mathematical physics

Blends science, history, and biography in an exploration of how mathematical language has been used to to make sense of the physical world, focusing on Einstein's hero James Clerk Maxwell and his four equations on electricty and magnetism, as well as the work of Isaac Newton and Michael Faraday.

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.

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 prove his point.

Chronicles the "life" of Einstein's theory of relativity, discussing the scientific knowledge that led to it and describing its influence on the world, including the scientific discoveries it made possible.