steve@kontron.UUCP (Steve McIntosh) (08/02/85)
> > If your are going to submit an article, first see if the subject matter > is covered in any reputable high-school or college physics text. If any > reasonable reference is made to the subject, then this is an appropriate > place to submit it... > This is good advice and would work well for "basic" questions. It seems that a lot of questions posted to the net have to do with what is going on at "the leading edge" of physics. A lot of people on the net don't have access to a lot of "the latest stuff" and get most of their information from "Scientific American" or "Discover" magazines, and are asking what they think are reasonable questions. This brings up the subject of this posting - I am asking the physics people out on the net to respond (by mail) to the following questions: "What mass-market books and magazines would you recommend to non physics people that are interested in learning more about the field?" "Which books/magazines would you warn us away from?" What I mean when I say "mass-market" is books/magazines you would be likely to find in a large bookstore such as B.Daltons or Waldens, and written for the (intelligent) "person in the street". I am especially interested in comments on books dealing with the more esoteric branches of physics such as the book "Taking the Quantum Leap" (I forget the author). It is difficult at best for us non experts to tell which books are "reputable" and which are not. I will collect replies and post a summary. ----------- Steve McIntosh, Kontron Electronics, Irvine CA ----------- /Standard disclaimers/