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Title: Atom : An Odyssey from the Big Bang to Life on Earth...and Beyond by Lawrence M. Krauss ISBN: 0-316-49946-3 Publisher: Little Brown & Company Pub. Date: 01 April, 2001 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.2 (10 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Nothing new, but well told
Comment: The idea of following the adventures of an atom from the Big Bang to far future certainly isn't new. David Darlings "Deep time: The Journey of a Subatomic Particle from the Moment of Creation to the Death of the Universe - and Beyond" (Delacorte, 1989) was there a decade ago. Still, Krauss tells a good yarn and has a chatty, user-friendly style that never lets his reader get too lost in the physics of this cosmic trek. Not perhaps for those who keep well abreast of the latest science, but a painless introduction to cosmology, quantum physics and the evolution of life for the neophyte.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Monumental New Work
Comment: This is a monumental new book which should become a science classic. It is ambitious and broad ranging, yet lyrical and accessible at the same time. It a remarkable piece of science writing by a well known scientist. The scale and breadth of the topics covered compares favorably to Sagan's Cosmos, while the cultural references that help add a human touch are reminiscent of Bronowski's books. This is a story that captures our place in the cosmos by focussing on the life history of a single oxygen atom. In so doing, it personalizes a truly cosmic tale that goes well beyond physics, covering much of modern science. It is certainly Krauss' best book to date, even better than The Physics of Star Trek. The reviewer who indicated it is not new is also off base. Comparing it to books written a dozen years ago is silly. Much of the science discussed here was not even speculated about a dozen years ago!
Rating: 5
Summary: An amazing book
Comment: This is the best introductory book for those who think they don't have what it takes to dab into cosmology but would like to give it a try. My mom who never went beyound the 8th grade in school would have an easy time reading and understanding the topics of this book (but then again, she enjoys the countless hours we spend outside staring through the telescope's eyepiece even when we can't find anything cool to observe). If you have always wanted to give cosmology a try, this book is for you.
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Title: Quintessence: The Mystery of the Missing Mass by Lawrence M. Krauss ISBN: 0465037410 Publisher: Basic Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: The Physics of Star Trek by Lawrence M. Krauss ISBN: 0060977108 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 25 September, 1996 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Fear of Physics: A Guide for the Perplexed by Lawrence M. Krauss ISBN: 0465023673 Publisher: Basic Books Pub. Date: October, 1994 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: Eureka!: Scientific Breakthroughs that Changed the World by Leslie Alan Horvitz ISBN: 0471402761 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 04 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Measuring Eternity : The Search for the Beginning of Time by Martin Gorst ISBN: 0767908449 Publisher: Broadway Pub. Date: 12 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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