Physics: Imagination and Reality

by Philip R. Wallace

Book Overview

Physics: Imagination and Reality introduces the reader to major ideas and the conceptual structure of modern physics, by tracing its development from the introduction of fields into physics by Faraday and Maxwell in the last century. Because the approach is historical, the book provides a comprehensive overview of the subjects. It should appeal to anyone interested in a basic understanding of the contemporary physicists view of the physical world...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9971509296
• ISBN13: 9789971509293
• Release Date: July 1991
• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
• Length: 592 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"