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Physics For Entertainment

by Yakov Perelman • 1913

A bullet fired in a vacuum would fly forty kilometers; in air, it barely clears four.

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🍎 Everyday Physics ⚙️ Classical Physics 🧩 Physics Puzzles

Physics For Entertainment 91%

A bullet fired in a vacuum would fly forty kilometers; in air, it barely clears four.

by Yakov Perelman 1913

4.54

82 ratings

🍎 Everyday Physics ⚙️ Classical Physics 🧩 Physics Puzzles

Objective Physics Vol 1 for NEET

by D.C. Pandey • 2016

NEET physics stripped to essentials: the laws, formulas, and logic that earn marks.

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📝 Exam Preparation 🔭 Classical Physics 🧮 Problem Solving

Objective Physics Vol 1 for NEET Summary

Objective Physics Vol 1 for NEET 91%

NEET physics stripped to essentials: the laws, formulas, and logic that earn marks.

by D.C. Pandey 2016

3.82

222 ratings

📝 Exam Preparation 🔭 Classical Physics 🧮 Problem Solving

Feyman's Tips on Physics

by Richard P. Feynman • 2005

Four lost Feynman lectures: the math instincts and gyroscopic thinking his famous course left out.

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🏗️ Classical Mechanics ✏️ Physics Problem Solving ➡️ Vector Calculus

Feyman's Tips on Physics 91%

Four lost Feynman lectures: the math instincts and gyroscopic thinking his famous course left out.

by Richard P. Feynman 2005

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495 ratings

🏗️ Classical Mechanics ✏️ Physics Problem Solving ➡️ Vector Calculus

Why Does E=mc2? by Cox, Brian, Forshaw, Jeff [Da Capo Press, 2010] (Paperback) [Paperback]

by Cox • 2009

Chase a light beam: it still outruns you. That single fact rebuilds spacetime from scratch.

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⚛️ Modern Physics 🕰️ Relativity Theory 🔭 Theoretical Physics

Why Does E=mc2? by Cox, Brian, Forshaw, Jeff [Da Capo Press, 2010] (Paperback) [Paperback] Summary

Why Does E=mc2? by Cox, Brian, Forshaw, Jeff [Da Capo Press, 2010] (Paperback) [Paperback] 91%

Chase a light beam: it still outruns you. That single fact rebuilds spacetime from scratch.

by Cox 2009

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10k+ ratings

⚛️ Modern Physics 🕰️ Relativity Theory 🔭 Theoretical Physics

Six Easy Pieces

by Richard P. Feynman • 1994

Six core physics lessons on atoms, energy, gravity, and the quantum world's strangest behavior.

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🧱 Foundational Physics ⚛️ Atomic Theory 🍎 Classical Physics

Six Easy Pieces 91%

Six core physics lessons on atoms, energy, gravity, and the quantum world's strangest behavior.

by Richard P. Feynman 1994

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31k+ ratings

🧱 Foundational Physics ⚛️ Atomic Theory 🍎 Classical Physics

The Feynman Lectures on Physics

by Richard P. Feynman • 1964

A comb's spark to a star's light: the one logic Feynman used to rebuild physics.

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🧲 Electromagnetism ⚛️ Modern Physics 🏛️ Classical Physics

The Feynman Lectures on Physics 90%

A comb's spark to a star's light: the one logic Feynman used to rebuild physics.

by Richard P. Feynman 1964

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8k+ ratings

🧲 Electromagnetism ⚛️ Modern Physics 🏛️ Classical Physics

Quantum Physics

by Jared Hendricks • 2015

Particles walk through walls and talk across galaxies. At quantum scales, impossible is the rule.

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🧪 Quantum Mechanics 📚 Popular Science ⚛️ Particle Physics

Quantum Physics 90%

Particles walk through walls and talk across galaxies. At quantum scales, impossible is the rule.

by Jared Hendricks 2015

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105 ratings

🧪 Quantum Mechanics 📚 Popular Science ⚛️ Particle Physics

The Biggest Ideas in the Universe

by Sean Carroll • 2022

How equations reveal curved spacetime and time's arrow, no physics degree required.

