Leonard Susskind: 5 books
The Black Hole War
My Battle with Stephen Hawking to Make the World Safe for Quantum Mechanics
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2008
What happens when something is sucked into a black hole? Does it disappear? Three decades ago, a young physicist named Stephen Hawking claimed it did-and in doing so put at risk everything we know about physics and the fundamental laws of the universe. Most scientists didn't recognize the import of...
Quantum Mechanics
The Theoretical Minimum
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2014
From the bestselling author of The Theoretical Minimum, a DIY introduction to the math and science of quantum mechanics.
First he taught you classical mechanics. Now, physicist Leonard Susskind has teamed up with data engineer Art Friedman to present the theory and associated mathematics of...
Special Relativity and Classical Field Theory
The Theoretical Minimum
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2017
A funny, insightful, and self-contained guide to Einstein's relativity theory and classical field theories--including electromagnetism
Physicist Leonard Susskind and data engineer Art Friedman are back. This time, they introduce readers to Einstein's special relativity and Maxwell's classical...
The Theoretical Minimum
What You Need to Know to Start Doing Physics
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2014
A master teacher presents the ultimate introduction to classical mechanics for people who are serious about learning physics
"Beautifully clear explanations of famously 'difficult' things," --Wall Street Journal
A Wall Street Journal Best Book of 2013
If you ever regretted not...
The Cosmic Landscape
String Theory and the Illusion of Intelligent Design
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2008
In his first book ever, the father of string theory reinvents the world's concept of the known universe and man's unique place within it. Line drawings.