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The Science of Interstellar
by Kip S. Thorne • 2015
Black holes bend time. Wormholes need exotic matter. Interstellar's physicist explains.
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The Science of Interstellar Summary
The Science of Interstellar 90%
Black holes bend time. Wormholes need exotic matter. Interstellar's physicist explains.
by Kip S. Thorne 2015
4.30
7k+ ratings
Gravitation and Cosmology
by Steven Weinberg • 1972
A textbook that doesn't ask you to imagine curved spacetime; it proves you can't avoid it.
4.50
177
Gravitation and Cosmology Summary
Gravitation and Cosmology 89%
A textbook that doesn't ask you to imagine curved spacetime; it proves you can't avoid it.
by Steven Weinberg 1972
4.50
177 ratings
Einstein's Unfinished Symphony
by Marcia Bartusiak • 2000
Einstein predicted space-time ripples. The ear to hear them: four kilometers of laser.
4.04
203
Einstein's Unfinished Symphony Summary
Einstein's Unfinished Symphony 89%
Einstein predicted space-time ripples. The ear to hear them: four kilometers of laser.
by Marcia Bartusiak 2000
4.04
203 ratings
The Elephant in the Universe
by Govert Schilling • 2022
Eighty-four percent of matter is invisible. A century-long hunt has yet to catch it.
4.07
265
The Elephant in the Universe Summary
The Elephant in the Universe 89%
Eighty-four percent of matter is invisible. A century-long hunt has yet to catch it.
by Govert Schilling 2022
4.07
265 ratings
The God Equation
by Michio Kaku • 2021
Three forces unified. Gravity alone resists. The ten-dimensional theory that might finally crack it.
4.11
9k+
The God Equation Summary
The God Equation 89%
Three forces unified. Gravity alone resists. The ten-dimensional theory that might finally crack it.
by Michio Kaku 2021
4.11
9k+ ratings
Gravity
by James B. Hartle • 2002
Gravity is spacetime curvature. An undergraduate textbook from special relativity to black holes.
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158
Gravity Summary
Gravity 89%
Gravity is spacetime curvature. An undergraduate textbook from special relativity to black holes.
by James B. Hartle 2002
4.25
158 ratings
The Black Hole War
by Leonard Susskind • 2008
Hawking said black holes destroy information. Susskind spent thirty years proving he was wrong.
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The Black Hole War Summary
The Black Hole War 89%
Hawking said black holes destroy information. Susskind spent thirty years proving he was wrong.
by Leonard Susskind 2008
4.13
12k+ ratings
What Is Relativity?
by Jeffrey O. Bennett • 2014
Why time slows down, space shrinks, and gravity isn't a force: the plain-English version.
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551
What Is Relativity? Summary
What Is Relativity? 89%
Why time slows down, space shrinks, and gravity isn't a force: the plain-English version.
by Jeffrey O. Bennett 2014
4.33
551 ratings
The Universe in Your Hand
by Christophe Galfard • 2015
Why time slows at high speed, space is never empty, 95% of the universe is missing.
4.39
7k+
The Universe in Your Hand Summary
The Universe in Your Hand 88%
Why time slows at high speed, space is never empty, 95% of the universe is missing.
by Christophe Galfard 2015
4.39
7k+ ratings
Relativity
by Albert Einstein • 1916
Space and time are not an empty stage; they flex, bend, and stretch the rules of reality.
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Relativity Summary
Relativity 88%
Space and time are not an empty stage; they flex, bend, and stretch the rules of reality.
by Albert Einstein 1916
4.20
23k+ ratings
Physics of the Impossible
by Michio Kaku • 2008
Sci-fi's wildest tech, sorted by a physicist: what's coming this century, and what breaks reality.
4.09
42k+
Physics of the Impossible Summary
Physics of the Impossible 88%
Sci-fi's wildest tech, sorted by a physicist: what's coming this century, and what breaks reality.
by Michio Kaku 2008
4.09
42k+ ratings
Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays
by Stephen W. Hawking • 1993
Black holes are not black, imaginary time behaves like space, and everything is determined.
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Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays Summary
Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays 88%
Black holes are not black, imaginary time behaves like space, and everything is determined.
by Stephen W. Hawking 1993
4.18
19k+ ratings
The Grand Design
by Stephen W. Hawking • 2010
A landscape of 10^500 possible universes explains the fine-tuning of ours, no designer required.
