A User's Guide to the Universe : Surviving the Perils of Black Holes, Time Paradoxes, and Quantum Uncertainty (Hardcover)

from wookiemonster

I think Stephen Hawking's _A Brief History of Time_ was a better read. Hawking seemed to know better than to list so many things as impossible. Hawking's humor was better, too. Goldberg and Blomquist have a few good jokes, but the attempt to "make physics fun" was more distracting than not.

from Bizzell

I really enjoyed reading this book. It was both extremely informative and a complete pleasure to read.

from dawncastor

I admit that much of this book required a lot of thinking on my part. I admit that although I thoroughly read some chapters, I only skimmed others. And if there are any scientific goofs in it, I would have no earthly idea! But I have to say, that if anyone can make quantum physics come alive and ...

from Basileios919

"The life of a physicist can be a lonely one." So begins the Introduction to this fascinating book. Physicist-authors, Goldberg and Blomquist, might have been lonely when they started this book, but all that is past when readers finish the book. I am sure that the two authors must now refuse soci...

from Becca_Lausch

The authors explain complex physical phenomena in the context of everyday applications. Book covers quantum mechanics, magnetic forces, gravitational expansion and particle acceleration and briefly touches on the existence of extraterrestrial life. The catchy, conversational tone used distinguish...