''The Physics of Basketball'' is a non-fiction
book
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by John Fontanella first published on November 15, 2006 that explores the scientific side of basketball. It is written from the perspective of a fan of the game and then through the eyes of a physicist.
John Fontanella has been a physics professor at the
United States Naval Academy
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since 1971 and was a college basketball player for
Westminster College in New Wilmington, PA. As a senior in 1967, he was a
NAIA First Team All-American. He then earned an NCAA postgraduate scholarship to
Case Western Reserve where he earned his Ph.D. in Physics. He is currently focusing his research on naval applications of
dielectrics
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External links
Johns Hopkins' Book SiteJohn Fontanella's site
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