Re: great show on PBS Tues. evening

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Original poster: "Gerry Reynolds" <gerryreynolds-at-earthlink-dot-net> 

Hi John,

Two excellant books on the subjects:

HYPERSPACE by Michio Kaku  (string theory)
RELATIVITY VISUALIZED by Lewis Carroll Epstein

BTW, the last hour of the 3 hour special will be Nov 4.

Hope you enjoy these,

Gerry R.
Ft. Collins, CO

 > Original poster: "John H. Couture" <couturejh-at-mgte-dot-com>
 >
 >
 > DC -
 >
 > Thanks for the PBS special info. I dabble in this stuff. At present I am
 > reading an interesting somewhat easy to understand book that gives a good
 > fundamentals review for exploring this subject. The copyright is 1965 so
 > doesn't include "strings" but briefly mentions quantum theory. Refer to
page
 > 371 where the ratio of electrostatic to gravitational forces is given as
 >      3 x 10^42 to 1  !!!
 > Gravitational forces appear to be much too small to explain the cohesion
of
 > the electron. What are these forces? They cannot be the far and near
nuclear
 > forces.
 >
 >       Einstein's Theory of Relativity
 >       by Max Born
 >
 > A Dover book and also available at local book stores for about $10.
 >
 > John Couture
 >
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 > -----Original Message-----
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 > Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 2:57 PM
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 > Subject: great show on PBS Tues. evening
 >
 >
 > Original poster: "Dr. Resonance" <resonance-at-jvlnet-dot-com>
 >
 >
 > A 3 hr. special on PBS tonight of interest to engineers and technical
 > people:
 >
 > The Elegant Universe
 >
 > 3 hrs. of quantum theory & string theory --- explained!
 >
 > Dr. Resonance
 >
 > Resonance Research Corporation
 > E11870 Shadylane Rd.
 > Baraboo   WI   53913
 >
 >