Recommended Reading - Non-fiction

I have copies of many of these books that you are welcome to borrow - just email mr@barbanneau.co.uk

General Physics:

• Six Easy Pieces: Fundamentals of Physics Explained by Richard P Feynman
• The Meaning of it All by Richard P Feynman
• Why Does E=mc2?: (and Why Should We Care?) by Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw
• Wonders of the Universe by Brian Cox
• Big Bang: The Most Important Scientific Discovery of All Time and Why You Need to Know About It by Simon Singh
• The Science of Discworld   by Sir Terry Pratchett, Dr Ian Stewart and Jack Cohen
• The Science of Discworld II: The Globe: 2 by Terry Pratchett, Ian Stewart and Jack S. Cohen
• The Physics of Superheroes by James Kakalios
• Mr Tompkins in Paperback by George Gamow  

Quantum Mechanics

• How to Teach Quantum Physics to Your Dog by Chad Orzel
  This is one of my favourites - it uses dog related examples to explain quantum physics!
• In Search Of Schrodinger's Cat: Updated Edition by John Gribbin
• Schrodinger's Kittens and the Search for Reality by John Gribbin
• Quantum Physics: A Beginner's Guide by Alastair I.M. Rae

String theory and beyond

• The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory by Brian Greene
• Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the Tenth Dimension by Michio Kaku

Particle Physics

• Neutrino by Frank Close
• Particle Physics: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) by Frank Close

Maths

• Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions (Dover Thrift) by Edwin Abbott
• Flatterland: Like Flatland Only More So by Ian Stewart
• The Music of the Primes: Why an unsolved problem in mathematics matters by Marcus Du Sautoy
• Fermat's Last Theorem: The story of a riddle that confounded the world's greatest minds for 358 years by Simon Singh
• The Code Book: The Secret History of Codes and Code-breaking by Simon Singh