Physics

Physics is the natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through space and time, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.

What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
The Other Einstein
Nikola Tesla: Imagination and the Man That Invented the 20th Century
Time Travel
Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World
The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself
My Brief History
The Einstein Theory of Relativity
Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words
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Human Universe
A Universe from Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather Than Nothing
The Hunt for Vulcan: . . . And How Albert Einstein Destroyed a Planet, Discovered Relativity, and Deciphered the Universe
The Accidental Universe: The World You Thought You Knew
A Brief History of Time
The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory
The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character
The Grand Design
QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter
Six Easy Pieces: Essentials of Physics By Its Most Brilliant Teacher
Physics of the Impossible: A Scientific Exploration into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel
The Feynman Lectures on Physics
The Universe in a Nutshell
The Hidden Reality: Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos
Hyperspace
Cosmos
A Universe from Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather Than Nothing
The Road to Reality: A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe
Birth of a Theorem by Cédric VillaniLove and Math by Edward FrenkelWhat Is Mathematics? by Richard CourantA Survey of Physical Theory by Max PlanckFrom Here to Infinity by Ian Stewart
Rigorous Popular Science Books
10 books — 3 voters
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. KuhnTimaeus by PlatoA Brief History of Time by Stephen HawkingGuns, Germs and Steel by Jared DiamondRelativity by Albert Einstein
History and Philosophy of Science
60 books — 17 voters

Chernobyl 01 by Andrew LeatherbarrowA Guidebook to Nuclear Reactors by Anthony V. NeroCommand and Control by Eric SchlosserIntroduction to Nuclear Science, Second Edition by Jeff C BryanVoices from Chernobyl by Svetlana Alexievich
Nuclear Science Studies
23 books — 2 voters
The Feynman Lectures on Physics by Richard FeynmanProblems in General Physics by I.E. IrodovPrinciples of Quantum Mechanics by Ramamurti ShankarCourse of Theoretical Physics by L.D. LandauClassical Electrodynamics by John David Jackson
Classic Texts in Physics
5 books — 3 voters



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I once read in my physics book that the universe begs to be observed, that energy travels and transfers when people pay attention. Maybe that's what love really boils down to--having someone who cares enough to pay attention so that you're encouraged to travel and transfer, to make your potential energy spark into kinetic energy.
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Timothy Leary
And a new philosophy emerged called quantum physics, which suggest that the individual’s function is to inform and be informed. You really exist only when you’re in a field sharing and exchanging information. You create the realities you inhabit.
Timothy Leary, Chaos & Cyber Culture

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