The Britannica Guide to Particle Physics

The Britannica Guide to Particle Physics
Author: Erik Gregersen Associate Editor, Astronomy and Space Exploration
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 476
Release: 2011-01-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1615303332

Provides an overview of particle physics, from basic concepts to particle accelerators, and profiles physicists responsible for advancing the field.

The Britannica Guide to Relativity and Quantum Mechanics

The Britannica Guide to Relativity and Quantum Mechanics
Author: Erik Gregersen Associate Editor, Astronomy and Space Exploration
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 538
Release: 2011-01-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1615303308

Explores relativity and quantum mechanics as well as the lives of those individuals who helped advance these fundamental areas of physics.

The Britannica Guide to Theories and Ideas That Changed the Modern World

The Britannica Guide to Theories and Ideas That Changed the Modern World
Author: Kathleen Kuiper Manager, Arts and Culture
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2009-12-20
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1615300295

Discusses the scientific and philosophical theories and ideas that have been turning points in modern civilization, highlighting the key figures and cultural perspectives behind each concept.

The Britannica Guide to The Atom

The Britannica Guide to The Atom
Author: Erik Gregersen Associate Editor, Astronomy and Space Exploration
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 692
Release: 2011-01-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1615303197

Discusses the structure of the atom and reveals the ways the parts facilitate both radioactivity and nuclear reactions.

The Britannica Guide to Electricity and Magnetism

The Britannica Guide to Electricity and Magnetism
Author: Erik Gregersen Associate Editor, Astronomy and Space Exploration
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 293
Release: 2011-01-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1615303057

Introduces electricity and magnetism and profiles leading figures in electromagnetic science.

Physical Science

Physical Science
Author: Russell Kuhtz
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Total Pages: 145
Release: 2016-12-09
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1508103518

The Britannica Guide to Sound and Light

The Britannica Guide to Sound and Light
Author: Erik Gregersen Associate Editor, Astronomy and Space Exploration
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 734
Release: 2011-01-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1615303006

Discusses sound and light, including how the waves travel through different forms of matter, how human senses detect and analyze them, and describes electromagnetic radiation, echolocation, and optics.

The Britannica Guide to Heat, Force, and Motion

The Britannica Guide to Heat, Force, and Motion
Author: Erik Gregersen Associate Editor, Astronomy and Space Exploration
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 782
Release: 2011-01-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 161530309X

Many of the worlds most common processes and interactions are governed by the laws of thermodynamics and mechanics. While the transfer, release, or absorption of heat often accompany chemical reactions or seem inherent to mechanical systems, they are also familiar to anyone who has ever spent time outdoors on a warm day or touched a hot plate. Likewise, any physical bodylarge or small, solid or fluidis subject to a wide range of forces that trigger motion. This detailed compendium explores the foundations and laws of both thermodynamics and mechanics as well as the lives of those individuals who helped advance these fundamental areas of physics.

Britannica Guide to Genetics

Britannica Guide to Genetics
Author: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Total Pages: 391
Release: 2009-03-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1593398514

The Britannica Guide to Genetics is the ideal companion for students or general popular science readers who wish to know the facts behind the latest research and discoveries. After the Introduction from bestselling science writer and geneticist Steve Jones the book covers the entire history of genetics from Gregor Mendel’s first experiments with peas at the end of the nineteenth century to the announcement of the Human Genome Project in 1998. Throughout the twentieth century new discoveries about the qualities of our genes have been heralded as essential leaps of progress in modern science forcing us to ask how much do our genes determine our personalities? What makes us different from other species? But as we enter the twenty-first century and we have begun to manipulate genes and the genome the questions have changed.

The Britannica Guide to Football

The Britannica Guide to Football
Author: Adam Augustyn Assistant Manager and Assistant Editor, Literature
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2011-08-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1615305246

Presents the history of football, describes the rules of the game, and profiles notable players and coaches from the National Football League throughout history.