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The Fabric of the Cosmos
(Knopf, 2004) by Brian GreeneAbstract: A string theorist explores space and time from every possible angle.
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A Short History of Nearly Everything
(Broadway Books, 2003) by Bill BrysonAbstract: An experienced non-fiction writer gets curious about the world,
asks a few intriguing questions and becomes hooked on discovering the answers. The result is
a very simple, very readable, entertaining book on science.
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Voodoo Science: The Road from Foolishness to Fraud
(Oxford University Press, 2000) by Robert Park and
Quantum Leaps in the Wrong Direction (Joseph Henry Press, 2001)
by Charles Wynn and Aurthur WigginsAbstract: How do you know if extensive use
of your cell phone causes brain cancer? Have aliens visited
the Earth? Should you call a psychic hot line for help? Two books
analyze commonly subscribed-to nonsense and
the misuse of science in a modern society.
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Life: A Natural
History of
the First Four Billion Years
of Life on Earth (Alfred A. Knopf, 1998)
by Richard ForteyAbstract: Richard Fortey presents the prevailing picture
of how life began, evolved and arrived at its present state. The book
is punctuated with delightful historical anecdotes and interesting personal
accounts. It has no prevailing theme, but this is expected: The history
of life is written in the rocks and cannot be modified. When
the fossils, however, are "bought to life," an awe-inspiring, fascinating, true story
springs forth.
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The
Inflationary Universe: The Quest for a New
Theory of Cosmic Origins (Addison-Wesley, 1997)
by Alan GuthAbstract: Dr. Alan Guth tells us how he came to
discover his revolutionary theory of cosmic
inflation. The hypothesis is that the very fabric of
space stretched by more than a
trillion-trillion-trillion-trillion times when the
Universe was just a tiny, tiny, tiny fraction of a
second old. Because this simple idea explains three
outstanding problems in cosmology, most scientist
accept it as part of the Big Bang theory. If
confirmed, it will radically change the way we view
the world.
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Life
of the Cosmos
(Oxford University Press, 1997) by Lee SmolinAbstract: Dr. Lee Smolin presents his speculative,
all-encompassing theory of how our Universe with its
special properties came to be. It is a radical
proposal that challenges the current thinking of
cosmologists. He assumes that certain processes allow
the production of offspring universes and permit the
laws of Nature to evolve. If true, our Universe may
be the product of a historical sequence of
progressive steps similar in character to organic
evolution. If over millions and millions of years,
Nature can mold the mammal from a microbe then can
She also create the stars and planets from a
microscopic black hole bounce?
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Wonderful Life: The
Burgess Shale and the Nature of History
(W. W. Norton & Company, 1989) by Stephen Jay GouldAbstract: Dr. Stephen Jay Gould dispels some important
misconceptions about evolution. In particular, he examines how
scientists misinterpreted certain ancient Cambrian animal
remains. Gould uses the Cambrian fauna to introduce
his ideas on the importance of random factors
on evolutionary processes. Although it was
published some time ago in 1989, Wonderful Life is still
a great book to learn some natural history. Here is your chance
to relive one of the most important periods in bio-history and
to witness some of the most unusual marine creatures ever to appear on Earth.
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A
Brief History of Time: From
the Big Bang to Black Holes (Bantum, 1988)
by Stephen W. HawkingAbstract: From his wheel chair and with the use of
a computer, Stephen Hawking has written a book that
provides us with his insights into cosmology, quantum
mechanics, particle physics, gravity, black holes, and
the very nature of space and time. And then he
continues with a conjectural proposition about the origin of
the Universe, a speculation that would eliminate
the need for intervention by a supreme being during
the moment of creation.
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