For the Love of Physics: From the End of the Rainbow to the Edge of Time - A Journey Through the Wonders of Physics
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Summary
In For the Love of Physics， beloved MIT professor Walter Lewin， whose riveting physics lectures made him a YouTube super-star， takes readers on a remarkably fun， inventive， and often wacky journey that brings the joys of physics to life。
“For the Love of Physics captures Walter Lewin’s extraordinary intellect， passion for physics， and brilliance as a teacher”—Bill Gates。
For more than thirty years as a renowned professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology， Lewin’s lectures made physics not only accessible but fun， whether putting his head in the path of a wrecking ball， supercharging himself with three hundred thousand volts of electricity， or demonstrating why the sky is blue and clouds are white。 In For the Love of Physics， Lewin takes readers on a marvelous journey， opening our eyes as never before to the wonders of physics and its amazing ability to reveal the beauty and power embedded in our world。
Could it be true that we are shorter standing up than lying down？ Why can we snorkel no deeper than about one foot below the surface？ Why are the colors of a rainbow always in the same order， can we stretch a hand out and touch one？
Using superbly clear and simple explanations of phenomena we’ve always wondered about， such as what the big bang would have sounded like had anyone existed to hear it， Lewin surprises and delights with physics-based answers to even the most elusive questions。
Whether showing us that a flea is strong enough to pull a heavy book across a table， or describing the coolest， weirdest facts about the tiniest bits of matter， Lewin always entertains as he edifies。 “For me，” Lewin writes， “physics is a way of seeing—the spectacular and the mundane， the immense and the minute—as a beautiful， thrillingly interwoven whole。” For the Love of Physics is a rare gem that will change the way readers see the world。
“For the Love of Physics captures Walter Lewin’s extraordinary intellect， passion for physics， and brilliance as a teacher”—Bill Gates。
For more than thirty years as a renowned professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology， Lewin’s lectures made physics not only accessible but fun， whether putting his head in the path of a wrecking ball， supercharging himself with three hundred thousand volts of electricity， or demonstrating why the sky is blue and clouds are white。 In For the Love of Physics， Lewin takes readers on a marvelous journey， opening our eyes as never before to the wonders of physics and its amazing ability to reveal the beauty and power embedded in our world。
Could it be true that we are shorter standing up than lying down？ Why can we snorkel no deeper than about one foot below the surface？ Why are the colors of a rainbow always in the same order， can we stretch a hand out and touch one？
Using superbly clear and simple explanations of phenomena we’ve always wondered about， such as what the big bang would have sounded like had anyone existed to hear it， Lewin surprises and delights with physics-based answers to even the most elusive questions。
Whether showing us that a flea is strong enough to pull a heavy book across a table， or describing the coolest， weirdest facts about the tiniest bits of matter， Lewin always entertains as he edifies。 “For me，” Lewin writes， “physics is a way of seeing—the spectacular and the mundane， the immense and the minute—as a beautiful， thrillingly interwoven whole。” For the Love of Physics is a rare gem that will change the way readers see the world。
Reviews
Jack
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No matter what level your physics is at this book is for you， it does not only talk about physics but Walter Lewin also shows you his love for art。 You will love it！
Gizem Kılıç
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Perfect。
Alex Hallatt
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The guy loves physics but unfortunately loves himself more。 I got tired of the boasting and also a little bit bored of x-rays from space。 For someone looking for a more engaging introduction to how fascinating physics can be， read Surely You’re Joking， Mr Feynman。
Raquel
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Belíssimas exposições sobre Física pelo lendário professor Walter Lewin。 Uma espécie de John Keating （O Clube dos Poetas Mortos） da Física。 Vibrante， acessível e divertido。 Os métodos pedagógicos do Prof。 Lewin são infalíveis; saímos desta leitura ainda mais apaixonados pelos mistérios que nos rodeiam。
XinYaanZyoy
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I read it when I was in high school。 his 8。01， 8。02， and 8。03 lectures drove me to this book， it covers a bit of his own history， most of the part is how he teaches and what makes him do it。 it's an inspirational book to read for those who wish to teach just like him！ I read it when I was in high school。 his 8。01， 8。02， and 8。03 lectures drove me to this book， it covers a bit of his own history， most of the part is how he teaches and what makes him do it。 it's an inspirational book to read for those who wish to teach just like him！ 。。。more
Andrew McLoughlin
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Every subject should have a teacher with Lewin's ability to insight interest。I would recommend this to anybody who has even the remotest interest in the world around them and demand that those who don't also read it！ Every subject should have a teacher with Lewin's ability to insight interest。I would recommend this to anybody who has even the remotest interest in the world around them and demand that those who don't also read it！ 。。。more
