The most popular physics books

Physics books explain the rules the universe runs on. Gravity, light, time, atoms and the strange world of quantum mechanics are all here, from gentle introductions to serious texts. A good place for anyone who has wondered how it all began or what a black hole is.

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Zero
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Zero

Charles Seife

Published 2000

248 pages

My Brief History
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My Brief History

Stephen Hawking

2013 · 2018 edition

144 pages

Helgoland
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Helgoland

Carlo Rovelli

2020 · 2021 edition

187 pages

Origins
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Origins

Neil deGrasse Tyson, Donald Goldsmith

Published 2004

345 pages

Quantum
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Quantum

Manjit Kumar

Published 2007

400 pages

Isaac Newton
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Isaac Newton

James Gleick

2003 · 2004 edition

288 pages