How To Teach Relativity To Your Dog

Binding: Paperback
Description: They say you can't teach an old dog new tricks. But this "witty and clear thinking" (New York Times) book wonders 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=mc 2 - - 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.
Title: How To Teach Relativity To Your Dog
Author(s): Orzel Chad
Publisher: Basic Books
Barcode: 9780465023318
Pages: 336 Pages
Publication Date: 2/28/2012
Category: Science: General Issues