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The Road to Reality

A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe

By Roger Penrose

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| Paperback | 9780679776314

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Roger Penrose, one of the most accomplished scientists of our time, presents the only comprehensive and comprehensible account of the physics of the universe. From the very first attempts by the Greeks to grapple with the complexities of our known world to the latest application of infinity in physiContinue

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Mind your p's and q's

The Road to Reality: A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe by Roger Penrose (Vintage, £15) It is not very often that a reviewer recommends a book which he or she is completely unqualified to review; and much less often that the reviewer admits ... (read full critics)

guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010

Miracles Aren’t Enough

Roger Penrose is one of the most creative and original mathematical physicists in Britain. This remarkable book is the result of many decades of reflection on our scientific understanding of the physical universe. We have discovered some major things ... (read full critics)

lrb published on Sat, 4 Sep 2010

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There are all the laws of the universe, in one handy 1,100-page volume!
"From one of our greatest living scientists, a magnificent book that provides, for the serious lay reader, the most comprehensive and sophisticated account we have yet had of the physical universe and the essentials of its ... (continue)

There are all the laws of the universe, in one handy 1,100-page volume!
"From one of our greatest living scientists, a magnificent book that provides, for the serious lay reader, the most comprehensive and sophisticated account we have yet had of the physical universe and the essentials of its underlying mathematical theory."

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luca said on Mar 3, 2009 about the Hardcover edition | 1 feedback

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Although Penrose claims you can really just skip over the mathematics in this book, if you're going to really understand what he's on about in more than just a surface sense, you'll really have to be able to follow the numbers behind it.
If you're a physics major (particularly cosmology), then ... (continue)

Although Penrose claims you can really just skip over the mathematics in this book, if you're going to really understand what he's on about in more than just a surface sense, you'll really have to be able to follow the numbers behind it.
If you're a physics major (particularly cosmology), then this book is unmissable.

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Dusty Admin said on Aug 7, 2006 | Add your feedback

must-read for maths and physics literals

A master piece from Penrose ... please DO NOT compare him with Hawking

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Lau Siu Sang said on Dec 4, 2008 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

Looking forward to reading it. It will take me quite some time! (over a thousand pages of heavy reading). I will let you guys know.

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Stefano said on Aug 21, 2008 | Add your feedback