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arf88's review against another edition
4.0
Fantastic book if you're interested in physics or just want to know the actual science behind the worlds most famous equation. They authors do a fantastic job explaining everything, building on what's come before, so that buy the time to get the the complicated theoretical stuff you're not completely lost.
hank's review against another edition
4.0
This wasn't the easiest book on Physics I have read, yet it wasn't the hardest either. There is information and enjoyment in here for a broad range of interests and abilities. I got a bit tangled with the math and concepts towards the end but enjoyed the bits I understood and have a much better concept of space/time now
bupdaddy's review against another edition
4.0
This book presents relativity extremely well for the layperson. It might even edge out Brian Greene's The Elegant Universe for the explanation of why time expands and the derivation of the formula Einstein gave for addition of velocities in special relativity.
The formula can be explained once you get time expansion and a distance formula (almost the Pythagorean theorem, but a version for non-Euclidean geometry).
The latter half of the book, in which they present and explain most of what they call "The Master Equation," which covers the non-gravity forces in the universe, lost me. I could follow along at an extremely high level, but not much more than that.
But it made physics really accessible. If you're curious about understanding what relativity really means, this is a great, non-scary book.
My edition also credits Jeff Forshaw as an author.
The formula can be explained once you get time expansion and a distance formula (almost the Pythagorean theorem, but a version for non-Euclidean geometry).
The latter half of the book, in which they present and explain most of what they call "The Master Equation," which covers the non-gravity forces in the universe, lost me. I could follow along at an extremely high level, but not much more than that.
But it made physics really accessible. If you're curious about understanding what relativity really means, this is a great, non-scary book.
My edition also credits Jeff Forshaw as an author.
brynawel's review against another edition
4.0
Auf dem Weg zur Weltformel in relativ einfachen Erklärungen.
ssofia_reads's review against another edition
2.0
Complicated concepts thoroughly explained. Although there is a good attempt at putting everything in layman's terms, I wouldn't necessarily describe the delivery as simple.
Unfortunately, due to this book containing mathematical formulas, the audio book format didn't really work for some sections. If you want to read this, I recommend getting a physical copy.
Unfortunately, due to this book containing mathematical formulas, the audio book format didn't really work for some sections. If you want to read this, I recommend getting a physical copy.
tearsinthesea's review against another edition
3.0
Started off really strong, then became strictly textbook. I mean it was interesting. I would recommend this book to non-physics majors who are interested in physics and conceptually the significance of Einstein's Theory of Relativity. If anything, Chapter 6 was the best part of the book.
klacebo's review against another edition
4.0
If I were completely subjective, as I am coming from an engineering background, and I'm already familiar with everything mentioned in the book, I would rate it much lower. But the fact is, it has no difficult mathematics, and the tone of the book should be understandable to people coming from non-scientific backgrounds, and as such, it is an excellent starting point.
A fun fact, the book was published in 2011, before the announcement by CERN in 2012 of the experimental discovery of the Higgs boson. Thus some of the parts of what you read in this book are confirmed, and you will also understand what the big deal was with said announcement.
A fun fact, the book was published in 2011, before the announcement by CERN in 2012 of the experimental discovery of the Higgs boson. Thus some of the parts of what you read in this book are confirmed, and you will also understand what the big deal was with said announcement.