John Siebelink
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Very easy to read， witty， educational， and entertaining。 This book reinforced my desire to go into science。 Having watched his lectures on YouTube， I read the entire thing with his Dutch accent in mind。 It made it that much more entertaining！
Howard
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Neat， detailed explanation of how rainbows work。。。 just all kinds of physical phenomena。 To really get what this guy is about， search for "mit 8。01x" on youtube。 He has a bunch of complete courses on line via MIT Open Courseware。 He demonstrates physics with wrecking balls， guns， electricity -- all all kinds of stuff。 A total joy to watch。 This book actually has a few examples that you can try at home。 It's a lot of fun and he is a great teacher。 If you ever though physics is beyond you， try th Neat， detailed explanation of how rainbows work。。。 just all kinds of physical phenomena。 To really get what this guy is about， search for "mit 8。01x" on youtube。 He has a bunch of complete courses on line via MIT Open Courseware。 He demonstrates physics with wrecking balls， guns， electricity -- all all kinds of stuff。 A total joy to watch。 This book actually has a few examples that you can try at home。 It's a lot of fun and he is a great teacher。 If you ever though physics is beyond you， try this book and/or watch his lectures。 。。。more
Myersandburnsie
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I read this alongside my high school senior。 I think this book is a lovely， living book alternative to a physics textbook。 （there was not the typical math based work） I enjoyed the author’s enthusiasm for the subject and I learned a lot。
Nd78
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نگاه جدیدی از فیزیک رو ارائه می کنه و انسان رو به مطالعه و يادگيري فیزیک تشویق می کنه。 همچنین برای معلمان فیزیک شدیدا توصیه میشه تا روش های جذب دانش آموزان به درس فیزیک را یاد بگیرند。
Daniel Ahn
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This book felt like a hug。 Imagine a loving grandpa explaining you physics to you， simplifying concepts not out of some textbook-pedagogy， but because he is genuinely excited to share his passion。My favourite parts of Dr。 Lewin's book is when he adds anecdotes to complement the physics he explains; it is endearing as it is comprehensible。 It reminds me of how I feel when my parents venture onto their side stories， wondering how this will relate， but not caring because I want to hear their voices This book felt like a hug。 Imagine a loving grandpa explaining you physics to you， simplifying concepts not out of some textbook-pedagogy， but because he is genuinely excited to share his passion。My favourite parts of Dr。 Lewin's book is when he adds anecdotes to complement the physics he explains; it is endearing as it is comprehensible。 It reminds me of how I feel when my parents venture onto their side stories， wondering how this will relate， but not caring because I want to hear their voices。 Albeit， their tangents usually redirect into lecturing me about my life - and not necessarily related to the initial conversation， while Walter's seem to always direct the reader into increased comprehension。 。。。more
Rudi
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Soms was ik de draad kwijt maar mocht ik hem willen vinden zou het boek te dik geweest zijn
Evren
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Het persoonlijk karakter van het avontuur door de verschillende aspecten van de natuurkunde was verbluffend。De manier waarop de natuurkunde uitgelegd werd was met zo'n passie dat het weliswaar een kunststukje werd。 Het persoonlijk karakter van het avontuur door de verschillende aspecten van de natuurkunde was verbluffend。De manier waarop de natuurkunde uitgelegd werd was met zo'n passie dat het weliswaar een kunststukje werd。 。。。more
Pranabir Samanta
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Your observations will never be the same after reading it。
Dr Muhammad Zafar Iqbal
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This has been a good read。 The author has put a lot of time and effort。 Being a writer myself， I find it commendable。 The content is decent and keeps you hooked for a long time。 And some parts are simply minds blowing。 I look forward to reading more books like this。 All in all， a good experience for an avid reader like me。
Adhiraj Jain
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A great， fun and engaging read。 I never loved physics but this book helped me find some spark in this fascinating subject。 Known for his unique and engaging lectures at MIT， the author tries to explain simple concepts and phenomena such as black holes， x ray astronomy， rainbows， pressure in straws， newton laws， electricity and magnetism， etc in a fun way。 It is a part biography of the authors life in astrophysics and teaching while also being popular science book for masses。 Worth a read for any A great， fun and engaging read。 I never loved physics but this book helped me find some spark in this fascinating subject。 Known for his unique and engaging lectures at MIT， the author tries to explain simple concepts and phenomena such as black holes， x ray astronomy， rainbows， pressure in straws， newton laws， electricity and magnetism， etc in a fun way。 It is a part biography of the authors life in astrophysics and teaching while also being popular science book for masses。 Worth a read for anyone interested in physics。 。。。more
Ayush Yadav
