Discusses the structure of the atom and reveals the ways the parts facilitate both radioactivity and nuclear reactions.

The study of matter is the study of all material things, as well as their ability to transform from one state to another. All matter assumes one of several basic statessolid, liquid, gas, and plasma being the most common. Under varying conditions, each state can be altered to form new substances or adopt new characteristics. This insightful book covers the various structures and elements of different types of matter, while examining the physical and chemical properties that allow for permutation and change.

Provides an overview of particle physics, from basic concepts to particle accelerators, and profiles physicists responsible for advancing the field.

There was a time when people assumed that the world was flat. Once an alternate theory was proposed, however, that conceit was challenged and, eventually, disproved. In short, theories and ideas can be potent agents of change—none more so than those that are extensively detailed in this book.

Explores relativity and quantum mechanics as well as the lives of those individuals who helped advance these fundamental areas of physics.

Introduces electricity and magnetism and profiles leading figures in electromagnetic science.

Discusses sound and light, including how the waves travel through different forms of matter, how human senses detect and analyze them, and describes electromagnetic radiation, echolocation, and optics.