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Old 08-11-2005, 01:08 AM
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Default Re: Random thoughts about the universe

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Originally Posted by danieldoof
Has anyone of you read some popular-science books?
I have.....like the ones from Stephen Hawking or Brian Greene and the books are really interesting to read....
If you haven't already, try reading Timothy Ferris' The Whole Shebang. It may not be quite as current on string theory as Greene's The Elegant Universe, but it's much more readable than Hawking's A Brief History of Time which, though full of all kinds of fascinating details, I found to be a bit thick.
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