The Physics of Basketball
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| The Physics of Basketball | |
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| Author(s) | John Fontanella |
| Language | English |
| Subject(s) | Physics and Basketball |
| Genre(s) | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Publication date | 2006-11-15 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 168 |
| ISBN | 0-8018-8513-2 |
| OCLC Number | 65400495 |
| Dewey Decimal | 796.32301/53 22 |
| LC Classification | QC26 .F66 2006 |
The Physics of Basketball is a non-fiction book by John Fontanella first published on November 15, 2006 that explores the scientific side of basketball. It is written from the perspective of a fan of the game and then through the eyes of a physicist.
John Fontanella has been a physics professor at the United States Naval Academy since 1971 and was a college basketball player for Westminster College in Florida. As a senior in 1967, he was a NAIA First Team All-American. He then earned an NCAA postgraduate scholarship to Case Western Reserve where he earned his Ph.D. in Physics. He is currently focusing his research on naval applications of dielectrics.
