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> Hello all,
>
> I'm going to be studying abroad next semester
> emester in Budapest,
> Hungary, and thinking ahead for the 10+ hour plane
> ride I'm going to
> have (along with loads of downtime the first week or
> so), I was
> wondering if anyone could suggest an interesting math
> or physics book I
> could read during that time. I'm not looking for any
> kind of textbook
> or anything here, but still something intelligent
> that I can pick up at
> a Barnes & Noble or Borders or something along those
> lines. I've seen
> the book "Not Even Wrong" by Peter Woit a couple of
> places, has anyone
> been fortunate enough to read that yet?
>
> Any input / suggestions would be greatly appreciated,
> thanks!
>
> Corey
>
To the other truly oustanding suggestions here, I would
add:
Barry Mazur, Imagining Numbers.
Jerry P. King, The Art of Mathematics.
Roland Omnes, Quantum Philosophy.
Tom
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