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A Brief History of Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as physical-science)
avg rating 4.21 — 470,414 ratings — published 1988
The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as physical-science)
avg rating 4.10 — 101,410 ratings — published 1999
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as physical-science)
avg rating 4.08 — 201,816 ratings — published 2017
Cosmos (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as physical-science)
avg rating 4.40 — 156,556 ratings — published 1980
The Universe in a Nutshell (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as physical-science)
avg rating 4.19 — 44,857 ratings — published 2001
Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the Tenth Dimension (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as physical-science)
avg rating 4.15 — 24,046 ratings — published 1994
A Short History of Nearly Everything (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as physical-science)
avg rating 4.22 — 415,375 ratings — published 2003
Seven Brief Lessons on Physics (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as physical-science)
avg rating 3.99 — 65,021 ratings — published 2014
What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as physical-science)
avg rating 4.14 — 192,584 ratings — published 2014
The Grand Design (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as physical-science)
avg rating 4.06 — 76,789 ratings — published 2010
The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as physical-science)
avg rating 4.13 — 40,191 ratings — published 2004
The Theory of Everything: The Origin and Fate of the Universe (Unknown Binding)
by (shelved 5 times as physical-science)
avg rating 4.18 — 27,676 ratings — published 2002
The Order of Time (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as physical-science)
avg rating 4.13 — 37,113 ratings — published 2017
In Search of Schrödinger's Cat: Quantum Physics and Reality (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as physical-science)
avg rating 4.06 — 21,463 ratings — published 1984
QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as physical-science)
avg rating 4.27 — 19,284 ratings — published 1985
Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as physical-science)
avg rating 4.21 — 18,739 ratings — published 2004
The Road to Reality: A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as physical-science)
avg rating 4.16 — 8,387 ratings — published 2004
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as physical-science)
avg rating 4.29 — 78,991 ratings — published 1995
Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as physical-science)
avg rating 4.14 — 10,738 ratings — published 2004
Physics of the Impossible (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as physical-science)
avg rating 4.09 — 41,133 ratings — published 2008
The Body: A Guide for Occupants (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as physical-science)
avg rating 4.31 — 96,396 ratings — published 2019
Until the End of Time: Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as physical-science)
avg rating 4.04 — 5,979 ratings — published 2020
Our Mathematical Universe: My Quest for the Ultimate Nature of Reality (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as physical-science)
avg rating 4.18 — 8,297 ratings — published 2012
A Briefer History of Time (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as physical-science)
avg rating 4.26 — 42,340 ratings — published 2005
Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as physical-science)
avg rating 4.10 — 31,993 ratings — published 2006
Pearson Physical Science, Concepts in Action Part I (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as physical-science)
avg rating 3.63 — 30 ratings — published 2004
Optics (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as physical-science)
avg rating 3.96 — 868 ratings — published 1974
A Universe from Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather Than Nothing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as physical-science)
avg rating 3.94 — 30,447 ratings — published 2012
Einstein’s Dreams (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as physical-science)
avg rating 4.06 — 42,320 ratings — published 1993
The Feynman Lectures on Physics Vol 1 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as physical-science)
avg rating 4.62 — 1,767 ratings — published 1963
The Selfish Gene (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as physical-science)
avg rating 4.16 — 190,041 ratings — published 1976
Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as physical-science)
avg rating 4.17 — 18,234 ratings — published 1993
Black Holes & Time Warps: Einstein's Outrageous Legacy (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as physical-science)
avg rating 4.23 — 13,413 ratings — published 1994
Six Easy Pieces: Essentials of Physics Explained by Its Most Brilliant Teacher (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as physical-science)
avg rating 4.21 — 30,328 ratings — published 1994
The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as physical-science)
avg rating 3.92 — 55,368 ratings — published 2010
When We Cease to Understand the World (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as physical-science)
avg rating 4.11 — 58,719 ratings — published 2020
The Secret Wisdom of Nature: Trees, Animals, and the Extraordinary Balance of All Living Things ― Stories from Science and Observation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as physical-science)
avg rating 4.05 — 6,992 ratings — published 2017
What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions (What If?, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as physical-science)
avg rating 4.37 — 16,603 ratings — published 2022
The Elements Book: A Visual Encyclopedia of the Periodic Table (DK Our World in Pictures)
by (shelved 2 times as physical-science)
avg rating 4.36 — 333 ratings — published
The Singularity is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as physical-science)
avg rating 3.93 — 12,382 ratings — published 2005
Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as physical-science)
avg rating 4.34 — 38,905 ratings — published 1994
The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as physical-science)
avg rating 4.21 — 38,969 ratings — published 2018
The Origin of Species (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as physical-science)
avg rating 4.01 — 120,684 ratings — published 1859
How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as physical-science)
avg rating 4.14 — 6,141 ratings — published 2018
Origin Story: A Big History of Everything (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as physical-science)
avg rating 4.06 — 7,519 ratings — published 2008
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as physical-science)
avg rating 3.99 — 75,464 ratings — published 1995
The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate: Discoveries from a Secret World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as physical-science)
avg rating 4.07 — 86,397 ratings — published 2015
Reality is Not What it Seems: The Journey to Quantum Gravity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as physical-science)
avg rating 4.33 — 16,120 ratings — published 2014
Parallel Worlds: A Journey through Creation, Higher Dimensions, and the Future of the Cosmos (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as physical-science)
avg rating 4.21 — 22,470 ratings — published 2004
How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as physical-science)
avg rating 4.12 — 50,383 ratings — published 2021
“There are occasions, however, when even S holds a secret delight or two in the form of a pink, such as the one I found among the citations (or "cits" for short) for "sex kitten":
sex kitten
sex pot
There is no essential difference in these defs [definitions], but they're not the same. Some differentiation shd be made.
The pink was written by one of our former physical science editors infamous for commenting as brusquely as possible on things beyond his remit...
Another one of our science editors who was reviewing the batch later was apparently irritated by this note, and decided to comment on what he no doubt saw as needless meddling. His typewritten response to the note about "sex kitten" reads, "I will no doubt regret saying this but I think you have misconstrued the meaning of 'physical' science somewhere along here."
But a pink's a pink. Steve acted on it for the Tenth, adding the word "young" to the definition for "sex kitten.”
― Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries
sex kitten
sex pot
There is no essential difference in these defs [definitions], but they're not the same. Some differentiation shd be made.
The pink was written by one of our former physical science editors infamous for commenting as brusquely as possible on things beyond his remit...
Another one of our science editors who was reviewing the batch later was apparently irritated by this note, and decided to comment on what he no doubt saw as needless meddling. His typewritten response to the note about "sex kitten" reads, "I will no doubt regret saying this but I think you have misconstrued the meaning of 'physical' science somewhere along here."
But a pink's a pink. Steve acted on it for the Tenth, adding the word "young" to the definition for "sex kitten.”
― Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries
“While it is never safe to affirm that the future of Physical Science has no marvels in store even more astonishing than those of the past, it seems probable that most of the grand underlying principles have been firmly established and that further advances are to be sought chiefly in the rigorous application of these principles to all the phenomena which come under our notice.”
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