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Books like The Fabric of the Cosmos
The best books like The Fabric of the Cosmos are A Brief History of Time, The Elegant Universe, and A Universe from Nothing. The Fabric of the Cosmos by Brian Greene is about space and time, quantum mechanics, cosmology. If that's what drew you in, here are 12 books that share its DNA — each summarized on Superbook, and ready to chat with in the app.
- A Brief History of Time
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Stephen Hawking · Science
A Brief History of Time is Stephen Hawking's attempt to explain the biggest questions in physics — where the universe came from, how it behaves, and where it might be going — to readers with no scientific training.
Shares space and time and quantum mechanics with The Fabric of the Cosmos.
Read the summary → - The Elegant Universe
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Brian Greene · Science
The Elegant Universe is Brian Greene's attempt to bring string theory — one of the most mathematically demanding ideas in modern physics — within reach of general readers.
Shares quantum mechanics and cosmology with The Fabric of the Cosmos.
Read the summary → - A Universe from Nothing
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Lawrence M. Krauss · Science
A Universe from Nothing is Lawrence Krauss's argument that modern physics has resolved, or at least reframed, the ancient philosophical question of why there is something rather than nothing.
Both dig into cosmology.
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- Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
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Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
Neil deGrasse Tyson · Science
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry is Neil deGrasse Tyson's deliberately compact introduction to the biggest ideas in modern astrophysics.
Both dig into cosmology.
Read the summary → - Our Mathematical Universe
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Max Tegmark · Science
Our Mathematical Universe is Max Tegmark's argument for what he calls the Mathematical Universe Hypothesis: the bold claim that the universe is not merely described by mathematics but is a mathematical structure.
Shares cosmology and reality with The Fabric of the Cosmos.
Read the summary → - Quantum Theory Cannot Hurt You
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Quantum Theory Cannot Hurt You
Marcus Chown · Science
Marcus Chown, a former radio astronomer and longtime science writer, takes two of the most counterintuitive theories in physics — quantum mechanics and special relativity — and presents them in a single short book aimed squarely at readers who find both intimidating.
Shares quantum mechanics and cosmology with The Fabric of the Cosmos.
Read the summary → - Reality Is Not What It Seems
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Carlo Rovelli · Science
Reality Is Not What It Seems is Rovelli's most ambitious popular book: a history of human understanding of physical reality from the pre-Socratics to loop quantum gravity, the theory of quantum spacetime that Rovelli himself has spent his career developing.
Shares space and time and quantum mechanics with The Fabric of the Cosmos.
Read the summary → - Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
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Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
Carlo Rovelli · Science
Carlo Rovelli, a theoretical physicist best known for his work on loop quantum gravity, wrote this book originally as a series of essays for an Italian Sunday newspaper.
Shares quantum mechanics and cosmology with The Fabric of the Cosmos.
Read the summary → - Six Easy Pieces
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Richard P. Feynman · Science
Six Easy Pieces is a selection of six lectures from Richard Feynman's legendary Caltech introductory physics course, delivered in 1961–62 and published in full as The Feynman Lectures on Physics.
Shares quantum mechanics and physics with The Fabric of the Cosmos.
Read the summary → - Something Deeply Hidden: Quantum Worlds and the Emergence of Spacetime
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Something Deeply Hidden: Quantum Worlds and the Emergence of Spacetime
Sean Carroll · Science
Something Deeply Hidden is Sean Carroll's case for the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics — the view that when a quantum measurement occurs, the universe literally branches into multiple versions, each experiencing a different outcome.
Shares quantum mechanics and reality with The Fabric of the Cosmos.
Read the summary → - The Grand Design
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Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow · Science
The Grand Design is Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow's short, provocative book about the deepest questions in physics: Why is there something rather than nothing?
Shares quantum mechanics and cosmology with The Fabric of the Cosmos.
Read the summary → - The Hidden Reality: Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos
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The Hidden Reality: Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos
Brian Greene · Science
Brian Greene, a string theorist at Columbia University and the author of The Elegant Universe, devoted this book to a single sprawling question: does our universe have company?
Shares quantum mechanics and cosmology with The Fabric of the Cosmos.
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Books like The Fabric of the Cosmos: quick answers
What are the best books like The Fabric of the Cosmos?
The best books like The Fabric of the Cosmos by Brian Greene are A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking, The Elegant Universe by Brian Greene, A Universe from Nothing by Lawrence M. Krauss, Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson, Our Mathematical Universe by Max Tegmark, plus 7 more below. Each was chosen for themes it shares with The Fabric of the Cosmos, such as space and time, quantum mechanics, cosmology.
What should I read after The Fabric of the Cosmos?
A natural next read after The Fabric of the Cosmos is A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking. Shares space and time and quantum mechanics with The Fabric of the Cosmos. Other strong choices are The Elegant Universe by Brian Greene, A Universe from Nothing by Lawrence M. Krauss, Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson.
What books are similar to The Fabric of the Cosmos by Brian Greene?
The Fabric of the Cosmos centers on space and time, quantum mechanics, cosmology. Books with a similar feel include A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking, The Elegant Universe by Brian Greene, A Universe from Nothing by Lawrence M. Krauss, Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson, Our Mathematical Universe by Max Tegmark, Quantum Theory Cannot Hurt You by Marcus Chown — all free to read and chat with on Superbook.