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🧠 Theoretical Physics ⚙️ Classical Mechanics 🕳️ General Relativity

The Biggest Ideas in the Universe Summary

The Biggest Ideas in the Universe 90%

How equations reveal curved spacetime and time's arrow, no physics degree required.

by Sean Carroll 2022

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2k+ ratings

🧠 Theoretical Physics ⚙️ Classical Mechanics 🕳️ General Relativity

The God Equation

by Michio Kaku • 2021

Three forces unified. Gravity alone resists. The ten-dimensional theory that might finally crack it.

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🧮 Theoretical Physics 📜 History Of Physics 🎻 String Theory

The God Equation 90%

Three forces unified. Gravity alone resists. The ten-dimensional theory that might finally crack it.

by Michio Kaku 2021

4.11

9k+ ratings

🧮 Theoretical Physics 📜 History Of Physics 🎻 String Theory

Neutrino

by Frank Close • 2010

The Sun's neutrinos went missing for thirty years. The culprit was stranger than a broken star.

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🔬 Particle Physics ☀️ Solar Physics ⚛️ Experimental Physics

Neutrino 90%

The Sun's neutrinos went missing for thirty years. The culprit was stranger than a broken star.

by Frank Close 2010

4.08

718 ratings

🔬 Particle Physics ☀️ Solar Physics ⚛️ Experimental Physics

Introduction to Quantum Mechanics

by David J. Griffiths • 1994

Schrödinger equation, solved. Approximation methods, explained. The undergraduate quantum standard.

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🌌 Quantum Mechanics ⚛️ Theoretical Physics 📘 Undergraduate Textbooks

Introduction to Quantum Mechanics Summary

Introduction to Quantum Mechanics 90%

Schrödinger equation, solved. Approximation methods, explained. The undergraduate quantum standard.

by David J. Griffiths 1994

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3k+ ratings

🌌 Quantum Mechanics ⚛️ Theoretical Physics 📘 Undergraduate Textbooks

The Elephant in the Universe

by Govert Schilling • 2022

Eighty-four percent of matter is invisible. A century-long hunt has yet to catch it.

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🌌 Cosmology ⚛️ Particle Physics 📜 History Of Science

The Elephant in the Universe 90%

Eighty-four percent of matter is invisible. A century-long hunt has yet to catch it.

by Govert Schilling 2022

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265 ratings

🌌 Cosmology ⚛️ Particle Physics 📜 History Of Science

Antimatter

by Frank Close • 2009

Half the universe should be antimatter. That it vanished is physics' most persistent mystery.

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🧲 Particle Physics 📜 History Of Science 💥 Matter And Energy

Antimatter 90%

Half the universe should be antimatter. That it vanished is physics' most persistent mystery.

by Frank Close 2009

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1k+ ratings

🧲 Particle Physics 📜 History Of Science 💥 Matter And Energy

The God Particle

by Leon M. Lederman • 1993

All the universe's fundamental pieces are known but one: the particle responsible for mass.

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⚛️ Particle Physics 📜 History Of Physics 🌊 Quantum Mechanics

The God Particle 90%

All the universe's fundamental pieces are known but one: the particle responsible for mass.

by Leon M. Lederman 1993

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⚛️ Particle Physics 📜 History Of Physics 🌊 Quantum Mechanics

The Universe in Your Hand

by Christophe Galfard • 2015

Why time slows at high speed, space is never empty, 95% of the universe is missing.

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🧪 Theoretical Physics 🌌 Cosmology ⏳ Relativity

The Universe in Your Hand 89%

Why time slows at high speed, space is never empty, 95% of the universe is missing.

by Christophe Galfard 2015

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7k+ ratings

🧪 Theoretical Physics 🌌 Cosmology ⏳ Relativity

Gravity

by James B. Hartle • 2002

Gravity is spacetime curvature. An undergraduate textbook from special relativity to black holes.

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🌌 General Relativity 📐 Spacetime Geometry 🕳️ Black Holes

Gravity 89%

Gravity is spacetime curvature. An undergraduate textbook from special relativity to black holes.

by James B. Hartle 2002

4.25

158 ratings

🌌 General Relativity 📐 Spacetime Geometry 🕳️ Black Holes

Make

by Charles Platt • 2008

From Ohm's Law to Arduino: learn electronics by building, breaking, and fixing circuits.

