A Brief History of Timekeeping
the science of marking time, from stonehenge to atomic clocks
$56.76
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
25 January 2022
Summary
Ticking Through Time: A Journey Through the History of Timekeeping
2022 NATIONAL INDIE EXCELLENCE AWARDS WINNER – HISTORY: GENERAL
”… inherently interesting, unique, and highly recommended addition to personal, professional, community, college, and academic library Physics of Time & Scientific Measurement history collections, and supplemental curriculum studies lists.” –Midwest Book Review
“A wonderful look into understanding and recording time, …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781953295606 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1953295606 |
| Author: | Chad Orzel |
| Publisher: | BenBella Books |
| Imprint: | BenBella Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 25 January 2022 |
| Weight: | 363g |
| Dimensions: | 224mm x 150mm x 25mm |
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About The Author
Chad Orzel
Chad Orzel is a physicist, professor, and blogger, and the author of three previous books How to Teach Quantum Physics to Your Dog, How to Teach Relativity to Your Dog, and Eureka: Discovering Your Inner Scientist. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Union College in Schenectady, NY, where he has been on the faculty since 2001. Orzel has been blogging about physics and academia for Forbes and Scienceblogs.com since 2002. He earned a BA in physics from Williams College and a PhD in chemical physics from the University of Maryland, College Park. At that time, he completed his thesis research at the National Institute of Standards and Technology with Bill Phillips (Nobel Laureate in 1997), and he was a post-doc at Yale before starting at Union, studying the quantum physics of ultra-cold atoms.
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