Gravity : how the weakest force in the universe shaped our lives
Brian Clegg (Author)
"Physicists will tell you that four forces control the universe. Of these, gravity may be the most obvious, but it is also the most mysterious. Newton managed to predict the force of gravity but couldn't explain how it worked at a distance. Einstein picked up on the simple premise that gravity and acceleration are interchangeable to devise his mind-bending general relativity, showing how matter warps space and time. Not only did this explain how gravity worked - and how apparently simple gravitation has four separate components - but it predicted everything from black holes to gravity's effect on time. Whether it's the reality of anti-gravity or the unexpected discovery that a ball and a laser beam drop at the same rate, gravity is the force that fascinates"--Jacket
Nonfiction
322 pages ; 22 cm
9780312616298, 9781466802520, 0312616295, 1466802529
759914163
What goes up
A natural tendency
Gravity falters
And yet it moves
Action at a distance and other gravitational mysteries
Warping the universe
Einstein's masterpiece
One of four
Enter the quantum
Particles and waves in the ether
Cavorite returns
Center of attraction