Ask HN: Best physics book / what should I tell my children?
At school quantum physics was mentioned, but I have no real clue about it. Bonding between atoms was explained with the Bohr model.
I fear I might be doing my kids a disservice by explaining the world to them in those terms, so I'd really like to get up to scratch to the current knowledge in physics. I don't need to be able to calculate stuff, but I'd like to have a general idea what is going on.
Possible? I already have the Feynman lectures, but they seem a bit long-winded to me. I never made it past the first book...
I have "The Road To Reality" by Penrose but I am not sure how current it still is?
I fear I might be doing my kids a disservice by explaining the world to them in those terms, so I'd really like to get up to scratch to the current knowledge in physics. I don't need to be able to calculate stuff, but I'd like to have a general idea what is going on.
Possible? I already have the Feynman lectures, but they seem a bit long-winded to me. I never made it past the first book...
I have "The Road To Reality" by Penrose but I am not sure how current it still is?