Paradox: The Nine Greatest Enigmas in Physics, (Paperback)

from slavenrm

As I've said countless times lately, I received this book in a GoodReads giveaway. With the popularity of shows like "The Big Bang Theory" it's not surprising that books of this sort are making their way increasingly into the awareness of the reading public. In a nutshell, I think this book tries...

from jimocracy

This was interesting but not terribly stimulating.

from debnance

One of my favorite words. How could I pass up this book, with a title like that? Even if, when I really thought about it, I knew it would probably be way over my head. Way, way over my head. And, of course, it was. But that's okay. I loved it anyway. The little bit that I understood. You are prob...

from nbmars

Ever wonder if it is possible to time-travel, why the night sky is not brighter, why it is impossible to build a perpetual motion machine, or why we have not had any communication from intelligent beings from other planets? This little book by Jim Al-Khalili, a quantum physicist at the University...

from vlucia

Informative, captivating and thought-provoking. I wish there'd be more details and depth in some parts of the book but overall it was a very nice reading experience.