Fear of Physics

Fear of Physics: A Guide for the Perplexed

Hardcover edition

Author| Lawrence M. Krauss
Country| United States
Language| English
Subject| Physics
Science
Genre| Popular science
Publisher| Basic Books

Publication date

| 1994
Media type| Print, e-book
ISBN| 978-0465002184
Preceded by| The Fifth Essence
Followed by| The Physics of Star Trek

Fear of Physics: A Guide for the Perplexed is the second non-fiction book by the American physicist Lawrence M. Krauss.[1] It was published in 1994 by Basic Books. The book contains many anecdotes and examples.[2]

## Reception

A reviewer of Publishers Weekly stated " The accomplishments and views of such giants of modern physics as Einstein, Feynman and Heisenberg are used to illustrate the inventiveness required of those in the field. While Krauss acknowledges that this is a limited selection of ideas--the ``hidden realities of physics, not its stuff--he nonetheless serves quantum mechanics well. Also well-served are the interests of the general reader as Krauss, persistently hewing to the basics, never falls into patronization or catchy metaphor. Supplemented by Larry Gonick and Art Huffman's The Cartoon Guide to Physics , this is a primer on the wonders of physics."[3]

## References

1. ↑ March, Robert H.; Krauss, Lawrence M. (11 January 2008). "Fear of Physics: A Guide for the Perplexed" (in en). Physics Today 47 (3): 58. doi:10.1063/1.2808442.
2. ↑ "Nonfiction Book Review: Fear of Physics: A Guide for the Perplexed by Lawrence M. Krauss". http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-465-05745-0. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
3. ↑ "Fear of Physics: A Guide for the Perplexed". https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-465-05745-0. Retrieved 8 May 2019.

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