Physics Curiosities, Oddities, and Novelties - Kimball, John
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Accessible to nonspecialists and beginning students, this work provides insight into physics using minimal mathematics and jargon. It highlights unusual aspects of physics and gives a new twist to some fundamental concepts. The book covers both classical and modern physics in an engaging, straightforward style. The author presents perplexing questions that often lack satisfying answers and includes many examples that reveal interesting ideas. He also delves into the stories of famous and eccentric past scientists.

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Accessible to nonspecialists and beginning students, this work provides insight into physics using minimal mathematics and jargon. It highlights unusual aspects of physics and gives a new twist to some fundamental concepts. The book covers both classical and modern physics in an engaging, straightforward style. The author presents perplexing questions that often lack satisfying answers and includes many examples that reveal interesting ideas. He also delves into the stories of famous and eccentric past scientists.
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Autorenporträt
John Kimball is a professor emeritus of physics at the University at Albany, SUNY. His research has largely focused on condensed matter physics, including high-energy electron-positron pair production in crystals, exact solutions of a kinetic model of magnetism, relations between chaos and symmetry, and studies of magnetic impurities. Dr. Kimball is an enthusiastic sailor and author of the highly praised book Physics of Sailing . He earned a PhD from the University of Chicago.