A universe in a nutshell! I just can't understand this book!!

Blackboar · 01-19-2003, 04:59 AM

I love this book! A ll thepictures of the universe, the problam is I can only understand about half half of it so any of you that have read this book, discuss it!! I might catch on and learn something!!

Lizra · 01-19-2003, 10:08 AM

I think I got about half way through before I said "forget about it"! It was worse than the first chapter of the Silmarillion!

Starr Polish · 01-19-2003, 11:26 PM

I've read through bits and pieces of this book, and I understand what I read, though I haven't retained much. He leaves out all the math, so it isn't so daunting to me. Words I can handle, numbers I can't.

Wayfarer · 01-21-2003, 03:14 AM

Really? I thought it was rather too simplistic.

He barely touched on any of the science. It felt like I was reading a book made for two year olds. (present company excepted, of course).

FrodoFriend · 01-28-2003, 10:07 AM

Wayfarer....

I haven't heard of this. Is it similar to A Brief History of Time? I really liked that book. Who's the author of this nutshell thing?

Blackboar · 01-28-2003, 10:16 AM

Stephen Hawking put it all together.

It basically explains some of the universe, y'know, black-holes, 5th dimensions, time travel into the future and past, that type of thing.

Wayfarer · 01-29-2003, 12:58 AM

The thing that bugged me is that hawking simply repeats the history of the theory up to this date, and then adds his own spin on it. It seemed a little to much like self-aggredizement for my liking. And honestly, it whas less than two hundred pages long. That's not much content.

My main dislike stems from the fact that it's just the basics. I know about everything that blackboar listed, and have for years. I don't need someone like hawking to hold my hand and walk me through the simple stuff.

I would suggest instead that you read Black Holes and Time Warps: Einstein's Outrageous Legacy by Kip S. Thorne (with bits by Hawking). It's much more comprehensive and very enlightening.

01-19-2003, 04:59 AM	#1
Blackboar Legolas's beloved sister and Queen of the Wood Elves of Mirkwood Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Under the hill at Bag-end, Hobbiton the Shire Or Rivendell,I can't remember!!!!!!!!!! Posts: 1,086	A universe in a nutshell! I just can't understand this book!! I love this book! A ll thepictures of the universe, the problam is I can only understand about half half of it so any of you that have read this book, discuss it!! I might catch on and learn something!!

01-19-2003, 10:08 AM	#2
Lizra Domesticated Swing Babe Join Date: May 2002 Location: Reality Posts: 5,340	I think I got about half way through before I said "forget about it"! It was worse than the first chapter of the Silmarillion! __________________ Happy Atheist Go Democrats!

01-19-2003, 11:26 PM	#3
Starr Polish Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Slow down and I sail on the river, slow down and I walk to the hill Posts: 2,389	I've read through bits and pieces of this book, and I understand what I read, though I haven't retained much. He leaves out all the math, so it isn't so daunting to me. Words I can handle, numbers I can't. __________________ “The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts.” –Bertrand Russell

01-21-2003, 03:14 AM	#4
Wayfarer The Insufferable Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 3,333	Really? I thought it was rather too simplistic. He barely touched on any of the science. It felt like I was reading a book made for two year olds. (present company excepted, of course). __________________ Disgraced he may be, yet is not dethroned, and keeps the rags of lordship once he owned

01-28-2003, 10:07 AM	#5
FrodoFriend Halfwitted Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Eryn Vorn Posts: 1,659	Wayfarer.... I haven't heard of this. Is it similar to A Brief History of Time? I really liked that book. Who's the author of this nutshell thing? __________________ Fingolfin lives! ... in my finger! The Crossroads of Arda - Warning. Halfwit content. Not appropriate for people with IQ of over 18. The Fellowship of the Message Board Nyáréonié - The Tale of Tears

01-28-2003, 10:16 AM	#6
Blackboar Legolas's beloved sister and Queen of the Wood Elves of Mirkwood Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Under the hill at Bag-end, Hobbiton the Shire Or Rivendell,I can't remember!!!!!!!!!! Posts: 1,086	Stephen Hawking put it all together. It basically explains some of the universe, y'know, black-holes, 5th dimensions, time travel into the future and past, that type of thing.

01-29-2003, 12:58 AM	#7
Wayfarer The Insufferable Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 3,333	The thing that bugged me is that hawking simply repeats the history of the theory up to this date, and then adds his own spin on it. It seemed a little to much like self-aggredizement for my liking. And honestly, it whas less than two hundred pages long. That's not much content. My main dislike stems from the fact that it's just the basics. I know about everything that blackboar listed, and have for years. I don't need someone like hawking to hold my hand and walk me through the simple stuff. I would suggest instead that you read Black Holes and Time Warps: Einstein's Outrageous Legacy by Kip S. Thorne (with bits by Hawking). It's much more comprehensive and very enlightening. __________________ Disgraced he may be, yet is not dethroned, and keeps the rags of lordship once he owned

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