The Physics Book

From the Big Bang to Quantum Resurrection

Clifford A. Pickover

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Union Square & Co.
28 May 2025

Reference works; Science: general issues; History of science; Physics

Series: Union Square & Co. Milestones

This richly illustrated chronology of physics contains more than 250 short, entertaining, and thought-provoking entries.

In addition to exploring such engaging topics as dark energy, parallel universes, the Doppler effect, the God particle, and Maxwell's demon, the book's timeline extends back billions of years to the hypothetical Big Bang and forward trillions of years to a time of ""quantum resurrection."" This reissue includes four new entries: 2012 (Discovery of the Higgs Boson), 2015 (Gravitational Waves), 2019 (First Image of a Black Hole), and 2023 (Milky Way Neutrino Map). It also features an expanded introduction and updates throughout the book.

By: Clifford A. Pickover
Imprint: Union Square & Co.
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: Revised
Dimensions: Height: 214mm, Width: 186mm,
ISBN: 9781454957805
ISBN 10: 1454957808
Series: Union Square & Co. Milestones
Pages: 544
Publication Date: 28 May 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Clifford A. Pickover has published more than 50 books, translated into a dozen languages, on topics ranging from science and mathematics to religion, art, and history. He received his PhD degree from Yale University, has been granted more than 800 US patents, and has more than 180,000 X (formerly Twitter) followers. For many years, he was an IBM researcher and inventor and editor-in-chief of the IBM Journal of Research and Development. He is the author of many other books including Death and the Afterlife, The Physics Book, and The Math Book, which won the Neumann Prize. Clifford lives in New York.