Subtitle: From Copernicus to Einstein and Beyond
Author: Gerald Holton and Stephen G. Brush
Subject: Physics/History of Science
Paper ISBN 0-8135-2908-5
Cloth ISBN 0-8135-2907-7
Pages: 582 pp., 230+ images, 5 tables
Description: A thoroughly revised and expanded third edition of a classic text--Introduction to Concepts and Theories in Physical Science

Stephen G. Brush and Gerald Holton were awarded the Joseph Hazen Education Prize of the History of Science Society.

Praise for Physics, The Human Adventure

"This is the book that I should have had all the way from secondary school physics to my professional university physics teaching. It is a unique presentation of physics within the context of its historical foundations and it does so in accessible, authoritative, and interesting fashion; all other sciences should be so well served."-D. Allan Bromley, Sterling Professor of the Sciences, Yale University and former President's Science Advisor

"Read Holton and Brush to see that there is just one culture, with science playing an integral role."-Sheldon L. Glashow, Nobel laureate, Boston University

"A lucid exposition of the great concepts of physics, embedded in an exhilarating account of the lives and times of their discoverers."-Daniel Kleppner, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Physics, the Human Adventure is the third edition of the classic text Introduction to Concepts and Theories in Physical Science. Both earlier editions were landmark titles in science education as the first to make full and effective use of the history and philosophy of science in presenting for both the general and the science-oriented student an account of the content and nature of physical science.

In this third edition, each of the chapters has been reworked to further clarify the physics concepts and to incorporate recent physical advances and research. The book shows the unifying power of science by bringing in connections to chemistry, astronomy, and geoscience. In short, the aim of the new edition is to teach good physics while presenting physical science as a human adventure that has become a major force in our civilization.

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Gerald Holton is Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics and History of Science, Emeritus, Harvard University. Stephen G. Brush is Distinguished University Professor of the History of Science, University of Maryland, College Park. Both authors are Fellows of the American Physical Society, and each has served as President of the History of Science Society