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Ten Days in Physics that Shook the World

by Brian Clegg
Mark Peachey
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The breakthroughs that have had the most transformative practical impacts, from thermodynamics to the Internet. Physics informs our understanding of how the world works – but more than that, key breakthroughs in physics have transformed everyday life. We journey back to ten separate days in history to understand how particular breakthroughs were achieved, meet the individuals responsible and see how each breakthrough has influenced our lives. It is a unique selection. Focusing on practical impact means there is no room for Stephen Hawking's work on black holes, or the discovery of the Higgs boson. Instead we have the relatively little-known Rudolf Clausius (thermodynamics) and Heike Kamerlingh Onnes (superconductivity), while Albert Einstein is included not for his theories of relativity but for the short paper that gave us E=mc2 (nuclear fission). Later chapters feature transistors, LEDs and the Internet.
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Publisher: Clipper Audiobooks Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9781004067497
  • File size: 176615 KB
  • Release date: February 1, 2022
  • Duration: 06:07:56

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  • ISBN: 9781004067497
  • File size: 176638 KB
  • Release date: February 1, 2022
  • Duration: 06:12:56
  • Number of parts: 6

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Science Nonfiction

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The breakthroughs that have had the most transformative practical impacts, from thermodynamics to the Internet. Physics informs our understanding of how the world works – but more than that, key breakthroughs in physics have transformed everyday life. We journey back to ten separate days in history to understand how particular breakthroughs were achieved, meet the individuals responsible and see how each breakthrough has influenced our lives. It is a unique selection. Focusing on practical impact means there is no room for Stephen Hawking's work on black holes, or the discovery of the Higgs boson. Instead we have the relatively little-known Rudolf Clausius (thermodynamics) and Heike Kamerlingh Onnes (superconductivity), while Albert Einstein is included not for his theories of relativity but for the short paper that gave us E=mc2 (nuclear fission). Later chapters feature transistors, LEDs and the Internet.
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Science Nonfiction
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Clipper Audiobooks
    Edition:
    Unabridged

    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    ISBN: 9781004067497
    File size: 176615 KB
    Release date: February 1, 2022
    Duration: 06:07:56

    MP3 audiobook
    ISBN: 9781004067497
    File size: 176638 KB
    Release date: February 1, 2022
    Duration: 06:12:56
    Number of parts: 6

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  • Formats
    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    MP3 audiobook
  • Languages
    English