Customer Reviews
Excellent choice for someone new to physics - By: Malcolm Black, 13 Sep 2007 
I don't agree with Ken at all. OK so the book is short, but do all books have to be 500 page blockbusters? It is printed with large print & wide (not double) spacing, making it a joy to read. The 'illustrations' are incredible full colour graphics. The graphic showing the earth spiraling into the sun might, perhaps, have been left out, but most other graphics are far from trivial & really add to the text. For instance, the electron interference graphic/picture will make you think you've been teleported to CERN.
Kemp's review is much fairer. I have a physics degree & read through this book quickly, without having to re-read anything. OK, you might say, you have a physics degree. But I stumblein other 'popular' books - I'm having to reread(even rewrite!) Polkinghorne's 'very short introduction to Quantum Physics' to get anywhere at all!
I would have no hesitationin buying this book as a great Xmas present for a 14 or 70 year old who wanted to know something about physics.
Well worth reading by anyone with an enquiring mind - By: T. Kemp, 15 Sep 2006 
The first time I read this book I was left feeling dissapointed. However after re-reading certain sections of the book a few times, the ideas become easier to grasp & really blow your mind when you realise what they mean. Anyone who would like to know what the theory of relatively is, have an idea of the classical views on the universe, or a little about quantum mechanics without studying themin great detail should consider reading this book. It is a very rewarding read.
Very Disappointing - By: Ken, 11 Jan 2006 
This publication barely deserves the title of "book". It covers it's topicsin the same depth as the introductionin other popular science books. It offers very little that is new & covers none of itin depth.
The book is very short. In order to fill space, it is printed double spaced & contains far too many trivial illustrations. e.g. mention is made that if conditions were different from those observed, the earth could spiral into the sun. This is illustrated by a half page graphic showing a spiral with a representation of the earth at one end & one of the sun at the other!
If you want a book with a prestigious author's name on the cover on your bookshelf, then this is the one for you. Otherwise avoid it.
far from the truth about universe - By: , 10 Dec 2005 This book shows the deep confusionin the current understanding of the cosmos. Entities like dark matter, dark energy, strings & many other oddities of modern science are discussedin one incomplete picture of the universe. Nature cannot be that whimsical & complicated. It has to be counterintuitive & simplein its basic terms. If you are looking for an elegant & complete picture of the universe then you may also read Eugene Savov’s Theory of Interaction the Simplest Explanation of Everything. Theory of interaction reveals the origin of the universe, space bodies & mindin terms of found patterns of unifying interaction.
