I love it when I come across math, science or computer writing that is really mind blowing. This can be something I already know but is presented in a different way that offers a deeper understanding.
A couple of weeks ago I picked up on a lark at a bookstore at London Heathrow a gem like that: “Why does E = mc^2?” by Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw. It provides a really lucid introduction to Einstein’s theory of relativity. If you have any interest at all in this and feel you don’t understand it all or don’t remember it well enough from school days, I highly recommend this book. The authors intentionally keep math to Pythagoras – so if you want a super technical description this is not for you. I have no problem with math, but I really appreciated the emphasis on trying to provide an intuition behind the theory!
If you have read a science, math or computer book that made you go “wow, this blows my mind” please let me know - I am still looking for some late summer reading.
