Curiosities, Oddities, and Novelties highlights unusual aspects of physics and gives a new twist to some fundamental concepts. The book covers both classical and modern physics in an engaging, straightforward style.\n\n The author presents perplexing questions that often lack satisfying answers. He also delves into the stories of famous and eccentric past scientists. Many examples reveal interesting ideas, including how:\n\n Newton had trouble determining the mass of the moon \nAn electric motor is an electric generator run in reverse \nTime travel that violates causality is not possible \nSchr dingers cat may be both dead and alive, and there may be two of each one of us to observe the two possibi.