Beginning with a journey through space and Albert Einstein riding on a light beam, Hakim takes a lively and accessible look at the theory of relativity, chaos theory, and string theory, showing throughout how the greatest scientific discoveries often begin with the simplest questions about our world--and who we really are.
The books include hundreds of color photographs, charts, maps, and diagrams; informative sidebars; suggestions for further reading; and excerpts from the writings of great scientists..
With lively, character-driven narrative, Hakim spotlights the achievements of some of the world\'s greatest scientists and encourages a similiar spirit of inquiry in readers.
In the three-book The Story of Science series, master storyteller Joy Hakim narrates the evolution of scientific thought from ancient times to the present.
Students will learn why relativity and quantum theory revolutionized our world and led to the most important ideas in modern science, maybe of all time.
It leads in two directions: to knowledge of the vast universe and its future (insights build on Einstein\'s theories of relativity), and to an understanding of the astonishingly small subatomic world (the realm of quantum physics).
In volume three, students will look over Albert Einstein\'s shoulder as he and his colleagues develop a new kind of physics.
Beginning with a journey through space and Albert Einstein riding on a light beam, Hakim takes a lively and accessible look at the theory of relativity, chaos theory, and string theory, showing throughout how the greatest scientific discoveries often begin with the simplest questions about our world--and who we really are
