sci-fi revealed
This book is informative as well as fun. It is imbued with Star Trek humor and gives a clear explanation of the laws and principles of physics mentioned in the series.I enjoyed reading it and learning from it.
Fun and Exciting Science
Ever wondered if traveling faster than the light of speed is possible, or if calling out those famous words, "Beam me up Scotty" could actually transport you instantly to a different location up 60 000km away? The Physics of Star Trek, brilliantly written by Lawrence M. Krauss, provides an educated look into the reality of concepts Star Trek writers incorporated into the series. Krauss illustrates that vast impossibilities exist due to the constraints of the laws of physics. Krauss takes many advanced ideas that have been developed in physics and explains them so that average people can grasp their complex principles. This is an interesting read for anyone who wants to better understand how our universe operates. I suggest that any Trekker out there, anyone who gazes into the stars at night and wonders if others are out there, or anyone who just loves to have their brain expanded by the intrigue of the vast universe read this book!!
Makes physics understandable
The book takes physics concepts of the Trek world, explains how they are suppose to work according to Trek canon, how they currently work or do not work and theorizes how they could possibly be made to work by the 23rd century.
I found that the explanation of the physics that do and do not work in the Trek world to be very understandable to a science layman. The science concepts I had heard about but did not understand, Mr. Krauss made understandable. I appreciate the book more for the learning (and understanding) of our current physics capabilities than for the explication of the Trek world physics.
'Nontrivial' Entertainment for Trekkers!
I like this book because it reads like Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time, or Carl Sagan's Cosmos: it's a light-hearted discussion of the related science with lots of connections made easy for the reader and lots of examples given, and all in easy-to-understand language. I think it's clear that Krauss loves and knows his Star Trek as much as he does his scientific research, and his purpose in writing this book must have been both to educate and to entertain, and I think he scores big on both counts. Plus, the forward by Stephen Hawking, and the references to Hawking's poker game with Data, Newton, and Einstein, sets a fun tone right from the start. I think there is no way you can read this book and not learn something you didn't know before, or think about something you knew in a different way, I don't care how much of a Trek fan you are. And there is no way you can not have fun reading this book. A must read for all Trek fans!
Best Book Ever!
This Book was one of the most interesting books that I have ever read. I suggest this book for everyone to read. Whether you are a fan of Star Trek or have no idea what Star Trek is, whether you like science or think it is all meaningless and boring. If you are a big fan you will love this book because he goes into great detail about individual episodes all the way from Captain Kirk to Captain Archer. The book talks about certain incidences in some of the episodes that not even I can remember and I have seen every episode. If you have no idea what Star Trek is this book will still be one of the best books I think you will ever read. It is very interesting! Talks about how everything you see on T.V. is different than from real life. How you look at one thing on earth and it will read 2+2=4 but then you look at that same thing in space and it will read 2+2=5 everything in space is completely different and this book has the best examples that I have ever seen. I highly suggest that everyone reads this book. Whether you are a fan of Star Trek or not.