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78k+
The Grand Design Summary
The Grand Design 88%
A landscape of 10^500 possible universes explains the fine-tuning of ours, no designer required.
by Stephen W. Hawking 2010
4.06
78k+ ratings
The Biggest Ideas in the Universe
by Sean Carroll • 2022
How equations reveal curved spacetime and time's arrow, no physics degree required.
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2k+
The Biggest Ideas in the Universe Summary
The Biggest Ideas in the Universe 88%
How equations reveal curved spacetime and time's arrow, no physics degree required.
by Sean Carroll 2022
4.00
2k+ ratings
How to Build a Time Machine
by Paul C.W. Davies • 2001
Forward time travel is real. Going back needs wormholes, exotic matter, and a loophole in causality.
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1k+
How to Build a Time Machine Summary
How to Build a Time Machine 88%
Forward time travel is real. Going back needs wormholes, exotic matter, and a loophole in causality.
by Paul C.W. Davies 2001
3.82
1k+ ratings
The Theory of Everything
by Stephen W. Hawking • 2002
If a universe can arise from nothing, what role remains for a creator?
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29k+
The Theory of Everything Summary
The Theory of Everything 88%
If a universe can arise from nothing, what role remains for a creator?
by Stephen W. Hawking 2002
4.18
29k+ ratings
The Universe in a Nutshell
by Stephen W. Hawking • 2001
How can a three-dimensional universe be a flat hologram? The physics that points toward an answer.
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The Universe in a Nutshell Summary
The Universe in a Nutshell 88%
How can a three-dimensional universe be a flat hologram? The physics that points toward an answer.
by Stephen W. Hawking 2001
4.18
46k+ ratings
The Hunt for Vulcan
by Thomas Levenson • 2015
The planet Vulcan was astronomy's biggest mistake. Correcting it required rewriting gravity.
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The Hunt for Vulcan Summary
The Hunt for Vulcan 88%
The planet Vulcan was astronomy's biggest mistake. Correcting it required rewriting gravity.
by Thomas Levenson 2015
4.06
2k+ ratings
Why Does E=mc2? by Cox, Brian, Forshaw, Jeff [Da Capo Press, 2010] (Paperback) [Paperback]
by Cox • 2009
Chase a light beam: it still outruns you. That single fact rebuilds spacetime from scratch.
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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] 88%
Chase a light beam: it still outruns you. That single fact rebuilds spacetime from scratch.
by Cox 2009
4.05
10k+ ratings
Six Easy Pieces
by Richard P. Feynman • 1994
Six core physics lessons on atoms, energy, gravity, and the quantum world's strangest behavior.
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Six Easy Pieces Summary
Six Easy Pieces 88%
Six core physics lessons on atoms, energy, gravity, and the quantum world's strangest behavior.
by Richard P. Feynman 1994
4.21
31k+ ratings
Geons, Black Holes and Quantum Foam
by Kenneth W. Ford • 1998
He rushed to build the bomb. Decades later, he named black holes and chased quantum foam.
4.16
352
Geons, Black Holes and Quantum Foam Summary
Geons, Black Holes and Quantum Foam 88%
He rushed to build the bomb. Decades later, he named black holes and chased quantum foam.
by Kenneth W. Ford 1998
4.16
352 ratings
The Elegant Universe
by Brian Greene • 1999
Physics' sixty-year civil war. String theory says both sides win, if reality has ten dimensions.
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The Elegant Universe Summary
The Elegant Universe 88%
Physics' sixty-year civil war. String theory says both sides win, if reality has ten dimensions.
by Brian Greene 1999
4.10
103k+ ratings
Lost in Math
by Sabine Hossenfelder • 2018
Theoretical physics is stuck. The culprit isn't bad math, but a fixation on elegant theories.
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3k+
Lost in Math Summary
Lost in Math 88%
Theoretical physics is stuck. The culprit isn't bad math, but a fixation on elegant theories.
by Sabine Hossenfelder 2018
4.05
3k+ ratings
The God Particle
by Leon M. Lederman • 1993
All the universe's fundamental pieces are known but one: the particle responsible for mass.
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The God Particle Summary
The God Particle 88%
All the universe's fundamental pieces are known but one: the particle responsible for mass.
by Leon M. Lederman 1993
4.15
4k+ ratings
Hyperspace
by Michio Kaku • 1994
One idea unifies physics: add dimensions and the laws simplify. Why the cosmos may need ten.