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From electric jolts in winter， the science of rainbows。。。。to the depths of the ocean （pressure） and to the fullest extent of the universe， the book covers it all so beautifully while walking along Prof。 Lewin and his works。 A wonderfully written and a must read for any science enthusiast， to say the least。 "There is a intrinsic beauty in everyday things" and I am sure you'll appreciate it more after this book。 PS: you will definitely think twice before picking your seat in a flight now。 From electric jolts in winter， the science of rainbows。。。。to the depths of the ocean （pressure） and to the fullest extent of the universe， the book covers it all so beautifully while walking along Prof。 Lewin and his works。 A wonderfully written and a must read for any science enthusiast， to say the least。 "There is a intrinsic beauty in everyday things" and I am sure you'll appreciate it more after this book。 PS: you will definitely think twice before picking your seat in a flight now。 。。。more
Maragoni Venkat
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Brilliant。 the best book to read to fall in love with science
Silvi
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i love physics， i have no any specific reasons why i would love to read this books， it looks amazing when i see the highlight of this book， thank you so much， it will ic=ncredibly humbling if you accepted my permission to reads the whole books :）
szymborskalyte
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Feels infantilizing some of the time。
Sofiya
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I enjoy Walter Lewin’s lectures on physics on YouTube， but they can sometimes be challenging。I love this book because it makes accessible the ideas of physics without needing Calculus。Calculus is great （and so is Newton）， but if you don’t want to learn all the equations and the derivations of equations then you can read this book and understand the basic the underlying physics concepts without Calculus。Nothing beats seeing a physics demonstration with your own eyes （either in person or on video） I enjoy Walter Lewin’s lectures on physics on YouTube， but they can sometimes be challenging。I love this book because it makes accessible the ideas of physics without needing Calculus。Calculus is great （and so is Newton）， but if you don’t want to learn all the equations and the derivations of equations then you can read this book and understand the basic the underlying physics concepts without Calculus。Nothing beats seeing a physics demonstration with your own eyes （either in person or on video）， but when you read the book you can still imagine in your mind’s eye the physics demonstrations discussed。Note: This book goes over many of Walter Lewin’s famous physics demonstrations， so you can watch those demonstrations on YouTube。 。。。more
মেহমুদা অর্পা
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How can you not talk about something which made you smile when something was uncertainly hurting you！I was sad！ Sad and Serene！ And then prof Lewin and Prof Goldstein came in， came with their magical admirable " 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐎𝐟 𝐏𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐬 : 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐛𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 --- 𝐀 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐬 "！ Just as Prof Michio Kaku！ Watched them throughout the day on YouTube with their all the gigantic powers of teaching and demonstration and showing physics， making phys How can you not talk about something which made you smile when something was uncertainly hurting you！I was sad！ Sad and Serene！ And then prof Lewin and Prof Goldstein came in， came with their magical admirable " 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐎𝐟 𝐏𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐬 : 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐛𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 --- 𝐀 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐬 "！ Just as Prof Michio Kaku！ Watched them throughout the day on YouTube with their all the gigantic powers of teaching and demonstration and showing physics， making physics just what it's meant to be and supposed to be all of us！ And then their life - living books！Books， change how you see through ;Books， make you smile - a sobering smile on your cheeks through the whole passages of that reading journey and after that all the time something makes you remember what you've found ;Books， make you something ;📖 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 :Walter Lewin creates magic when he introduces the wonders of physics。 What’s his secret？ “I introduce people to their own world，” he says， “the world they live in and are familiar with， but don’t approach like a physicist—yet。 If I talk about waves on water， I ask them to do certain experiments in their bathtubs; they can relate to that。 They can relate to rainbows。 That’s one of the things I love about physics: you get to explain anything。 And that can be a wonderful experience—for them and for me。 I make them love physics！ Sometimes， when my students get really engaged， the classes almost feel like happenings。” 。。。more
Berry ☆
