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{{Short description|Three-volume science book by Isaac Asimov}}{{Infobox book |
| name = Understanding Physics
| image = Understanding-Physics-Cover.jpg
| caption = Cover (1988 edition)
| author = [[Isaac Asimov]]
| cover_artist =
| country = United States
| language = English
| genre = [[Non-fiction]], [[Popular science]]
| publisher = [[Walker and Company]]
| release_date = 1966
| media_type =
| pages = 833
| isbn = 0-88029-251-2
| oclc =
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'''''Understanding Physics''''' (1966) is a [[popular science]] book written by [[Isaac Asimov]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Understanding Physics {{!}} ISBNdb |url=https://isbndb.com/book/0-88029-251-2 |access-date=2025-04-10 |website=isbndb.com}}</ref> (1920-1992). It is considered to be a reader-friendly informational guide regarding the fields of [[physics]], written for lay people. It is one of several science guides by Asimov.

The book is divided into three volumes, each of which have also been published separately as books. They are:

*Volume I: ''Motion, Sound, and Heat''
*Volume II: ''Light, Magnetism, and Electricity''
*Volume III: ''The Electron, Proton, and Neutron''

==Editions==
*Asimov, Isaac (1966), ''Understanding Physics'', [[Walker and Company]].
**1988 reprint, New York: [[Buccaneer Books]]; {{ISBN|0-88029-251-2}}.
**1988 omnibus (single volume) reprint, [[Dorset Press]]; {{ISBN|0-88029-251-2}}.
**1993 omnibus (single volume) reprint, [[Barnes & Noble]]; {{ISBN|0-88029-251-2}}.

== References ==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:1966 non-fiction books]]
[[Category:Books by Isaac Asimov]]
[[Category:Popular physics books]]

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Understanding Physics - Revision history

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