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Physics Book Summaries

Love and Math
by Edward Frenkel • 2013
The Heart of Hidden Reality
3.70
3k+
Mathematics
Science
Biography
Love and Math Summary
Love and Math
The Heart of Hidden Reality
by Edward Frenkel 2013 292 pages
3.70
3k+ ratings
Mathematics
Science
Biography
Going Nuclear
by Tim Gregory • 2025
How the Atom Will Save the World
4.47
309
Science
Technology
Environment
Going Nuclear Summary
Going Nuclear
How the Atom Will Save the World
by Tim Gregory 2025 384 pages
4.47
309 ratings
Science
Technology
Environment
Symmetry
by Marcus du Sautoy • 2007
A Journey into the Patterns of Nature
3.82
500+
Mathematics
Science
Popular Science
Symmetry Summary
Symmetry
A Journey into the Patterns of Nature
by Marcus du Sautoy 2007 384 pages
3.82
500+ ratings
Mathematics
Science
Popular Science
Uncertainty
by David Lindley • 1996
Einstein, Heisenberg, Bohr, and the Struggle for the Soul of Science
4.02
2k+
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Physics
History
Uncertainty Summary
Uncertainty
Einstein, Heisenberg, Bohr, and the Struggle for the Soul of Science
by David Lindley 1996 272 pages
4.02
2k+ ratings
Science
Physics
History
The Cosmic Hologram
by Jude Currivan • 2017
In-formation at the Center of Creation
4.03
113
Science
Spirituality
Physics
The Cosmic Hologram Summary
The Cosmic Hologram
In-formation at the Center of Creation
by Jude Currivan 2017 272 pages
4.03
113 ratings
Science
Spirituality
Physics
Synchronicity
by F. David Peat • 1987
The Bridge Between Matter and Mind
3.92
318
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
Synchronicity Summary
Synchronicity
The Bridge Between Matter and Mind
by F. David Peat 1987 256 pages
3.92
318 ratings
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
Astronomy For Dummies by Stephen P. Maran
by Stephen Maran • 1999
3.86
500+
Science
Astronomy
Space
Astronomy For Dummies by Stephen P. Maran Summary
Astronomy For Dummies by Stephen P. Maran
by Stephen Maran 1999
3.86
500+ ratings
Science
Astronomy
Space
Quantum Enigma
by Bruce Rosenblum • 2006
Physics Encounters Consciousness
4.13
2k+
Science
Physics
Philosophy
Quantum Enigma Summary
Quantum Enigma
Physics Encounters Consciousness
by Bruce Rosenblum 2006 211 pages
4.13
2k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Philosophy
The Future of Fusion Energy
by Jason Parisi • 2018
4.49
127
Science
Physics
Technology
The Future of Fusion Energy Summary
The Future of Fusion Energy
by Jason Parisi 2018 404 pages
4.49
127 ratings
Science
Physics
Technology
The Universe and the Teacup
by K.C. Cole • 1998
The Mathematics of Truth and Beauty
3.78
500+
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Philosophy
The Universe and the Teacup Summary
The Universe and the Teacup
The Mathematics of Truth and Beauty
by K.C. Cole 1998 214 pages
3.78
500+ ratings
Science
Mathematics
Philosophy
The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved
by Mario Livio • 2005
How Mathematical Genius Discovered the Language of Symmetry
3.89
1k+
Mathematics
Science
History
The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved Summary
The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved
How Mathematical Genius Discovered the Language of Symmetry
by Mario Livio 2005 368 pages
3.89
1k+ ratings
Mathematics
Science
History
What Is Relativity?
by Jeffrey O. Bennett • 2014
An Intuitive Introduction to Einstein's Ideas, and Why They Matter
4.33
500+
Science
Physics
Mathematics
What Is Relativity? Summary
What Is Relativity?
