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Title: Beyond Einstein : The Cosmic Quest for the Theory of the Universe by Jennifer Thompson Trainer, Michio Kaku ISBN: 0-385-47781-3 Publisher: Anchor Pub. Date: 01 September, 1995 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95

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Average Customer Rating: 3.54 (24 reviews)

Rating: 3
Summary: Good introduction.
Comment: This book is a well explained introduction to recent speculation in the field of astronomy and physics, more particularly superstrings and supersymmetry. Here lays his hope to find a 'Theory of the Universe'.
Most of the book tells us the story of 20th century physics (special and general relativity, quantum mechanics).
I missed the swinging style of a John Gribbin for instance. For the content, I prefer the books of John Barrow 'Theories of everything', Martin Rees 'Before the beginning' and Brian Green 'The elegant universe'.
I must say that the book 'Visions' by the same author is of another calibre.

Rating: 4
Summary: Fuzzy!
Comment: This book reads well and it is easy to grasp, however there is little focusing on the various subjects especially string theory in general. Overall for the beginner and casual reader this is a good book.

Rating: 3
Summary: Interesting at Times, but Leaves You Wanting More
Comment: Beyond Einsten tells the story of the quest to find a "Theory of Everything" which would unite the four forces of nature into a single force. Kaku describes the past attempts by Einsten and others to find this elusive theory. He then proposes Superstring theory, which may or may not be the theory of everthing.

I found this book is confusing in parts. For example, sometimes Kaku would introduce a new term and not explain it adequately. Then he would go and use that terms umpteen times and I'd wonder what the hell it meant. If you don't have a background in physics you may have a hard time understanding it too. Also, I wanted more information about the specifics of superstring theory. He explains briefly about how it may unite the four forces but is light on details. An ok book, but not as good as his others.

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