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Physics and Technology for Future Presidents: An Introduction to the Essential Physics Every World Leader Needs to Know

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Very interesting and well written but in the Kindle version, the illustrations appear as black boxes and the tables are nearly unreadable. This is true on my Mac as well as on the Kindle. I suggest you buy the hardcopy if you intend to use this as a text. I notified Kindle support of the difficulty nearly a month ago. they responded that they would see if it could be fixed. So far, no fix and no further response.

Physics and the laws thereof determine what is possible as far we can understand, but even more important, physics can guide us toward better decisions. Dr. Muller brings physics well within grasp of most capable people with this excellent book.

I would buy this book for every kid in your life who shows even the slightest spark for learning. Even if only a page or two are read, the reader benefits. In other words, it doesn't have to be read as a textbook, enjoy it as though Dr. Muller himself was taking you on an adventure in learning.

Is it hard? The hardest part of the book, thanks to Dr. Muller's style, is the cover!

I will be offering this book to my best and brightest business clients as a gift. Only some will read it. Those who do read this wonderful book will decrease their own brain's entropy! And we need more of that!

Uneducated people believe stupid stuff.

Chris Reich
TeachU.com

The book was surprisingly interesting. It uses a little math but it's elementary level stuff. It focuses more on relating the information to everyday matters like heating your house or why we still don't have electric cars all over the roads yet. There's no need to know 'real' physics beforehand and it doesn't talk in any technical language so it's easy for the average person to understand. Just be a little interested and you'll find the book a good read.

This book does a wonderful book for anyone interested in Physics.

It focus a lot on alternative energy, a topic that is very hot right now.

The explanation of electricity and power is also very accessible to those who are not physics majors.

The discussion of nuclear power also is very interesting including why a dirty bomb is physically not very feasible.

Get this book if you are interested in physics but don't want all the technical jargon associated with it.

One of the best physics textbooks out there. Full of facts and concepts behind things we see every day. Highly recommended.

I did not buy the Kindle edition, but I do have a Kindle and I previewed the first chapter, and about one-third of the images were just a large black box that said "BLACKED OUT DUE TO RIGHTS." I assume this means that that, for some reason, certain image copyrights do not extend to the Kindle. What I found most bizarre was that some of the blacked out images were provided courtesy of NASA, and it was my understanding that all NASA images are considered public domain.

I called Kindle customer service and they put me on hold twice in order to research this issue. The initial person had no idea what I was talking about and transferred me to a more specialized branch of tech support. It was hard to understand both workers because they did not speak very good English. The specialist downloaded the preview and sure enough his images were blacked out as well, starting at 82% into the preview of the book (Chapter 1, I believe), with several more blacked out images following. The specialist initially attempted to get me to buy the book to see if the images were only blocked in the preview. He offered to give me a refund if the images did not display correctly, but I said they should be able to figure it out on their end, so he looked into the documentation.

After being taken off hold, the specialist returned with the following statement - I've copied it verbatim:

"The publisher reports that by some rights, they had to block images. We are still looking for the publisher to find out the rights. But if you do buy the full book, the pictures are still be blocked."

There is no disclaimer warning about the fact that the Kindle edition is incomplete and does not contain the entire contents of the actual book. I'm glad I didn't make the mistake of buying the digital version. I don't know if the book is good or not, but the lack of a disclaimer in this case is inexcusable. Amazon apparently has a record of this issue and thus they should either remove the Kindle edition as an option or publish a very conspicuous disclaimer and warning for buyers.

Don't buy kindle edition. you apparently aren't buying the full text, and most of the images are "blacked out due to rights." buy the nook edition or just get the hard copy. Amazon claims that they do not have full rights o sell the book, only partial

I used this book for my Intro to Physics class and found it very helpful. My professor was not the best instructor and therefore I relied on the book heavily. The questions in the back of each chapter were very beneficial especially when trying to understand core ideas. The text is very easy to understand and written for an intro level class. The graphs and illustrations were beneficial as well. From the previous reviews I have seen, the hardcopy instead of buying for a Kindle is a must.

This book is easy to read and understand. It breaks its subjects into very readable sections and so far has been interesting for a beginning physics student.

basic concept explained in a simplified but clear way. Great read for engineers and the general public.
I would recommend the hardback copy to keep and read.