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⚡ Electronic Fundamentals 🔌 Circuit Building 🛠️ Hobbyist Electronics

Make 89%

From Ohm's Law to Arduino: learn electronics by building, breaking, and fixing circuits.

by Charles Platt 2008

4.27

1k+ ratings

⚡ Electronic Fundamentals 🔌 Circuit Building 🛠️ Hobbyist Electronics

The Physics of Superheroes

by James Kakalios • 2006

Superman's leap, Gwen Stacy's fall: real physics hides inside comic book panels.

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🧪 Pop Science 🎬 Pop-Culture Science 📚 Comic Book Science

The Physics of Superheroes 89%

Superman's leap, Gwen Stacy's fall: real physics hides inside comic book panels.

by James Kakalios 2006

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3k+ ratings

🧪 Pop Science 🎬 Pop-Culture Science 📚 Comic Book Science

Children Are from Heaven

by John Gray • 2000

Reality is fields, not particles, and everyday physics is already completely mapped.

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⚛️ Quantum Physics 🌌 Modern Physics 📝 Theoretical Physics

Children Are from Heaven 89%

Reality is fields, not particles, and everyday physics is already completely mapped.

by John Gray 2000

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2k+ ratings

⚛️ Quantum Physics 🌌 Modern Physics 📝 Theoretical Physics

The Particle at the End of the Universe

by Sean Carroll • 2012

An invisible field gives matter its mass. The half-century hunt to detect its faint vibration.

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🧿 Particle Physics 🔬 Big Science 🌑 Dark Matter

The Particle at the End of the Universe Summary

The Particle at the End of the Universe 89%

An invisible field gives matter its mass. The half-century hunt to detect its faint vibration.

by Sean Carroll 2012

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4k+ ratings

🧿 Particle Physics 🔬 Big Science 🌑 Dark Matter

Quantum Mechanics

by Leonard Susskind • 2014

The physics degree you never got: quantum states as vectors, and the math that replaces intuition.

4.33

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🧪 Quantum Mechanics 📐 Mathematical Physics ⚛️ Theoretical Physics

Quantum Mechanics 89%

The physics degree you never got: quantum states as vectors, and the math that replaces intuition.

by Leonard Susskind 2014

4.33

2k+ ratings

🧪 Quantum Mechanics 📐 Mathematical Physics ⚛️ Theoretical Physics

The Quantum Universe

by Brian Cox • 2011

A theory that defies common sense underlies transistors, lasers, and every atom in your body.

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⚛️ Quantum Mechanics 📖 Popular Physics 💥 Particle Physics

The Quantum Universe 89%

A theory that defies common sense underlies transistors, lasers, and every atom in your body.

by Brian Cox 2011

3.76

5k+ ratings

⚛️ Quantum Mechanics 📖 Popular Physics 💥 Particle Physics

Astronomy For Dummies by Stephen P. Maran

by Stephen Maran • 1999

No math, no jargon: the astronomy guide that starts with 'look up' and builds from there.

3.86

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☄️ Amateur Astronomy 🌌 Popular Astronomy 🔭 Stargazing Guides

Astronomy For Dummies by Stephen P. Maran Summary

Astronomy For Dummies by Stephen P. Maran 89%

No math, no jargon: the astronomy guide that starts with 'look up' and builds from there.

by Stephen Maran 1999

3.86

637 ratings

☄️ Amateur Astronomy 🌌 Popular Astronomy 🔭 Stargazing Guides

The Quantum Rules

by Kunal K. Das • 2013

Quantum laws don't just govern particles: they explain why relationships fail and time speeds up.

3.61

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🔬 Quantum Metaphors ⚛️ Popular Physics 💭 Everyday Philosophy

The Quantum Rules 89%

Quantum laws don't just govern particles: they explain why relationships fail and time speeds up.

by Kunal K. Das 2013

3.61

256 ratings

🔬 Quantum Metaphors ⚛️ Popular Physics 💭 Everyday Philosophy

Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

by Neil deGrasse Tyson • 2017

From cosmic speck to the atoms in your bones: a quick tour of the universe.

