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angus_mckeogh's review
3.0
I’d agree with some of the other reviews on here about being a little underwhelmed by this effort. Briefly covers the history of physics leading up to string theory, discusses string theory a little and the quest for a unifying theory and mathematical formula, and then touches on how string theory isn’t at the present time testable. The majority of his previous books have been much better.
honnari_hannya's review
2.0
A lot of this material is recycled from this other books—the same structure, the same anecdotes, the same intellectual questions he's trying to answer. I can't blame him if he wants to make that coin but I can't say that it makes me want to read any more of these books if nothing differentiates one from the other.
He is also still rather opaque about some issues, and I find that Kaku makes some really wild claims without explaining either 1) the relevance or 2) the process of how it can be done. One particular "WTF???" moment for me was his casual, almost throwaway comment about how scientists are currently assembling machines that can detect energy? waves? something that our universe gave off in its infancy when it collided with a parallel universe. And then he moved on just like that. I was reeling. How? What? What is the basis of this machine? What is it detecting? How is it detecting? Where are they pointing it? What??? I was just. Floored. And he moved on. It was the worst cliffhanger I've read in a long time.
He is also still rather opaque about some issues, and I find that Kaku makes some really wild claims without explaining either 1) the relevance or 2) the process of how it can be done. One particular "WTF???" moment for me was his casual, almost throwaway comment about how scientists are currently assembling machines that can detect energy? waves? something that our universe gave off in its infancy when it collided with a parallel universe. And then he moved on just like that. I was reeling. How? What? What is the basis of this machine? What is it detecting? How is it detecting? Where are they pointing it? What??? I was just. Floored. And he moved on. It was the worst cliffhanger I've read in a long time.
tigercub58's review
2.0
Another book about physics which leaves me feeling stupid. The style of writing is easy and kept me going thinking I would understand one of the theories discussed on the next page. I didn't.
lilymacehoran's review
adventurous
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.75
Explained complicated theories very well, but i think to fully understand i should read it again at some point