Thursday, October 08, 2009

finished reading hyperspace by michio kaku and Einstein 1905: the standard of greatness by John S. Rigden (=

hyperspace is awesome. its rather old - first published in 1994 which by modern science time-line its like super outdated already :p 15 years old grandfather. but it explains hyperspace and higher dimensional concepts very well and its extremely enjoyable to read :) no wonder was a best seller when published. super creative and super imaginative when leading the reader on a crazy journey into higher dimensions :)

standard of greatness pays tribute to einstein's year of 1905 and his 5 miracle papers. a bit of background on each paper and their implications. a more difficult read but very informative and rather fact-based. not too boring though :) will come back to this book in the future. i dont think i fully digested it properly yet.

anyway paid fines for both books haha couldn't return them in time oops. wanted a few extra days to read. tried looking for them in borders but couldn't find >< must borrow from library again soon :)

currently reading miss leavitt's stars by George Johnson. totally have never heard of her and i doubt anyone EVER has heard of her >< she left few records, few notes, few letters, few signs that she even existed except that she discovered a relationship that helped measure the distance of the stars o.O even wiki has barely anything on her. this book doesn't have much either she left too little for a proper biography to be even written but its a good introduction to the developments in the field of astronomy at that time :) the book's rather thin should finish it soon

borrowed another one this is very ambitious looking though. the great beyond by Paul Halpern. only browsed thru the first few pages but it looks promising. its that kind of writing style i like - as though telling a story. not too much technical detail just enough basics for an average science person to understand. higher dimensions and in fact most theoretical physics is actual super interesting its almost like science fiction in real life. thats probably why its one of the few non fiction topics i actually read. definitely doesn't look too dry though thats the most important part seeing how thick it is :p probably gonna get fined for late return again though heh

bought time traveler's wife from borders! 25% discount plus 10% discount from jason's borders card so its quite worth it :) haven started on that either too many things to read recently. yeah and i ordered the syonan years from keith also. about time i brushed up my knowledge on history of singapore. most singaporeans know too little ><

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