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Carl-Sagan-like "physics for newbs" books... with a twist?
CrystalMethodist
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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?
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?
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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.
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....
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.
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.
http://numberblog.wordpress.com/
Yeah I read this, but still got lost
Hmph.
PSN - sumowot
It's in english but it's mostly pictures...