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Math / Physics / Science related books
Posted on 3/14/18 at 10:41 am
Posted on 3/14/18 at 10:41 am
I was intending to post this for a while, but i guess today is as good a day as any with the death of Stephen Hawking, RIP.
But was curious if anyone had any suggestions math / physics related books they have enjoyed. I've only read a few of the following, but am planning on getting to the rest in the coming months.
1) A Brief History of Time - Stephen Hawking
2) Chaos - James Gleick
3) A most Elegant Equation - David Stipp
4) Warmth Dispersed and Time Passes: A History of Heat - Christian Van Baeyer
5) Euclids Window - Leonard Mlodinow
6) The Elegant Universe - Briane Greene
7) Black Holes and Time Warps: Einstein's Outrageous Legacy
8) Hyperspace: A Scientific Oddyssey through Parallel Universes, Time Warps and the Tenth Dimension - Michio Kaku
9) Our Mathematical Universe - Max Tegmark
Most of the above are pretty straighforward / popular science books. I am particularly interested in books which cover recent and theoretical physics and string theory but also would appreciate any interesting, more technical books in the math related field.
But was curious if anyone had any suggestions math / physics related books they have enjoyed. I've only read a few of the following, but am planning on getting to the rest in the coming months.
1) A Brief History of Time - Stephen Hawking
2) Chaos - James Gleick
3) A most Elegant Equation - David Stipp
4) Warmth Dispersed and Time Passes: A History of Heat - Christian Van Baeyer
5) Euclids Window - Leonard Mlodinow
6) The Elegant Universe - Briane Greene
7) Black Holes and Time Warps: Einstein's Outrageous Legacy
8) Hyperspace: A Scientific Oddyssey through Parallel Universes, Time Warps and the Tenth Dimension - Michio Kaku
9) Our Mathematical Universe - Max Tegmark
Most of the above are pretty straighforward / popular science books. I am particularly interested in books which cover recent and theoretical physics and string theory but also would appreciate any interesting, more technical books in the math related field.
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Posted on 3/14/18 at 10:57 am to Sneaky__Sally
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The Elegant Universe - Briane Greene
I read most of this one a few years back, but kind of lost interest and moved on to other things. It did have some interesting information, but for whatever reason I couldn't push myself to finish in.
I'll have to get back to it someday.
Posted on 3/14/18 at 11:17 am to Sasquatch Smash
That is the one i'm most excited to read, will probably read it after i finish the Our Mathematical Universe one. I've heard its good, but these books are sometimes a drag, hard to sit down and knock out a ton of it, especially the longer ones. But I'll review it once I finish.
Posted on 3/14/18 at 4:42 pm to Sneaky__Sally
All of Feynman’s stuff is good.
Posted on 3/17/18 at 11:52 am to Sneaky__Sally
The science of interstellar by kip Thorne is not bad.
Posted on 3/19/18 at 9:48 am to Sneaky__Sally
I really enjoyed How it Ends by Chris Impey.
Posted on 3/28/18 at 11:00 am to Sneaky__Sally
The Vital Question by Nick Lane
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Black Science Man
The Gene by Siddhartha Mukherjee
And I'll throw in:
Enlightenment Now by Steve Pinker
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Black Science Man
The Gene by Siddhartha Mukherjee
And I'll throw in:
Enlightenment Now by Steve Pinker
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
Posted on 3/28/18 at 6:35 pm to Sneaky__Sally
You have to read Thomas Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow. It's not a math/physics book, but it's generally read by those interested in such.
Posted on 3/28/18 at 11:11 pm to Gaston
i'll put it on the list, thanks
Posted on 3/29/18 at 5:11 pm to Sigma
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All of Feynman’s stuff is good.
I thought Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! and Why Do You Care What Other People Think? were both terrific, although neither would be considered to be a straight math/physics book. They are much more autobiographical. He had a very self deprecating sense of humor and seemed to not have a gigantic ego, considering his fame and success.
His recollection of his time on the Rogers Commission was indicative of the kind of person he was. He was dying of cancer, but took the time to try to help find the cause of the Challenger disaster and the engineering and management failures that led to it. He was a special person.
There's a movie with William Hurt playing Feynman and William H Macy (I think) as an Air Force General (Kurita, or something starting with a K) about the Rogers Commission. It's very good, if you're interested in that topic.
This post was edited on 3/29/18 at 5:17 pm
Posted on 3/30/18 at 6:51 am to Sneaky__Sally
Posted on 4/5/18 at 10:35 am to Gaston
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You have to read Thomas Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow. It's not a math/physics book, but it's generally read by those interested in such.
Since we're throwing out fiction, Cryptonomicon is a great read. Historical fiction that deals with cryptography and computers.
Posted on 4/5/18 at 2:59 pm to Sneaky__Sally
The Elegant Universe was excellent. I also really enjoyed The Hidden Reality from Greene also, but it should definitely be read after Elegant Universe.
Posted on 4/13/18 at 8:43 am to Sigma
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All of Feynman’s stuff is good.
My father still has a set of Feynman's Lectures on Physics from the 1960's. Possibly the best collection of work that I have ever read on the subject. Brilliant mind and a heck of a writer/teacher. I loved them
Posted on 4/13/18 at 8:59 am to Stan Switek
A third for The Elegant Universe. I also enjoyed Einstein's Dreams.
Posted on 4/18/18 at 10:11 am to dirtsandwich
Starting The Elegant Universe now.
Our Mathematical Universe was good, its Max Tegmark's own theory that our universe / multiverse is actually a purely mathematical structure. Certainly gets far into the speculative aspect, and going that far down the multiverse hole is challenging, but I enjoyed it overall and certainly worth the read for anyone interested in the different types of multiverses and how those theories are or aren't supported.
Starts off with some basic pop science stuff before getting into the multiverse theories which is the meat of the book. Also is sectioned out well for you to jump in and out for a few pages / sections, which I find is really the only way to get through these books. Slogging through a bunch of pages straight away talking about multi-verses is difficult.
Our Mathematical Universe was good, its Max Tegmark's own theory that our universe / multiverse is actually a purely mathematical structure. Certainly gets far into the speculative aspect, and going that far down the multiverse hole is challenging, but I enjoyed it overall and certainly worth the read for anyone interested in the different types of multiverses and how those theories are or aren't supported.
Starts off with some basic pop science stuff before getting into the multiverse theories which is the meat of the book. Also is sectioned out well for you to jump in and out for a few pages / sections, which I find is really the only way to get through these books. Slogging through a bunch of pages straight away talking about multi-verses is difficult.
Posted on 4/18/18 at 7:29 pm to Sigma
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All of Feynman’s stuff is good
All of his tech stuff is great, but I'm now reading "The Meaning of it All". Off the hip approach, but interesting take on uncertainties in science, society, ethics, religion, etc. This is a short book but very interesting. Feynman never disappoints.
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