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A Brief History of Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as theoretical-physics)
avg rating 4.21 — 495,734 ratings — published 1988
The Grand Design (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as theoretical-physics)
avg rating 4.06 — 78,843 ratings — published 2010
The Hidden Reality: Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as theoretical-physics)
avg rating 4.11 — 21,256 ratings — published 2011
The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as theoretical-physics)
avg rating 4.12 — 41,693 ratings — published 2004
The Universe in a Nutshell (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as theoretical-physics)
avg rating 4.18 — 46,396 ratings — published 2001
Parallel Worlds: A Journey through Creation, Higher Dimensions, and the Future of the Cosmos (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as theoretical-physics)
avg rating 4.21 — 23,115 ratings — published 2004
The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as theoretical-physics)
avg rating 4.09 — 104,494 ratings — published 1999
The Black Hole War: My Battle with Stephen Hawking to Make the World Safe for Quantum Mechanics (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as theoretical-physics)
avg rating 4.13 — 11,714 ratings — published 2008
A Universe from Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather Than Nothing (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as theoretical-physics)
avg rating 3.94 — 31,356 ratings — published 2012
Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the Tenth Dimension (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as theoretical-physics)
avg rating 4.15 — 24,602 ratings — published 1994
QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as theoretical-physics)
avg rating 4.27 — 19,965 ratings — published 1985
The God Equation: The Quest for a Theory of Everything (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as theoretical-physics)
avg rating 4.12 — 9,301 ratings — published 2021
Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as theoretical-physics)
avg rating 4.18 — 18,834 ratings — published 1993
Seven Brief Lessons on Physics (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as theoretical-physics)
avg rating 3.98 — 70,863 ratings — published 2014
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as theoretical-physics)
avg rating 4.08 — 218,349 ratings — published 2017
Brief Answers to the Big Questions (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as theoretical-physics)
avg rating 4.25 — 91,991 ratings — published 2018
Fundamentals: Ten Keys to Reality (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as theoretical-physics)
avg rating 3.89 — 2,368 ratings — published 2021
Something Deeply Hidden: Quantum Worlds and the Emergence of Spacetime (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as theoretical-physics)
avg rating 4.07 — 6,560 ratings — published 2019
Course of Theoretical Physics: Vol. 2, The Classical Theory of Fields (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as theoretical-physics)
avg rating 4.57 — 256 ratings — published 1980
The Accidental Universe: The World You Thought You Knew (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as theoretical-physics)
avg rating 3.85 — 4,909 ratings — published 2013
A Briefer History of Time (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as theoretical-physics)
avg rating 4.26 — 44,212 ratings — published 2005
Course of Theoretical Physics: Vol. 1, Mechanics (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as theoretical-physics)
avg rating 4.41 — 780 ratings — published 1969
Theoretical Physics (Dover Books on Physics)
by (shelved 2 times as theoretical-physics)
avg rating 4.15 — 128 ratings — published 1987
Mathematical Methods for Physicists (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as theoretical-physics)
avg rating 4.02 — 485 ratings — published 1970
Introduction to Electrodynamics (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as theoretical-physics)
avg rating 4.29 — 4,553 ratings — published 1981
The Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the Mind (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as theoretical-physics)
avg rating 4.08 — 15,846 ratings — published 2014
The Particle at the End of the Universe: How the Hunt for the Higgs Boson Leads Us to the Edge of a New World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as theoretical-physics)
avg rating 4.06 — 4,553 ratings — published 2012
A First Course in String Theory (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as theoretical-physics)
avg rating 4.17 — 238 ratings — published 2004
Knocking on Heaven's Door: How Physics and Scientific Thinking Illuminate the Universe and the Modern World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as theoretical-physics)
avg rating 3.80 — 2,575 ratings — published 2011
Quantum Gravity and Quantum Cosmology (Lecture Notes in Physics, 863)
by (shelved 2 times as theoretical-physics)
avg rating 4.17 — 6 ratings — published 2012
Lost in Math: How Beauty Leads Physics Astray (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as theoretical-physics)
avg rating 4.05 — 3,558 ratings — published 2018
Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as theoretical-physics)
avg rating 4.10 — 32,976 ratings — published 2006
Reality is Not What it Seems (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as theoretical-physics)
avg rating 4.32 — 17,630 ratings — published 2014
Physics From Symmetry (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as theoretical-physics)
avg rating 4.59 — 73 ratings — published 2015
Warped Passages: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe's Hidden Dimensions (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as theoretical-physics)
avg rating 3.92 — 5,440 ratings — published 2005
The Einstein Theory of Relativity (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as theoretical-physics)
avg rating 3.90 — 4,500 ratings — published 2012
Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as theoretical-physics)
avg rating 4.00 — 18,302 ratings — published 2011
Physics of the Impossible (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as theoretical-physics)
avg rating 4.09 — 42,290 ratings — published 2008
Six Not So Easy Pieces: Einstein's Relativity, Symmetry, and Space-Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as theoretical-physics)
avg rating 4.26 — 9,736 ratings — published 1963
Quantum Theory: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as theoretical-physics)
avg rating 3.74 — 1,430 ratings — published 2002
Chaos: Making a New Science (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as theoretical-physics)
avg rating 4.03 — 42,449 ratings — published 1987
Flashforward (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as theoretical-physics)
avg rating 3.66 — 17,339 ratings — published 1999
Spacetime Physics: Introduction to Special Relativity (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as theoretical-physics)
avg rating 4.25 — 273 ratings — published 1966
The 4% Universe: Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and the Race to Discover the Rest of Reality (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as theoretical-physics)
avg rating 3.93 — 8,348 ratings — published 2010
The Theory of Everything: The Origin and Fate of the Universe (Unknown Binding)
by (shelved 2 times as theoretical-physics)
avg rating 4.18 — 29,390 ratings — published 2002
The Tao of Physics: An Exploration of the Parallels between Modern Physics and Eastern Mysticism (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as theoretical-physics)
avg rating 3.97 — 19,809 ratings — published 1975
Schrödinger's Kittens and the Search for Reality: Solving the Quantum Mysteries (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as theoretical-physics)
avg rating 4.07 — 1,641 ratings — published 1984
No-Nonsense Classical Mechanics: A Student-Friendly Introduction (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as theoretical-physics)
avg rating 4.56 — 61 ratings — published
Teach Yourself Physics: a travel companion (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as theoretical-physics)
avg rating 4.41 — 179 ratings — published
Physics from Finance: A Gentle Introduction to Gauge Theories, Fundamental Interactions and Fiber Bundles (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as theoretical-physics)
avg rating 4.38 — 64 ratings — published 2019
“As string theorists march on in their quest for the theory of everything, whilst also leaving a trail of mathematical gems along the way, some traditional physicists were outraged: “Is physics no longer rooted in observations of nature? Or is this theology?” I couldn’t help but notice a striking parallel with the way mathematics became detached from physics during the nineteenth century and, in particular, the outrage that accompanied Cantor’s transfinite set theory and Hilbert’s non-constructive proofs. Was the kind of mathematics that could never be exhibited with real objects actual mathematics, or was it theology? With the benefit of hindsight, we now know that the mathematics flourished like never before during the twentieth century. One can only hope the same thing happens with string theory in the decades to come.”
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“...I am not, however, militant in my atheism. The great English theoretical physicist Paul Dirac is a militant atheist. I suppose he is interested in arguing about the existence of God. I am not. It was once quipped that there is no God and Dirac is his prophet.”
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