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🪐 Astrophysics Explainers 🔭 Modern Cosmology ✨ Cosmic Awe

Astrophysics for People in a Hurry Summary

Astrophysics for People in a Hurry 89%

From cosmic speck to the atoms in your bones: a quick tour of the universe.

by Neil deGrasse Tyson 2017

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210k+ ratings

🪐 Astrophysics Explainers 🔭 Modern Cosmology ✨ Cosmic Awe

What Is Relativity?

by Jeffrey O. Bennett • 2014

Why time slows down, space shrinks, and gravity isn't a force: the plain-English version.

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⏱️ Relativity 🌌 Cosmology 🧠 Conceptual Physics

What Is Relativity? 89%

Why time slows down, space shrinks, and gravity isn't a force: the plain-English version.

by Jeffrey O. Bennett 2014

4.33

551 ratings

⏱️ Relativity 🌌 Cosmology 🧠 Conceptual Physics

Dreams of a Final Theory

by Steven Weinberg • 1987

Fundamental physics stalled in the 1970s. The only clues left are beauty and symmetry.

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🌌 Fundamental Physics ⚛️ Quantum Physics 🤔 Philosophy Of Science

Dreams of a Final Theory 89%

Fundamental physics stalled in the 1970s. The only clues left are beauty and symmetry.

by Steven Weinberg 1987

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🌌 Fundamental Physics ⚛️ Quantum Physics 🤔 Philosophy Of Science

How to Teach Quantum Physics to Your Dog

by Chad Orzel • 2009

Quantum physics is baffling. The best way to understand it: talk it over with a dog.

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⚛️ Quantum Mechanics 📚 Popular Physics 🧠 Copenhagen Interpretation

How to Teach Quantum Physics to Your Dog Summary

How to Teach Quantum Physics to Your Dog 89%

Quantum physics is baffling. The best way to understand it: talk it over with a dog.

by Chad Orzel 2009

3.91

3k+ ratings

⚛️ Quantum Mechanics 📚 Popular Physics 🧠 Copenhagen Interpretation

The Theory of Almost Everything

by Robert Oerter • 2005

The Standard Model explains everything we see except gravity, but 85% of the universe is missing.

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⚛️ Particle Physics 🌀 Quantum Mechanics ⏳ Relativity

The Theory of Almost Everything 89%

The Standard Model explains everything we see except gravity, but 85% of the universe is missing.

by Robert Oerter 2005

4.08

808 ratings

⚛️ Particle Physics 🌀 Quantum Mechanics ⏳ Relativity

Physics of the Impossible

by Michio Kaku • 2008

Sci-fi's wildest tech, sorted by a physicist: what's coming this century, and what breaks reality.

4.09

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⚛️ Theoretical Physics 🔮 Speculative Science 📖 Popular Physics

Physics of the Impossible 89%

Sci-fi's wildest tech, sorted by a physicist: what's coming this century, and what breaks reality.

by Michio Kaku 2008

4.09

42k+ ratings

⚛️ Theoretical Physics 🔮 Speculative Science 📖 Popular Physics

Relativity

by Albert Einstein • 1916

Space and time are not an empty stage; they flex, bend, and stretch the rules of reality.

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🧬 Theoretical Physics 🌌 General Relativity ⚛️ Special Relativity

Relativity 89%

Space and time are not an empty stage; they flex, bend, and stretch the rules of reality.

by Albert Einstein 1916

4.20

23k+ ratings

🧬 Theoretical Physics 🌌 General Relativity ⚛️ Special Relativity

Reality is Not What it Seems

by Carlo Rovelli • 2014

The universe has no bottom: particles dissolve into fields, space into grains, time into ignorance.

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📐 Theoretical Physics 📜 History Of Science ⚛️ Quantum Mechanics

Reality is Not What it Seems 89%

The universe has no bottom: particles dissolve into fields, space into grains, time into ignorance.

by Carlo Rovelli 2014

4.33

17k+ ratings

📐 Theoretical Physics 📜 History Of Science ⚛️ Quantum Mechanics

The Science of Interstellar

by Kip S. Thorne • 2015

Black holes bend time. Wormholes need exotic matter. Interstellar's physicist explains.

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🧠 Theoretical Physics 🌌 Black Holes ⏱️ General Relativity

The Science of Interstellar 89%

Black holes bend time. Wormholes need exotic matter. Interstellar's physicist explains.

by Kip S. Thorne 2015

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7k+ ratings

🧠 Theoretical Physics 🌌 Black Holes ⏱️ General Relativity

"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!"

by Richard P. Feynman • 1985

Safe-cracking, bongos, and a fatal O-ring: a Nobel laureate's life of fearless curiosity.

