Penrose's The Road to Reality

[Bruce Appelbaum]

I bought a copy when it first came out, but have not made much  
progress with it (constantly going on to read something else), even  
though I have much of the math background from my engineering training.

The book is supposed to have been written in such a way as to  
introduce the math step by step to make it understandable.  The  
paperback version isn't as much as an investment as the original  
hardcover, so what the hell -- give it a shot.


Bruce

"Nothing is ever the same as they said it was."
--- Diane Arbus



On Feb 8, 2007, at 12:35 PM, Ya Sam wrote:

> What with all the maths and physics in AtD, I am still ruminating  
> on a good introduction into science. I saw this one in a bookshop  
> the other day, leafed through, but I dunno... Those who have read  
> it, what do you think: can a layman WITHOUT the knowledge of high  
> mathematics read it?
>
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