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Physics Book Summaries

The Perfect Swarm
by Len Fisher • 2009
The Science of Complexity in Everyday Life
3.50
327
Science
Psychology
Sociology
The Perfect Swarm Summary
The Perfect Swarm
The Science of Complexity in Everyday Life
by Len Fisher 2009 288 pages
3.50
327 ratings
Science
Psychology
Sociology
A Sense of the Mysterious
by Alan Lightman • 2005
Science and the Human Spirit
3.82
500+
Science
Philosophy
Essays
A Sense of the Mysterious Summary
A Sense of the Mysterious
Science and the Human Spirit
by Alan Lightman 2005 224 pages
3.82
500+ ratings
Science
Philosophy
Essays
Quantum Creativity
by Amit Goswami • 1998
Think Quantum, Be Creative
4.10
196
Spirituality
Psychology
Physics
Quantum Creativity Summary
Quantum Creativity
Think Quantum, Be Creative
by Amit Goswami 1998 264 pages
4.10
196 ratings
Spirituality
Psychology
Physics
There Are Places in the World Where Rules Are Less Important Than Kindness
by Carlo Rovelli • 2018
4.02
3k+
Science
Philosophy
Essays
There Are Places in the World Where Rules Are Less Important Than Kindness Summary
There Are Places in the World Where Rules Are Less Important Than Kindness
by Carlo Rovelli 2018
4.02
3k+ ratings
Science
Philosophy
Essays
Dr. Quantum's Little Book of Big Ideas
by Fred Alan Wolf • 2005
Where Science Meets Spirit
4.10
120
Physics
Science
Metaphysics
Dr. Quantum's Little Book of Big Ideas Summary
Dr. Quantum's Little Book of Big Ideas
Where Science Meets Spirit
by Fred Alan Wolf 2005 160 pages
4.10
120 ratings
Physics
Science
Metaphysics
Einstein's Unfinished Symphony
by Marcia Bartusiak • 2000
Listening to the Sounds of Space-Time
4.04
203
Science
Physics
History
Einstein's Unfinished Symphony Summary
Einstein's Unfinished Symphony
Listening to the Sounds of Space-Time
by Marcia Bartusiak 2000 272 pages
4.04
203 ratings
Science
Physics
History
Black Holes
by Katherine Blundell • 2014
A Very Short Introduction
3.86
421
Science
Physics
Astronomy
Black Holes Summary
Black Holes
A Very Short Introduction
by Katherine Blundell 2014 120 pages
3.86
421 ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
Dimensions
by Jacques F. Vallée • 1988
A Casebook of Alien Contact
4.22
500+
Paranormal
Aliens
History
Dimensions Summary
Dimensions
A Casebook of Alien Contact
by Jacques F. Vallée 1988 311 pages
4.22
500+ ratings
Paranormal
Aliens
History
A Tear at the Edge of Creation
by Marcelo Gleiser • 2010
A Radical New Vision for Life in an Imperfect Universe
3.87
396
Science
Philosophy
Physics
A Tear at the Edge of Creation Summary
A Tear at the Edge of Creation
A Radical New Vision for Life in an Imperfect Universe
by Marcelo Gleiser 2010 304 pages
3.87
396 ratings
Science
Philosophy
Physics
Unknown Quantity
by John Derbyshire • 2006
A Real and Imaginary History of Algebra
3.90
500+
Mathematics
Science
History
Unknown Quantity Summary
Unknown Quantity
A Real and Imaginary History of Algebra
by John Derbyshire 2006 374 pages
3.90
500+ ratings
Mathematics
Science
History
Newton's Football
by Allen St. John • 2013
The Science Behind America's Game
3.84
185
Sports
Science
Football
Newton's Football Summary
Newton's Football
The Science Behind America's Game
by Allen St. John 2013 272 pages
3.84
185 ratings
Sports
Science
Football
How to Dunk a Doughnut
by Len Fisher • 2002
The Science Of Everyday Life
3.34
277
Science
Physics
Popular Science
How to Dunk a Doughnut Summary
How to Dunk a Doughnut
The Science Of Everyday Life
by Len Fisher 2002 272 pages
3.34
277 ratings
Science
Physics
Popular Science
Are Numbers Real?
by Brian Clegg • 2016
The Uncanny Relationship of Mathematics and the Physical World
3.57
288
Science
Mathematics
History
Are Numbers Real? Summary
Are Numbers Real?
