Forces of Nature by Professor Brian Cox (PDF)

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Sunday Times BestsellerA breathtaking and beautiful exploration of our planet, this groundbreaking book accompanies the BBC One TV series, providing the deepest answers to the simplest questions.Recommended for viewing on a colour tablet.‘What is motion?’‘Why is every snowflake different?’‘Why is life symmetrical?’To answer these and many other questions, Professor Brian Cox uncovers some of the most extraordinary natural events on Earth and in the Universe and beyond.From the immensity of the Universe and the roundness of Earth to the form of every single snowflake, the forces of nature shape everything we see. Pushed to extremes, the results are astonishing. In seeking to understand the everyday world, the colours, structure, behaviour and history of our home, we develop the knowledge and techniques necessary to step beyond the everyday and approach the Universe beyond.Forces of Nature takes you to the great plains of the Serengeti, the volcanoes of Indonesia and the precipitous cliffs in Nepal, to the humpback whales of the Caribbean and the northern lights of the Arctic. Brian will answer questions on Earth that will illuminate our understanding of the Universe.Think you know our planet?Think again.

User’s Reviews

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⭐The paperback book arrived promptly. But it has a price tag with ISBN on the back cover. This “indestructible” gluey price tag sticker is very difficult to remove.

⭐I found this book to be the most accessible, poetically written survey of modern physics, astronomy, biology, etc. I think if I had read the book as a young man I might have stuck with the arduous journey to become a scientist. Books like “The Greatest Story Ever Told (Almost)” certainly go into their topics in more depth..but this book is not meant to be the substitute for a text on physics for non mathematicians. It is instead, a masterpiece meant to inspire deep awe and curiosity about the natural world. If the book does not inspire you and put new lenses on your world view, you probably need to go to bed and rest for a few days.

⭐If you watch lectures by Brian Cox, this is not that. If you studied Physics in college, do not expect a mind blowing break through. Light on words/equations, heavy on (great) pictures. All that said, it’s a wonderful book if you go in with the right expectations. I’d still by it again! Better than fifty shades of non-sense or some vampire/wizard garbage.

⭐Good review of key physical concepts of the day. Sometimes a bit too technical explanations but Brian Cox knows how transmit his passion for pure science as a small child, and thus gets you to share that enthusiasm and curiosity

⭐This book was an interesting read and the author explains in layman terms how the science of our universe works. It’s nice that it’s very recent, including research done just a year or two ago.

⭐It is about natures building blocks. Life – Tides, Relativity, and Space Time. Color – Nature of Light, Neutrinos, Oceans, Sky and Land. Covers about every thing in one book.

⭐I’ve always wondered about the nature of physical reality. And now in my 60’s I finally find out substantially what It’s all about. Thanks Brian Cox for explaining our universe!

⭐A must reed one for every curious mind….simple questions…deep answers!!!It takes you through diferent science topics in a brillant way

⭐Superb journey through science and the hidden beauty it describes about our amazing world. Brian Cox has a passion and almost child like admiration for all things in this world and universe, and it shines through in both the TV series and in some ways even more so in this book. Highly educational, incredibly entertaining and inspiring. Dare I say it but a much more compelling that “A brief history of time” even though that’s worth a read too.

⭐Was good to start with, but the prof has made the same mistake as so many others. I like to think I’m quite intelligent and I enjoy science. But I also thought the prof made science accessible to the many and explained it in simple terms. It started off that way but soon became quite complicated and I ended up researching what he was on about in order to understand a lot of it. A shame really.

⭐I was given this book and was reluctant to start readind a dry astronomical book. I had not seen the TV programs. In fact I am finding this very interesting and nicely put forward in a way which explain some things but does not expect us to have a PhD!I like the way it links the progress of civilisation with events in cosmology.

⭐I am a physicist, even though most of the physicists don’t like Brian Cox, I love this guy man. His language is like the kinda English that I understand. most of the physicists assume u know everything and they start the conversation where they left off (on their own thoughts). but this dude builds a background before jumping into a new random topic.

⭐I confess to only having watched one of Brian Cox’s episodes on TV, where it took him an hour to say “All snowflakes are different” and “It’s complicated”. Nice manner, though.I bought the book before, and was immediately put off by the headlines in big letters on every fifth page (sometimes one word across two pages). If you have something interesting to say, you don’t have to do that.There are some interesting snippets in the book, but it takes him along time to get there, so it must be to entertain rather than inform. The section on his research is far too advanced to understand (I’m a science student, so consider myself to be up to the level of an average reader), so it isn’t just because it’s too simplistic. I get the impression he is trying to explain very complicated things in an accessible style, but the result for me is he explains very little.

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