Warped Passages: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe's Hidden Dimensions, (Paperback)

from AdamRackis

A great general-audience book on modern physics-string theory, particle physics, relativity, etc. While informative and well-written, Dr. Randall at times takes simplifying analogies too far, such that the reader is left wanting a more in-depth explanation of the science itself. Having said that,...

from rocketjk

Randall's book is quite comprehensive and largely understandable for a non-scientist reader like myself. Warped Passages gives a good overview of the evolution of theory about the makeup of the particles, forces and and dimensions that our universe may or may not be comprised of. The trick is not...

from juliandavies

Lisa Randall does an excellent job of making complex ideas understandable to nonspecialists. She explains new ideas about the dimensionality of spacetime and along the way the reader gets to discover the underlying component parts of the universe. To one interested in God, theology and religion, ...

from Jewsbury

This is a beautifully written account of complex scientific ideas. The book covers extra spatial dimensions - how they might come about and what consequences they would have. Most features are ably explained by using an analogy. Thus as the provider of a popular account of recent speculations, th...

from ErasmusRob

A fascinating look at where the world of outré physics is going. Moderately-hard slogging, but probably worth it, although I do find myself with a question or two. I didn't finish it because it had to go back to the library--I'll have to re-borrow it sometime.