Physics and its Applications

Abstract

THERE was a time, not so very long ago, when the student of physics could reach down from his shelves “Ganot” or “Deschanel” and, “laying flattering unction to his soul,” could proceed to master their contents with the comforting if misguided assurance that here all useful knowledge was displayed. No such vanity of outlook is possible to the present-day student. The physics of this generation is teeming with such vitality, is making such gigantic strides and devouring at such a pace the boundaries of its sister sciences, that it threatens to overwhelm those of its devotees who vainly seek to achieve an all-round distinction.

A Dictionary of Applied Physics.

Edited by Sir Richard Glazebrook. In 5 vols. Vol. 4: Light—Sound—Radiology. Pp. viii + 914. (London: Macmillan and Co., Ltd., 1923.) 63s. net.