Deep Down Things: The Breathtaking Beauty of Particle Physics28 reviews Bruce A. Schumm The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004 Review for physicists + Higgs boson, explained at last! + World-class teaching + extraordinary! + Not for the average joe             The Fabric of Reality: The Science of Parallel Universes and Its Implications113 reviews David Deutsch Penguin (Non-Classics), 1998 Brilliant, but not perfect David Deutsch's aim in writing The Fabric of Reality is to present a theory that does not relate to one particular subject, but to all subjects: a `Theory of Everything'. To do so, he interrelates quantum mechanics, computation and virtual reality, Popperian scientific method, and Darwinian ...             Evolution of Physics14 reviews Albert Einstein, Leopold Infeld Touchstone, 1967 Science, history, and a bit of philosophy + Very good for many different readers + An excelent book on physics + Excellent book + Science as Human Creation             Time Traveler: A Scientist's Personal Mission to Make Time Travel a Reality19 reviews Ronald L. Mallett Basic Books, 2007 Fascinating + time travel for idits + Soon to be a Major Motion Picture! + Time Traveler Review 041508             Don't Try This At Home!: The Physics of Hollywood Movies (Science)5 reviews Adam Weiner Kaplan Publishing, 2007 Try this at home: Movies, Popcorn & Physics + An Engaging Tour of "Hollywood Physics", But... + Every high school math or science teacher should read this book! + What a GREAT teaching tool!!!             At Home in the Universe: The Search for the Laws of Self-Organization and Complexity59 reviews Stuart Kauffman Oxford University Press, USA, 1996 Proposals to Unanswered Questions + Chaos is every where + At home in the universe, A New Proposal... + Fascinating Science Applicable to Evolution and Business             Experimental Techniques in Low-Temperature Physics (Monographs on the Physics and Chemistry of Materials, 59)1 review Guy K. White, Philip Meeson Oxford University Press, USA, 2002 For low temperature experiments. This is the first book, I came across, in low temperature techniques. Useful for people carrying out low temperature experiments. This book does not deal with ultra low temperatures, that is temperatures below 1K, adequately. Does not write about the modern dilution refrigeratures. However, if ...             The Physics of NASCAR: How to Make Steel + Gas + Rubber = Speed26 reviews Diandra Leslie-Pelecky Dutton Adult, 2008 The best book I've ever read on Physics in regards to racing. + Physics lessons + NASCAR = fun! + not bad for a physics / racing book + Great for the new or casual NASCAR fan             The Quantum Dot: A Journey into the Future of Microelectronics4 reviews Richard Turton Oxford University Press, USA, 1996 The future of microelectronics + Great conceptual review + Solid State Physics Explained for the Layman + Great book of future technology for the Lay person!             Complexity: The Emerging Science at the Edge of Order and Chaos68 reviews M. Mitchell Waldrop Simon & Schuster, 1992 A superb account of the emergence of the science of Emergent Complexity. + If you liked Gleick's Chaos, you'll love this! This is a brilliant and riveting account of the birth of the science of Complexity at the Santa Fe Institute told in the form of detailed and human biographical profiles of some the leading scientific voices in the movement. Some reviewers here have complained that this isn't a book of science, ...             Mirror Matter: Pioneering Antimatter Physics4 reviews Joel Davis AuthorHouse, 2001 Excellent book + A plan for anti-matter mass production + Very Good Book to Get Interest about Anti Matter + Matter Versus Anti-Matter             Do Your Ears Pop in Space and 500 Other Surprising Questions about Space Travel9 reviews R. Mike Mullane Wiley, 1997 Funny, informative, easy-to-read, candid, and detailed + Absolutely delightful reading! + A MUST READ! + Informative and addictive! + Prep book for space exploration             The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality210 reviews Brian Greene Vintage, 2005 Fascinating + "The Entropic Arrow Of Time Is Double-Headed." + Wonderous + GREENE GREAT, AMAZON WEBMASTER SUCKS + Simply Fascinating             Programming the Universe: A Quantum Computer Scientist Takes On the Cosmos34 reviews Seth Lloyd Knopf, 2006 Top Quantum Computers Book for 2008 + An "informational? perspective of the universe + Living and Computing in Lloyd's Universe + Caught in the middle - too simplistic if you know, too complicated if you don't             Death Rays, Jet Packs, Stunts, and Supercars: The Fantastic Physics of Film's Most Celebrated Secret Agent3 reviews Barry Parker The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005 Exciting Descriptions and Simple Formulas + Very little in the way of physical explanations for how the devices might work + Physics of James Bond When I bought this book, I was expecting some brief descriptions of the various stunts, gadgets and weapons used in the James Bond movies, along with a brief scientific critique of how realistic they are (or could be) in real life. Although the book's content wasn't quite like that, I did ...             Hiding in the Mirror: The Mysterious Allure of Extra Dimensions, from Plato to String Theory and Beyond25 reviews Lawrence M. Krauss Viking Adult, 2005 The prehistory of and rise -- and perhaps fall -- of string theory + Masterful Explanation of a Complex Subject to General Readers + a guide through the pitfalls of science careers... According to Ed Witten of Princeton's Advanced Institute (former home to BOTH Albert Einstein AND Kurt Godel), modern string theory is a piece of 21st century science that fell early into the 20th century. According to string apologist Brian Greene, sring theory succeeds where Einstein himself ...             Crime Scene Investigations: Real-Life Science Labs For Grades 6-1210 reviews Pam Walker, Elaine Wood Jossey-Bass, 1998 Easy to Use + a fun resource + Science Supplement or It's Own Science Course + Reading and Math Teachers + Easy to do forensic science labs             Insultingly Stupid Movie Physics: Hollywood's Best Mistakes, Goofs and Flat-Out Destructions of the Basic ...8 reviews Tom Rogers Sourcebooks Hysteria, 2007 Impress Your Friends! Smash Hollywood Stupidity! + Vindication for those who don't suspend disbelief + Highly Interesting for Geeks like me! + Movies & Physics--A Great Combination             Complexity: The Emerging Science at the Edge of Order and Chaos68 reviews M. Mitchell Waldrop Simon & Schuster, 1992 A superb account of the emergence of the science of Emergent Complexity. + If you liked Gleick's Chaos, you'll love this! This is a brilliant and riveting account of the birth of the science of Complexity at the Santa Fe Institute told in the form of detailed and human biographical profiles of some the leading scientific voices in the movement. Some reviewers here have complained that this isn't a book of science, ...             The Fabric of Reality: The Science of Parallel Universes and Its Implications113 reviews David Deutsch Penguin (Non-Classics), 1998 Brilliant, but not perfect David Deutsch's aim in writing The Fabric of Reality is to present a theory that does not relate to one particular subject, but to all subjects: a `Theory of Everything'. To do so, he interrelates quantum mechanics, computation and virtual reality, Popperian scientific method, and Darwinian ...