Ten days in physics that shook the world : how physicists transformed everyday life
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London : Icon Books Ltd, 2021.
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Rapid City Public Library - History - Adult
HISTORY 530.09 CLE
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HISTORY 530.09 CLE
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Published
London : Icon Books Ltd, 2021.
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Book
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xv, 188 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
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English
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-188).
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"The breakthroughs that have had the most transformative practical impacts, from thermodynamics to the Internet. Physics informs our understanding of how the world works - but more than that, key breakthroughs in physics have transformed everyday life. We journey back to ten separate days in history to understand how particular breakthroughs were achieved, meet the individuals responsible and see how each breakthrough has influenced our lives. It is a unique selection. Focusing on practical impact means there is no room for Stephen Hawking's work on black holes, or the discovery of the Higgs boson. Instead we have the relatively little-known Rudolf Clausius (thermodynamics) and Heike Kamerlingh Onnes (superconductivity), while Albert Einstein is included not for his theories of relativity but for the short paper that gave us E=mc2 (nuclear fission). Later chapters feature transistors, LEDs and the Internet"--
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Clegg, B. (2021). Ten days in physics that shook the world: how physicists transformed everyday life . Icon Books Ltd.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Clegg, Brian. 2021. Ten Days in Physics That Shook the World: How Physicists Transformed Everyday Life. Icon Books Ltd.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Clegg, Brian. Ten Days in Physics That Shook the World: How Physicists Transformed Everyday Life Icon Books Ltd, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Clegg, Brian. Ten Days in Physics That Shook the World: How Physicists Transformed Everyday Life Icon Books Ltd, 2021.
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