mathematical physics

Galileo, having observed a young boy dropping food from a bridge into his uncle's boat, conducts several experiments to study gravity.

The author argues that there has not been a breakthrough in the foundations of physics for more than four decades due to the standard physicists use to separate popular theories from disposable ones, assuming that the best theories are beautiful, natural, and elegant. She asserts that this false assumption conflicts with scientific objectivity and urges physicists to rethink theoretical methods.

Draws from David Bodanis's best seller "E=mc2," to tell the stories of the men and women--including Michael Faraday, Antoine Lavoisier, and Lise Meitner--whose innovative thinking across four centuries led to Einstein's bold breakthrough in 1905.

A history of developments in mathematics from the geometry of the ancient Greeks to the twentieth-century concept of fractional dimensions, focusing on how these ideas have influenced theories in physics and expanded our understanding of the structure of the universe.

Galileo, having observed a young boy dropping food from a bridge into his uncle's boat, conducts several experiments to study gravity.

Physicist Michio Kaku explains how devices commonly found in science fiction, including death rays, force fields, and invisibility cloaks, may become commonplace in the future, using real-life examples of other technologies that were considered impossible, including televisions, lasers, and atomic bombs, to support his point.