Can you feel the force?

An admirable introduction to physics: In the Beginning: Brief historical starter, from the Greeks to Galileo and Newton; Can you Feel the Force?: Forces and energy, gravity, importance of friction, bicycles, cars, planes, golf balls and beds of nails; What’s the Matter?: Inside atoms, electrostatic effects, magnets, states of matter, walking on custard; and Can you See the Light?: The spectrum, why the sky is blue, effects of Einstein’s relativity; Who’s who?: 16 mini-bios, from Aristotle to Dirac; Glossary and Index. There are helpful timelines, entertaining experiments, FAQs, clear graphics, and occasional harmless simplifications.