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Obras de Dave Goldberg

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Conocimiento común

Nombre canónico
Goldberg, Dave
Fecha de nacimiento
1974-04-25
Género
male
Nacionalidad
USA
Lugares de residencia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Educación
Princeton University (PhD - Astrophysical Sciences)
Ocupaciones
associate professor
Organizaciones
Drexel University
Agente
Andrew Stuart

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Explains relativity, quantum mechanics and particle physics via a series of dad jokes. Goofy but more fun than the typical physics book.
 
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yaj70 | 15 reseñas más. | Jan 22, 2024 |
Probably the best pop-sci physics book I've read. It's hugely let down by the constant barrage of pop-culture references. Humour that relies solely on the unexpected juxtaposition of low brow culture and serious physics is funny once. Not once per page. Please stop. Why are you people doing this? You are not funny. You're not meant to be funny. Please stick to being interesting.
 
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Paul_S | 3 reseñas más. | Dec 23, 2020 |
The best way to read this book, unless you have a sliver of obsessive-compulsive disorder like I do, is to enjoy it from the beginning and put it down when you stop understanding it.

The amount of physics knowledge you bring into reading this book will determine how far you can read and comprehend; consequently, I was mostly flying blind after about chapter 3 or 4. But what I appreciated about Goldberg's writing is that even as I pressed on bewildered to the end (like I said, OCD), I wasn't bored. The guy is just funny. And he poses questions that make his explanations relevant for plain old non-physicist lay nerds...like, could a shrink-ray actually be a thing? Is time travel possible? What about an ansible?

Here's what I love about physicists who write books: they don't just do physics, they LOVE physics. And they want you to love it, too. Most of what they know will blow your mind, so why not give it a shot? When it gets too confusing, just go back to whatever you were doing before you tried physics.
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rhowens | 3 reseñas más. | Nov 26, 2019 |

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