{"product_id":"black-bodies-and-quantum-cats-tales-from-the-annals-of-physics-9780143036036","title":"Black Bodies and Quantum Cats: Tales from the Annals of Physics","description":"Physics, once known as \"natural philosophy,\" is the most basic science, explaining the world we live in, from the largest scale down to the very, very, \u003ci\u003every\u003c\/i\u003e smallest, and our understanding of it has changed over many centuries. In \u003ci\u003eBlack Bodies and Quantum Cats\u003c\/i\u003e, science writer Jennifer Ouellette traces key developments in the field, setting descriptions of the fundamentals of physics in their historical context as well as against a broad cultural backdrop. Newton's laws are illustrated via the film \u003ci\u003eAddams Family Values\u003c\/i\u003e, while \u003ci\u003eBack to the Future\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates the finer points of special relativity. Poe's \"The Purloined Letter\" serves to illuminate the mysterious nature of neutrinos, and Jeanette Winterson's novel \u003ci\u003eGut Symmetries\u003c\/i\u003e provides an elegant metaphorical framework for string theory. An enchanting and edifying read, \u003ci\u003eBlack Bodies and Quantum Cats\u003c\/i\u003e shows that physics is not an arcane field of study but a profoundly human endeavor--and a fundamental part of our everyday world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143036036\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.96h x 5.38w x 0.71d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram Advance\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2005 pg. 111\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2005 pg. 110\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2005 pg. 9\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jennifer Ouellette","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52403337461941,"sku":"9780143036036","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_7e0ba79e-b1ca-4462-8736-ae2f1777c0c7.jpg?v=1774968821","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/black-bodies-and-quantum-cats-tales-from-the-annals-of-physics-9780143036036","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}