Knowledge and Wonder, second edition: The Natural World as Man Knows It

by Victor F. Weisskopf

Book Overview

In this new edition the chapter on chemistry has been largely rewritten and a great deal of new material has been added to the chapter on life. Also, the section on subnuclear phenomena has been... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262730529
• ISBN13: 9780262730525
• Release Date: November 1979
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Excellent!

This book was recommended by my Physics advisor - to help me understand relativity. A short and all encompassing text, very well written and easy to understand.

Excellent!

This book was recommended by my college physics advisor to help grasp spacial relativity. Relly well written, a summary of many areas of modern science. Everyone should read this book!

excellent, clear presentation of usually difficult science

This book clearly describes natural phenomenon in an orderly, logical progression that brings such concetps as the quanta and the expanding universe within the grasp of the non-physics trained mind. The language is normal, non jargon sentences, and the technical terms that are used are clearly explained. Perhaps even more important, it is generally fun to read, not nearly as sleep-inducing as other texts I've encountered.