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24k+
Hyperspace Summary
Hyperspace 88%
One idea unifies physics: add dimensions and the laws simplify. Why the cosmos may need ten.
by Michio Kaku 1994
4.15
24k+ ratings
Dreams of a Final Theory
by Steven Weinberg • 1987
Fundamental physics stalled in the 1970s. The only clues left are beauty and symmetry.
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Dreams of a Final Theory Summary
Dreams of a Final Theory 88%
Fundamental physics stalled in the 1970s. The only clues left are beauty and symmetry.
by Steven Weinberg 1987
4.07
3k+ ratings
The Road to Reality
by Roger Penrose • 2004
Physics, equation by equation: the complete mathematical tour from arithmetic to quantum fields.
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The Road to Reality Summary
The Road to Reality 88%
Physics, equation by equation: the complete mathematical tour from arithmetic to quantum fields.
by Roger Penrose 2004
4.17
9k+ ratings
The Fabric of the Cosmos
by Brian Greene • 2004
Space stretches, time is relative, and your present moment is an illusion.
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The Fabric of the Cosmos Summary
The Fabric of the Cosmos 88%
Space stretches, time is relative, and your present moment is an illusion.
by Brian Greene 2004
4.13
41k+ ratings
The Particle at the End of the Universe
by Sean Carroll • 2012
An invisible field gives matter its mass. The half-century hunt to detect its faint vibration.
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4k+
The Particle at the End of the Universe Summary
The Particle at the End of the Universe 88%
An invisible field gives matter its mass. The half-century hunt to detect its faint vibration.
by Sean Carroll 2012
4.06
4k+ ratings
In Search of the Multiverse
by John Gribbin • 2009
Our universe seems fine-tuned for life. The real explanation: it is just one of countless tries.
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1k+
In Search of the Multiverse Summary
In Search of the Multiverse 88%
Our universe seems fine-tuned for life. The real explanation: it is just one of countless tries.
by John Gribbin 2009
4.08
1k+ ratings
The Cyclic Universe
by Howard Burton • 2013
An infinite cycle: the far future of one universe ignites the Big Bang of the next.
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28
The Cyclic Universe Summary
The Cyclic Universe 87%
An infinite cycle: the far future of one universe ignites the Big Bang of the next.
by Howard Burton 2013
4.25
28 ratings
Reality is Not What it Seems
by Carlo Rovelli • 2014
The universe has no bottom: particles dissolve into fields, space into grains, time into ignorance.
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Reality is Not What it Seems Summary
Reality is Not What it Seems 87%
The universe has no bottom: particles dissolve into fields, space into grains, time into ignorance.
by Carlo Rovelli 2014
4.33
17k+ ratings
Other Worlds
by Paul C.W. Davies • 1980
Observation brings reality into being; our habitable universe may be a fluke among dead worlds.
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188
Other Worlds Summary
Other Worlds 87%
Observation brings reality into being; our habitable universe may be a fluke among dead worlds.
by Paul C.W. Davies 1980
3.86
188 ratings
Time Travel in Einstein's Universe
by J. Richard Gott III • 2001
Einstein's two routes to time travel, and why no one from the future has shown up.
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Time Travel in Einstein's Universe Summary
Time Travel in Einstein's Universe 87%
Einstein's two routes to time travel, and why no one from the future has shown up.
by J. Richard Gott III 2001
4.07
2k+ ratings
Physics For Entertainment
by Yakov Perelman • 1913
A bullet fired in a vacuum would fly forty kilometers; in air, it barely clears four.
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82
Physics For Entertainment Summary
Physics For Entertainment 87%
A bullet fired in a vacuum would fly forty kilometers; in air, it barely clears four.
by Yakov Perelman 1913
4.54
82 ratings
Something Deeply Hidden
by Sean Carroll • 2019
Every quantum event spawns new worlds. Spacetime is just a convenient fiction.
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Something Deeply Hidden Summary
Something Deeply Hidden 87%
Every quantum event spawns new worlds. Spacetime is just a convenient fiction.
by Sean Carroll 2019
4.08
6k+ ratings
Parallel Worlds
by Michio Kaku • 2004
A multiverse explains our improbable existence, and may offer an escape when this universe freezes.
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Parallel Worlds Summary
Parallel Worlds 87%
A multiverse explains our improbable existence, and may offer an escape when this universe freezes.
by Michio Kaku 2004
4.21
23k+ ratings
Stephen Hawking
by Leonard Mlodinow • 2020
He wrote a 10-million-copy bestseller by twitching his cheek. The physics inside was stranger still.
