''Understanding Physics'' (1966) is a
popular science
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book written by
Isaac Asimov
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(1920-1992). It is considered to be a reader-friendly informational guide regarding the fields of
physics
Physics is the natural science that studies matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge which r ...
, written for lay people. It is one of several science guides by Asimov.
The book is divided into three volumes, each of which have also been published separately as books. They are:
*Volume I: ''Motion, Sound, and Heat''
*Volume II: ''Light, Magnetism, and Electricity''
*Volume III: ''The Electron, Proton, and Neutron''
Editions
*Asimov, Isaac (1966), ''Understanding Physics'',
Walker and Company.
**1988 reprint, New York:
Buccaneer Books; .
**1988 omnibus (single volume) reprint,
Dorset Press; .
**1993 omnibus (single volume) reprint,
Barnes & Noble
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; .
External links
''Understanding Physics'' on Amazon.com
1966 non-fiction books
Books by Isaac Asimov
Popular physics books
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