An Old Man's Toy: Gravity at Work and Play in Einstein's Universe

by A. Zee

Book Overview

Zee begins his exploration of gravity with a toy given to Einstein on his last brithday. This toy--constructed of a heavy ball, a broomstick, and a spring--illustrates Einstein's theories on gravity in astonishingly simple terms, and Zee uses it as a departure point for his discussion of gravitation theories as they relate to the expansion of the universe, the development of galaxies and the very nature of space itself.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 002040915X
• ISBN13: 9780020409151
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

physics finally in understandable terms!

I really loved this book! As with most everything in science - you can explain all day long the "what it is" but never the "how and why it is". With anything involving PHYSICS someone can explain the "whats", but it's so complicated that there is no comprehension of the "what" much less try to discover the "how and why". Layman's terms are fantastic. Zee really does a great job in making it interesting and fun!