An Intuitive Introduction to Einstein's Ideas, and Why They Matter
by Jeffrey O. Bennett 2014 204 pages
4.33
500+ ratings
Science
Physics
Mathematics
The Elephant in the Universe
by Govert Schilling • 2022
Our Hundred-Year Search for Dark Matter
4.07
265
Science
Physics
Astronomy
The Elephant in the Universe Summary
The Elephant in the Universe
Our Hundred-Year Search for Dark Matter
by Govert Schilling 2022 376 pages
4.07
265 ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
This Explains Everything
by John Brockman • 2013
Deep, Beautiful, and Elegant Theories of How the World Works
3.66
2k+
Science
Philosophy
Psychology
This Explains Everything Summary
This Explains Everything
Deep, Beautiful, and Elegant Theories of How the World Works
by John Brockman 2013 411 pages
3.66
2k+ ratings
Science
Philosophy
Psychology
George's Cosmic Treasure Hunt
by Lucy Hawking • 2009
4.20
3k+
Science
Childrens
Middle Grade
George's Cosmic Treasure Hunt Summary
George's Cosmic Treasure Hunt
by Lucy Hawking 2009 320 pages
4.20
3k+ ratings
Science
Childrens
Middle Grade
Quantum Man
by Lawrence M. Krauss • 2011
Richard Feynman's Life in Science
4.07
3k+
Science
Biography
Physics
Quantum Man Summary
Quantum Man
Richard Feynman's Life in Science
by Lawrence M. Krauss 2011 368 pages
4.07
3k+ ratings
Science
Biography
Physics
Stephen Hawking
by Leonard Mlodinow • 2020
A Memoir of Friendship and Physics
4.03
500+
Science
Biography
Memoir
Stephen Hawking Summary
Stephen Hawking
A Memoir of Friendship and Physics
by Leonard Mlodinow 2020 240 pages
4.03
500+ ratings
Science
Biography
Memoir
Street-Fighting Mathematics
by Sanjoy Mahajan • 2010
The Art of Educated Guessing and Opportunistic Problem Solving
3.74
236
Mathematics
Science
Textbooks
Street-Fighting Mathematics Summary
Street-Fighting Mathematics
The Art of Educated Guessing and Opportunistic Problem Solving
by Sanjoy Mahajan 2010 152 pages
3.74
236 ratings
Mathematics
Science
Textbooks
Quantum Enigma
by Bruce Rosenblum • 2006
Physics Encounters Consciousness
4.13
2k+
Science
Physics
Philosophy
Quantum Enigma Summary
Quantum Enigma
Physics Encounters Consciousness
by Bruce Rosenblum 2006 230 pages
4.13
2k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Philosophy
Quantum Reality
by Jim Baggott • 2020
The Quest for the Real Meaning of Quantum Mechanics - a Game of Theories
4.07
162
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Physics
Philosophy
Quantum Reality Summary
Quantum Reality
The Quest for the Real Meaning of Quantum Mechanics - a Game of Theories
by Jim Baggott 2020 320 pages
4.07
162 ratings
Science
Physics
Philosophy
The Grand Biocentric Design
by Robert Lanza • 2020
How Life Creates Reality
4.07
500+
Science
Philosophy
Physics
The Grand Biocentric Design Summary
The Grand Biocentric Design
How Life Creates Reality
by Robert Lanza 2020 298 pages
4.07
500+ ratings
Science
Philosophy
Physics
Quantum Mechanics
by Leonard Susskind • 2014
The Theoretical Minimum
4.33
2k+
Science
Physics
Mathematics
Quantum Mechanics Summary
Quantum Mechanics
The Theoretical Minimum
by Leonard Susskind 2014 364 pages
4.33
2k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Mathematics
The Quantum Rules
by Kunal K. Das • 2013
How the Laws of Physics Explain Love, Success, and Everyday Life
3.61
256
Science
Physics
Philosophy
