Here are the best physics books for anyone looking for an accessible and engaging immersion into the world of physics. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Is it time for end-of-the-year lists already? At Physics World HQ, the answer is a definite “yes”, and we’re kicking off the season with our annual list of the year’s best physics books. As in ...

Landau and Lifshitz’ volumes are nothing short of the elegant Feynman lectures in physics. For those who don’t know about the series; these volumes are known as “Course of Theoretical Physics“, and ...

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As 2016 comes to a close, Symmetry writer Mike Perricone takes us through the latest additions to his collection of popular science books related to particle physics. The year 2016 brought us books on ...

Explore 10 new works related to particle physics and astrophysics, plus a bonus book on math. Symmetry writer Mike Perricone is back again with a round-up of this year’s popular writing related to ...

In this episode of Physics World Stories, theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author Paul Davies discusses his latest book, Quantum 2.0: the Past, Present and Future of Quantum Physics. A Regents ...

Physicist Paul Davies’s Quantum 2.0: The past, present and future of quantum physics ends on a beautiful note. “To be aware of the quantum world is to glimpse something of the majesty and elegance of ...

Quantum physics isn’t just complicated – after 100 years, there is an awful lot of it to understand. This makes writing an accessible yet comprehensive book about the topic a challenge in both ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about physics, science, academia, and pop culture. A few times last week at the Schrödinger Sessions workshop, I made ...