{"product_id":"at-the-speed-of-light-a-simple-and-fascinating-journey-through-physics-37-episodes-in-7-seasons-9798259106161","title":"At the Speed of Light!: A simple and fascinating journey through Physics! 37 episodes in 7 seasons","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Lorenzzo Victor Schrepel Delmutti\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Physics - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross 37 episodes organized into 7 seasons, this work presents the fundamental ideas that transformed our view of the universe: the birth of modern science, Newton's unification of nature, light and relativity, the geometrization of gravity, and the emergence of quantum physics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten in simple language, without losing conceptual depth, the text was designed for curious readers, students, and science enthusiasts who wish to understand, in an intuitive and elegant way, how Physics evolved over time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book also highlights the role of thought experiments: powerful tools that allowed great scientists to explore nature even before direct experimental verification was possible. At many moments in the history of Physics, imagining with rigor was almost as important as measuring. This is how Galileo questioned ancient certainties, how Newton connected the apple to the Moon, and how Einstein raised scientific imagination to a new level. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmong the most fascinating examples is Einstein's idea of the accelerating elevator. If a person were trapped inside a closed elevator, would it be possible to distinguish, using only internal observations, whether the force they feel is caused by gravity or by the elevator's own acceleration? From this question arises the principle of equivalence: the local perception of a gravitational field may be indistinguishable from the perception produced by accelerated motion. This simple and profound idea opened the way to a new interpretation of gravity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom it, Einstein showed that gravity no longer needed to be seen as a force in the traditional sense, but rather as a manifestation of the geometry of spacetime. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMore than a book about formulas, this is a journey through the ideas that changed the world-ideas born from observation, mathematics, experience, and also from the extraordinary human capacity to imagine.","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47883245322391,"sku":"9798259106161","price":592.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798259106161.webp?v=1781100505","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/at-the-speed-of-light-a-simple-and-fascinating-journey-through-physics-37-episodes-in-7-seasons-9798259106161","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}