Physics for Non-Scientists

Updated July 29, 2024
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The elegant universe superstrings, hidden dimensions, and the quest for the ultimate theory
Greene, Brian, 1963-
Paper Book
A new edition of the New York Times bestseller--now a three-part Nova special: a fascinating and thought-provoking journey through the mysteries of space, time, and matter. Now with a new preface (not in any other edition) that will review the enormous public...
Lost in math how beauty leads physics astray
Hossenfelder, Sabine, 1976- author.
Paper Book
In this "provocative" book (New York Times), a contrarian physicist argues that her field's modern obsession with beauty has given us wonderful math but bad science. Whether pondering black holes or predicting discoveries at CERN,...
What if? serious scientific answers to absurd hypothetical questions
Munroe, Randall author, illustrator.
Paper Book
From the creator of the wildly popular webcomic xkcd, hilarious and informative answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask. Millions of people visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe's iconic webcomic. His stick-figure drawings about science, technology,...
What if? 2 additional serious scientific answers to absurd hypothetical questions
Munroe, Randall, author, illustrator.
Paper Book
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! An NPR Best Book of 2022 "The questions throughout What If? 2 are equal parts brilliant, gross, and wonderfully absurd and the answers are thorough, deeply researched, and great fun. . . . Science isn't easy, but...

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