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Popular Physics Books
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The Particle Garden |
by Gordon Kane |
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This book is a good overall introduction
to the field of particle physics.
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Spacetime Physics |
by Edwin F. Taylor, et al. |
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Nice high school/beginning
undergraduate level introduction to Special Relativity.
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Mr Thompkins in Paperback |
by George Gamow |
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Follow the inquisitive bank clerk
who uncovers the mysteries of the Universe in his dreams. The book touches on many exciting topics in physics at a level accessible to everyone.
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The Flying Circus of Physics |
by Jearl Walker |
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A book full of fascinating observations
and interesting problems inspired from the real world.
Why is the sky blue? What is the sound of dunes crushing under the desert wind?
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The Mechanical Universe (and Beyond) |
by David Goodstein |
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Every high school physics teacher should find the TV series based on
this general textbook and show it to her or his students.
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The Tao of Physics |
by Fritjof Capra |
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If you surfed in by accident, while searching for the nearest Zen temple in your area, it is not too late
to try to win you over for particle physics -- read this book! Here's a koan for you: What is the energy of the collision of One particle?
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Dreams of a Final Theory and The First Three Minutes |
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Steven Weinberg |
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The First Three Minutes is an excellent introduction on the Big Bang Theory of the beginning of the universe.
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A Brief History of Time and Black Holes and Baby Universes |
by Steven Hawking |
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This time you can't just see the movie -- the book is the real thing.
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The Feynman Lectures on Physics, Six Easy Pieces and
The Character of Physical Law |
by Richard Feyman |
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Feynman is quite good in making physics understandable and interesting.
If you are just starting to get interested, begin with the Six Easy Pieces and then you might get the urge to learn all of Physics from scratch, for which, I think, The Lectures would be a good choice.
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The God Particle |
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Leon Lederman and Dick Teresi |
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The name says it all
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The Quark and the Jaguar |
by Murray Gell-Mann |
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How would you name your book after you win the Nobel prize?
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