Physical science / / edited by Russell Kuhtz

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910154791403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York : , : Britannica Educational Publishing in association with Rosen Educational Services, , 2017
• ISBN: 1-5081-0351-8
• Edizione: [First edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (155 pages) : illustrations (some color), portraits
• Collana: The Study of Science
• Disciplina: 500.209
• Soggetti: Science - History; Technology - History
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The heritage of antiquity and the Middle Ages -- The scientific revolution -- Science from the enlightenment to the 20th century -- Developments and trends of the 20th century -- 21st-century advances in the physical sciences.
• Sommario/riassunto: This volume explores the three major areas of study in physical science: astronomy, physics, and chemistry. Topics explored include astronomy's origins in Egypt, physical theories from ancient Greece, the discoveries of the Scientific Revolution, Newtonian theory, developments in electricity and magnetism, the Big-Bang model, quantum mechanics, black holes, the identification of the Higgs boson by the Large Hadron Collider in 2013, and more.