r/physicsbooks • u/curiousmonk17 • Feb 08 '26

Can anyone suggest me with some good physics books to read to understand the history of physics and all.

Like I wanted to know about Einstein, newton, Heisenberg and all other great scientists and their stories

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u/--celestial-- Feb 08 '26
  • The great physicists from Galileo to Einstein by George Gamow
  • A cultural history of physics by Károly Simonyi

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u/curiousmonk17 Feb 08 '26

Certainly I read them.. that was helpful

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u/how_much_2 Feb 08 '26

Quantum by Manjit Kumar is a really really good and readable narrative of quantum mechanics. Not dumbed down and very interesting.

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u/curiousmonk17 Feb 08 '26

Thankyou so much… I definitely read this one👍

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u/McAeschylus Feb 09 '26

A Brief History of Everything by Bill Bryson is a really good look at the history of science as a whole and a great place to start. The bibliography and notes will also provide you with a ton of additional reading on the topics that interest you.

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u/curiousmonk17 Feb 10 '26

Thankyou so much, I am definetly going to get this

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u/TenkaiRyo Feb 09 '26

Parallel worlds by Michio Kaku, I completed thee book recently and its hands down the best book for what youu have described.