Fundamentals
by Frank Wilczek · first published 2021
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Fundamentals: Ten Keys to Reality by Frank Wilczek Great intro to particle physics even for an ordinary, non-science person. Blew my head by the very basics of reality is literally a simple formula. Like a codebase.
on “Ask HN: What's the best book you read in 2021?” ↗'Fundamentals' by Frank Wilczek explores this: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/554034/fundamentals...
on “First images from Euclid are in” ↗Fundamentals: Ten Keys To Reality by Frank Wilczek (winner of 2004 Nobel in Physics)
on “Ask HN: Best non-fiction book you read in 2024?” ↗…Desert Oracle Volume 1 by Ken Layne. American southwest folklore. Read it while in Joshua Tree. * There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm. Biggest brainfuck I've read in a long time, probably ever. * Fundamentals: Ten Keys To Reality by Frank Wilczek. Physics musings from a Nobel winner.
on “Books I Loved Reading in 2024” ↗That Fundamentals book by Wilczek that I mentioned is a good start. I'm also reading through the pop-sci classics now (A Brief History Of Time, Feynman's stuff) and they're not disappointing. I really like the Very Short…
on “Books I Loved Reading in 2024” ↗You can flip this, and look like the bright side: all that huge complexity means lots of things to discover. Nobel prize winner Frank Wilczek writes in his last book "Fundamentals" that learning physics is like being born again. Kids have a lot of fun playing with water when they are around 3-5. Fluid dynamics is complex, and it takes our brains a long time to observe and get…
on “What sonic black holes say about real ones” ↗