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Physics Book Summaries

Symmetry Summary
Symmetry
A Journey into the Patterns of Nature
by Marcus du Sautoy 2007 384 pages
3.82
500+ ratings
Mathematics
Science
Popular Science
Quantum Economics Summary
Quantum Economics
The New Science of Money
by David Orrell 2018 304 pages
3.39
100+ ratings
Economics
Finance
Business
The Universe and the Teacup Summary
The Universe and the Teacup
The Mathematics of Truth and Beauty
by K.C. Cole 1998 224 pages
3.78
500+ ratings
Science
Mathematics
Philosophy
The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved Summary
The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved
How Mathematical Genius Discovered the Language of Symmetry
by Mario Livio 2005 368 pages
3.89
1k+ ratings
Mathematics
Science
History
Uncertainty Summary
Uncertainty
Einstein, Heisenberg, Bohr, and the Struggle for the Soul of Science
by David Lindley 1996 272 pages
4.02
2k+ ratings
Science
Physics
History
The Biggest Ideas in the Universe Summary
The Biggest Ideas in the Universe
Space, Time, and Motion
by Sean Carroll 2022 304 pages
3.98
1k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Space
The Biggest Ideas in the Universe Summary
The Biggest Ideas in the Universe
Quanta and Fields
by Sean Carroll 2024 304 pages
4.17
100+ ratings
Science
Physics
Quantum Mechanics
Reality is Not What it Seems Summary
Reality is Not What it Seems
The Journey to Quantum Gravity
by Carlo Rovelli 2014 256 pages
4.33
15k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Philosophy
Helgoland Summary
Helgoland
Making Sense of the Quantum Revolution
by Carlo Rovelli 2020 233 pages
4.08
9k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Philosophy
The Feynman Lectures on Physics Summary
The Feynman Lectures on Physics
by Richard P. Feynman 1964 1552 pages
4.61
7k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Textbooks
The Theory of Everything Summary
The Theory of Everything
The Origin and Fate of the Universe
by Stephen Hawking 2002 176 pages
4.18
26k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
The Making of the Atomic Bomb Summary
The Making of the Atomic Bomb
by Richard Rhodes 1986 886 pages
4.40
23k+ ratings
History
Science
Physics
The Particle at the End of the Universe Summary
The Particle at the End of the Universe
How the Hunt for the Higgs Boson Leads Us to the Edge of a New World
by Sean Carroll 2012 320 pages
4.05
4k+ ratings
Physics
Popular Science
History
Introduction to Quantum Mechanics Summary
Introduction to Quantum Mechanics
by David J. Griffiths 1994 468 pages
4.25
2k+ ratings
Physics
Science
Textbooks
How to Teach Quantum Physics to Your Dog Summary
How to Teach Quantum Physics to Your Dog
by Chad Orzel 2009 296 pages
3.90
3k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Popular Science
Neutrino Summary
Neutrino
by Frank Close 2010 176 pages
4.08
500+ ratings
Science
Physics
Popular Science
Faraday, Maxwell, and the Electromagnetic Field Summary
Faraday, Maxwell, and the Electromagnetic Field
How Two Men Revolutionized Physics
by Nancy Forbes 2014 328 pages
4.27
1k+ ratings
Science
Physics
History
The Theory of Almost Everything Summary
The Theory of Almost Everything
The Standard Model, the Unsung Triumph of Modern Physics
by Robert Oerter 2005 336 pages
4.08
500+ ratings
Science
Physics
Popular Science
Death by Black Hole Summary
Death by Black Hole
And Other Cosmic Quandaries
by Neil deGrasse Tyson 2006 384 pages
4.10
31k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
The Accidental Universe Summary
The Accidental Universe
The World You Thought You Knew
by Alan Lightman 2013 157 pages
3.85
4k+ ratings
Science
Philosophy
Physics
The Emperor's New Mind Summary
The Emperor's New Mind
by Roger Penrose 1989 602 pages
3.91
7k+ ratings
Science
Philosophy
Physics
Why Does E=mc²? Summary
Why Does E=mc²?
