The Road to Reality: A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe

Roger Penrose, one of the most accomplished scientists of our time, presents the only comprehensive and comprehensible account of the physics of the universe. From the very first attempts by the Greeks to grapple with the complexities of our known world to the latest application of infinity in physics, The Road to Reality carefully explores the movement of the smallest atomic particles and reaches into the vastness of intergalactic space. Here, Penrose examines the mathematical foundations of the physical universe, exposing the underlying beauty of physics and giving us one the most important works in modern science writing. more

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Posted: Jun-21-2009

Plato to Quantum Gravity

Roger Penrose's "The Road To Reality" offers both the mathematically skilled and non- mathematicians great insight into the laws that govern the universe. It is a wonderful reference text for the complex issues of physics from Plato to string theory and quantum gravity.

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Posted: Apr-13-2009

Penrose's Magnum Opus

The definitive popular exposition of modern physics. This magnum opus requires a dedicated reader, but the rewards are well worth it. Filled with Penrose's unique insights and geometric visualizations, this work is valuable to the seasoned physicist and untrained enthusiast alike. It is also...

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Posted: Mar-30-2009

Penrose Road is a Dead End

The road to reality is not found in this book. Penrose doesn't explain what reality is, not even mathematically. The book is a failure. The road to reality begins with one simple question: why am I on this road? Penrose Road seeks to lead us to the so-called ultimate equation that will unify the...

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Posted: Mar-03-2009

From the little that I read, looks spectacular.

Clearly it isn't easy to whisk your way through 1000+ pages of dense mathematical, graduate level (and above) material. I have managed to read the first few chapters, with more emphasis on the ones dealing with differential geometry. From what I saw, most of the subsequent chapters discussing...

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Posted: Dec-13-2008

The universe in a hard-to-crack nutshell

I love this book! After so many pop science tomes(Strings for Simpletons, etc), it was so fine to find a book that dumps it all on you and interconnects so many ideas and disciplines. I'll be reading parts of it for years, and reading physics texts to try to make out the more obscure sections and...

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Posted: Nov-24-2008

Review only

Alas I must give thumbs down to this book. If you know the material then it can be a useful roadmap with some interesting highlights, but when he gets into an area you don't already know the book has little value. He doesn't explain the math, so it come across as a list of facts. Does a list of...

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Posted: Oct-31-2008

a natural wonder

Wow. For the layperson, this is like an extended hiking tour of an astonishing natural wonder like the Grand Canyon or Mount Everest. But in this case, we see the natural wonder that is the clarifying insight of a master physicist. Here's one example: For the physicist, numbers are the basis of...

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Posted: Sep-20-2008

Not the usual watered down pop physics book.

This book took some time to read! In my opinion, if you want to understand current work in physics, you need to have the basics under your belt. Roger Penrose starts with the basics and works all the way through at a very challenging pace. He introduces the necessary math in a very straight...

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Posted: Aug-31-2008