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"The most incomprehensible thing about the worldis that it is comprehensible."
— Albert Einstein [1879-1955]
Schwarz/CalTech's 'Second Superstring Revolution'
Cambridge University Relativity Group on 'M-Theory'
Introduction to Superstring Theory:
4 lectures by John H. Schwarz (8/2000) in PDF format
Stephen W. Hawking Page
at Maison d'Ętre Philosophy Bookstore
Richard P. Feynman [1918-88] Page
at Maison d'Ętre Philosophy Bookstore
Brian Greene on 'Superstring Theory' [1995]
'The Particle Adventure' Interactive Learning Site
Particle Adventure's Particle Physics Glossary
'Loop Quantum Gravity' article by Prof. Carlo Rovelli, University of Pittsburgh
Einstein & Relativity
Usenet U.K. Relativity FAQ
Online English text of "The Special and General Theory"
selected Einstein quotations
Albert Einstein Archives
Einstein Archives Online
'WMail' Philosophy Newsletter on "A Third Theory of Relativity"
Issue # 11 [June 2001] = Part 1
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Issue # 13 [August 2001] = Part 2
2007 version "A Third Theory of Relativity"
Albert Einstein Page at Maison d'Ętre Philosophy Bookstore
Albert Einstein Quotations Page
Books on Quantum Physics
browse Science / Quantum Theory catalog at Amazon.com
browse Professional / Quantum Physics catalog at Amazon.com
 | "Relativity & Common Sense: A New Approach To Einstein" [1964] by Sir Hermann Bondi Dover 8x5¼ pb [9/80] for $7.95 |
 | "General Relativity From A to B" [1978] by Robert Geroch Univ of Chicago Press 8x5¼ pb [3/81] for $9.36 Univ of Chicago Press hardcover [1978] out of print/used |
 | "The Dancing Wu Li Masters: An Overview of The New Physics" [1979] by Gary Zukav Bantam pb [9/94] for $7.50 HarperPerennial 8x5¼ pb [7/2001] for $10.20 Audio Renaissance ABR audio CD [1/2001] for $17.16 Audio Renaissance UNABR audio [6/90] 3 tapes for $10.85 |
 | "In Search of Schrödinger's Cat: Quantum Physics & Reality" [1984] by John Gribbin Bantam 8¼x5¼ pb [11/85] for $11.17 |
 | "Beyond Einstein: The Cosmic Quest For The Theory of The Universe" [1987] by Michio Kaku, with Jennifer Trainer Thompson Anchor/Doubleday 8x5 pb [12/98] for $9.71 Bantam hardcover [3/87] out of print/used Dr. Kaku's website |
 | "The Origin of The Universe" [1994] by John D. Barrow HarperCollins pb [6/97] for $11.20 Basic Books 9½x6 hardcover [10/94] out of print/used |
 | "The Last Three Minutes: Conjectures About The Ultimate Fate of The Universe " [1994] by P. C. W. Davies HarperCollins 8x5.3 pb [1/97] for $10.40 Basic Books 9x6 hardcover [10/94] out of print/used Weidenfeld & Nicolson hardcover [94] out of print/used |
 | "Black Holes & Time Warps: Einstein's Outrageous Legacy" [1994] by Kip S. Thorne, foreward by Stephen Hawking W.W. Norton 9¼x6 pb [1/95] for $13.26 W.W. Norton hardcover [4/94] for $14.99 |
 | "Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Time Warps & The Tenth Dimension" [1994] by Michio Kaku, illustrations by Robert O'Keefe Anchor/Doubleday 8x5 pb [3/95] for $10.47 Oxford Univ Press 9½x6½ hardcover [4/94] for $35.00 Dr. Kaku's website |
 | "Q.E.D. and The Men Who Made It - Dyson, Feynman, Schwinger & Tomonaga" [1994] by Silvan S. Schweber Princeton Univ Press 9¼x6¼ pb [4/94] for $34.65 Princeton Univ Press 9¾x6½ hardcover [4/94] out of print/rare |
 | "Einstein & Relativity" [Big Idea Series; 1995] by Paul Strathern Anchor/Doubleday 8x5 pb [10/95] for $8.95 |
 | "Who's Afraid of Schrödinger's Cat: An A-to-Z Guide To All The New Science Ideas You Need To Keep Up With The New Thinking" [1998] by I. N. Marshall & Danah Zohar Quill 9¼x6¼ pb [7/98] for $10.50 |
