Carl-Sagan-like "physics for newbs" books... with a twist?

CrystalMethodist

I have a friend who is much better at Spanish than English, and I want to get him a Carl-Sagan-like "physics is interesting for laymen!" book for Christmas.

I don't want it to be complicated *at all*. This is a guy with an incomplete high school education, but while he was in school he was a good math/science student. But that was a while ago.

This may be the most random question ever posted here, but any suggestions for Spanish-language popular science books?

Tam

A Briefer History of Time might be good.

Andrew_Jay

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AyeJaye

http://www.amazon.ca/One-Two-Three-Infinity-Speculations/dp/0486256642

mightyspacepope

My best friend wrote a book with one of his professors that sounds like it would be up your friend's alley.

http://www.amazon.com/Users-Guide-Universe-Surviving-Uncertainty/dp/0470496517/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1259283198&sr=8-2

It doesn't come out until March, though, unfortunately.

The_Glad_Hatter

I posted a thread looking for books like this a long while ago, but i can't find it anymore (should've saved it... )

anyhoo, my favourite in the genre is A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Brysing..
That or Terry Pratchett's the Science of Discworld Series....

Chanus

The Elegant Universe by Brian Greene is pretty good.

Also, Six Easy Pieces / Six Not-So-Easy Pieces by Richard Feynman. They're his actual lectures from CalTech. They're a little above novice-level, but if your friend has an interest in math/physics, they should be fun to read.

celandine

Here's Six Easy Pieces in Spanish (Seis Piezas Faciles) http://www.oferta-de-libros.com.ar/43134-seis-piezas-faciles

QED in Spanish: http://www.spanish-bookworld.com/us/shop.php?c=spanishbooks&n=1000&i=0140125051&x=Qed_The_Strange_Theory_of_Light_and_Matter_Penguin_Press_Science_Spanish_Edition

A Brief History of Time in Spanish: http://www.spanish-bookworld.com/us/shop.php?c=spanishbooks&n=1000&i=9879317114&x=Historia_del_tiempo_A_Brief_History_of_Time_del_big_bang_a_los_agujeros_negros_From_the_Big_Bang_to_Black_Holes_Spanish_Edition

I'm having trouble finding popular science writers who write in Spanish -- I don't know of any.

John Baez, the theoretical physicist, has a lot of explanatory stuff on his website, physics and math, and is a ridiculously good correspondent -- he personally answers a lot of questions from curious kids and laymen. It's possible, given the name, that he knows Spanish -- if your friend has an unusual amount of chutzpah, he could contact him.

uean

Tam wrote: »

A Briefer History of Time might be good.

Yeah I read this, but still got lost

Hmph.

Zilla360

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surely_You%27re_Joking,_Mr._Feynman!

GothicLargo

It's in english but it's mostly pictures...