Pithy Books: physics https://pithybooks.com/tags/physics/ Latest Pithy Books summaries tagged “physics”. en Fri, 02 Oct 2026 18:12:09 GMT A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson: summary https://pithybooks.com/books/a-short-history-of-nearly-everything/ https://pithybooks.com/books/a-short-history-of-nearly-everything/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Bryson asks how we know what we know, from atoms to continents, with humor and awe. The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu: summary https://pithybooks.com/books/the-three-body-problem/ https://pithybooks.com/books/the-three-body-problem/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT A physicist meets a secret from the Cultural Revolution and a game that models a dying alien sky. A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking: summary https://pithybooks.com/books/a-brief-history-of-time/ https://pithybooks.com/books/a-brief-history-of-time/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hawking walks from ancient spheres to big bang, black holes, and time arrows without equations. Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir: summary https://pithybooks.com/books/project-hail-mary/ https://pithybooks.com/books/project-hail-mary/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT A teacher wakes alone on a ship with dead crewmates and must solve why the sun is dimming to save Earth.