Einsteins Relativity and the Quantum Revolution: Modern Physics for Non-Scientists, 2nd Edition Audiobook, by The Great Courses Play Audiobook Sample

Einstein's Relativity and the Quantum Revolution: Modern Physics for Non-Scientists, 2nd Edition Audiobook

Einsteins Relativity and the Quantum Revolution: Modern Physics for Non-Scientists, 2nd Edition Audiobook, by The Great Courses Play Audiobook Sample
Currently Unavailable
This audiobook is no longer available through the publisher and we don't know if or when it will become available again. Please check out similar audiobooks below, and click the "Vote this up!" button to let us know you're interested in this title. This audiobook has 1 votes
Read By: Professor Richard Wolfson Publisher: The Great Courses Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 8.17 hours at 1.5x Speed 6.13 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: June 2013 Format: Original Staging Audiobook ISBN:

Publisher Description

It doesn't take an Einstein to understand modern physics, says Professor Wolfson at the outset of these twenty-four lectures on what may be the most important subjects in the universe: relativity and quantum physics. Both have reputations for complexity. But the basic ideas behind them are, in fact, simple and comprehensible by anyone. These dynamic and illuminating lectures begin with a brief overview of theories of physical reality starting with Aristotle and culminating in Newtonian or classical physics. After that, you'll follow along as Professor Wolfson outlines the logic that led to Einstein's profound theory of special relativity and the simple yet far-reaching insight on which it rests. With that insight in mind, you'll move on to consider Einstein's theory of general relativity and its interpretation of gravitation in terms of the curvature of space and time.

From there, you'll embark on a dazzling exploration of how inquiry into matter at the atomic and subatomic scales led to quandaries that are resolved-or at least clarified-by quantum mechanics, a vision of physical reality so profound and so at odds with our experience that it nearly defies language.

By bringing relativity and quantum mechanics into the same picture, you'll chart the development of fascinating hypotheses about the origin, development, and possible futures of the entire universe, as well as the possibility that physics can produce a theory of everything to account for all aspects of the physical world. But the goal throughout these lectures remains the same: to present the key ideas of modern physics in a way that makes them clear to the interested layperson.

Disclaimer: Please note that this recording may include references to supplemental texts or print references that are not essential to the program and not supplied with your purchase.

Download and start listening now!

Einstein's Relativity and the Quantum Revolution: Modern Physics for Non-Scientists, 2nd Edition Listener Reviews

Be the first to write a review about this audiobook!