by Brian Cox 2009 264 pages
4.05
9k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Popular Science
Dreams of a Final Theory Summary
Dreams of a Final Theory
The Scientist's Search for the Ultimate Laws of Nature
by Steven Weinberg 1987 340 pages
4.07
3k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Philosophy
Hyperspace Summary
Hyperspace
A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the Tenth Dimension
by Michio Kaku 1994 359 pages
4.15
23k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
Antimatter Summary
Antimatter
by Frank Close 2009 176 pages
4.03
1k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Popular Science
Just Six Numbers Summary
Just Six Numbers
The Deep Forces That Shape the Universe
by Martin J. Rees 1999 208 pages
3.96
5k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
In Search of the Multiverse Summary
In Search of the Multiverse
by John Gribbin 2009 250 pages
4.09
1k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
The Elephant in the Universe Summary
The Elephant in the Universe
Our Hundred-Year Search for Dark Matter
by Govert Schilling 2022 376 pages
4.07
100+ ratings
Science
Physics
Space
Black Holes Summary
Black Holes
A Very Short Introduction
by Katherine Blundell 2014 120 pages
3.86
100+ ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
The Day We Found the Universe Summary
The Day We Found the Universe
by Marcia Bartusiak 2009 368 pages
4.14
1k+ ratings
Science
History
Astronomy
Einstein's Unfinished Symphony Summary
Einstein's Unfinished Symphony
Listening to the Sounds of Space-Time
by Marcia Bartusiak 2000 272 pages
4.03
100+ ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
The Last Three Minutes Summary
The Last Three Minutes
by Paul C.W. Davies 1995 176 pages
3.80
1k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Philosophy
How to Build a Time Machine Summary
How to Build a Time Machine
by Paul C.W. Davies 2001 144 pages
3.82
1k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Time Travel
The Mind of God Summary
The Mind of God
The Scientific Basis for a Rational World
by Paul C.W. Davies 1992 256 pages
3.87
1k+ ratings
Science
Philosophy
Religion
The Demon in the Machine Summary
The Demon in the Machine
How Hidden Webs of Information Are Solving the Mystery of Life
by Paul C.W. Davies 2020 320 pages
4.04
500+ ratings
Science
Biology
Physics
The Goldilocks Enigma Summary
The Goldilocks Enigma
Why Is the Universe Just Right for Life?
by Paul C.W. Davies 2006 350 pages
4.06
1k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Philosophy
Stars Summary
Stars
A Very Short Introduction
by Andrew R. King 2012 144 pages
3.88
100+ ratings
Science
Astronomy
Physics
Astronomy For Dummies Summary
Astronomy For Dummies
by Stephen Maran 1999 318 pages
3.84
500+ ratings
Science
Astronomy
Space
Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos Summary
Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos
With Applications to Physics, Biology, Chemistry, and Engineering
by Steven H. Strogatz 1994 497 pages
4.38
1k+ ratings
Mathematics
Science
Physics
To Explain the World Summary
To Explain the World
The Discovery of Modern Science
by Steven Weinberg 2015 432 pages
3.78
2k+ ratings
Science
History
Physics
The Dancing Universe Summary
The Dancing Universe
From Creation Myths to the Big Bang
by Marcelo Gleiser 1997 352 pages
4.20
500+ ratings
Science
Physics
Philosophy
The Island of Knowledge Summary
The Island of Knowledge
The Limits of Science and the Search for Meaning
by Marcelo Gleiser 2014 359 pages
3.94
500+ ratings
Science
Philosophy
Physics
A Tear at the Edge of Creation Summary
A Tear at the Edge of Creation
A Radical New Vision for Life in an Imperfect Universe
by Marcelo Gleiser 2010 304 pages
3.89
100+ ratings
Science
Philosophy
Physics
A Sense of the Mysterious Summary
A Sense of the Mysterious
Science and the Human Spirit
by Alan Lightman 2005 224 pages
3.81
500+ ratings
Science
Philosophy
Essays
Big History Summary
Big History
The Big Bang, Life On Earth, And The Rise Of Humanity
by David Christian 2008
4.42
500+ ratings
History
Science
Evolution
Quantum Computing for Everyone Summary
Quantum Computing for Everyone
by Chris Bernhardt 2019 216 pages
4.04
100+ ratings
Science
Physics
Technology
Quantum Computing Summary
Quantum Computing
The transformative technology of the Qubit Revolution
by Brian Clegg 2021 176 pages
3.63
100+ ratings
Science
Physics
Technology
The Physics of God Summary
The Physics of God
Unifying Quantum Physics, Consciousness, M-Theory, Heaven, Neuroscience and Transcendence
by Joseph Selbie 2017 210 pages
4.17
500+ ratings
Science
Philosophy
Religion
Your Brain Is a Time Machine Summary
Your Brain Is a Time Machine
The Neuroscience and Physics of Time
by Dean Buonomano 2017 304 pages
3.91
1k+ ratings
Science
Neuroscience
Physics
If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens ... WHERE IS EVERYBODY? Summary
If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens ... WHERE IS EVERYBODY?
Fifty Solutions to the Fermi Paradox and the Problem of Extraterrestrial Life
by Stephen Webb 2002 304 pages
4.21
1k+ ratings
Science
Space
Philosophy
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