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    For the love of physics : from the end of the rainbow to the edge of time-- a journey through the wonders of physics / Walter Lewin with Warren Goldstein.
    by Lewin, Walter H. G.
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    Free Press, 2011.
    Call #:530.092 L672f
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  • ISBN: 
    9781439108277 (hardcover)
    1439108277 (hardcover)
    9781451607130 (pbk.)
    145160713X (pbk.)
    Edition: 
    1st Free Press hardcover ed.
    Description: 
    xvi, 302 p., [4] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
    Notes: 
    Includes index.
    Contents: 
    From the nucleus to deep space -- Measurements, uncertainties, and the stars -- Bodies in motion -- The magic of drinking with a straw -- Over and under--outside and inside--the rainbow -- The harmonies of strings and winds -- The wonders of electricity -- The mysteries of magnetism -- Energy conservation--plus ça change . . . -- X-rays from outer space! -- X-ray ballooning, the early days -- Cosmic catastrophes, neutron stars, and black holes -- Celestial ballet -- X-ray bursters! -- Ways of seeing.
    Summary: 
    Largely autobiographical account of the author's life as one who fell in love first with physics and then with teaching physics to students.
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    Autobiographies.
    Other authors: 
    Goldstein, Warren.
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