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Gravitation and Cosmology Summary
Gravitation and Cosmology
Principles and Applications of the General Theory of Relativity
by Steven Weinberg 1972 657 pages
4.48
100+ ratings
Physics
Science
Mathematics
Endless Universe Summary
Endless Universe
Beyond the Big Bang
by Paul J. Steinhardt 2007 304 pages
4.12
1k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
The First Three Minutes Summary
The First Three Minutes
A Modern View of the Origin of the Universe
by Steven Weinberg 1993 224 pages
4.10
12k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
The Universe Within Summary
The Universe Within
Discovering the Common History of Rocks, Planets, and People
by Neil Shubin 2013 240 pages
3.87
2k+ ratings
Science
Biology
Evolution
A Universe from Nothing Summary
A Universe from Nothing
Why There Is Something Rather Than Nothing
by Lawrence M. Krauss 2012 224 pages
3.94
29k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Philosophy
Cosmos Summary
Cosmos
by Carl Sagan 1985 324 pages
4.39
100k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
The Orbital Perspective Summary
The Orbital Perspective
Lessons in Seeing the Big Picture from a Journey of 71 Million Miles
by Ron Garan 2015 208 pages
3.81
100+ ratings
Space
Science
Astronomy
Geons, Black Holes and Quantum Foam Summary
Geons, Black Holes and Quantum Foam
A Life in Physics
by Kenneth W. Ford 2000 390 pages
4.13
100+ ratings
Science
Physics
Biography
The Quantum Universe Summary
The Quantum Universe
by Brian Cox 2012 272 pages
3.76
4k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Popular Science
Brief Answers to the Big Questions Summary
Brief Answers to the Big Questions
by Stephen Hawking 2018 227 pages
4.28
75k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Philosophy
Aliens Summary
Aliens
The World's Leading Scientists on the Search for Extraterrestrial Life
by Jim Al-Khalili 2017 240 pages
3.78
1k+ ratings
Science
Space
Astronomy
Other Worlds Summary
Other Worlds
Space, Superspace, and the Quantum Universe
by Paul C.W. Davies 1997 208 pages
3.86
100+ ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
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
4.32
500+ ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
Physics of the Impossible Summary
Physics of the Impossible
A Scientific Exploration into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel
by Michio Kaku 2008 354 pages
4.1
39k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Popular Science
The Future of Humanity Summary
The Future of Humanity
Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality, and Our Destiny Beyond Earth
by Michio Kaku 2018 368 pages
4.19
11k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Space
A Briefer History of Time Summary
A Briefer History of Time
by Stephen Hawking 2007 176 pages
4.26
40k+ ratings
Science
Physics
History
Parallel Worlds Summary
Parallel Worlds
A Journey Through Creation, Higher Dimensions, and the Future of the Cosmos
by Michio Kaku 2006 448 pages
4.21
21k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
Bad Astronomy Summary
Bad Astronomy
by Philip Plait 2002 288 pages
4.04
5k+ ratings
Science
Astronomy
Space
Letters From An Astrophysicist Summary
Letters From An Astrophysicist
by Neil deGrasse Tyson 2019 272 pages
4.06
7k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
Stephen Hawking Summary
Stephen Hawking
A Memoir of Friendship and Physics
by Leonard Mlodinow 2020 240 pages
4.03
500+ ratings
Science
Biography
Memoir
The God Equation Summary
The God Equation
The Quest for a Theory of Everything
by Michio Kaku 2021 240 pages
4.11
6k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Philosophy
Until the End of Time Summary
Until the End of Time
Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe
by Brian Greene 2020 448 pages
4.03
5k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Philosophy
A Brief Welcome to the Universe Summary
A Brief Welcome to the Universe
A Pocket-Sized Tour
by Neil deGrasse Tyson 2021 242 pages
4.04
100+ ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
The Science of Interstellar Summary
The Science of Interstellar
by Kip S. Thorne 2015 336 pages
4.28
6k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Space
Coming of Age in the Milky Way Summary
Coming of Age in the Milky Way
by Timothy Ferris 2003 512 pages
4.16
