The Story of Physics

The Story of Physics



The Story of Physics
Delhi | 2005 | ISBN: 8174800808 | 48 pages | PDF | 3 MB

Steven Weinberg, in his advice to students at the start of their scientific careers (Nature,2003, 426, 389) says ‘Finally, learn something about the history of science, or at a minimum the history of your own branch of science. . . More importantly,the history of science can make your work seem more worthwhile to you . . . you can get great satisfaction by recognizing that your work is a part of history’. I think that the advice holds true for working scientists as well as school kids aspiring to go into a career in science.
Several internet sites, notably the one by APS, provide an illustrated tour of the history of physics. Of course, not all the students in India have high-speed internet access and, with the risk of sounding
a bit old-fashioned, internet browsing does not even come close to the sheer pleasure of stretching out on a couch and reading a book. For children, and some enlightened adults, comic books are fun,captivating and one can never have enough of them. Thus, it is great that the author has told the story of physics in a
comic book format. The narration is, to a large extent, smooth with lots of humour and the illustrations are nicely done.

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