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🧮 Theoretical Physics ☢️ Midcentury Science ⚖️ Scientific Integrity

"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" Summary

"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" 89%

Safe-cracking, bongos, and a fatal O-ring: a Nobel laureate's life of fearless curiosity.

by Richard P. Feynman 1985

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219k+ ratings

🧮 Theoretical Physics ☢️ Midcentury Science ⚖️ Scientific Integrity

Einstein's Fridge

by Paul Sen • 2021

The science of heat built the modern world and governs time's arrow, life, and black holes.

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📜 History Of Physics 🔥 Thermodynamics 🔬 History Of Science

Einstein's Fridge 89%

The science of heat built the modern world and governs time's arrow, life, and black holes.

by Paul Sen 2021

4.26

989 ratings

📜 History Of Physics 🔥 Thermodynamics 🔬 History Of Science

Vector

by Robyn Arianrhod • 2024

Your GPS and AI depend on a 19th-century algebra that broke the rules of arithmetic.

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🧮 History Of Mathematics ⚛️ Mathematical Physics 🔭 History Of Physics

Vector 89%

Your GPS and AI depend on a 19th-century algebra that broke the rules of arithmetic.

by Robyn Arianrhod 2024

4.05

163 ratings

🧮 History Of Mathematics ⚛️ Mathematical Physics 🔭 History Of Physics

Quantum Man

by Lawrence M. Krauss • 2011

Feynman drew pictures of particles, insisted experiment trumps elegance, and rebuilt modern physics.

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⚛️ Particle Physics 🌀 Quantum Physics 📐 Theoretical Physics

Quantum Man 89%

Feynman drew pictures of particles, insisted experiment trumps elegance, and rebuilt modern physics.

by Lawrence M. Krauss 2011

4.07

4k+ ratings

⚛️ Particle Physics 🌀 Quantum Physics 📐 Theoretical Physics

Engineering Mechanics

by Russell C. Hibbeler • 1992

From particles to rigid bodies: a methodical path through statics, dynamics, and vibrations.

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⚙️ Engineering Mechanics 🔧 Mechanical Engineering 🏗️ Structural Analysis

Engineering Mechanics 89%

From particles to rigid bodies: a methodical path through statics, dynamics, and vibrations.

by Russell C. Hibbeler 1992

4.06

205 ratings

⚙️ Engineering Mechanics 🔧 Mechanical Engineering 🏗️ Structural Analysis

The Grand Design

by Stephen W. Hawking • 2010

A landscape of 10^500 possible universes explains the fine-tuning of ours, no designer required.

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⚛️ Theoretical Physics 🌀 Quantum Cosmology 📜 History Of Science

The Grand Design 89%

A landscape of 10^500 possible universes explains the fine-tuning of ours, no designer required.

by Stephen W. Hawking 2010

4.06

78k+ ratings

⚛️ Theoretical Physics 🌀 Quantum Cosmology 📜 History Of Science

The Pleasure of Finding Things Out

by Richard P. Feynman • 1999

Before you can do great science, you must stop lying to yourself. A Nobel laureate explains.

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🔬 Particle Physics ⚛️ Quantum Mechanics 🛡️ Scientific Integrity

The Pleasure of Finding Things Out Summary

The Pleasure of Finding Things Out 89%

Before you can do great science, you must stop lying to yourself. A Nobel laureate explains.

by Richard P. Feynman 1999

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🔬 Particle Physics ⚛️ Quantum Mechanics 🛡️ Scientific Integrity

The Fabric of the Cosmos

by Brian Greene • 2004

Space stretches, time is relative, and your present moment is an illusion.

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⚛️ Modern Physics 🌌 Cosmology ⏱️ Relativity

The Fabric of the Cosmos 89%

Space stretches, time is relative, and your present moment is an illusion.

by Brian Greene 2004

4.13

41k+ ratings

⚛️ Modern Physics 🌌 Cosmology ⏱️ Relativity

Street-Fighting Mathematics

by Sanjoy Mahajan • 2010

A toolkit for rough-and-ready problem solving: estimate with units, symmetry, and clever shortcuts.