The Uncanny Relationship of Mathematics and the Physical World
by Brian Clegg 2016 304 pages
3.57
288 ratings
Science
Mathematics
History
Solar Energy
by Arno Smets • 2016
The physics and engineering of photovoltaic conversion, technologies and systems
4.04
151
Science
Electrical Engineering
Engineering
Solar Energy Summary
Solar Energy
The physics and engineering of photovoltaic conversion, technologies and systems
by Arno Smets 2016 825 pages
4.04
151 ratings
Science
Electrical Engineering
Engineering
Stars
by Andrew R. King • 2012
A Very Short Introduction
3.87
205
Science
Physics
Astronomy
Stars Summary
Stars
A Very Short Introduction
by Andrew R. King 2012 144 pages
3.87
205 ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
The Physics and Philosophy of the Bible
by James Frederick Ivey • 2014
How Relativity, Quantum Physics, Plato, and History Meld with Biblical Theology to Show That God Exists and That We Can Live Forever
3.61
265
Christian
Science
Philosophy
The Physics and Philosophy of the Bible Summary
The Physics and Philosophy of the Bible
How Relativity, Quantum Physics, Plato, and History Meld with Biblical Theology to Show That God Exists and That We Can Live Forever
by James Frederick Ivey 2014 318 pages
3.61
265 ratings
Christian
Science
Philosophy
What Is Life? with Mind and Matter and Autobiographical Sketches
by Erwin Schrödinger • 1944
4.13
7k+
Science
Philosophy
Biology
What Is Life? with Mind and Matter and Autobiographical Sketches Summary
What Is Life? with Mind and Matter and Autobiographical Sketches
by Erwin Schrödinger 1944 184 pages
4.13
7k+ ratings
Science
Philosophy
Biology
Human Universe
by Brian Cox • 2014
4.28
5k+
Science
Physics
Space
Human Universe Summary
Human Universe
by Brian Cox 2014 288 pages
4.28
5k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Space
Complexity
by M. Mitchell Waldrop • 1992
The Emerging Science at the Edge of Order and Chaos
4.05
3k+
Science
Philosophy
Economics
Complexity Summary
Complexity
The Emerging Science at the Edge of Order and Chaos
by M. Mitchell Waldrop 1992 384 pages
4.05
3k+ ratings
Science
Philosophy
Economics
The Secret Life of the Universe
by Nathalie A. Cabrol • 2024
An Astrobiologist's Search for the Origins and Frontiers of Life
4.03
500+
Science
Astronomy
Space
The Secret Life of the Universe Summary
The Secret Life of the Universe
An Astrobiologist's Search for the Origins and Frontiers of Life
by Nathalie A. Cabrol 2024 320 pages
4.03
500+ ratings
Science
Astronomy
Space
The Hunt for Vulcan
by Thomas Levenson • 2015
...And How Albert Einstein Destroyed a Planet, Discovered Relativity, and Deciphered the Universe
4.06
2k+
Science
History
Physics
The Hunt for Vulcan Summary
The Hunt for Vulcan
...And How Albert Einstein Destroyed a Planet, Discovered Relativity, and Deciphered the Universe
by Thomas Levenson 2015 229 pages
4.06
2k+ ratings
Science
History
Physics
In a Flight of Starlings
by Giorgio Parisi • 2021
The Wonder of Complex Systems
3.41
1k+
Science
Physics
Essays
In a Flight of Starlings Summary
In a Flight of Starlings
The Wonder of Complex Systems
by Giorgio Parisi 2021 144 pages
3.41
1k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Essays
Fractal Time
by Gregg Braden • 2009
The Secret of 2012 and a New World Age
3.91
500+
Science
