Stephen Hawking

Hurrah, at last an explanation......but what were the turtles doing...and why was there 42 of them





declan

Don’t worry; you’re not the only one that has trouble trying to fathom the theories of the Universe/s, all the particles in my head go into quantum spin when I try to understand it to some degree! I do miss Carl Sagan from our TV screens.

I have huge problems understanding theories of quantum physics and mechanics, string theory, brane throry, etc etc but what helped me gain the tiny grasp of the topics that i currently have are Hawkings books A briefer history of time, and the universe in a nutshell.

Sure, its pigeon physics, and contains nothing in the way of mathematics, but it explains the theories by relating to scenarios you can grasp and its the only way I can concieve to get some of the understanding to simple minded folk such as myself.

Great books. reading them again after last nights show. recommend them to all.

I’ll have the answer for you in seven million years Declan!

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Mike

I tried to read a "brief history of Time" but found it hard going.... I seen another book last week (in a book shop :shock: ) called something like the "universe for dummies" - I nearly bought it but got to embaressed, and walked out of the shop with the Daily Star instead

In my opinion the best popular-level book on this subject was written by Steven Weinberg, co-winner the Nobel Prize for physics for his work in unifying the Electromagnetic Force and the Weak Nuclear Force. (Now called the Electro-Weak force).

(My Viking quote was from the first lines of his book.)

See:
www.amazon.com/First-Three-Minutes-Moder...iverse/dp/0465024378

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