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luiluilui's review against another edition
5.0
Awesome book - very insightful and a recommend for those who are into their sciences
a_manning11's review against another edition
3.0
The book is very interesting and starts out well written and understandable. However, it becomes progressively harder to follow and and the halfway point turned into pure gibberish. I tried to hang in there, but gave up in the end (at Bose-Einstein-Condensation). Maybe this book isn't as suitable as an audio book?
barkingchicken's review against another edition
5.0
I felt like giving Lawrence Krauss a hug when he finally made me understand what the heck the Principle of Uncertainty is. I read 4 or 5 books talking about it, but this one is the only that finally made me understand it in a practical way.
Must read for science enthusiasts.
Must read for science enthusiasts.
richard_lawrence's review against another edition
5.0
I was aware of the buzz surrounding the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at Cern and how excited most physicists got when discussing the results obtained from experiments but never really understood how complex an undertaking the LHC and it's importance to our understanding of physics. Not being a physicist and lacking the advanced math skills most books on the subject were a little too advanced and I found myself simply skimming over the math and not fully appreciating the implications of what the author was trying to present. Not so with this book. Krauss is exceptional in his skill of explaining the most complex topics to an audience with a limited understanding of the physics and it's history. You'll come away with a good understanding of where particle physics is today, what the current experiments are trying to determine and what we currently understand about how the universe is put together. As an added bonus he deals with the current nonsense surrounding quantum physics and shows that the purveyors of woo are short changing their followers and depriving them of the wonders that contemporary physics is bringing to light about the universe and our place in it.
dancarey_404's review against another edition
4.0
I'll confess: a lot of this was over my head. (I tell myself that's largely because I was listening to the audiobook instead of reading the text, which makes it easier to quickly re-scan some confusing bit of deepness.) Nonetheless, it was a rewarding book because of the sense of deep connection with the universe it evokes. I will very probably read Krauss' other pop-science book, "A Universe from Nothing".
dray's review against another edition
4.0
This a well written book about atomic physics, detailing the experiments and discoveries that have led us to our current understanding. Really a good account of both the science and personalities involved. No 5th star because the writer inexplicably rants against religion, which i find detracts from his thesis. he is no Richard Dawkins, although Dawkins is mentioned, Anyway, subtract the distribe and you have an excellent science book.
steeluloid's review against another edition
I need to stop getting science books for grown ups. Maybe Ladybird make something at my level.
DNF. This is no reflection on the book.
DNF. This is no reflection on the book.
ameliacooper's review against another edition
2.0
No offence but it was a pretty boring, God bashing book that didn’t make much sense to me. It’s like the author expected the readers to have some knowledge of particle physics (which I do not) and he made many assumptions on particle behaviour based on who said what. And ironically he uses Bible verses to start each chapter