El camino a la realidad

Hardcover, 1472 pages

Spanish language

Published Sept. 30, 2006 by Debate.

ISBN:
978-84-8306-681-2
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OCLC Number:
803715232

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4 stars (4 reviews)

Un libro definitivo e imprescindible para tener en la mano, en un solo volumen, todo el saber acumulado hasta la actualidad sobre el universo, el espacio, las leyes que lo rigen y los conceptos esenciales.

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Review of 'The Road to Reality' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Dave Langford, SF&F critic and reviewer, in his long-since defunct column for White Dwarf magazine, once said that, "There is a tendency to over-praise big books simply because one has got through them." I agree that this tendency exists but note that Langford gave no reason for it. I think the reason is more or less macho intellectual pride; look at me! I read this honking great saga! It must be great or I'd have to admit wasting my time! And I need to show off my intellectual credentials! Now imagine that the book is not only huge, but really difficult because, say, it's dense with obscure references (e.g. Ulysses) or full of mathematics and not kiddie maths, either...the temptation must be even worse.

Hence I'm going to start my review with a couple of gripes: This book, which is full of maths, much of which would make your average …

Subjects

  • Literary
  • Fiction
  • Spanish: Adult Fiction