Walter H. G. Lewin

In this book, Dr. Lewin deciphers many confusing aspects of natural phenomenon which surround us. The mysteries of rainbows and sound, electricity and magnetism, etc., are brought within our grasp of understanding after listening to Lewin's discussions. He uses layman's terms, for the most part, and gives simple yet practical examples to make his point. He seems genuinely interested in opening a new sense of understanding of the many seemingly complex things which surround us. However, I suspect Dr. Lewin started with the simpler examples, which many people will have a familiarity with and an intuitive sense about, and then gradually introduced topics which for me, where more difficult to grasp. His latter topics dealing with the stars and supernovas, pulsars, neutron starts, stellar x-ray sources, and less familiar units of measure took a toll on my ability to absorb. In those areas, I strongly suspect that the audio book version, which I listened to, should have been replaced by the bound book to allow a more personal pace, and to allow examination of some diagrams or drawings. Nonetheless, Dr. Lewin succeeded in most areas to demonstrate an ability to take seemingly complex phenomenon, and explain them in everyman's terms, bringing a much improved sense of understanding to us all. With fewer and fewer Americans studying science, this book can provide useful insights into better understanding the world we live in.
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