Author: Neil de Grasse Tyson ASIN: B01MAWT2MO Great book to get the sense of vastness of our universe and our insignificance. If you're looking for better understanding of base reality, search for others in my "science" category. EXCERPTS In the beginning, nearly fourteen billion years ago, all the space and all the matter and all the energy of the known universe was contained in a volume less than one-trillionth the [...]
Author: Carlo Rovelli ISBN: 9780141981727 Short and very readable book about the frontiers of todays' physics. No physics knowledge required, though welcome. EXCERPTS The gravitational field is not diffused through space; the gravitational field is that space itself. This is the idea of the theory of general relativity. Newton’s ‘space’, through which things move, and the ‘gravitational field’ are one and the same thing. We are not contained within an [...]
Author: Sean Carroll ISBN:978-1524743017 If we can see and feel the material stuff, then it must be real, right? If we can observe the passage of time and perceive the space, then they must exist, right? This book on physics will do more for your personal growth than any book about personal growth. Caution: read only if ready to change your perception of reality; destroying it is not the easiest [...]