Recent Advances and Issues in Physics

(Hardback)

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Recent advances in pure and applied physics are explored by award-winning author David E. Newton. Among the topics covered are the top quark, carbon nanotubes, updates on black holes, and single molecule studies of DNA. Many of the topics covered are strongly interdisciplinary, reflecting the nature of much scientific research today.

Reviews

Here is an intelligently prepared presentation for general readers interested in developments taking place in physics today.-Booknews
Textbooks [typically] are current up until the early to mid-1980s....and the fact that this fills in the picture for [the last few] years makes it a godsend for individuals curious about what physics is currently 'doing.'-Charles J. Cavanaugh Toft, Physics Teacher, North High School, Phoenix, Arizona
The author writes clearly, and the book is easy to read. In fact it can easily be read in one sitting.-SB&F
"Textbooks typically are current up until the early to mid-1980s....and the fact that this fills in the picture for the last few years makes it a godsend for individuals curious about what physics is currently 'doing.'"-Charles J. Cavanaugh Toft, Physics Teacher, North High School, Phoenix, Arizona
"Here is an intelligently prepared presentation for general readers interested in developments taking place in physics today."-Booknews
"The author writes clearly, and the book is easy to read. In fact it can easily be read in one sitting."-SB&F
"Textbooks [typically] are current up until the early to mid-1980s....and the fact that this fills in the picture for [the last few] years makes it a godsend for individuals curious about what physics is currently 'doing.'"-Charles J. Cavanaugh Toft, Physics Teacher, North High School, Phoenix, Arizona

Author Bio

DAVID E. NEWTON has published extensively on chemistry and other science subjects. He is the award-winning author of numerous books, articles, and scholarly publications including The Chemical Elements, Science in the 1920s, The Ozone Dilemma, Encyclopedia of Cryptology, Chemistry of Carbon Compounds, Problems in Chemistry, Global Warming, and Encyclopedia of the Chemical Elements. Newton received his doctorate in science education from Harvard University.