Customer Reviews
Very Dissapointed - By: George Evans, 10 Nov 2008 
I was very dissapointed with this book but it serves me right as I bought it based on the hype. I cringed with just about every hack joke or wittism he tried. If you think you'll learn something even mildly serious about QM or are seeking painless enlightenment, this book is pointless even within its genre - read Feynmans QED & Six not so Easy Peaces (which are, really, once explained by Feynman.)These two simple books (with just a bit more of well worthwhile effort) you'll find will round rings around Chown. If you want enlightenment on Cosmology go for Asimov. If you know something about QM already you'll spot & cringe at the often mixed-up attemps to explain many things. The cartoon style cover does this book good justice though.
An excellent non-specialist account - By: Sid Nuncius, 06 Oct 2008 
This is a first-rate book. If you're looking for an account of the current state of Quantum Mechanics & Relativity which is accessible to a non-scientist & takes you from the basics through to most recent developments, this is for you. It is easy to read, but doesn't fudge issues or patronise & has real intellectual weight beneath a thoroughly good-humoured surface. Marcus Chown has been one of our best scientific writersin journals like New Scientist for many years & has already written several really good books. This is well up to standard & I recommend it without reservation. A cracker.
The most complex topic in the easiest way to read - By: Roberto Seminario, 02 Oct 2008 After sometime of looking for a reading about quantum theory & relativity & after trying to read few books, I can tell now: I understand quantum theory & relativity. Previously, I tried some books but always the reading was soin the sky. This book lands all these complex concepts through simple examples giving you a clear view of the wonders that are hidden from our daily lives but keep our world running together.
