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Best Physics Books for General Readers

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Title
Author
Year
Main Topic
Difficulty
A Brief History of Time
Stephen Hawking1988CosmologyBeginner
The Universe in a Nutshell
Stephen Hawking2001String theory / cosmologyIntermediate
Black Holes and Time Warps
Kip Thorne1994Black holes / relativityIntermediate
The Elegant Universe
Brian Greene1999String theoryIntermediate
The Fabric of the Cosmos
Brian Greene2004Space and timeIntermediate
Six Easy Pieces
Richard Feynman1995FundamentalsBeginner
QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter
Richard Feynman1985Quantum electrodynamicsIntermediate
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!
Richard Feynman1985Physicist memoirBeginner
The Feynman Lectures on Physics
Richard Feynman1964All of physicsAdvanced
Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
Carlo Rovelli2014Modern physics overviewBeginner
The Order of Time
Carlo Rovelli2017Nature of timeIntermediate
Reality Is Not What It Seems
Carlo Rovelli2014Loop quantum gravityIntermediate
Cosmos
Carl Sagan1980Astronomy / cosmologyBeginner
Pale Blue Dot
Carl Sagan1994Space explorationBeginner
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
Neil deGrasse Tyson2017Astrophysics overviewBeginner
In Search of Schrodinger's Cat
John Gribbin1984Quantum mechanicsBeginner
The Road to Reality
Roger Penrose2004Mathematical physicsAdvanced
The Emperor's New Mind
Roger Penrose1989Mind / quantum gravityAdvanced
Parallel Worlds
Michio Kaku2004MultiverseIntermediate
Hyperspace
Michio Kaku1994Higher dimensionsIntermediate
Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman
James Gleick1992BiographyBeginner
The First Three Minutes
Steven Weinberg1977Big BangIntermediate
Dreams of a Final Theory
Steven Weinberg1992Theory of everythingIntermediate
Lost in Math
Sabine Hossenfelder2018Physics critiqueIntermediate

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