Spirituality
Philosophy
Fractal Time Summary
Fractal Time
The Secret of 2012 and a New World Age
by Gregg Braden 2009 256 pages
3.91
500+ ratings
Science
Spirituality
Philosophy
The Invisible Rainbow
by Arthur Firstenberg • 2017
A History of Electricity and Life
4.48
500+
Health
Science
History
The Invisible Rainbow Summary
The Invisible Rainbow
A History of Electricity and Life
by Arthur Firstenberg 2017 546 pages
4.48
500+ ratings
Health
Science
History
Copenhagen
by Michael Frayn • 1998
3.92
6k+
Plays
Drama
Science
Copenhagen Summary
Copenhagen
by Michael Frayn 1998 132 pages
3.92
6k+ ratings
Plays
Drama
Science
Engineering Mechanics
by Russell C. Hibbeler • 1992
Statics & Dynamics
4.06
205
Engineering
Textbooks
Physics
Engineering Mechanics Summary
Engineering Mechanics
Statics & Dynamics
by Russell C. Hibbeler 1992 1314 pages
4.06
205 ratings
Engineering
Textbooks
Physics
Vector
by Robyn Arianrhod • 2024
A Surprising Story of Space, Time, and Mathematical Transformation
4.05
163
Science
Mathematics
Physics
Vector Summary
Vector
A Surprising Story of Space, Time, and Mathematical Transformation
by Robyn Arianrhod 2024 376 pages
4.05
163 ratings
Science
Mathematics
Physics
The First Scientist
by Carlo Rovelli • 2005
Anaximander and His Legacy
4.06
2k+
Science
History
Philosophy
The First Scientist Summary
The First Scientist
Anaximander and His Legacy
by Carlo Rovelli 2005 256 pages
4.06
2k+ ratings
Science
History
Philosophy
Carl Sagan's Cosmic Connection
by Carl Sagan • 1973
An Extraterrestrial Perspective
4.25
2k+
Science
Astronomy
Physics
Carl Sagan's Cosmic Connection Summary
Carl Sagan's Cosmic Connection
An Extraterrestrial Perspective
by Carl Sagan 1973 302 pages
4.25
2k+ ratings
Science
Astronomy
Physics
The Clock Mirage
by Joseph Mazur • 2020
Our Myth of Measured Time
3.42
118
Science
Philosophy
Physics
The Clock Mirage Summary
The Clock Mirage
Our Myth of Measured Time
by Joseph Mazur 2020 272 pages
3.42
118 ratings
Science
Philosophy
Physics
The Cyclic Universe
by Howard Burton • 2013
A Conversation with Roger Penrose
4.25
28
Physics
The Cyclic Universe Summary
The Cyclic Universe
A Conversation with Roger Penrose
by Howard Burton 2013 86 pages
4.25
28 ratings
Physics
Physics For Entertainment
by Yakov Perelman • 1913
4.54
82
Science
Physics
Physics For Entertainment Summary
Physics For Entertainment
by Yakov Perelman 1913 214 pages
4.54
82 ratings
Science
Physics
Full Spectrum
by Adam Rogers • 2021
How the Science of Color Made Us Modern
3.77
341
Science
History
Art
Full Spectrum Summary
Full Spectrum
How the Science of Color Made Us Modern
by Adam Rogers 2021 420 pages
3.77
341 ratings
Science
History
Art
Einstein's Fridge
by Paul Sen • 2021
How the Difference Between Hot and Cold Explains the Universe
4.26
500+
Science
Physics
History
Einstein's Fridge Summary
Einstein's Fridge
How the Difference Between Hot and Cold Explains the Universe
by Paul Sen 2021 320 pages
4.26
500+ ratings
Science
Physics
History
Einstein in Time and Space
by Samuel Graydon • 2023
A Life in 99 Particles
4.17
500+
Biography
Science
History
Einstein in Time and Space Summary
Einstein in Time and Space
A Life in 99 Particles
by Samuel Graydon 2023 376 pages
4.17
500+ ratings
Biography
Science
History
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