Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Whether discovered after years of painstaking experimentation and study or in a flash of brilliant intuition, the laws of physics are used to explain how and why things happen the way they do. Through descriptions of great discoveries, simple experiments, and easy-to-understand definitions and explanations, this remarkable new series introduces extraordinary scientists and reveals the secrets of our universe.
Did you know that both electricity and light move in waves, like water does? What does electricity have to do with magnets? From Benjamin Franklin and de Coulomb to Ohm and Joule, readers will be introduced to the basic principles of light, electricity, and magnetism in an illuminating way.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 60) and index.