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Though at times, the historical overview of superstring theory devolpment (about the first third of the book)gets a little...boring, the overall level of understanding for the average lay reader of this potentially revolutionary theory is high. Obviously written for the non physicist, this book gives necassarily short treatment to some of the more arcane aspects of superstring theory. However, even without the more involved mathametics, this theory is explained with both depth and accuracy. Overall, a first class treatment of a complex theory.
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Superstrings is not a subject that is of interest to everyone, but I suprised myself how interested I became.
The author, F. David Peat, brings the subject, the subatomic world, down to a non-scientific person's level. Through the clever use of analogies, and diagrams, and by refering the reader back to previous sections of the book, the reader is able to follow what becomes a very interesting story. An interesting story that is yet to be complete. Through out the book we are reminded that a new understanding, a deeper principle may be needed before a clear picture of the subatomic world will emerge.
The book covers the work of many of the great minds of postmodern physics and the mathematics of complex numbers and when you have finished the book you feel you are on a first name basis.
I would recomend the book to anyone with an interest in the physical world and beyond.
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