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Lewin's personal narrative is likely to grab most readers right away. His life, from a childhood spent hiding from Nazis to a grown man who became a world renowned physicist, is inspiring to say the least. Lewin's love of physics oozes out of him on every page, in every lecture, and seemingly in his every day life. It is easy to see why his lectures are so popular.
In this book, Lewin brought key ideas from his lecture series to the reader. After relating basic concepts of physics, Lewin detaile ...more
In this book, Lewin brought key ideas from his lecture series to the reader. After relating basic concepts of physics, Lewin detaile ...more
This book was great! I loved seeing so many things through new eyes. The author very understandably explains everything from rainbows to black holes. The only part that I didn't love were to 2 chapters that were more autobiographical. (One of these chapters was the first one, and I was worried that I had accidentally gotten a biography, but it really picked up the science on the second chapter.) I would have loved to have taken Walter Lewin's physics class. What a character!
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Wish I've had him for my physics class! :)
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