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Science for Everyone – Progeny of Volcanoes

Posted on December 19, 2011 by damitr

Till now we have not seen any books in the area of Geology, so this one is for all the people who are interested in volcanoes. In Science for Everyone series now we come to The Progeny of Volcanoes by … Continue reading →

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Science For Everyone – Flying Trains

Posted on November 24, 2011 by damitr

It is impossible to convince people of a novelty. One has to wait for a new generation to accept new ideas. – Max Planck In continuing our run on the Science for Everyone series, we now come to another title … Continue reading →

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Science for Everyone – Electrons and Crystals – Wolkenstein

Posted on November 23, 2011 by damitr

The mission of a popular science writer is to reawaken in the reader his feelings of astonishment and curiosity. The aim is not so much to supply the reader with knowledge about  a subject, but to kindle his interest in … Continue reading →

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Science for Everyone – Nature of Magnetism – Kaganov, Tsukernik

Posted on November 21, 2011 by damitr

We now come to another book in the Science for Everyone series called Nature of Magnetism. The authors of the book M. I. Kaganov and V. M. Tsukernik say in the opening chapter of the book What is the subject … Continue reading →

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I Am A Physicist

Posted on November 18, 2011 by damitr

In I Am A Physicist, Prof. Kitaigorodsky takes up a difficult but worthwhile task: that of introducing the young reader to the world of science and showing the world surrounding him through the eyes of a physicist. We now come … Continue reading →

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What is the theory of relativity?

Posted on November 18, 2011 by damitr

Legendary physicist Lev Landau apart from the Physics for Everyone series wrote another book on popular science, with Y. Rumer, it is called What is the theory of relativity? The book is an attempt to make the readers understand the … Continue reading →

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Physics for Everyone – Motion and Heat

Posted on November 14, 2011 by damitr

We have tried to write this book in a light and simple style, not denying ourselves the pleasure of an occasional joke with the reader. But this does not in any way mean that our Physics for Everyone is an … Continue reading →

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Physics for Everyone – Book 1 – Physical Bodies

Posted on November 14, 2011 by damitr

After describing the series Physics for Everyone, and writing about Book 2, Book 3, Book 4 we finally come to Book 1 of the series, namely Physical Bodies. From the preface Kitagorodsky recalls After many years I decided to return … Continue reading →

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Physics for Everyone – Book 2 – Molecules

Posted on November 12, 2011 by damitr

Continuing from Physics for Everyone, Book 3 and Book 4 we now come to the Book 2 in the series, namely Molecules. The story of Book 1 and Book 2 is quite interesting. They were initially written as a single … Continue reading →

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Physics for Everyone – Book 3 – Electrons

Posted on November 8, 2011 by damitr

I remind the reader again that this is not a formal textbook. It was written for the layman, and its purpose is to render physics intelligible to the nonspecialized reader. A. I. Kitaigorodsky in Preface of Book 3 In continuation … Continue reading →

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