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| PHYSICS |
Physics is influential enough on our daily lives as a science to deserve its own category. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR |
TITLE (Linked to review) |
RATING (0-5) |
REVIEW DATE |
ONE-LINE DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falk, Dan | Universe on a T-Shirt | 5.0 | 6/17/2004 | A very readable introduction to the latest theories in physics, with an excellent review of the history of science thrown in — and, no equations! |
| Garwin, Richard L. | Megawatts and Megatons | 5.0 | 6/10/2005 | Two vexing problems facing us today are nuclear power and nuclear weapons. Here, physicists Garwin and Chartak do an admirable job of describing the situation and presenting policy options. |
| Krauss, Lawrence M. | The Physics of Star Trek | 5.0 | 11/09/1995 | What are the real scientific prospects for the fictional technologies used aboard the starship Enterprise? Dr. Krauss prognosticates. |
| McPhee, John | The Curve of Binding Energy | 5.0 | 12/28/1997 | Atom-bomb physicist Theodore B. Taylor presents his life — and a warning about the lack of security in America's nuclear materials stockpiles. |
| Wilczek, Frank | Longing for the Harmonies | 4.5 | 11/25/2000 | The structure of modern physics considered as a musical composition |
| The books are rated from 0 to 5 in increments of 0.5. Colors represent the following quality ranges: | ||||
| 4.0 to 5.0 | Quality: | HIGH | (Color = Aqua) | Competent to exceptional; well worth the money |
| 2.0 to 3.5 | Quality: | FAIR | (Color = Lime) | Useful despite some flaws; may or may not be worth buying. |
| 0.5 to 1.5 | Quality: | POOR | (Color = Yellow) | Seriously flawed; read it if you wish, but don't buy it. |
| 0.0 to 0.0 | Quality: | YUCK | (Color = Fuchsia) | Avoid this book at all costs! |
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