tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32546160.post703770868823159170..comments2024-03-01T21:25:50.289+11:00Comments on astropixie: accessible science readingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14621483772952311458noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32546160.post-41780466433527587722009-06-16T02:30:41.282+10:002009-06-16T02:30:41.282+10:00For people who have trouble with "A Brief His...For people who have trouble with "A Brief History of Time", I recommend "The Creation of Matter: The Universe from Beginning to End" ny Harald Fritzsch. It covers many similar topics, and it is *much* easier to read! (IMO)Bjoernnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32546160.post-50316459836112005392009-06-15T01:47:06.240+10:002009-06-15T01:47:06.240+10:00I really liked "Hyperspace" by Michio Ka...I really liked "Hyperspace" by Michio Kaku. Trying to visualise 4-dimensional objects is a mindbender!<br /><br />Also, "Stardust" by John Gribbin is a really nice plain English discussion of stellar lifecycles. :)Invader Xanhttp://supernovacondensate.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32546160.post-34318639955107960392009-06-15T01:35:38.641+10:002009-06-15T01:35:38.641+10:00I thought that Brief History of Time was a bit of ...I thought that Brief History of Time was a bit of an evil book - the jumps between chapters were nonlinear for me, and it (wrongly) gave the impression to interested non-astronomers that they were stupid when they hit the later chapters.<br /><br />Surely You're Joking! was a great book to read when I was younger, but reading Feynman's biography made me realize how desperately contrived Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09219101233827598455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32546160.post-20528278234454914902009-06-12T01:12:48.004+10:002009-06-12T01:12:48.004+10:00Einstein special theory of relativity is difficult...Einstein special theory of relativity is difficult to understand than general theory of relativity..silent notehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16208017054535510307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32546160.post-27477065229260807472009-06-11T08:45:51.698+10:002009-06-11T08:45:51.698+10:00That's funny, right after I left a comment I r...That's funny, right after I left a comment I realized that I forgot to mention "A Short History Of Nearly Everything"!<br /><br />Also forgot to mention Richard Dawkins' "Unweaving The Rainbow". I like nearly everything I've read by Dawkins, but I mention this one because a lot of people think of him as this über rationalist buzzkill, but in "Unweaving" Rik Gernhttp://www.bonzocrunch.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32546160.post-31877513635081615622009-06-11T06:58:07.354+10:002009-06-11T06:58:07.354+10:00i dont know of any online scientific book clubs, b...i dont know of any online scientific book clubs, but they must be around... anyone know? anyone want to start one?<br /><br />i'm currently reading "a short history of nearly everything" by bill bryson. i really enjoy some parts, and find others a bit boring.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14621483772952311458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32546160.post-41825255031322686732009-06-10T22:13:33.329+10:002009-06-10T22:13:33.329+10:00Natalie Angier's "The Canon" is a go...Natalie Angier's "The Canon" is a good overview of the various branches of science, but her writing style is too cute by half. I think that's because she's used to writing a column in the New York Times, and a light joke or two per article makes for a brisk read, but it gets annoying over the length of a book. Despite the caveat, the book is very informative.<br /><br />Rik Gernhttp://www.bonzocrunch.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32546160.post-10770281017055919872009-06-10T17:46:50.345+10:002009-06-10T17:46:50.345+10:00Alan Guth's Inflationary Universe is brilliant...Alan Guth's Inflationary Universe is brilliant. It's basically a personal account of his work in inflation, very accessible and almost a real page-turner. <br /><br />It would be really cool to have an online book club for science books - has anyone tried that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32546160.post-77247532057258526642009-06-10T05:41:21.965+10:002009-06-10T05:41:21.965+10:00I read "Surely You Are Joking, Mr. Feynman&qu...I read "Surely You Are Joking, Mr. Feynman" when I was in high school. Great read. Another Carl Sagan book is "Cosmos." Basically, a written version of the TV series. My grandmother bought if for me when I was 12 and I wore the pages out. Thank you for a great list. Now to add them to my new e-reader that I bought!James Pickeringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00336945793586222402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32546160.post-2693166826662674992009-06-10T01:04:43.039+10:002009-06-10T01:04:43.039+10:00I would add Coming of Age in the Milky Way by Ferr...I would add Coming of Age in the Milky Way by Ferris and Lonely Hearts of the Cosmos.MikeShttp://www.michaelsiegel.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32546160.post-49058548819269887742009-06-09T23:29:13.899+10:002009-06-09T23:29:13.899+10:00Flatland has been in my reading queue for years......Flatland has been in my reading queue for years...and I keep putting more books on top of it. Maybe I should just sit down and read it.Viewtiful_Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12987909785863469591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32546160.post-61381456810826770162009-06-09T20:53:35.317+10:002009-06-09T20:53:35.317+10:00Aha! Thank you very much, Amanda, that's exac...Aha! Thank you very much, Amanda, that's exactly the sort of thing I was looking for. I've read A Brief History of Time and got all the way through it, and (mostly) understood it. Also read Flatland - it is lovely isn't it! And Martin Gardner's The Ambidextrous Universe, way back in the late sixties when it still had the power to blow my mind. I shall ceratinly follow up the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com