General Physics Books

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The Trouble with Physics: The Rise of String Theory, the Fall of a Science and What Comes Next The Trouble with Physics: The Rise of String Theory, the Fall of a Science and What Comes Next (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.05 — 10,727 ratings — published 2006
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The Theoretical Minimum: What You Need to Know to Start Doing Physics (Theoretical Minimum #1) The Theoretical Minimum: What You Need to Know to Start Doing Physics (Theoretical Minimum #1)
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avg rating 4.15 — 2,606 ratings — published 2013
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Physics of the Impossible Physics of the Impossible (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.09 — 41,692 ratings — published 2008
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A Brief History of Time A Brief History of Time (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 483,387 ratings — published 1988
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The Feynman Lectures on Physics The Feynman Lectures on Physics (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.61 — 8,122 ratings — published 1964
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Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems: Ptolemaic and Copernican Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems: Ptolemaic and Copernican (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.07 — 1,304 ratings — published 1632
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Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100 Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100 (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 18,144 ratings — published 2011
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The Road to Reality: A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe (Vintage) The Road to Reality: A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe (Vintage)
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avg rating 4.17 — 8,518 ratings — published 2004
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"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 219,274 ratings — published 1985
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Six Not So Easy Pieces: Einstein's Relativity, Symmetry, and Space-Time Six Not So Easy Pieces: Einstein's Relativity, Symmetry, and Space-Time (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 9,526 ratings — published 1963
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Six Easy Pieces: Essentials of Physics Explained by Its Most Brilliant Teacher Six Easy Pieces: Essentials of Physics Explained by Its Most Brilliant Teacher (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 31,225 ratings — published 1994
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On the Shoulders of Giants: The Great Works of Physics and Astronomy On the Shoulders of Giants: The Great Works of Physics and Astronomy (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 5,175 ratings — published 2002
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Understanding Physics (Motion, Sound, and Heat / Light, Magnetism, and Electricity / The Electron, Proton, and Neutron) Understanding Physics (Motion, Sound, and Heat / Light, Magnetism, and Electricity / The Electron, Proton, and Neutron)
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avg rating 4.18 — 991 ratings — published 1966
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The Feynman Lectures on Physics Vol 2 The Feynman Lectures on Physics Vol 2 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.63 — 1,052 ratings — published 1963
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The Grand Design The Grand Design (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.06 — 77,706 ratings — published 2010
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Revolutions in Twentieth-Century Physics Revolutions in Twentieth-Century Physics (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.20 — 86 ratings — published 2012
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Cosmos Cosmos (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.40 — 160,218 ratings — published 1980
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The Outer Limits of Reason: What Science, Mathematics, and Logic Cannot Tell Us The Outer Limits of Reason: What Science, Mathematics, and Logic Cannot Tell Us (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.02 — 1,064 ratings — published 2013
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Thinking Physics: Understandable Practical Reality Thinking Physics: Understandable Practical Reality (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.41 — 429 ratings — published 1989
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General Relativity General Relativity (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.38 — 224 ratings — published
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Out of the Shadow of a Giant: Hooke, Halley, and the Birth of Science Out of the Shadow of a Giant: Hooke, Halley, and the Birth of Science (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.03 — 133 ratings — published
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A History of Mechanics (Dover Books on Physics) A History of Mechanics (Dover Books on Physics)
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avg rating 3.62 — 16 ratings — published 1988
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Concepts of Force (Dover Books on Physics) Concepts of Force (Dover Books on Physics)
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avg rating 3.68 — 22 ratings — published 1957
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The Principles of Quantum Mechanics (International Series of Monographs on Physics) The Principles of Quantum Mechanics (International Series of Monographs on Physics)
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avg rating 4.42 — 546 ratings — published 1958
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One, Two, Three...Infinity: Facts and Speculations of Science One, Two, Three...Infinity: Facts and Speculations of Science (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 3,762 ratings — published 1947
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The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein 4: Swiss Years Writings 1912-14 The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein 4: Swiss Years Writings 1912-14 (Paperback)
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avg rating 5.00 — 2 ratings — published 1995
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The Logic of Scientific Discovery The Logic of Scientific Discovery (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 5,473 ratings — published 1934
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Why Does E=mc²? (And Why Should We Care?) Why Does E=mc²? (And Why Should We Care?)
