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Ricky is Currently Reading

Ricky Patten is currently reading

E=mc²: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation

by David Bodanis (Goodreads Author)

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(page 1 of 330)
"Just picked this up from a street library.
I did maths n physics at Uni so know all the tech side of E=mc2
Interestingly I had a whole big deep dive on this recently when reading another sci-fi book.
Will be very interesting for me." — 4 hours, 59 min ago

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Voyagers

by Ben Bova

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(page 104 of 400)
"Really getting into this now. My wind down book.
I’m fascinated by Bova’s writing skills.
Totally different in plot to Colony or Titan.
More like a Cold War Espionage story presently." — 5 hours, 1 min ago

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The Lost Perception

by Daniel F. Galouye

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Reading for the 2nd time

read in January 2026

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(page 94 of 173)
"This is my book for flying as it’s small and light.
Totally absorbed me on last flight!
Great twists n turns.
Looking forward to next bash at The Lost Perception" — 5 hours, 4 min ago

Jan 12, 2026 09:39PM

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