A Brief History of Timekeeping: The Science of Marking Time, from Stonehenge to Atomic Clocks

ISBN-13: 9780861542154 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 368 str.

Chad Orzel

Opis

From Stonehenge to atomic clocks, this is how we've used science to work out the time across the centuries

Recenzje

'Each day in 2019, Chad Orzel informs us, is nearly two milliseconds longer than days were in 1870. And they feel even longer. This entertaining and engrossing book takes us through our long struggle to measure time with precision. Filled with amazing devices, it's ultimately a story of the triumph of human ingenuity.'

Sean Carroll, author of Something Deeply Hidden

O autorze

Chad Orzel is an associate professor at the department of physics and astronomy at Union College. He has written for Forbes, the Daily Mail and Physics World, and has spoken at numerous TED talks. His previous books have been translated into more than a dozen languages. He lives in Niskayuna, New York.