Prime Obsession offers alternating chapters of step-by-step math and a history of 19th-century European intellectual life, letting readers take a breather between chunks of well-written information.
A modern classic by Stephen Hawking, one of the most brilliant theoretical physicists in history, this book answers such questions as what physicists now think the world is made of and how it got that way.
An incredible book and a fascinating read that anyone can access, it goes through most of 20th century physics, starting with relativity, then onto quantum mechanics before going full bore into string theory.
A modern classic by Stephen Hawking, one of the most brilliant theoretical physicists in history, this book answers such questions as what physicists now think the world is made of and how it got that way.
This book is a must for anyone who thinks learning basic anatomy is a boring chore - coloring each plate makes you remember both the shape, name and location of bones, muscles etc.