La physique, science fondamentale de la matière et de l’énergie, englobe tous les niveaux de la nature, du subatomique au cosmique, et repose sur une grande partie de la technologie qui nous entoure. Sidney Perkowitz donne un aperçu de la genèse et du fonctionnement de cette science omnipré qui la finance, comment les physiciens pensent et comment la physique soutient la technologie que nous utilisons tous. Présentant les théories et les résultats de la physique pure et appliquée, il part des idées des philosophes grecs pour arriver à la mécanique quantique moderne en passant par la production d’énergie. À partir de ses expériences les plus conséquentes, il aborde les effets de la physique sur la société, la culture et la vision qu’a l’Humanité de sa place dans l’Univers.
Sidney Perkowitz is Candler Professor of Physics at Emory University. Author of many research papers and books, hes also written the popular science books Empire of Light, Universal Foam, Digital People and Hollywood Science which have been translated into six languages and Braille; articles for the LA Times, Washington Post, and other outlets; the stage works Albert & Isadora, Friedmann's Balloon and Glory Enough, presented in Atlanta, New York, and Chicago; and the screenplay The Second Obsession. He has appeared on CNN, NPR, the BBC, and elsewhere. Sidney Perkowitz is Candler Professor of Physics at Emory University. Author of many research papers and books, hes also written the popular science books Empire of Light, Universal Foam, Digital People and Hollywood Science which have been translated into six languages and Braille; articles for the LA Times, Washington Post, and other outlets; the stage works Albert & Isadora, Friedmann's Balloon and Glory Enough, presented in Atlanta, New York, and Chicago; and the screenplay The Second Obsession. He has appeared on CNN, NPR, the BBC, and elsewhere. Sidney Perkowitz is Candler Professor of Physics at Emory University. Author of many research papers and books, hes also written the popular science books Empire of Light, Universal Foam, Digital People and Hollywood Science which have been translated into six languages and Braille; articles for the LA Times, Washington Post, and other outlets; the stage works Albert & Isadora, Friedmann's Balloon and Glory Enough, presented in Atlanta, New York, and Chicago; and the screenplay The Second Obsession. He has appeared on CNN, NPR, the BBC, and elsewhere. "