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Title: Other Worlds by P. C. W. Davies ISBN: 0-14-013877-3 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: May, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (3 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Great Read, but not one of Davies' Best...
Comment: I really enjoy reading Paul Davies' books. Davies is a nice departure from many science writers who cannot come to a non-physicist level when explaining a concept. In down-to-earth terms, he explains anti-matter and how Einstein's theories explain much about time and space.
The reason I don't give this book 5 stars is that it is one of Davies' earlier writings (originally published in 1980). I think he's improved over the years, and one of the best reads I've had from Davies is his "The Last Three Minutes." "Other Worlds" is a great read, but it never seems to achieve it's objective. At the onset, you're expecting to learn how alternate existences and parallel universes may exist or at least be explained mathematically, and if they do exist, what is their physical representation. To me, however, the whole point of the book is lost in deep explanations regarding electron paths and variances along those paths, etc. How these variances apply to "Other Worlds" is never clearly explained. At least to me.
Still, it's a Davies book, and they're very interesting to read. He puts scientific principles in layman's terms without insulting one's intelligence. Overall, I recommend this book, even though I'd recommend reading some of his later works first.
Enjoy!
Rating: 5
Summary: Quantum mechanics and the multiverse.
Comment: This book is an excellent introduction to quantum mechanics, the uncertainty principle and their consequences for spacetime and the universe: the coexistence of countless parallel worlds.
As always, Paul Davies' explanations are clear, easily understandable and intriguing.
He gives us an answer for all kind of questions.
Why are common sense and determinism illusions? What is superspace? What is an infinite-dimensional superworld?
Until he arrives at the ultimate one: why do we find ourselves living in this particular universe rather than one of the myriad others? Here he remains silent ... for the moment.
A super intriguing book. Not to be missed.
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent layman's introduction to quantum theory
Comment: I learned quantum theory in college 15 years ago. Reading this book, I gained insights I never had back then. If you want a clear non-technical introduction to the subject, this book is for you. It stretches the mind with possibilities such as alternate universes.
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Title: The Ghost in the Atom : A Discussion of the Mysteries of Quantum Physics by P. C. W. Davies, Julian R. Brown ISBN: 0521457289 Publisher: Cambridge University Press Pub. Date: 30 July, 1993 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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Title: Are We Alone?: Philosophical Implications of the Discovery of Extraterrestrial Life by P. C. W. Davies ISBN: 0465004199 Publisher: Basic Books Pub. Date: August, 1996 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: How to Build a Time Machine by P. C. W. Davies ISBN: 0670030635 Publisher: Viking Press Pub. Date: 28 February, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Superstrings : A Theory of Everything? by P. C. W. Davies, Julian R. Brown ISBN: 052143775X Publisher: Cambridge University Press Pub. Date: 31 July, 1992 List Price(USD): $19.00 |
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Title: The Last Three Minutes: Conjectures About the Ultimate Fate of the Universe (Science Masters Series) by P. C. W. Davies ISBN: 0465038514 Publisher: Basic Books Pub. Date: January, 1997 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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