The Quantum Rules Summary
The Quantum Rules
How the Laws of Physics Explain Love, Success, and Everyday Life
by Kunal K. Das 2013 320 pages
3.61
256 ratings
Science
Physics
Philosophy
Objective Physics Vol 1 for NEET
by D.C. Pandey • 2016
3.82
222
Physics
Objective Physics Vol 1 for NEET Summary
Objective Physics Vol 1 for NEET
by D.C. Pandey 2016 823 pages
3.82
222 ratings
Physics
About Time
by Adam Frank • 2011
From Sundials to Quantum Clocks, How the Cosmos Shapes Our Lives
3.88
484
Science
Physics
History
About Time Summary
About Time
From Sundials to Quantum Clocks, How the Cosmos Shapes Our Lives
by Adam Frank 2011 432 pages
3.88
484 ratings
Science
Physics
History
The Day We Found the Universe
by Marcia Bartusiak • 2009
4.14
1k+
Science
History
Astronomy
The Day We Found the Universe Summary
The Day We Found the Universe
by Marcia Bartusiak 2009 368 pages
4.14
1k+ ratings
Science
History
Astronomy
Schrödinger's Kittens and the Search for Reality
by John Gribbin • 1996
Solving the Quantum Mysteries
4.07
1k+
Science
Physics
Popular Science
Schrödinger's Kittens and the Search for Reality Summary
Schrödinger's Kittens and the Search for Reality
Solving the Quantum Mysteries
by John Gribbin 1996 261 pages
4.07
1k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Popular Science
Alex's Adventures in Numberland
by Alex Bellos • 2010
Dispatches from the Wonderful World of Mathematics
4.12
5k+
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Mathematics
Physics
Alex's Adventures in Numberland Summary
Alex's Adventures in Numberland
Dispatches from the Wonderful World of Mathematics
by Alex Bellos 2010 448 pages
4.12
5k+ ratings
Science
Mathematics
Physics
Structural Analysis
by Russell C. Hibbeler • 1982
4.10
424
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Civil Engineering
Physics
Structural Analysis Summary
Structural Analysis
by Russell C. Hibbeler 1982 640 pages
4.10
424 ratings
Engineering
Civil Engineering
Physics
Irreducible
by Federico Faggin • 2024
Consciousness, Life, Computers, and Human Nature
4.10
477
Philosophy
Science
Physics
Irreducible Summary
Irreducible
Consciousness, Life, Computers, and Human Nature
by Federico Faggin 2024 336 pages
4.10
477 ratings
Philosophy
Science
Physics
Materials Science and Engineering
by William D. Callister Jr. • 1985
An Introduction
4.08
500+
Engineering
Science
Textbooks
Materials Science and Engineering Summary
Materials Science and Engineering
An Introduction
by William D. Callister Jr. 1985 848 pages
4.08
500+ ratings
Engineering
Science
Textbooks
A Beautiful Question
by Frank Wilczek • 2015
Finding Nature's Deep Design
3.87
1k+
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Physics
Philosophy
A Beautiful Question Summary
A Beautiful Question
Finding Nature's Deep Design
by Frank Wilczek 2015 448 pages
3.87
1k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Philosophy
The Joy of Science
by Jim Al-Khalili • 2022
3.60
500+
Science
Popular Science
Physics
The Joy of Science Summary
The Joy of Science
by Jim Al-Khalili 2022 224 pages
3.60
500+ ratings
Science
Popular Science
Physics
The God Particle
by Leon M. Lederman • 1993
If the Universe Is the Answer, What Is the Question?
4.15
4k+
Science
Physics
Philosophy
The God Particle Summary
The God Particle
If the Universe Is the Answer, What Is the Question?
