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nataliejade9's review against another edition
4.0
Well written and probably the best book to explain the complexities of cosmology in such an easy manner. Having said that, there are still elements in this book that I struggle to understand, I imagine reading it more than once could fix that!
nicolamichelle's review against another edition
4.0
The secrets of the universe, how we began, the science of what we see, how we will eventually, potentially may end up and more - this book encompassed an awful lot of fantastic science, written spectacularly by the author. I loved listening to this book (audiobook format for me, read by a great narrator) and found the contents truly fascinating.
I do have a grounding for this subject so I can’t really comment on how a reader new to this area may perceive it, but I believe it to be a greatly communicated book, for any science lover, enthusiast or scientist alike. I found the more complex theories and passages explained in an easier (or however easy one can understand the likes of Quantum) to understand way and it made for very interesting reading.
From the origin of the Big Bang, to how everything may come to end, it was a brilliant popular science books and amongst the greatest I’ve read in this subject. I loved the delve into the multiverse and quantum theories and found the book a great and informative read overall.
I do have a grounding for this subject so I can’t really comment on how a reader new to this area may perceive it, but I believe it to be a greatly communicated book, for any science lover, enthusiast or scientist alike. I found the more complex theories and passages explained in an easier (or however easy one can understand the likes of Quantum) to understand way and it made for very interesting reading.
From the origin of the Big Bang, to how everything may come to end, it was a brilliant popular science books and amongst the greatest I’ve read in this subject. I loved the delve into the multiverse and quantum theories and found the book a great and informative read overall.
a_wienke's review
adventurous
challenging
funny
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
5.0
This book is a very good overview of the big bang, theories of the early universe, and theories of the end. I do not have a science background; while it was very challenging and a lot of it went over my head, I definitely learned a lot and the author does a great job giving examples to help understand this topic. I plan to re-read this book sometime in the future; hopefully when I have a bit more of an understanding of some of these theories and hope that I will understand even more.
gothwin's review
5.0
This is an excellent cosmology 101. It's starts off with describing early work in cosmology where people were starting to apply Einstein's general theory of relativity to the universe as a whole, and continues to cover the big bang, inflation, background microwave radiation, dark matter, dark energy, quantum cosmology and the multiverse. Finally the ways the universe might end are covered and we get to hear about the big crunch, the big rip and the heat death of the universe.
This book is really well written, making it a breeze and delight to read. Another aspect of the book I like is that relativity and quantum theory are covered in just the right amount of detail so we can focus on the cosmology. Many books in this area tend to go into too much detail on the background material, but here is was just right. These chapters were definitely in the Goldilock's Zone.
I did mention at the beginning that this is a great 101. There are many books covering subjects such as the multiverse and inflation in far more detail. However, if you are new to cosmology then I can think of no better book than this one to get you started and up to speed on the current state-of-the-art.
This book is really well written, making it a breeze and delight to read. Another aspect of the book I like is that relativity and quantum theory are covered in just the right amount of detail so we can focus on the cosmology. Many books in this area tend to go into too much detail on the background material, but here is was just right. These chapters were definitely in the Goldilock's Zone.
I did mention at the beginning that this is a great 101. There are many books covering subjects such as the multiverse and inflation in far more detail. However, if you are new to cosmology then I can think of no better book than this one to get you started and up to speed on the current state-of-the-art.
ennieeva's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
4.0
Easy to read and understand but still gave me some new information.