• Mahatma
  • Mahatma
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  • Registered: 2006-04-19

Topic: Help me on my way.

I find when I read about anything scientific, that I have very little basic understanding of the mechanisms at work that make this system work. I did my GCSE's in the sciences (biology, chemistry and physics) 7 years ago and have subsequently forgotten mostly everything that I learned. I read about Orgone, Electromagnetic fields, torsion effects, superconductors and find it all very interesting but would like to know more about the 'how and why' rather than the 'what'. The man who knows what will always have a job, but the man who knows why will always be his boss or something like that. So I ask anyone reading to direct me in the direction of some kind of 'science for dummies' that will help me understand basic principles and such. Regards.

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  • Registered: 2004-04-21

Re: Help me on my way.

I could use such a book myself!  I can't believe that "....for Dummies" author hasn't come up with one yet.  Well, what do you know?  They have already come up with not just one but a bunch!

http://tinyurl.com/enp47

  • montalk
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Re: Help me on my way.

In addition to the "for Dummies" series, see also the "Schaum's Outlines", "Idiot's Guide", and "Demystified" series. The Feynman Lectures on physics are also pretty comprehensive. It all depends on how much math you know and are willing to learn, because the science books range from layman to technical. I like these summary series listed above because they often contain the same knowledge found in expensive textbooks but organized and explained better.

The ones with no math are okay for understanding things but not accurately applying them; the ones with math and plenty of explanations are good for understanding and getting creative without getting carried away, and the super-technical ones are good if you must do that stuff for a living by writing papers or designing expensive experiments.

Acquiring fringe knowledge is like digging for diamonds in a mine field.

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