Table of Contents

Preface
Dictionary
Appendices
The Greek Alphabet
SI Units
Fundamental Constants
The Solar System
The Electromagnetic Spectrum
List of Nobel Prize Winners
Chronology of Key Dates in Physics
Useful Websites

About the Author

Richard Rennie, BSc, MSc, PhD has conducted research at the Universities of Aberdeen, Oxford, Cambridge, and California, Santa Barbara. His main interest is in the theory of the structure of matter. He has written a number of articles and reviews. He has contributed to several reference books including the Oxford Dictionary of Physics and the Oxford Dictionary of Chemistry. He wrote the Facts on File Dictionary of Atomic
and Nuclear Physics which was published in 2003. He has taught mathematics, physics, and chemistry at various Sixth Form Colleges and is a Senior Invigilator for the University of Cambridge.