Get a Grip on Physics

In the beginning there was chaos. Then everything became organized into elements. Then it was discovered that all these elements were made up of particles in patterns. After that someone decided that they weren't so much particles as waves. But then someone else suggested that the waves were really strings. And now they think that the strings are really quite chaotic... If the physicists can't decide how things really are, what chance have the rest of us got? Fortunately, Get a Grip on New Physicsis here to guide you through the maze of theories, relative, general and otherwise, and bring you right up to date with the state of the Universe.