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Mass (physics)
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Physics
Cathcart, Brian. The Fly in the Cathedral: How A Small Group of Cambridge Scientists Won The Race to Split the Atom. Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2005. Accessible account of the efforts of scientists at Cambridge University to split the nucleus of the atom.
Cropper, William. Great Physicists: The Life and Times of Leading Physicists from Galileo to Hawking. Oxford University Press, 2001. Engaging biographies of 30 men and women of physics.
Daintith, John, and John O. Clark, eds. The Facts on File Dictionary of Physics. 3rd ed. Facts on File, 1999. Concise definitions covering almost everything in the field of physics.
Gamow, George, and Russell Stannard. The New World of Mr Tompkins. Cambridge University Press, 2001. Updated version of a classic introduction for the lay reader to 20th-century discoveries in physics.
Greene, Brian. The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory. Norton, 1999. Clear, nontechnical description of current research in theoretical physics.
Kaku, Michio. Einstein's Cosmos: How Albert Einstein's Vision Transformed Our Understanding of Space and Time. Norton, 2004. A concise and readable discussion of Einstein's life and contributions.
Penrose, Roger. The Road to Reality: A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe. Knopf, 2005. A narrative description of physicists' present understanding of physical reality.
Schumm, Bruce. Deep Down Things: The Breathtaking Beauty of Particle Physics. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004. A physicist's explanation of the underlying principles of the physical universe.
Quantum theory
Chandrasekhar, B.S. Why Things Are the Way They Are. Cambridge University Press, 1997. A non-technical translation of the great achievements of physics, including quantum theory.
Gilmore, Robert. Alice in Quantumland: An Allegory of Quantum Physics. Springer-Verlag, 1995. Told in the same manner as that other tale of Alice, this is a book that will entertain and capture the imagination.
Gribbin, John R., and Mary Gribbin. Q Is for Quantum: Particle Physics from A-Z. Free Press, 1999. A readable and accessible volume on the 20th-century revolution in physics.
Malin, Shimon. Nature Loves to Hide: Quantum Physics and the Nature of Reality, a Western Perspective. Oxford University Press, 2001. Targeting the lay reader, a tour of quantum theory and its implications.
Smolin, Lee. Three Roads to Quantum Gravity. Basic, 2001. A cogent account of the competing theories in astrophysics.
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