A Physicist on Madison Avenue

by Tony Rothman

Book Overview

Whether discussing theories of cosmology, the physics of making a violin, or the impact of magazine covers on potential buyers, physicist and writer Tony Rothman brings the worlds of the scientist and nonscientist closer together, with amusing and enlightening results. These essays, which bear the mark of Rothman's outspoken humor and dislike for pretense, convey essential ideas to general readers on such topics as the future of the universe, the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691087318
• ISBN13: 9780691087313
• Release Date: May 1991
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.5" x 9.5"