by Leon M. Lederman 1993 448 pages
4.15
4k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Philosophy
Other Worlds
by Paul C.W. Davies • 1980
Space, Superspace, and the Quantum Universe
3.86
188
Science
Physics
Astronomy
Other Worlds Summary
Other Worlds
Space, Superspace, and the Quantum Universe
by Paul C.W. Davies 1980 208 pages
3.86
188 ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
This Idea Must Die
by John Brockman • 2015
Scientific Theories That Are Blocking Progress
3.50
1k+
Science
Philosophy
Essays
This Idea Must Die Summary
This Idea Must Die
Scientific Theories That Are Blocking Progress
by John Brockman 2015 568 pages
3.50
1k+ ratings
Science
Philosophy
Essays
Q is for Quantum
by Terry Rudolph • 2017
3.59
222
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Physics
Technical
Q is for Quantum Summary
Q is for Quantum
by Terry Rudolph 2017 166 pages
3.59
222 ratings
Science
Physics
Technical
The Dancing Universe
by Marcelo Gleiser • 1997
From Creation Myths to the Big Bang
4.22
500+
Science
Physics
Astronomy
The Dancing Universe Summary
The Dancing Universe
From Creation Myths to the Big Bang
by Marcelo Gleiser 1997 352 pages
4.22
500+ ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
Guesstimation
by Lawrence Weinstein • 2008
Solving the World's Problems on the Back of a Cocktail Napkin
3.75
432
Mathematics
Science
Business
Guesstimation Summary
Guesstimation
Solving the World's Problems on the Back of a Cocktail Napkin
by Lawrence Weinstein 2008 301 pages
3.75
432 ratings
Mathematics
Science
Business
Taking the Quantum Leap
by Fred Alan Wolf • 1981
The New Physics for Nonscientists – From the Greeks to Einstein and the Nature of Reality
4.04
500+
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Physics
Philosophy
Taking the Quantum Leap Summary
Taking the Quantum Leap
The New Physics for Nonscientists – From the Greeks to Einstein and the Nature of Reality
by Fred Alan Wolf 1981 304 pages
4.04
500+ ratings
Science
Physics
Philosophy
Gravity
by James B. Hartle • 2002
An Introduction to Einstein's General Relativity
4.25
158
Physics
Science
Textbooks
Gravity Summary
Gravity
An Introduction to Einstein's General Relativity
by James B. Hartle 2002 608 pages
4.25
158 ratings
Physics
Science
Textbooks
In Search of the Multiverse
by John Gribbin • 2009
4.08
1k+
Science
Physics
Astronomy
In Search of the Multiverse Summary
In Search of the Multiverse
by John Gribbin 2009 250 pages
4.08
1k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
In Search of Time
by Dan Falk • 2008
Journeys Along a Curious Dimension
3.97
500+
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Philosophy
Physics
In Search of Time Summary
In Search of Time
Journeys Along a Curious Dimension
by Dan Falk 2008 346 pages
3.97
500+ ratings
Science
Philosophy
Physics
The Universe in Your Hand
by Christophe Galfard • 2015
A Journey Through Space, Time, and Beyond
4.39
7k+
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Physics
Astronomy
The Universe in Your Hand Summary
The Universe in Your Hand
A Journey Through Space, Time, and Beyond
by Christophe Galfard 2015 395 pages
4.39
7k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
The Fourth Phase of Water
by Gerald H. Pollack • 2013
4.31
401
Science
Health
Nature
The Fourth Phase of Water Summary
The Fourth Phase of Water
by Gerald H. Pollack 2013 358 pages
4.31
401 ratings
Science
Health
Nature
Quantum Computing
by Brian Clegg • 2021
The transformative technology of the Qubit Revolution
3.64
306
Science
Physics
Technology
Quantum Computing Summary
Quantum Computing
The transformative technology of the Qubit Revolution
by Brian Clegg 2021 176 pages
3.64
306 ratings
Science
Physics
Technology
The Theory of Almost Everything
by Robert Oerter • 2005
The Standard Model, the Unsung Triumph of Modern Physics
4.08
500+
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Physics
Popular Science
The Theory of Almost Everything Summary
The Theory of Almost Everything
The Standard Model, the Unsung Triumph of Modern Physics
by Robert Oerter 2005 336 pages
4.08
500+ ratings
Science
Physics
Popular Science
Neutrino
by Frank Close • 2010
4.08
500+
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Popular Science
Neutrino Summary
Neutrino
by Frank Close 2010 176 pages
4.08
500+ ratings
Science
Physics
Popular Science
The True Creator of Everything
by Miguel Nicolelis • 2020
How the Human Brain Shaped the Universe as We Know It
3.87
163
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Neuroscience
Philosophy
The True Creator of Everything Summary
The True Creator of Everything
How the Human Brain Shaped the Universe as We Know It
by Miguel Nicolelis 2020 376 pages
3.87
163 ratings
Science
Neuroscience
Philosophy
Black Hole Survival Guide
by Janna Levin • 2020
4.00
2k+
Science
Physics
Astronomy
Black Hole Survival Guide Summary
Black Hole Survival Guide
by Janna Levin 2020 160 pages
4.00
2k+ ratings
Science
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Astronomy
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