Review of 'Wizards Aliens And Starships Physics And Math In Fantasy And Science Fiction' on 'Goodreads'
1 star
First off, I didn't finish this one.
I once read that you statistically lose a lot (50% even?) of readers with every formula you use in a popular-science book. Whether it's true or not, it definitely worked with me in this one.
While the premise sounded interesting, it was just way too formula heavy to be enjoyable to me. I like to find out about concepts, not do the math myself.
Generally I still like the idea of explaining why the typical fantasy/sci-fi ideas don't work along physics very well, but I'd love to see it explained in a less technical way.