- Hardcover
- Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Ltd (Oct 29 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0470850469
- ISBN-13: 978-0470850466
- Product Dimensions: 21 x 14.2 x 2.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 522 g
- Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 stars
So Easy to Understand it should be a Gradeschool text,
By A Customer
This review is from: Entanglement: The Greatest Mystery in Physics (Hardcover)
This book makes the understanding of the greatest ideas in science as expressed mathematically that it should be taught to gradeschoolers.It gives anyone who has ever breezed over the commutative property of addition/multiplication in math as simply fundamental, and without depth, a real understanding of exactly how important that property actually is; by logically and simply linking it directly to the uncertainty principal; helping some to understand it easily. The rest of the book past the point of the commutative property and uncertainty does the same in the same fashion; and whos carese about tiepows if the message is being goteen across...understanding is what's important. I digress...maybe it should be required reading only in magnet or schools for the more mentally endowed; however I see it as simply brilliant. (This review actually written by Brian Harred, I'm in my girlfriend's account because she was at amazon.com last on this computer). Seriously, I highly recomend this book to anyone with an intuitive understanding of math and physics, but needs a really good, quick refresher...Brian Harred (also, how did that big blue statement about voting on our own reviews get RIGHT below my thoughts? The stars are not votes; they are the reviewer's opion as expressed in "stars"...
3.0 out of 5 stars
More of a review than speculation,
By ostawookiee "ostawookiee" (Winston-Salem, NC USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Entanglement: The Greatest Mystery in Physics (Hardcover)
The majority of the book is a review of the history of physics leading up to the current understanding of entanglement, including much biographical information about the major players in the quantum mechanics arena. I would have liked to see more than just that last short chapter talking about the implications and possibilities of entanglement.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Great idea, horrible execution,
By "jorgmander" (Boston, MA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Entanglement: The Greatest Mystery in Physics (Hardcover)
Before tackling this book, I had read some of Dr. Aczel's other works, such as The Mystery of the Aleph and Fermat's Last Theorem. I found those books quite enjoyable, so when I heard that he had published a new book on quantum entanglement, I could hardly wait to grab a copy.After reading it through, I must say I am sorely disappointed to the work. I am still somewhat unclear as to what exactly entanglement is in any depth. His explanations, which are repeated at least a dozen times to no effect, are poor and left me confused. Diagrams are peppered throughout the book with no explanation or captions, leaving one to think that they're there just for eye-candy. Typos abound in the book and some pages are misnumbered (pages 232-4 especially). The book goes on and on about John Bell's famous theorem, but I am still confused as to what this theorem was and why we should care about it. In fact, the practical effects of entanglement aren't even gotten to until practically the last chapter -- the entire rest of the book is simply a biography on those who are or were working on entanglement. Overall a terribly written book from an author whom I know can do much better. I am left confused as to the very subject matter the book purports to explain. Save your money on this one.
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