Physics Reading List Hawking, Stephen. 1988. A Brief History of Time. Hawking, Stephen. 2001. The Universe in a Nutshell. Greene, Brian. 1999. The Elegant Universe. Thorne, Kip. 1994. Black Holes and Time Warps: Einstein's Outrageous Legacy. Weinberg, Steven. 1977. The First Three Minutes. Rees, Martin. 1999. Just Six Numbers. Cox, Brian. 2009. Why Does E=mc2? Feynman, Richard P. 1994. Six Easy Pieces. Bryson, Bill. 2003. A Short History of Nearly Everything Czerski, Helen. 2016. Storm in a Teacup: The Physics of Everyday Life. Randall, Lisa. Higgs Discovery: The Power of Empty Space. Tyson, Neil deGrasse. 2017. Astrophysics for people in a hurry.