Sunday, April 14, 2019

Beyond Infinity by Eugenia Cheng (2017, ISBN 978-0-465-09481-3)
Subtitle-- An Expedition To The Outer Limits Of Mathematics.

A book for the general reader about infinity and set theory. Well written. Slow at first, but I found the later chapters more interesting. Contains many drawings explaining various aspects of the subject.

Purchased at Barnes on 2017-6-22 for 27.00$

Seven Brief Lessons On Physics by Carlo Rovelli (2014, ISBN 978-0-399-18441-3)

A series of seven essays for the general reader about topics in physics.  Topics include-- Relativity, Quantum Mechanics, Cosmos, Sub-atomic particles, etc.

Purchased at Powell's on 2018-3-15 for 9.98$
QED by Richard P. Feynman (1985, ISBN 0-691-02417-0)
Subtitle-- The Strange Theory of Light and Matter.

A series of four lectures made into essays about QED or quantum electrodynamics. It is supposed to be for the general reader but is still difficult.

Purchased at Powell's on 2018-3-15 for 10.50$

Saturday, April 13, 2019

Modern Physics: an introductory survey by Arthur Beiser (1968, ISBN 0-201-00515-8)
Topics covered-- Electromagnetic WavesRelativity, Quanta, The Atom, Complex Atoms, Molecules and  Ions, The Solid State, The Nucleus, Nuclear Transformations, and Elementary Particles.
This book was used in a course of beginning Physics that I attended in the 1970's. Some of it is out of date, the author has a newer book that is more current. Still I think the book is worth a read.
Purchased at University Bookstore, probably in 1974-1975, for 5.95$
The Physics Book by Clifford A Pickover (2011, ISBN 978-1-4027-7861-2).
Subtitle-- From the Big Bang to Quantum Resurrection, 250 Milestones in the History of Physics.
Provides a brief summary, one page of text and a picture for 250 physics topics--
For example, Eratosthesnes Measures the Earth- describes how a scientist in 240 BC figured out how to measure the circumference  (yes they knew the Earth was sphere even then) of the Earth using measurements and math.
--or-- Photoelectric Effect, 1905, explains how shining a light on a copper plate can induce a electric current.
Many topics covered, worth reading if you are interested in science.
Purchased on 2017-12-11, AmazonMarketPlace (ChristianBookBag), 13.99$