num_pages: 670
description: A Nobel Laureate who is committed to scientific literacy, Glashow brings his intelligence and vast understanding of the subject to a text geared to liberal arts students. Combining fascinating literary and historical references with a vigorous, whimsical, and often humorous writing style, Glashow traces the evolution of physics and chemistry from ancient to modern times and explains not only what we know about matter and the universe, but how we came to know it, and why it is important.
language: English
title: From Alchemy to Quarks: The Study of Physics As a Liberal Art
titlecomplete: From Alchemy to Quarks: The Study of Physics As a Liberal Art
ratings_count: 4
publisher: Brooks/Cole Pub Co