Sets out more than 80 of the key concepts and discoveries that have defined the subject of physics and influenced technology since the beginning of time. With the focus on unpacking the thought behind each theory -- as well as exploring when and how each idea and breakthrough came about -- seven themed chapters examine the history and developments in specific areas such as light, sound, and electricity.

Measurement and motion -- Energy and matter -- Electricity and magnetism -- Sound and light -- The quantum world -- Nuclear and particle physics -- Relativity and the universe.