Einstein's Relativity and the Quantum Revolution: Modern Physics for Non-Scientists, 2nd Edition

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Last update: 12-26-2024


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sean hawkins
5.0 out of 5 stars Great so far
Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2017
Great so far, the lecturer speaks very fast but does a great job of making the complex concepts very understandable
Wendy Österberg-Hoss
4.0 out of 5 stars i listened to this twice an i liked it. The professor went too fast sometimes but ...
Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2018
i listened to this twice an i liked it. The professor went too fast sometimes but definitely covered the subject comprehensibly and clearly
Gilbert M. Stack
5.0 out of 5 stars Slow Down and Listen to This One
Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2024
Wolfson walks the reader through the very complicated world of physics, relativity, and the quantum revolution. If you like to listen to your audiobooks at 2x+ speeds, you’re going to want to slow down for this one. It also helps if you can actually give it your full attention, rather than listening as you drive or perform some mundane tasks. That isn’t because Wolfson doesn’t do a great job—he does. It’s just a tremendously complicated subject matter that deserves your full attention.
jeff connolly
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2016
Better than I expected. Especially the lecture on electro-magnetism......
Stephen Loving
4.0 out of 5 stars It's just audio taken lazily from a Great Courses video presentation, and it suffers for it. But I still recommend it.
Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2018
So, complaint first: I watched the video version of this about ten years ago, and I naively assumed that this audio book version would be adapted for listening, not viewing. Not so. This is literally just the audio from the video. No more, no less. What this means is that Professor Wolfson often talks about things that he assumes the viewer is looking at, but which of course you can't see. There's a feeble suggestion to refer to visual aids that come with the audiobook. I don't know where these visual aids are or where to find them, and in any case, I am often doing things while I listen to audio books like dishes or driving. It's better to watch this as a video rather than listen to it as an audiobook.

Now despite that, I still enjoyed it. Most of the time you can understand what the Professor is describing, and I found it a very clear and interesting introduction to modern physics.
dan
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2018
Great!
Steve A. Kovacs
3.0 out of 5 stars Chock-full of facts. However . . .
Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2018
From the Audible version-Interesting and chock-full of facts. However, in my view, the presenter bounced around too much and should have stuck to the facts that he was conveying. Stopping in mid-stream and explaining nuances before the facts have been fully explained may help scientists or professionals, but harms the learning experience for people like me, who are newbies to the subject matter.
S. costales
2.0 out of 5 stars The reader of the audio did a poor job of clearly conveying his message
Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2015
The reader of the audio did a poor job of clearly conveying his message. His voice was not clear and he spoke to fast

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