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  • Einstein's Relativity and the Quantum Revolution: Modern Physics for Non-Scientists, 2nd Edition

  • Written by: Richard Wolfson, The Great Courses
  • Narrated by: Richard Wolfson
  • Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
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"It doesn't take an Einstein to understand modern physics," says Professor Wolfson at the outset of these twenty-four lectures on what may be the most important subjects in the universe: relativity and quantum physics. Both have reputations for complexity. But the basic ideas behind them are, in fact, simple and comprehensible by anyone. These dynamic and illuminating lectures begin with a brief overview of theories of physical reality starting with Aristotle and culminating in Newtonian or "classical" physics. After that, you'll follow along as Professor Wolfson outlines the logic that led to Einstein's profound theory of special relativity and the simple yet far-reaching insight on which it rests. With that insight in mind, you'll move on to consider Einstein's theory of general relativity and its interpretation of gravitation in terms of the curvature of space and time.

From there, you'll embark on a dazzling exploration of how inquiry into matter at the atomic and subatomic scales led to quandaries that are resolved-or at least clarified-by quantum mechanics, a vision of physical reality so profound and so at odds with our experience that it nearly defies language.

By bringing relativity and quantum mechanics into the same picture, you'll chart the development of fascinating hypotheses about the origin, development, and possible futures of the entire universe, as well as the possibility that physics can produce a "theory of everything" to account for all aspects of the physical world. But the goal throughout these lectures remains the same: to present the key ideas of modern physics in a way that makes them clear to the interested layperson.

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Astronomical Physics in a nutshell

This book explains every single concept on General and Special Theory of Relativity and Quantum Mechanics without going in it's mathematical deductions. One may read the book ever and ever again and still find it very interesting. Absolutely loved it

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Really enjoyed the book

The narration is so amazing, I got addicted to this book.
finished the whole course in a week. Physics made simple.

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Excellent book for physics enthusiasts!

A must listen audiobook for all physics enthusiasts, the concepts are explained with great lucidity without the use of maths.
Highly recommended

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Great narration without mathematical complexity

Wish we were introduced to physics through the story mode of narration used here rather than directly jumping into formulas in our textbooks

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absolutely fascinating

well structured and paced to draw in even if one has limited or no physics background.

very well presented and narrated too.

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Deep, Insightful, Entertaining

this book is a very informative and an entertaining listen, if you have some basic understanding of physics and have always wondered about the concepts of time dilation, relativity, space time, quantum mechanics etc this will provide all the answers in a very easy to understand manner.

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One of the best book Audio lectures.

Gives complete account of physics for the interested learner, in a language that's pretty understandable to the wide spectrum of readers irrespective of their background.

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excellent!

Exceptional for a wheelchair physicist like me!😂🤦(one who doesn't f with math...) it's just absolutely great learning new avenues of thought. impacts your viewpoint.

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Brilliantly presented!

Excellent content presented with clarity. All interested in physics of the macro and micro world will greatly benefit.

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Amazingly excellent explanations by Richard Wolfson

I hope I had a school physics teacher like Richard Wolfson . The way he explains complex theories in a simplistic manner is amazing . Excellent presentation. A lot of knowledge. Hearing the book with accompanying PDF will make the concepts easier to grasp as there are images on it .

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