3k+ ratings
Science
History
Astronomy
A Brief History of Time Summary
A Brief History of Time
by Stephen Hawking 1998 212 pages
4.21
400k+ ratings
Science
Physics
History
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry Summary
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
by Neil deGrasse Tyson 2017 224 pages
4.08
100k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Space
The Fabric of the Cosmos Summary
The Fabric of the Cosmos
Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality
by Brian Greene 2004 569 pages
4.13
39k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
The Black Hole War Summary
The Black Hole War
My Battle with Stephen Hawking to Make the World Safe for Quantum Mechanics
by Leonard Susskind 2008 480 pages
4.13
11k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
The Hidden Reality Summary
The Hidden Reality
Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos
by Brian Greene 2011 384 pages
4.11
20k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Philosophy
The Theory of Everything Summary
The Theory of Everything
The Origin and Fate of the Universe
by Stephen Hawking 2002
4.18
26k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
The Particle at the End of the Universe Summary
The Particle at the End of the Universe
How the Hunt for the Higgs Boson Leads Us to the Edge of a New World
by Sean Carroll 2012 352 pages
4.05
4k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Popular Science
Back to Earth Summary
Back to Earth
What Life in Space Taught Me About Our Home Planet―And Our Mission to Protect It
by Nicole Stott 2021 304 pages
3.92
100+ ratings
Science
Space
Biography
Neutrino Summary
Neutrino
by Frank Close 2010 176 pages
4.08
500+ ratings
Science
Physics
Popular Science
Death by Black Hole Summary
Death by Black Hole
And Other Cosmic Quandaries
by Neil deGrasse Tyson 2014 384 pages
4.10
31k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
Why Does E=mc2? by Cox, Brian, Forshaw, Jeff [Da Capo Press, 2010] (Paperback) [Paperback] Summary
Why Does E=mc2? by Cox, Brian, Forshaw, Jeff [Da Capo Press, 2010] (Paperback) [Paperback]
by Cox 2009
4.05
9k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Popular Science
Dreams of a Final Theory Summary
Dreams of a Final Theory
The Scientist's Search for the Ultimate Laws of Nature
by Steven Weinberg
4.07
3k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Philosophy
Hyperspace Summary
Hyperspace
A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the Tenth Dimension
by Michio Kaku 1994 359 pages
4.15
23k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
Just Six Numbers Summary
Just Six Numbers
The Deep Forces That Shape the Universe
by Martin J. Rees 1999 208 pages
3.96
5k+ ratings
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
The Elephant in the Universe Summary
The Elephant in the Universe
Our Hundred-Year Search for Dark Matter
by Govert Schilling
4.08
100+ ratings
Science
Physics
Space
Black Holes Summary
Black Holes
A Very Short Introduction
by Katherine Blundell
3.87
100+ ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
The Day We Found the Universe Summary
The Day We Found the Universe
by Marcia Bartusiak
4.13
1k+ ratings
Science
History
Astronomy
Einstein's Unfinished Symphony Summary
Einstein's Unfinished Symphony
Listening to the Sounds of Space-Time
by Marcia Bartusiak
4.03
100+ ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
Dispatches from Planet 3 Summary
Dispatches from Planet 3
Thirty-Two (Brief) Tales on the Solar System, the Milky Way, and Beyond
by Marcia Bartusiak
4.11
100+ ratings
Science
Astronomy
History
The Last Three Minutes Summary
The Last Three Minutes
by Paul C.W. Davies
3.80
1k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Philosophy
How to Build a Time Machine Summary
How to Build a Time Machine
by Paul C.W. Davies
3.82
1k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Time Travel
The Goldilocks Enigma Summary
The Goldilocks Enigma
Why Is the Universe Just Right for Life?
by Paul C.W. Davies
4.06
1k+ ratings
Science
Physics
Philosophy
Stars Summary
Stars
A Very Short Introduction
by Andrew R. King
3.89
100+ ratings
Science
Astronomy
Physics
Astronomy For Dummies by Stephen P. Maran Summary
Astronomy For Dummies by Stephen P. Maran
by Stephen Maran
3.84
500+ ratings
Science
Astronomy
Space
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