3.74

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✏️ Back-Of-The-Envelope 📏 Dimensional Analysis 💡 Heuristic Reasoning

Street-Fighting Mathematics 88%

A toolkit for rough-and-ready problem solving: estimate with units, symmetry, and clever shortcuts.

by Sanjoy Mahajan 2010

3.74

236 ratings

✏️ Back-Of-The-Envelope 📏 Dimensional Analysis 💡 Heuristic Reasoning

Geons, Black Holes and Quantum Foam

by Kenneth W. Ford • 1998

He rushed to build the bomb. Decades later, he named black holes and chased quantum foam.

4.16

352

⚛️ Nuclear Physics 🌌 Quantum Gravity 📜 History Of Physics

Geons, Black Holes and Quantum Foam Summary

Geons, Black Holes and Quantum Foam 88%

He rushed to build the bomb. Decades later, he named black holes and chased quantum foam.

by Kenneth W. Ford 1998

4.16

352 ratings

⚛️ Nuclear Physics 🌌 Quantum Gravity 📜 History Of Physics

Quantum Computing for Everyone

by Chris Bernhardt • 2019

A guide that starts with a single qubit and ends with breaking RSA encryption.

4.06

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🧑‍💻 Quantum Computing ⚛️ Quantum Mechanics 🤖 Quantum Algorithms

Quantum Computing for Everyone 88%

A guide that starts with a single qubit and ends with breaking RSA encryption.

by Chris Bernhardt 2019

4.06

557 ratings

🧑‍💻 Quantum Computing ⚛️ Quantum Mechanics 🤖 Quantum Algorithms

Force

by Dan Cleather • 2021

Athletic power is about impulse, not peak force. Most training methods ignore this.

4.25

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🦴 Biomechanics 🏋️ Strength And Conditioning 💪 Force Production

Force 88%

Athletic power is about impulse, not peak force. Most training methods ignore this.

by Dan Cleather 2021

4.25

151 ratings

🦴 Biomechanics 🏋️ Strength And Conditioning 💪 Force Production

How to Dunk a Doughnut

by Len Fisher • 2002

A physicist unpacks the hidden forces inside a doughnut dunk, a boiled egg, and a boomerang.

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🧪 Everyday Science 🍞 Food Science 🔬 Applied Physics

How to Dunk a Doughnut 88%

A physicist unpacks the hidden forces inside a doughnut dunk, a boiled egg, and a boomerang.

by Len Fisher 2002

3.34

277 ratings

🧪 Everyday Science 🍞 Food Science 🔬 Applied Physics

Lost in Math

by Sabine Hossenfelder • 2018

Theoretical physics is stuck. The culprit isn't bad math, but a fixation on elegant theories.

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⚛️ Theoretical Physics 🤔 Philosophy Of Physics 🎨 Aesthetic Bias In Science

Lost in Math 88%

Theoretical physics is stuck. The culprit isn't bad math, but a fixation on elegant theories.

by Sabine Hossenfelder 2018

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3k+ ratings

⚛️ Theoretical Physics 🤔 Philosophy Of Physics 🎨 Aesthetic Bias In Science

Seven Brief Lessons on Physics

by Carlo Rovelli • 2014

Space bends. Time is an illusion. Seven short lessons on the universe as it actually is.

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Seven Brief Lessons on Physics 88%

Space bends. Time is an illusion. Seven short lessons on the universe as it actually is.

by Carlo Rovelli 2014

3.98

68k+ ratings

Bad Astronomy

by Philip Plait • 2002

From seasons to tides to falling stars: what you've gotten wrong about the night sky.

4.04

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Bad Astronomy 88%

From seasons to tides to falling stars: what you've gotten wrong about the night sky.

by Philip Plait 2002

4.04

6k+ ratings

The Hunt for Vulcan

by Thomas Levenson • 2015

The planet Vulcan was astronomy's biggest mistake. Correcting it required rewriting gravity.

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🔭 History Of Science 🌠 Astronomy History 🍎 Newtonian Mechanics

The Hunt for Vulcan 88%

The planet Vulcan was astronomy's biggest mistake. Correcting it required rewriting gravity.

by Thomas Levenson 2015

4.06

2k+ ratings

🔭 History Of Science 🌠 Astronomy History 🍎 Newtonian Mechanics

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