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polarbearedie's review against another edition
5.0
An incredibly interesting book and encouraged my childish love of astronomy and all things space.
tyndareos's review against another edition
3.0
Nice book by Brian Cox , neat summary about the Universe ,an easy, and quick to read .
Written and presented like a story, mentions the Big Bang the formation of the universe and how Humans discovered the Universe by tools like the Hubble Space Telescope.
Written and presented like a story, mentions the Big Bang the formation of the universe and how Humans discovered the Universe by tools like the Hubble Space Telescope.
howtobebooks's review against another edition
4.0
An excellent journey into the origins of the universe and what makes human beings so unique within it. It's always been a fascinating concept, and it's interesting because Brian Cox attempts to make the topic more accessible to those less inclined to read science based books.
However, there are still complex theories and formulas discussed so I'd suggest reading and absorbing the information than listening and losing focus. Better still, watch the documentary when it is aired on TV.
However, there are still complex theories and formulas discussed so I'd suggest reading and absorbing the information than listening and losing focus. Better still, watch the documentary when it is aired on TV.
jazzab1971's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
nathanaracena's review against another edition
3.0
Being my first read from Cox, I had high hopes but was left slightly disappointed. The book doesn’t seem to flow, feeling rather disjointed, and I was unsure if it was primarily a school textbook, a love letter to humanity, a philosophical study of humanity or a book about space.
Some of the content is basic school physics, with Cox explaining F=ma but then going on to skip through quantum mechanics and chaos theory like they’re easily attainable. I can’t fault the book too much because it made me feel stupid though but think the level of insight and explanations seems to vary too much between the basic and less basic science concepts.
Positives are Cox is an engaging writer, using quotes and diagrams to break the book up, and stories and history to fill in the space between. Again, can be a downside, as the book lacks a constant direction, jumping between Einsteins background to why we should invest in rocket ships. But that does seem to be the overarching point of the book - that everything is fundamentally linked from our origins to our future.
A good read for anyone who’s interested in the human as well as physical sciences. For me personally, I prefer them to be kept slightly more separate, with Bryson and Hawking essential reads for physical, and Yuval Harari for history and humanity.
Some of the content is basic school physics, with Cox explaining F=ma but then going on to skip through quantum mechanics and chaos theory like they’re easily attainable. I can’t fault the book too much because it made me feel stupid though but think the level of insight and explanations seems to vary too much between the basic and less basic science concepts.
Positives are Cox is an engaging writer, using quotes and diagrams to break the book up, and stories and history to fill in the space between. Again, can be a downside, as the book lacks a constant direction, jumping between Einsteins background to why we should invest in rocket ships. But that does seem to be the overarching point of the book - that everything is fundamentally linked from our origins to our future.
A good read for anyone who’s interested in the human as well as physical sciences. For me personally, I prefer them to be kept slightly more separate, with Bryson and Hawking essential reads for physical, and Yuval Harari for history and humanity.
beth_ken's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
3.75