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© 2020 Princeton University Press, Princeton

© 2020 Princeton University Press, Princeton

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. CONTENTS v
  3. Preface vii
  4. 1. The Awe of Understanding 1
  5. 2. Scale 24
  6. 3. Space and Time 53
  7. 4. Energy and Matter 82
  8. 5. The Quantum World 108
  9. 6. Thermodynamics and the Arrow of Time 139
  10. 7. Unification 166
  11. 8. The Future of Physics 192
  12. 9. The Usefulness of Physics 237
  13. 10. Thinking like a Physicist 259
  14. Acknowledgments 283
  15. Further Reading 289
  16. Index 299
  17. A NOTE ON THE TYPE 315
  18. ABOUT THE AUTHOR 323
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The World According to Physics
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. CONTENTS v
  3. Preface vii
  4. 1. The Awe of Understanding 1
  5. 2. Scale 24
  6. 3. Space and Time 53
  7. 4. Energy and Matter 82
  8. 5. The Quantum World 108
  9. 6. Thermodynamics and the Arrow of Time 139
  10. 7. Unification 166
  11. 8. The Future of Physics 192
  12. 9. The Usefulness of Physics 237
  13. 10. Thinking like a Physicist 259
  14. Acknowledgments 283
  15. Further Reading 289
  16. Index 299
  17. A NOTE ON THE TYPE 315
  18. ABOUT THE AUTHOR 323
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