WRITERS of mathematical text-books on mechanics and of so-called applied mechanics have still much to learn from one another. A too excessive abstract and logical development of the subject by the one ...

Since the general recognition of physics as an experimental science, these methods have changed so much that, although one could not but admire the skill and perseverance shown in re-editing the older ...

Symmetry writer Mike Perricone’s favorite physics books of 2020 cover an impressive span of time: from the very beginning of our universe until the very end. How do the questions Galileo faced in the ...

Symmetry writer Mike Perricone takes us through a selection of this year’s new popular physics books. The year 2019 was a banner one for Albert Einstein: It included the first image of a black hole ...

This list of fabulous science reads will inspire you to stay strong in your resolution to read (more) books this year Are you still working on your New Year's Eve resolutions? Especially that ...

Sam Baron receives funding from the Australian Research Council. The Matter of Everything tells the history of physics through experiments. Any book about the history of science for a general audience ...

Recent progress on both analog and digital simulations of quantum fields foreshadows a future in which quantum computers could illuminate phenomena that are far too complex for even the most powerful ...

Abstract, mathematically complex and (so far) unsupported by direct experimental evidence, string theory attracts plenty of criticism. Yet it remains an incredibly active area of research, with ...