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last updated Mar 13, 2019 10:36AM
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Science tends to be a bit dry, but Dr. Kaku manages to make it interesting; with just a small boring spell during the discussion of Kalusa-Klein and introductory string theory. This is to be expected, though. You just can't make multi-dimensional imagery and vibrating strings very exciting to the lay person. It looses something without the excitement of its underlying mathematical foundation.
Dr. Kaku tries his hand at a bit of futurist prognostication, too... very LONG, LONG term future, I mean. ...more
Dr. Kaku tries his hand at a bit of futurist prognostication, too... very LONG, LONG term future, I mean. ...more
I'm torn.
I loved how he not only focused on physics and mathematics but also explored and openly discussed the role of religion, faith, and god. I personally did not expect it and it was a very pleasant surprise. It takes guts to be so bold!
However, at times the book was really difficult to follow as Kaku alternates between two different writing styles as if he was addressing two completely different audiences. Sometimes he explains concepts straightforward and in a language that everyone can ...more
I loved how he not only focused on physics and mathematics but also explored and openly discussed the role of religion, faith, and god. I personally did not expect it and it was a very pleasant surprise. It takes guts to be so bold!
However, at times the book was really difficult to follow as Kaku alternates between two different writing styles as if he was addressing two completely different audiences. Sometimes he explains concepts straightforward and in a language that everyone can ...more
It was a well structured book. It was a little bit advance level of physics and cosmology for me. The writing made a very good job explaining each point but I still struggled to understand a few terms and theories.
It took me three weeks to finish the book because I spend a lot of time watching Youtube video and reading an explanation about some theories and terms. However, I learned a lot of information by reading the book.
It took me three weeks to finish the book because I spend a lot of time watching Youtube video and reading an explanation about some theories and terms. However, I learned a lot of information by reading the book.
Kaku does a good job of covering and explaining a number of complex topics and concepts in a way that a non-scientific audience
can understand and find accessible, yet he wasn't afraid of throwing in some equations (beyond just E=mc^2) to challenge his readers.
I found the book inspiring and find that I'm interested in checking out some of his other (more recent) books.
The book is out-dated in some places, given that it was completed about 5 years before the discovery of the accelerated expansion ...more
can understand and find accessible, yet he wasn't afraid of throwing in some equations (beyond just E=mc^2) to challenge his readers.
I found the book inspiring and find that I'm interested in checking out some of his other (more recent) books.
The book is out-dated in some places, given that it was completed about 5 years before the discovery of the accelerated expansion ...more
Great Books , The Narration itself is the best you'll ever read . Must read for Everyone who are even slightly interested in Space And Physics
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