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avg rating 4.05 — 10,420 ratings — published 2009
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Carbon: A Biography Carbon: A Biography (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.00 — 2 ratings — published
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Masters of Theory: Cambridge and the Rise of Mathematical Physics Masters of Theory: Cambridge and the Rise of Mathematical Physics (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.37 — 41 ratings — published 2003
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Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 18,891 ratings — published 2004
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The Curious History of Relativity: How Einstein's Theory of Gravity Was Lost and Found Again The Curious History of Relativity: How Einstein's Theory of Gravity Was Lost and Found Again (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.50 — 4 ratings — published 2006
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The God Equation: The Quest for a Theory of Everything The God Equation: The Quest for a Theory of Everything (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.11 — 8,802 ratings — published 2021
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Special Relativity and Classical Field Theory: The Theoretical Minimum Special Relativity and Classical Field Theory: The Theoretical Minimum (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.49 — 674 ratings — published 2017
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Quantum Mechanics: The Theoretical Minimum (Theoretical Minimum #2) Quantum Mechanics: The Theoretical Minimum (Theoretical Minimum #2)
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avg rating 4.33 — 2,252 ratings — published 2014
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The Particle at the End of the Universe: How the Hunt for the Higgs Boson Leads Us to the Edge of a New World The Particle at the End of the Universe: How the Hunt for the Higgs Boson Leads Us to the Edge of a New World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.06 — 4,499 ratings — published 2012
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QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.27 — 19,598 ratings — published 1985
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Seven Brief Lessons on Physics Seven Brief Lessons on Physics (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.98 — 67,669 ratings — published 2014
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A Universe from Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather Than Nothing A Universe from Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather Than Nothing (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.94 — 30,936 ratings — published 2012
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The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 102,738 ratings — published 1999
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Calculus Reordered: A History of the Big Ideas Calculus Reordered: A History of the Big Ideas (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.27 — 64 ratings — published 2019
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The Evolution of Physics: From Early Concepts to Relativity and Quanta The Evolution of Physics: From Early Concepts to Relativity and Quanta (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.25 — 1,831 ratings — published
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Relativity: The Special and the General Theory Relativity: The Special and the General Theory (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 23,135 ratings — published 1916
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200 More Puzzling Physics Problems: With Hints and Solutions 200 More Puzzling Physics Problems: With Hints and Solutions (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.50 — 4 ratings — published
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200 Puzzling Physics Problems: With Hints and Solutions 200 Puzzling Physics Problems: With Hints and Solutions (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 40 ratings — published 2001
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The Matter of Everything: How Curiosity, Physics, and Improbable Experiments Changed the World The Matter of Everything: How Curiosity, Physics, and Improbable Experiments Changed the World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 820 ratings — published 2022
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Four Laws That Drive the Universe Four Laws That Drive the Universe (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.96 — 472 ratings — published
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The Feynman Lectures on Physics Vol 3 The Feynman Lectures on Physics Vol 3 (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.63 — 1,025 ratings — published 1964
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Theoretical Physics (Dover Books on Physics) Theoretical Physics (Dover Books on Physics)
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avg rating 4.15 — 127 ratings — published 1987
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Joseph Fourier
“Primary causes are unknown to us; but are subject to simple and constant laws, which may be discovered by observation, the study of them being the object of natural philosophy.

Heat, like gravity, penetrates every substance of the universe, its rays occupy all parts of space. The object of our work is to set forth the mathematical laws which this element obeys. The theory of heat will hereafter form one of the most important branches of general physics.”
Joseph Fourier, The Analytical Theory of Heat