A Briefer History of Time by Stephen Hawking, Leonard Mlodinow
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Book Reviews of A Briefer History of Time
Book Review: Underwhelmed
Summary: 3 Stars
While this book is shorter and more entertaining than its not-as-brief predecessor, I found it still unable to make the very esoteric subjects of space-time curvature, quantum mechanics and the behavior of sub-atomic particles understandable to me (MS Computer Science). Hawking clearly has a great sense of humor, and his effort to explain some of the results of his life's work to the general public is laudable, but this book failed to do that, at least for this reader.Book Review: Decent, short book with color illustrations
Summary: 3 Stars
Yeah, there is some interesting things in here. It is quite accessible to the lay reader like me. By the end though it is either too simplified or it is just a bunch of gobbleligook. I was left wondering, do people really believe this stuff? P-branes and super strings. Yeah, baby.