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Did you know that there’s so much empty space inside matter that the entire human race could be squeezed into the volume of a sugar cube? Or that you grow old more quickly on the top floor of a building than on the ground floor?

The two towering achievements of modern physics are quantum theory and Einstein’s general theory of relativity. But, almost a century after their advent, most people haven’t the slightest clue what either is about. Get set for the most entertaining science book of the year.

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Sometimes you don't need to understand something to appreciate it, and quantum physics doesn't offer an easy explanation to anything. This book will not even make the subject matter any clearer. But that's the beauty of it. Chown delivers the reality of its complex nature in bitesize chunks of story telling using amusing examples to accommodate the listener. This is after all, not an attempt to clarify quantum theory, but more a brief explanation of the theories that surround it, including Einstein's general & special relativity.
I found this book most enjoyable and keen to return to. The sub-headings in each chapter provide adequate places to stop & a chance to restart on a fresh topic. It is well read and pleasing to the ear. A nice short book leaving the listener wanting more.

I still don't get it. . but I like it!

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After listening to this my head hurts!

Actually, a really interesting and truly mind-boggling book but it's going to take more than one listen to even begin to understand some of the topics discussed here.

The narration was excellent... even had me believing that he might understand all of this!

Quantum Theory Cannot Hurt You - Yes it can...

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loved listening to this book. it took me 2 days to finish it. I couldn't get enough of it.
Complex concepts explained in such simplicity.

simplifying physics

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Its a great book explaining a Complex subject. It was a great narration and well explained

Good explanation of a Complex subject

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WOW!! So this audiobook is actually well written, well structured and brilliantly explained. And I must look out for any publication by the author.

The summary I got was: Quantum Mechanics (the basis of which is the wave-particle duality of light); Special Relativity and General Relativity. All three topics were tackled with such tremendous ease of explanation and clarification. Even the notoriously difficult General Relatively if anything he leaves you with the equivalence principle (so well laid out and explained) as the foundation of that theory.

Maybe my background in Physics and Mathematics (A' level standard) made it more easier to understand and comprehend or maybe the author is simply brilliant at theoretical concepts I'm not sure but I felt I really understood the principles of wave-particle duality, space-time object and gravitation as not a force but the effect of acceleration.

Compared to other pop science books I've read/listened to this is by far the best as other authors tend to struggle with explaining complex and counterintuitive physics ideas easily or resort to condescending analogies.

On a side note I felt somewhat disappointed that the Newtonian theory of gravity I had learnt is not entirely the whole picture at all.

Absolutely illuminating!!!

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