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Stephen Hawking Summary
Stephen Hawking 87%
He wrote a 10-million-copy bestseller by twitching his cheek. The physics inside was stranger still.
by Leonard Mlodinow 2020
4.03
722 ratings
Brief Answers to the Big Questions
by Stephen W. Hawking • 2018
Time travel might work, but the feedback loop of climate disaster probably kills us first.
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Brief Answers to the Big Questions Summary
Brief Answers to the Big Questions 87%
Time travel might work, but the feedback loop of climate disaster probably kills us first.
by Stephen W. Hawking 2018
4.26
89k+ ratings
Cycles of Time
by Roger Penrose • 2010
Before our Big Bang, another universe died. Its gravitational echoes may still be visible overhead.
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Cycles of Time Summary
Cycles of Time 87%
Before our Big Bang, another universe died. Its gravitational echoes may still be visible overhead.
by Roger Penrose 2010
3.93
3k+ ratings
To Explain the World
by Steven Weinberg • 2015
What took two millennia: how humanity learned to test nature instead of just arguing about it.
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To Explain the World Summary
To Explain the World 87%
What took two millennia: how humanity learned to test nature instead of just arguing about it.
by Steven Weinberg 2015
3.79
2k+ ratings
How to Teach Quantum Physics to Your Dog
by Chad Orzel • 2009
Quantum physics is baffling. The best way to understand it: talk it over with a dog.
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How to Teach Quantum Physics to Your Dog Summary
How to Teach Quantum Physics to Your Dog 87%
Quantum physics is baffling. The best way to understand it: talk it over with a dog.
by Chad Orzel 2009
3.91
3k+ ratings
On the Origin of Time
by Thomas Hertog • 2023
The universe has no single origin story. Hawking's last theory: our questions shape the cosmic past.
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3k+
On the Origin of Time Summary
On the Origin of Time 87%
The universe has no single origin story. Hawking's last theory: our questions shape the cosmic past.
by Thomas Hertog 2023
4.06
3k+ ratings
Just Six Numbers
by Martin J. Rees • 1999
The difference between a living universe and a dead one is six numbers.
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Just Six Numbers Summary
Just Six Numbers 87%
The difference between a living universe and a dead one is six numbers.
by Martin J. Rees 1999
3.96
5k+ ratings
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!"
by Richard P. Feynman • 1985
Safe-cracking, bongos, and a fatal O-ring: a Nobel laureate's life of fearless curiosity.
4.26
219k+
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" Summary
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" 87%
Safe-cracking, bongos, and a fatal O-ring: a Nobel laureate's life of fearless curiosity.
by Richard P. Feynman 1985
4.26
219k+ ratings
A Sense of the Mysterious
by Alan Lightman • 2005
The creative fire behind cold equations: a physicist-novelist on what science shares with art.
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671
A Sense of the Mysterious Summary
A Sense of the Mysterious 87%
The creative fire behind cold equations: a physicist-novelist on what science shares with art.
by Alan Lightman 2005
3.82
671 ratings
Endless Universe
by Paul J. Steinhardt • 2007
The Big Bang was not the beginning. A trillion-year cycle of collisions remakes the universe.
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1k+
Endless Universe Summary
Endless Universe 87%
The Big Bang was not the beginning. A trillion-year cycle of collisions remakes the universe.
by Paul J. Steinhardt 2007
4.12
1k+ ratings
Black Hole Survival Guide
by Janna Levin • 2020
A black hole is curved void, not dense mass. Inside, the future ends and reality turns holographic.
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Black Hole Survival Guide Summary
Black Hole Survival Guide 87%
A black hole is curved void, not dense mass. Inside, the future ends and reality turns holographic.
by Janna Levin 2020
4.00
2k+ ratings
Black Holes
by Katherine Blundell • 2014
Gravity's most extreme creations: regions where time stalls, light is trapped, and physics unravels.
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421
Black Holes Summary
Black Holes 87%
Gravity's most extreme creations: regions where time stalls, light is trapped, and physics unravels.
by Katherine Blundell 2014
3.86
421 ratings
Children Are from Heaven
by John Gray • 2000
Reality is fields, not particles, and everyday physics is already completely mapped.
3.89
2k+
Children Are from Heaven Summary
Children Are from Heaven 87%
Reality is fields, not particles, and everyday physics is already completely mapped.
by John Gray 2000
3.89
2k+ ratings
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