{"title":"Tony Rothman","description":"\u003cp\u003eTONY ROTHMAN is an American theoretical physicist and cosmologist who has authored more than a dozen books of fiction and nonfiction. His books include \u003cem\u003eSacred Mathematics: Japanese Temple Geometry\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRothman’s work on Galois won the Mathematical Association of America’s Ford Writing Award for 1983, and \u003cem\u003eSacred Mathematics: Japanese Temple Geometry\u003c\/em\u003e received the 2008 American Association of Publishers Award for Professional and Scholarly Excellence in mathematics. He holds a B.A. from Swarthmore College and a Ph.D. from the Center for Relativity at the University of Texas, Austin, and has taught physics at Harvard, Princeton, and NYU.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen not writing, Rothman serves on the editorial board of \u003cem\u003eScientific American\u003c\/em\u003e, where his specialization in cosmology informs his engagement with scientific publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTony Rothman’s books are published by Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"everythings-relative","title":"Everything's Relative: And Other Fables from Science and Technology","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe surprising truth behind many of the most cherished \"facts\" in science history\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMorse invented the telegraph, Bell the telephone, Edison the light bulb, and Marconi the radio . . . right? Well . . . the truth is slightly more complicated. The history of science and technology is riddled with apocrypha, inaccuracies, and falsehoods, and physicist Tony Rothman has taken it upon himself to throw a monkey wrench into the works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCombining a storyteller's gifts with a scientist's focus and hardheaded devotion to the facts—such as they may be—Rothman breaks down many of the most famous \"just-so\" stories of physics, astronomy, chemistry, biology, and technology to give credit where credit is truly due. From Einstein's possible misunderstanding of his own theories to actress Hedy Lemarr's role in the invention of the radio-controlled torpedo, he dredges his way through the legends of science history in relating the fascinating stories behind some of the most important, and often unsung, breakthroughs in science.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B007YZRA70\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9780471202578\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Tony Rothman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43185562910936,"sku":"9780471202578","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9780471202578_FChigh_mockup_v2_1678469398_aaf2c6f5-1dfe-415f-8306-573eb48c43b5.jpg?v=1791994902"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-tony-rothman.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}