{"product_id":"why-stuff-falls-down-michael-kemp-9798989846009","title":"Why Stuff Falls Down: The Story of Science and Gravity From Aristotle to Einstein Told in Plain English","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy Stuff Falls Down\u003c\/strong\u003e is the story of how we have understood gravity, from the \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etime of the ancient Greeks right up to the current efforts to unify Einstein's gravity \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewith quantum mechanics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's also the story of science. How did science grow to be the way it is today? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat's the difference between a fact, a wild idea, and a scientific theory? And \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhat's this scientific method they talk about?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is written in plain English, with a minimum of nerdy jargon. This story\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eis for anybody curious about what we know, and how we know it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf that sounds good to you - then you are who I wrote this book for!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis little book is written in clear, straightforward language. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003eDoes heavy stuff always fall faster than light stuff?How did we go from tossing rocks to launching satellites into orbit? What's rational thinking? What's critical thinking? What's so special about the scientific method? And why \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003edoes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e stuff fall down?\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrack open this book to find out! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBonus Material: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eQuantum mechanics in plain English? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYa gotta read it to believe it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnjoy!Michael Kemp\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Kemp\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798989846009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e What a Curious World LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/17\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.54d","brand":"Michael Kemp","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46217192800511,"sku":"9798989846009","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_35f0bc12-d820-4711-886d-b45b2b6db92e.jpg?v=1728514530","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/why-stuff-falls-down-michael-kemp-9798989846009","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}