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Summary: Very Understandable Treatise On The Search For The Theory of Everything
Comment: I truly enjoyed this book. Except for some off-topic ramblings in the middle about the relationship of art to modern science, and some of the author's conceptual aids to help explain or express complex physical theories, I was thoroughly engrossed and mentally stimulated. Kaku has a respectable command of his subject and prose, even if, at times, there was some repetition. (In this type of book, repetition is a given.)
The book is virtually free of mathematics. Consequently, there are places the reader has to take Kaku's explanations and descriptions at face value. Having no math to back up theory isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it leaves even the expert word smith (and I consider Kaku to be one) at a disadvantage. On more than a few occasions I was unable to rap my brain around literal or diagrammatical attempts to explain principles and theories of math and physics. Of course, this might be my failing as a reader instead of Kaku's. It's possible I just didn't get it for the simple reason I didn't want to take the extra time for conceptualizing. (I was more anxious to get to his discussion of multi-dimensional space.)
As opposed to some of the other reviewers, I found the last two sections most enjoyable and enlightening. In the final two sections 'Wormholes' and 'Masters of Hyperspace', Kaku skillfully addresses multi-versus, traveling through time, the death of the cosmos; he encompasses divergent opinions and arguments from various perspectives (math, physics, cosmology, religion), comments on the difference between a God of Order and a God of Miracles, and concludes with a reasoned and hopeful statement about man's ability to solve the mysteries of nature.
I plan on reading more from this author.
-seabgb
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Summary: Great book !!!
Comment: The book is nicely organized and explains most of the popular theories till date in very basic layman terms which most anybody can understand and keeps you engrossed as you go along. There are also lots of quotes and reactions by all the great minds... Definitely a must read for anyone interested in all the work over 2 centuries by great physicists to understand and search for the unified theory to explain everything in the universe.
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Summary: String Theory is Easy...
Comment: ...with this book. The author does an excellent job of explaining the theories behind some of the most complex scientific theories to date through the use of analogies and examples. I picked up this book at the tender age of 15 and was riveted to it for weeks, unable to unglue my eyes. A great read for the casual scientific reader looking for someone to sit them down and explain the complexities of the universe.
I'd also recommend The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory
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Summary: Primer
Comment: A must have primer in the physics world. His writing is easy to follow even through some heavy duty stuff.
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Summary: Welcome to hyperspace
Comment: In this painless, friendly, math-devoid dissertation, Michio Kaku attempts to explain the existence of "higher dimensions". These are
abstract concepts and may be hard to accept.
The day will come when mankind will comprehend, utilize, and exploit the means to slip through hyperspace. Whether this road to hyperspace was
mapped out by Dr. Kaku is sheer speculation for now. Neophytes take note: this book is a good start.
Summary: Very Understandable Treatise On The Search For The Theory of Everything
Comment: I truly enjoyed this book. Except for some off-topic ramblings in the middle about the relationship of art to modern science, and some of the author's conceptual aids to help explain or express complex physical theories, I was thoroughly engrossed and mentally stimulated. Kaku has a respectable command of his subject and prose, even if, at times, there was some repetition. (In this type of book, repetition is a given.)
The book is virtually free of mathematics. Consequently, there are places the reader has to take Kaku's explanations and descriptions at face value. Having no math to back up theory isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it leaves even the expert word smith (and I consider Kaku to be one) at a disadvantage. On more than a few occasions I was unable to rap my brain around literal or diagrammatical attempts to explain principles and theories of math and physics. Of course, this might be my failing as a reader instead of Kaku's. It's possible I just didn't get it for the simple reason I didn't want to take the extra time for conceptualizing. (I was more anxious to get to his discussion of multi-dimensional space.)
As opposed to some of the other reviewers, I found the last two sections most enjoyable and enlightening. In the final two sections 'Wormholes' and 'Masters of Hyperspace', Kaku skillfully addresses multi-versus, traveling through time, the death of the cosmos; he encompasses divergent opinions and arguments from various perspectives (math, physics, cosmology, religion), comments on the difference between a God of Order and a God of Miracles, and concludes with a reasoned and hopeful statement about man's ability to solve the mysteries of nature.
I plan on reading more from this author.
-seabgb
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great book !!!
Comment: The book is nicely organized and explains most of the popular theories till date in very basic layman terms which most anybody can understand and keeps you engrossed as you go along. There are also lots of quotes and reactions by all the great minds... Definitely a must read for anyone interested in all the work over 2 centuries by great physicists to understand and search for the unified theory to explain everything in the universe.
Customer Rating:
Summary: String Theory is Easy...
Comment: ...with this book. The author does an excellent job of explaining the theories behind some of the most complex scientific theories to date through the use of analogies and examples. I picked up this book at the tender age of 15 and was riveted to it for weeks, unable to unglue my eyes. A great read for the casual scientific reader looking for someone to sit them down and explain the complexities of the universe.
I'd also recommend The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory
Customer Rating:
Summary: Primer
Comment: A must have primer in the physics world. His writing is easy to follow even through some heavy duty stuff.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Welcome to hyperspace
Comment: In this painless, friendly, math-devoid dissertation, Michio Kaku attempts to explain the existence of "higher dimensions". These are
abstract concepts and may be hard to accept.
The day will come when mankind will comprehend, utilize, and exploit the means to slip through hyperspace. Whether this road to hyperspace was
mapped out by Dr. Kaku is sheer speculation for now. Neophytes take note: this book is a good start.
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