Steven Weinberg
Steven Weinberg received the 1979 Nobel Prize for Physics for his work in unifying two of the fundamental forces of nature, and in 1991 he was awarded the National Medal of Science at the White House. His earlier prize-winning book The First Three Minutes is the classic account of the "Big Bang," the modern theory of the origin of the universe. Among his other books are The Theory of Subatomic Particles and Gravitation and Cosmology: Principles and Applications of the General Theory of...See more
Steven Weinberg received the 1979 Nobel Prize for Physics for his work in unifying two of the fundamental forces of nature, and in 1991 he was awarded the National Medal of Science at the White House. His earlier prize-winning book The First Three Minutes is the classic account of the "Big Bang," the modern theory of the origin of the universe. Among his other books are The Theory of Subatomic Particles and Gravitation and Cosmology: Principles and Applications of the General Theory of Relativity. Steven Weinberg is a member of the Royal Society of London as well as the US National Academy of Sciences, and has been awarded numerous honorary degrees, most recently from Columbia University and the Universities of Salamanca and Padua. See less
Steven Weinberg's Featured Books
Steven Weinberg book reviews
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Dreams of a Final Theory: The Scientist's Search for the Ultimate Laws of Nature
Theory of Particle Physics and Cosmology
by David L, Oct 28, 2020
A good book on the theories of the universe and particle physics.
A general science reader will not come away with more knowledge on the subject; this is a discussion of the merits of several ... Read More
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Cosmology
Weinberg's Magnum Opus
The book, Gravitation by Steven Weinberg is both engaging and well-written, providing elucidating explanations for those readers that has some strong foundations in maths & physics, yet is humbly ... Read More
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The First Three Minutes: A Modern View of the Origin of the Universe
Great summary
by JBronson, Apr 26, 2007
For anyone interested in current thinking in cosmology, this is the book to get. Most of the math has been banished to the appendix, but it does require some knowledge of physics. If you have that, ... Read More