Reviews

Quantum Theory Cannot Hurt You: A Guide to the Universe by Marcus Chown

thombeckett's review against another edition

4.0

Although Chown doesn't make everything entirely understandable - one could hardly expect him to, this book certainly engages the awe sections of your brain. Over and over again. Chown does a grand job of, where possible, providing metaphors and similes to help you get some of the more esoteric areas of modern science in an immensely readable way.

If you really enjoyed [author: Bill Bryson]'s [book: A Short History Of Nearly Everything], this book is an excellent next step.

methemuppet's review against another edition

5.0

A really good overview of how the universe works on a Very Small (quantum theory) and Very Large (general relativity) scale.

It links different concepts and theories, most of which I had already read about, into a kind of high-level tapestry understanding. Worked really well for me; can't say how well it'll work for others. At the very least it gives you a leg-up for further research.

hattiereads's review against another edition

4.0

Ok, I’m not saying I don’t believe it, I’m just saying if all this turns out to be complete rubbish and/or a hoax, I saw it coming.

But really, a pretty good rundown in simple English of the basics of all that Weird Physics that’s not really possible to comprehend with a human brain

oleksandrrr's review against another edition

4.0

Good introduction into quantum theory.
It is quite dense, so some topics are really hard to understand.
Most of the topics, especially about theory of relativity, start from the problems they are supposed to solve.