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Book Review: Quantum Physics of Atoms, Molecules, Solids, Nuclei, and Particles by Eisberg & Resnick

May 23rd, 2009 No Comments

My Goodreads Review
rating: 4 of 5 stars
Quantum physics is notoriously for crushing the enthusiasm of many a young physics student with a massive iron club of mathematics but this is a surprisingly gentle introduction that doesn’t sacrifice the theory.
Quantum theory grew out of investigations into atoms and the basic approach of [...]

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Book Review: The Fabric of Reality by David Deutsche

March 27th, 2009 No Comments

My Goodreads Review
rating: 3 of 5 stars

This is David Deutsch’s plea to the scientific world to tear down the separation between theory and their own worldviews and truly own the picture of reality that modern physics has painted for us. He begs that we take our theories seriously as fundamental paradigms and not [...]

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