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You probably know more about physics than you think.
See, right there, when your brain registered the p-word, a black hole of anxiety opened up in the pit of your stomach from which nothing can escape. Your underarms began to radiate heat as your mind conjured memories of stuffy high school laboratories. And as your eyes scanned ahead for those dreaded half-English, half-Greek words followed by an equal sign, the probability of you reading on fast approached zero.
But there’s hope! Whether you re ...more
See, right there, when your brain registered the p-word, a black hole of anxiety opened up in the pit of your stomach from which nothing can escape. Your underarms began to radiate heat as your mind conjured memories of stuffy high school laboratories. And as your eyes scanned ahead for those dreaded half-English, half-Greek words followed by an equal sign, the probability of you reading on fast approached zero.
But there’s hope! Whether you re ...more
If you've ever pondered what constitutes reality, this book is for you. I read The Elegant Universe and while that book dealt with the abstract nature of string theory, Fabric takes on "what is reality" from a physics standpoint. String theory is discussed here, due to it being one of the leading areas of theoretical physics, but quantum loop gravity is also touched on, which was a first for me. Once again, the answers to the main question is still under intense research, but we've come a long w
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Much more intensive and technical than The ELegant Universe, but well worth the read.
Ik heb de Nederlandstalige versie gelezen en de Engelse als audiobook beluisterd. Een van de meest boeiende boeken ooit gelezen, machtig goed geschreven door Brian Greene en perfect vertaald door Krivaja. Een aanrader voor wie geïnteresseerd is in ruimte en tijd in de kosmos. Op een heel geestige manier word je meegesleept doorheen de fysica en het universum.
Zeker niet alleen voor wie zelf een tijdmachine wil bouwen of Einstein begrijpen.
Ook inspirerend voor de kunstenaars onder ons.
Zeker niet alleen voor wie zelf een tijdmachine wil bouwen of Einstein begrijpen.
Ook inspirerend voor de kunstenaars onder ons.
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