Thermodynamics
by Enrico Fermi · first published 1937
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…popular science books as they're mostly stupid and won't stretch your mind a little bit. They may blow your mind a little bit but they won't stretch your mind. Example physics book recommendations include Thermodynamics by Enrico Fermi, just beautiful explanations of the most the basic thermodynamic concepts. Another example is Quantum Paradoxes by Yakir Aharonov and Daniel Rohlich. I'll stop here as it's too many spoiler…
on “My Top 100 Programming, Computer and Science Books: Part One” ↗Couldn't agree more. Thermodynamics by Enrico Fermi is a little jewel.
on “Reading list for those who love to learn” ↗…Time, and Gravitation Feynman - Feynman's Thesis Feynman and Hibbs - Quantum Mechanics and Path Integrals Fermi - Thermodynamics Gattringer & Lang - Quantum Chromodynamics on the Lattice Goldstein - Classical Mechanics (the old version, NOT with Poole and Safko) Griffiths…
on “Ask HN: What are your favorite physics sites, documentaries, books?” ↗…not know if it was made available in India. I should put a word for an Indian publishing house named Narosa which put out cheap editions of text books(mostly western) like the Feynman Lectures, Fermi's Thermodynamics, etc.
on “By the book: reflections on an Indian childhood reading Soviet hardbacks” ↗