How to Teach Relativity to Your Dog by Orzel, Chad

How to Teach Relativity to Your Dog

They say you can't teach an old dog new tricks. But what about relativity? Physics professor Chad...
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How to Teach Relativity to Your Dog by Orzel, Chad

How to Teach Relativity to Your Dog

$47.53

How to Teach Relativity to Your Dog

$47.53
Author: Chad Orzel
Format: Paperback
Language: English
They say you can't teach an old dog new tricks. But what about relativity?

Physics professor Chad Orzel and his inquisitive canine companion, Emmy, tackle the concepts of general relativity in this irresistible introduction to Einstein's physics. Through armchair- and sometimes passenger-seat-conversations with Emmy about the relative speeds of dog and cat motion or the logistics of squirrel-chasing, Orzel translates complex Einsteinian ideas -- the slowing of time for a moving observer, the shrinking of moving objects, the effects of gravity on light and time, black holes, the Big Bang, and of course, E=mc2 -- into examples simple enough for a dog to understand.
A lively romp through one of the great theories of modern physics, How to Teach Relativity to Your Dog will teach you everything you ever wanted to know about space, time, and anything else you might have slept through in high school physics class.

Author: Chad Orzel
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 02/28/2012
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780465023318
Audience: Young Adult


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 12/12/2011
Kirkus Reviews 01/15/2012
Booklist 02/15/2012 pg. 6
Reference and Research Bk News 04/01/2012 pg. 206
Choice 09/01/2012
Library Journal 03/01/2013 pg. 43

About the Author
Chad Orzel received his BA in physics from Williams College, his Ph.D. in chemical physics from the University of Maryland, and his postdoctorate from Yale University. He maintains a regular blog, Uncertain Principles, and is author of How to Teach Physics to Your Dog. He is currently a professor at Union College in Schenectady, New York. He lives near campus with his wife, their daughter, and, of course, Emmy.

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