Panek...is one of the best of the postgravitational-waves-discovery physics books for fans of popular science ... His journey through time is written in a conversational style with clear explanations ... Panek makes clear that our understanding of gravity, and of the universe itself, is rapidly accelerating ... Teen and adult readers interested in better understanding the force of gravity and gaining insight into humanity’s expanding knowledge of the universe will find this highly recommended book to be both accessible and enjoyable.
...no new mysteries were solved in the making of this book. Instead, by unfolding the succession of visions and revisions that led to our current cosmic understanding, Panek sets out to demonstrate how fundamental, and how fundamentally strange, gravity really is ... The implications are...dizzying, and Panek takes evident pleasure in the whirl of new ideas. There are multiverses and quantum dynamics, pulsars and hypothetical particles, as Panek unearths the uncommon wonder hiding behind common unintelligibility.
...an illuminating history ... Panek's thought-provoking look at gravity offers no easy answers but much to contemplate ... The Trouble with Gravity is a stimulating history of what we know, and don't know, about the mysterious force that rules the universe.
Science writer Panek...demystifies early investigations of gravity with easy humor and a philosophical bent ... Panek’s inquisitive, fine-tuned narrative is full of character and, unlike many other books on physics, imbued with the friendly casualness of a coffee-shop chat. As such, it will delight both lay readers and serious students.
According to this fine popular primer, nobody knows what gravity is, but few readers will feel that their time was wasted ... Philosophically inclined readers may complain that scientists still don’t know what gravity is, but the remainder will enjoy Panek’s expert description of the spectacular things that gravity does. A useful primer on a force that still inspires mystery.
