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Language
  
English

Publication date
  
1966

ISBN
  
0-88029-251-2

Author
  
Isaac Asimov

Page count
  
833

4.5/5
Barnes & Noble

Country
  
United States

Publisher
  
Walker and Company

Pages
  
833

Originally published
  
1966

Preceded by
  
Motion, Sound and Heat


Followed by
  
Electron, Proton and Neutron

Genres
  
Non-fiction, Popular science

Similar
  
Isaac Asimov books, Non-fiction books, Physics books

Understanding Physics (1966) is a popular science book written by Isaac Asimov (1920-1992). It is considered to be a reader-friendly informational guide regarding the fields of physics, written for lay people. It is one of several science guides by Asimov.

The book is divided into three volumes, each of which have also been published separately as books. They are:

  • Volume I: Motion, Sound, and Heat
  • Volume II: Light, Magnetism, and Electricity
  • Volume III: The Electron, Proton, and Neutron

    • Editions

  • Asimov, Isaac (1966), Understanding Physics, Walker and Company.
  • 1988 reprint, New York: Buccaneer Books; ISBN 0-88029-251-2.
  • 1988 omnibus (single volume) reprint, Dorset Press; ISBN 0-88029-251-2.
  • 1993 omnibus (single volume) reprint, Barnes & Noble; ISBN 0-88029-251-2.

    • References

    Understanding Physics Wikipedia
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