Lewin, Walter H. G. <br/><br/>
For the love of physics :  from the end of the rainbow to the edge of time-- a journey through the wonders of physics / 
Walter Lewin with Warren Goldstein. 
 - 1st Free Press hardcover ed. 
 - New York :  Free Press,  2011. 
 - xvi, 302 p. :  ill. (some col.) ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>From the nucleus to deep space -- Measurements, uncertainties, and the stars -- Bodies in motion -- The magic of drinking with a straw -- Over and under--outside and inside--the rainbow -- The harmonies of strings and winds -- The wonders of electricity -- The mysteries of magnetism -- Energy conservation--plus ça change . . . -- X-rays from outer space! -- X-ray ballooning, the early days -- Cosmic catastrophes, neutron stars, and black holes -- Celestial ballet -- X-ray bursters! -- Ways of seeing. 
<br/><br/> Largely autobiographical account of the author's life as one who fell in love first with physics and then with teaching physics to students. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781439108277 (hardcover) 1439108277 (hardcover) 9781451607130 (pbk.) 145160713X (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2010047737 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Lewin, Walter H. G.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Physicists--Massachusetts--Biography.<br/>College teachers--Massachusetts--Biography.<br/>Physics--Study and teaching--Netherlands.<br/>Physics--Study and teaching--Massachusetts.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QC16.L485  / A3 2011 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>530.092 A3 2011  B