Gravity (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780312616298)

A history of gravity, and a study of its importance and relevance to our lives, as well as its influence on other areas of science.

Physicists will tell you that four forces control the universe. Of these, gravity may the most obvious, but it is also the most mysterious. Newton managed to predict the force of gravity but couldn't explain how it worked at a distance. Einstein picked up on the simple premise that gravity and acceleration are interchangeable to devise his mind-bending general relativity, showing how matter warps space and time. Not only did this explain how gravity worked - and how apparently simple gravitation has four separate components - but it predicted everything from black holes to gravity's effect on time. Whether it's the reality of anti-gravity or the unexpected discovery that a ball and a laser beam drop at the same rate, gravity is the force that fascinates.

Author: Brian Clegg
ISBN-10: 0312616295
ISBN-13: 9780312616298
Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
Language: English
Published: 05/22/2012
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.49h x 5.82w x 1.16d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 02/13/2012
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2012
Booklist 04/01/2012 pg. 9
Library Journal 06/15/2012 pg. 92
Choice 06/01/2013