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New physics books don’t censor the math behind reality ‘Special Relativity and Classical Theory’ and ‘The Physical World’ don’t shy away from equations ...
These recently published popular science books will help you catch up on particle physics news, knowledge and history. Looking to stay current on your particle physics knowledge? Here are 10 recent ...
Its a 10 volume series of books and as wikipedia puts it -- the books are well known for their concise, elegant and accurate formulation of the laws of physics.
Symmetry writer Mike Perricone’s favorite physics books of 2020 cover an impressive span of time: from the very beginning of our universe until the very end.
New books on statistical mechanics and quantum entanglement show physicists and writers finding new ways to talk about these fields.
A review of three recent books that touch on the interplay of philosophy and physics, Adam Becker's WHAT IS REAL?, Paul Halpern's THE QUANTUM LABYRINTH, and Sabine Hossenfelder's LOST IN MATH.
From a pop-up book about the Large Hadron Collider to biographies of the great and good, this year has seen the usual wide-ranging mix of popular-physics books. But how do you separate the best from ...
Well written, scientifically interesting to physicists, and novel: these are the criteria used to select Physics World’s annual list of the year’s top physics books. We’ve done this every year since ...
Chris Ferrie's board books introduce subjects like rocket science, quantum physics and general relativity to toddlers and babies. What can parents do to make the concepts resonate?
AIP is pleased to announce Smitha Vishveshwara as the winner of the 2025 Andrew Gemant Award. Vishveshwara was chosen “for ...
No matter what that Intro to Physics book says, you can't calculate the "work done by friction." Nope. Doesn't work. Don't even try it.