Reviews

Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution by Donald Goldsmith, Neil deGrasse Tyson

cantrememberthedreamthatihad's review

5.0

Incredibly informative and very readable, especially for a layperson like myself.

In particular, it greatly enhanced my understanding of:.
-Dark matter
-Dark energy
-Cosmic background radiation
-How scientists can discover extra-solar planets
- Plenty of other small things that don't immediately leap to mind.

Highly recommended for anyone that wants a better understanding of our crazy cosmos.

lightning_six's review against another edition

3.0

The book is good, but the problem lies within me. A lot went over my head. I am trying to learn more about space and our place in the cosmos.

lpraus's review

adventurous challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

rustygorrilla420's review

informative reflective fast-paced

4.25

rachel_reads_regularly's review

adventurous challenging funny hopeful informative inspiring slow-paced

3.0

amanda_m_harwood's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.0

skyclad's review

3.0

First read-through review: This book was a bit too advanced for me. It was written for the layperson but I think you need a bit more knowledge about physics and celestial mechanics than I have. But it is approachably written and if you have a bit more specialized knowledge then you might be interested in this book.

Second Read-through review: I understood a lot more of it this time.

mjb2022's review

3.0

A general review of progress made in astronomy/physic with how a list of elements from periodic table relates to the formation of stars and gases in space.

godhelm's review

3.0

Good as an introduction to the topics of cosmology, general astronomy, Drake's Equation and Fermi Paradox, the trouble is if you're already familiar enough to have read another introduction there's little left here to fill out an intermediary understanding. It's also presented in a fairly scattershot way and meanders into little essayist points that are familiar stomping grounds if you've listened to Tyson before.

sunny_care's review against another edition

4.0

Good, but five years old. And, with science advancing as fast as it does, maybe a little out dated.