Physics, the Human Adventure: From Copernicus to Einstein and Beyond

A textbook for a course of two semesters or three quarters in a general education or core program, primarily for non-science majors whose background in mathematics extends up to but not including calculus. It uses the history of physics and those who practiced it to introduce its fundamental principles. The original edition, called Introduction to Concepts and Theories in Physical Science , was published in 1952 by Addison-Wesley, as was the 1972 second, though Princeton University Press put out a paper edition of that in 1985. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)