Why Stuff Falls Down: The Story of Science and Gravity From Aristotle to Einstein Told in Plain English...

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Michael Kemp

Why Stuff Falls Down

The Story of Science and Gravity From Aristotle to Einstein Told in Plain English

Michael Kemp

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What a Curious World LLC
17 July 2024

Open learning, home learning, distance education; History of science; Gravity

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Why Stuff Falls Down is the story of how we have understood gravity, from the

time of the ancient Greeks right up to the current efforts to unify Einstein's gravity

with quantum mechanics.

It's also the story of science. How did science grow to be the way it is today?

What's the difference between a fact, a wild idea, and a scientific theory? And

what's this scientific method they talk about?

This book is written in plain English, with a minimum of nerdy jargon. This story

is for anybody curious about what we know, and how we know it.

If that sounds good to you - then you are who I wrote this book for!

This little book is written in clear, straightforward language.

Does heavy stuff always fall faster than light stuff? How did we go from tossing rocks to launching satellites into orbit?

What's rational thinking?

What's critical thinking?

What's so special about the scientific method?

And why does stuff fall down?

Crack open this book to find out!

Bonus Material: Quantum mechanics in plain English?

Ya gotta read it to believe it.

Enjoy!

Michael Kemp

By: Michael Kemp
Imprint: What a Curious World LLC
Dimensions: Height: 279mm, Width: 216mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 635g
ISBN: 9798989846009
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 17 July 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active