- Hardcover: 240 pages
- Publisher: Doubleday (1 Aug 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0385612435
- ISBN-13: 978-0385612432
- Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 14 x 2.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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Publisher's Weekly
Research and theories flow nicely through this easy-to-read autobiography...simple prose makes for clear and concise explanations of the science involved.
Bruce Lieberman, San Diego Union Tribune
Strange, interesting and ultimately touching memoir.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
No hoverboards but a great read...,
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This review is from: The Time Traveller: One Man's Mission to Make Time Travel a Reality (Hardcover)
'Back to the future' hover boards were promised to me when I was a child, of this I am sure. After hearing Ronald Mallett on a Radio 4 interview in late August, I decided the time may have finally come. The lack of mention towards such a creation is the only reason I would not give this book 5 stars.
This is a great story where in a strange way the huge promise of time travel is somewhat insignificant compared to the life story of this man. Problems with race, keeping his aims a secret, the issues with his father's death weave a compelling and vivid tale. The writing can feel a little stilted at times and yet this gives it an overwhelming honesty and the feeling that you have a highly intelligent child over eager to tell you what they have accomplished at school that day. I no nothing of the science, the way he explained it left me feeling that physics was far more accessible than ever before. He may be wrong he may be right but that does not matter, as his passion will mean whether in this or in other avenues he will have had an impact on the world of science and myself.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A stimulating read,
This review is from: The Time Traveller: One Man's Mission To Make Time Travel A Reality (Paperback)
Prof. Mallett ain't an ordinary person, of course, he's a worldwide known scientist and certainly a pioneer who might one day be really famous, as Einstein is nowadays.
The topic of his book can't be considered the simplest in the world, being based on Theory Of Relativity and Quantum Mechanics, nevertheless this is not an academic paper and turns out to be a very fascinating read, enriched with personal stories, feelings and anecdotes. Readers interested in extreme physics and time travel will find the book really amazing, perhaps a little too "human-centered" from a scientific point of view, but that's not fiction, and the conclusion Prof. Mallett comes to is fascinating.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Heartwarming tale,
By another reader (England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Time Traveller: One Man's Mission to Make Time Travel a Reality (Hardcover)
I love physics, and i think that Ronald mallet is a very clear expositor of the subject. But the most important thing about this book is the human angle, and that's quite honestly inspirational!! I found this book very moving, very human and very warm. His prose is a bit stilted, but it's a very good read.
He's a great role model for black kids and i wish him every success in the future, or the past if he gets there!!!
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