Physics & Cosmology

There’s a particular kind of magic that happens when a physicist who once played keyboards in a pop band sits down to explain the birth of the universe. Brian Cox — professor, broadcaster, and former D:Ream bandmember — has spent the better part of two decades doing exactly that. His brian cox science books don’t … Read more

There’s a particular kind of vertigo that hits you at around page thirty of a good cosmology book. Not the dizzy sort from standing up too fast, but a slow, dawning, slightly terrifying realisation that everything you thought was solid — time, space, matter, the ground beneath your feet — is, in fact, a set … Read more

There are very few scientists who manage to make black holes feel personal. Stephen Hawking was one of them. Whether you’re a complete newcomer to theoretical physics or someone who’s already read half of the popular science shelf at Waterstones, building a proper stephen hawking books collection is one of those quietly satisfying intellectual investments … Read more

There’s a particular kind of person who buys a physics books for beginners as a New Year’s resolution, reads the first forty pages with great enthusiasm, and then leaves it on the bedside table doing an excellent impression of a coaster. I should know — I’ve been that person more than once. The trouble isn’t … Read more