Frank Wilczek

I’ve read several books about particle physics, relativity, quantum mechanics, cosmology, etc., all intended for laypeople of course, and I have fully understood none of them. In fact, all of them have huge sections that leave me befuddled. But actually, this book had a much better ratio than most, I probably sort of felt like I “got” three-quarters of it. Maybe Wilczek has better explanations? Maybe he just skips over the hardest parts? Whatever it is, if you like this kind of stuff but would like to imagine that you are comprehending say 3/4 of the book instead of 1/4, then I recommend this one. I truly enjoyed it.

Wilczek is a good writer, but not a fabulous one. But you can tell he wants to include the reader in his world, and his style kind of charmed me, and as a Nobel prize winning physicist, the guy certainly knows what he’s talking about!… (mais)