Reading Popular Physics

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"Reading Popular Physics is a valuable contribution to our understanding of the nature and implications of physics popularizations. A literary critic trained in science, Elizabeth Leane treats popular science writing as a distinct and significant genre, focusing particularly on five bestselling books: Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time, Steven Weinberg's The First Three Minutes, James Gleick's Chaos, M. Mitchell Waldrop's Complexity, and Gary Zukav's The Dancing Wu Li Masters."--BOOK JACKET.

subjects: Physics,  Popular works,  Physics, popular works,  Physique,  Ouvrages de vulgarisation,  SCIENCE,  Energy,  Mechanics,  General