Physics, once known as "natural philosophy," is the most basic science, explaining the   world we live in, from the largest scale down to the very, very, very smallest, and   our understanding of it has changed over many centuries. In Black Bodies and   Quantum Cats, science writer Jennifer Ouellette traces key developments in the field,   setting descriptions of the fundamentals of physics in their historical context as well as   against a broad cultural backdrop. Newton’s laws are illustrated via the film Addams   Family Values, while Back to the Future demonstrates the finer points of   special relativity. Poe’s "The Purloined Letter" serves to illuminate the mysterious nature   of neutrinos, and Jeanette Winterson’s novel Gut Symmetries provides an elegant   metaphorical framework for string theory.     An enchanting and edifying read, Black Bodies and Quantum Cats shows that physics is   not an arcane field of study but a profoundly human endeavor—and a fundamental part of   our everyday world.

Black Bodies and Quantum Cats: Tales from the Annals of Physics PDF

The list of books you might like