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"String Theory Vol. I: An Introduction To The Bosonic String" [1998] by Joseph Polchinski Cambridge Univ Press 9½x6¾ pb [6/2005] for $45.27 Cambridge Univ Press 10x7 hardcover [10/98] for $46.99 "String Theory Vol. II: Superstring Theory & Beyond" [1998] by Joseph Polchinski Cambridge Univ Press 9½x6¾ pb [6/2005] for $45.27 Cambridge Univ Press 10x7 hardcover [10/98] for $44.33 |
 | "Introduction To Superstrings & M-Theory" [1998] by Michio Kaku Springer 9½x6½ hardcover [12/98] for $54.95 Dr. Kaku's website |
 | "The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions & The Quest For The Ultimate Theory" [1999] by Brian Greene Vintage 8x5 pb [2/2000] for $11.17 W.W. Norton 9.4x6½ hardcover [10/2003] for $13.97 W.W. Norton 9½x6½ hardcover [2/99] out of print/used |
 | "E=mc²: A Biography of The World's Most Famous Equation" [2000] by David Bodanis Berkley 8¼x5½ pb [9/2001] for $9.75 Walker & Co. 8¾x5¼ hardcover [9/2000] for $25.00 author's website |
 | "Introducing Quantum Theory" [2001] by J.P. McEvoy & Oscar Zarate Icon/Totem mass pb [9/2008] for $9.95 Icon/Totem 8¼x5¼ 3rd edition pb [10/2004] out of print/used Icon/Totem 8¼x5½ pb [1/2001] out of print/many used |
 | "Essential Science: The Expanding Universe (A Beginner's Guide To The Big Bang & Beyond)" [2002] by Mark A. Garlick Dorling Kindersley 7x5 pb [4/2002] for $6.95 |
 | "The Particle Odyssey: A Journey To The Heart of Matter" [orig 1987, rev 2002] by Frank E. Close, Michael Marten & Christine Sutton Oxford Univ Press pb [8/2004] for $16.50 Oxford Univ Press 11¾x9 hardcover [9/2002] for $35.83 |
 | "Essential Science: Quantum Physics (A Beginner's Guide To The Subatomic World)" [2002] by John Gribbin Dorling Kindersley 7x5 pb [11/2002] for $7.00 |
 | "The Elegant Universe" 3-hour tv special [P.B.S./Nova Oct 2003]
P.B.S./WGBH letterbox color DVD [1/2004] for $15.99 P.B.S./WGBH color VHS [1/2004] for $18.95 full credits at IMDb; P.B.S. official program site "Physics: The Elegant Universe & Beyond" includes 3-hour program above plus "Einstein Revealed" [1996] and "Einstein's Big Idea" [2005] P.B.S./WGBH color DVD box set [2/2006] 4 disks for $34.99 |
 | "The Quantum World: Quantum Physics For Everyone" [2004] by Kenneth W. Ford Harvard Univ Press 8½x6¼ pb [10/2005] for $11.53 Harvard Univ Press 8½x6½ hardcover [4/2004] for $24.95 |
 | "A First Course In String Theory" [2004] by Barton Zwiebach {Professor of Physics at M.I.T.} Cambridge Univ Press 10x7 pb [6/2004] for $65.00 |
 | "Empire of The Stars: Obsession, Friendship & Betrayal In The Quest For Black Holes" [2005] by Arthur I. Miller A history of Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar [1910-95] whose conception of black holes in 1929, and presentation before the Royal Astronomical Society in 1935, became mired in the politics of science. 'Chandra' eventually received a Nobel Prize in Physics in 1983. Houghton Mifflin hardcover [4/2005] for $26.00 |
 | "Warped Passages: Unraveling The Mysteries of The Universe's Hidden Dimensions" [2005] by Lisa Randall, PhD • listed on TIME 100 Most Influential People 5/2007 Harper Perennial 7¾x5¼ pb [9/2006] for $10.85 Ecco Press 9x6½ hardcover [8/2005] for $18.45 author's Harvard Physics Dept. homepage |
 | "The Trouble With Physics: The Rise of String Theory, The Fall of A Science & What Comes Next" [2006] by Lee Smolin Mariner Books 8x5½ pb [9/2007] for $10.85 Houghton Mifflin 9½x6½ hardcover [9/2006] for $17.16 |
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"String Theory For Dummies" [2009] by Andrew Zimmerman Jones For Dummies 9¼x7¼ pb [11/2009] for $13.59 |
 | "The Unobservable Universe: A Paradox-Free Framework  for Understanding the Universe" [2011] by Scott M. Tyson Perhaps Scott Tyson has indeed found the unified theory and elininated the disconnect between relativity and quantum mechanics. Kindle Edition from Galaxia Way [4/2011] for $4.99 Galaxia Way 9¼x6 pb [4/2011] for $18.24 |
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