Tag Archives: physics

Book Review: The Accidental Universe

Posted on July 21, 2024 by nathanalbright

The Accidental Universe: The World You Thought You Knew, by Alan Lightman The author of this book things that he is accomplishing the task of explaining the universe, but like so many authors, he merely reveals his own biases and … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Pleasure Of Finding Things Out

Posted on May 30, 2024 by nathanalbright

The Pleasure Of Finding Things Out: The Best Short Works of Richard P. Feynman, by Richard P. Feynman I am not sure when exactly I became a fan of Richard P. Feynman. I was but a small child when he … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Theoretical Minimum

Posted on January 26, 2024 by nathanalbright

The Theoretical Minimum: What You Need To Know To Start Doing Physics, by Leonard Susskind and Geoge Hrabovsky When I first looked at this book, I thought that this book was about the theoretical minimum relating to physics that people needed … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Seven Brief Lessons On Physics

Posted on January 24, 2024 by nathanalbright

Seven Brief Lessons On Physics, by Carlo Rovelli, translated by Simon Carnell and Erica Segre This is the sort of book that could only have come from Italy. There are two reasons for this. The first reason is that the essays on … Continue reading →

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Book Review: I Am Albert Einstein

Posted on December 24, 2018 by nathanalbright

I Am Albert Einsten, by Brad Meltzer, illustrated by Christopher Eliopoulos Compared to the rest of the books of the series I have read (five so far, reviews forthcoming), this is perhaps the most enjoyable of them.  Part of that … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Physics: A Short History

Posted on September 26, 2017 by nathanalbright

Physics:  A Short History:  From Quintessence To Quarks, by J.L. Heilbron For the most part, this book is an excellent and somewhat high-level look at the larger patterns of the history of physics from ancient Greece to today.  Yet there … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Meaning Of Relativity

Posted on September 26, 2017 by nathanalbright

The Meaning Of Relativity, by Albert Einstein It’s a good thing this book has an introduction, because this particular work presents a bit of a conundrum for many readers, myself included.  This short book, which including two appendices of some … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Copenhagen

Posted on July 14, 2017 by nathanalbright

Copenhagen, by Michael Frayn Those who know me are well aware of my own tendency to chronicle and overanalyze my frequent awkward conversations [1].  This play is basically the attempt through research and analysis to provide a decisive interpretation of … Continue reading →

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Audiobook Review: The Science Of Interstellar

Posted on April 10, 2016 by nathanalbright

The Science Of Interstellar, by Kip Thorne It is entirely unsurprising, when one thinks about the larger picture, why noted filmmaker Christopher Nolan wrote the foreword to this book, read ably throughout by Eric Michael Summerer. Interstellar was one of … Continue reading →

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A Grand And Fragile Unity

Posted on December 15, 2014 by nathanalbright

[Spoiler Notice: This blog entry contains spoilers about the film “The Theory of Everything.” Consider yourself warned.] This afternoon, after work and before running some of my usual errands, I went to watch a film as I sometimes do. I … Continue reading →

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