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I am told this book will alter my perspective on physics。。。？ can't really see how that's EVER gonna be happening in the foreseeable future， but all things （"all things" being a euphemism for my rapidly deteriorating grades that'll inevitably snowball into some sort of self-destructive， life-affirming climax - because I AM SO NOT READY FOR MY BOARD EXAMS THEY'RE IN SIX MONTHS AND PHYSICS IS COMPULSORY SOMEBODY WALTER LEWIN HELP ME - naturally） considered， it's worth a shot， right？:/（and yeah I'm I am told this book will alter my perspective on physics。。。？ can't really see how that's EVER gonna be happening in the foreseeable future， but all things （"all things" being a euphemism for my rapidly deteriorating grades that'll inevitably snowball into some sort of self-destructive， life-affirming climax - because I AM SO NOT READY FOR MY BOARD EXAMS THEY'RE IN SIX MONTHS AND PHYSICS IS COMPULSORY SOMEBODY WALTER LEWIN HELP ME - naturally） considered， it's worth a shot， right？:/（and yeah I'm pretty much desperate at this point）and I am CALLING IT - if this book ends up romanticizing how "practical" or "all-encompassing" or "naturally observable" physics is， I will figuratively slam the goddamned thing across the room。 why does everyone assume that the root cause of all the universal hate physics get is a deep-rooted fear of math？？！ I'm sick of everything wrong with the world being unanimously attributed to math！ I just。。。I need SOMETHING to convince me that everything about the subject doesn't end in hopeless oblivion。 I'll take anything。 please。counting on you （and every single member of your surprisingly ardent Reddit fanbase that will swear by every single word you've historically penned and actually managed to convince me - ME！ - to read a book about physics in my precious free time）， Mr。 Lewin。 。。。more
Antonis
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I discovered Walter Lewin’s MIT lectures on YouTube and I thoroughly enjoyed them。 That incited me to buy his book which I found rather disappointing and unbalanced。 In roughly the first half of the book， Lewin presents a selection of simple physical concepts illustrating them with everyday examples。 The second half of the book， however， is much more autobiographical and exclusively focused on X-ray astronomy， Lewin’s area of research， which is presented in a very detailed manner。 I also did not I discovered Walter Lewin’s MIT lectures on YouTube and I thoroughly enjoyed them。 That incited me to buy his book which I found rather disappointing and unbalanced。 In roughly the first half of the book， Lewin presents a selection of simple physical concepts illustrating them with everyday examples。 The second half of the book， however， is much more autobiographical and exclusively focused on X-ray astronomy， Lewin’s area of research， which is presented in a very detailed manner。 I also did not like the tone of the writing: it seems to be assuming that the reader has had no previous exposure to physics and algebra， not even of the high-school variety。 。。。more
Giri Shankar
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An eye opener basically to all the commoners like us。
Divya Pathak
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For sure this is classic Walter Lewin。 The part on rainbows is really as fascinating as he describes it elsewhere。 I really wish I had this book while I was in class 12th。 this will for sure make you fall in love with physics。 Go an also subscribe his YouTube channel， link: https://www。youtube。com/channel/UCiEH。。。。 For sure this is classic Walter Lewin。 The part on rainbows is really as fascinating as he describes it elsewhere。 I really wish I had this book while I was in class 12th。 this will for sure make you fall in love with physics。 Go an also subscribe his YouTube channel， link: https://www。youtube。com/channel/UCiEH。。。。 。。。more
Ayush Chauhan
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Walter Lewin is a Dutch astrophysicist and former professor of physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology （MIT）。 Lewin takes readers on a marvelous journey in this book opening our eyes as never before to the amazing beauty and power with which physics can reveal the hidden workings of the world all around us。According to Lewin "Physics allows us to see the invisible forces at play all around us， from gravity to electromagnetism。" In this books he had explained the phenomenons that we Walter Lewin is a Dutch astrophysicist and former professor of physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology （MIT）。 Lewin takes readers on a marvelous journey in this book opening our eyes as never before to the amazing beauty and power with which physics can reveal the hidden workings of the world all around us。According to Lewin "Physics allows us to see the invisible forces at play all around us， from gravity to electromagnetism。" In this books he had explained the phenomenons that we experience in our daily lives like Rainbows， electricity， magnetism etc in very simple and funny way。You just need to know basic primary class physics and mathematics to understand this book。 He will introduce you to a mystery and then solve it for you in very easy way， though it get complicated at the last chapters which are mostly about astrophysics。Chapters at last about astrophysics could have been more explanatory with real life examples。This book can be read by anyone who has little bit knowledge of Physics and mathematics。Highly recommended for the teachers/aspiring teachers of any subject as Lewin has showed how a subject can be made intresting and hilarious and at the same time can be easily explained with examples 。。。more
Abhishek Agnihotri
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you will never get bore while reading this if you loves nature and want to understand it`s power and phenomenon。 you will never get bore while reading this if you loves nature and want to understand it`s power and phenomenon。 。。。more
Krokki
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Physics is phenomenal and Walter Lewin is a pedagogic genius！ Imprint science into your worldview and it will forever enrich your life。 For me the key genres are neuroscience， （macro & micro-） biology， （classical & quantum-） physics。Btw， you should see all of Lewins classes on youtube， they are free and fantastic！
Nollie
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