Physics

Author: Dale Grham (USA)
Translator: Zhang Guohui
Publisher:
Publishing Date: 2004-01-01
Features: With the advancement of technology, it is becoming increasingly difficult for students and teachers to obtain direct and rapid solutions to fundamental scientific and algebraic problems. Therefore, they will welcome the "Science Classification Handbook: Physics" published by U.S. FactsOnFile Publishers. The "Science Classification Handbook" series covers the following disciplines: Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Oceanography, Space and Astronomy, Weather and Climate, Calculus, and Geometry. It is an invaluable bilingual dictionary series organized systematically by scientific disciplines.
The "Science Classification Handbook: Physics" published by U.S. FactsOnFile Publishers includes the following sections:
Terminology: The book contains over 1,400 entries, many of which are accompanied by simple diagrams to help explain their meanings. Topics include: Acceleration, Boiling Point, Catalysts, Data Communication, Electrolysis, Gamma Radiation, Lenses, Microwaves, Relative Atomic Mass, Thermal Conduction, and X-rays, among others.
People: It introduces more than 300 physicists from ancient times to the present, whose discoveries have advanced human understanding of physics. These scientists include: A.G. Bell, A.H. Compton, Pierre Curie, C. Doppler, Albert Einstein, Euclid, C.D. Wallis, H.W. Geiger, S. Hawking, Pythagoras, E. Walton, and R. Yerushalmi, among others.
Chronology: Spanning over 9,000 years of the history of physics, it includes significant discoveries and events in physics: Empedocles in ancient Greece proposed the theory of the four elements (fire, air, water, and earth) (440 BC); the abacus was used as an auxiliary computing tool in Europe (500 AD); British mathematician W. Oughtred introduced the "×" symbol to represent multiplication (1631); German mathematician E. Goldstein discovered cathode rays (1876), and so on.
The series published by U.S. FactsOnFile Publishers is equipped with a convenient index, which will facilitate students and teachers in quickly verifying information. This book places physics within the broader context of science, highlighting the close connections between all disciplines and enabling the comparison and integration of information across different fields.