Discovering Physics: Books for Curious Minds
About the Book Series
This series offers accessible and concise introductions to the physical sciences. Titles aim to provide an understanding of fundamental and cutting edge topics but written in an accessible manner for those without a formal physics education. Books explore topics such as astronomy and astrophysics, medical physics and biomedical engineering, quantum physics, theoretical physics, atomic, molecular, and plasma physics, in terms of both theory and experiment.
If you are interested in writing a book for the series, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please contact Rebecca Hodges-Davies, Editor for Physics books, at [email protected] and Carolina Antunes, Editor for Physics books, at [email protected]. Proposal guidelines can be accessed at http://www.crcpress.com/resources/authors.
The Science of Soccer
2nd Edition
By John Wesson
December 02, 2019
Updated and revised throughout, this new edition of The Science of Soccer applies scientific analysis to football, giving us the answers to questions like "what's the chance of a team that wins the Premiership also winning the Cup? Can you predict how many goals will be scored? What's the best ...
Apollo in Perspective: Spaceflight Then and Now
2nd Edition
By Jonathan Allday
July 17, 2019
Choice Highly Recommended Title, January 2020 This special edition of Apollo in Perspective marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing in 1969. Updated and revised throughout, it takes a retrospective look at the Apollo space program and the technology that was used to land a man on ...
The Road to Einstein's Relativity: Following in the Footsteps of the Giants
1st Edition
By David Lyth
January 25, 2019
CHOICE Highly Recommended Title, August 2019 Expertly guided by renowned cosmologist Dr. David Lyth, learn about the pioneering scientists whose work provided the foundation for Einstein’s formulation of his theories of relativity, and about Einstein's groundbreaking life and work as well. This ...
Why String Theory?
1st Edition
By Joseph Conlon
November 24, 2015
Physics World's 'Book of the Year' for 2016 An Entertaining and Enlightening Guide to the Who, What, and Why of String Theory, now also available in an updated reflowable electronic format compatible with mobile devices and e-readers. During the last 50 years, numerous physicists have tried to ...
Black Holes, Wormholes and Time Machines
2nd Edition
By Jim Al-Khalili
December 08, 2011
Bringing the material up to date, Black Holes, Wormholes and Time Machines, Second Edition captures the new ideas and discoveries made in physics since the publication of the best-selling first edition. While retaining the popular format and style of its predecessor, this edition explores the ...
Questioning the Universe: Concepts in Physics
1st Edition
By Ahren Sadoff
December 16, 2008
WINNER 2009 CHOICE AWARD OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC TITLE! The typical introduction to physics leaves readers with the impression that physics is about 30 different, unconnected topics such as motion, forces, gravity, electricity, light, heat, energy, and atoms. More often than not, these readers are ...
The New Cosmic Onion: Quarks and the Nature of the Universe
1st Edition
By Frank Close
December 15, 2006
Not since Newton’s apple has there been a physics phenomenon as deliciously appealing to the masses as Frank Close’s Cosmic Onion. Widely embraced by scientists and laypersons alike, the book quickly became an international bestseller. Translated into seven languages, it propelled the author ...