Episode · Lex Fridman Podcast · 2021-02-01
Books mentioned on #157 – Natalya Bailey: Rocket Engines and Electric Spacecraft Propulsion
Natalya Bailey is a rocket propulsion engineer from MIT and now CTO of Accion Systems. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Munk Pack: https://munkpack.
Natalya Bailey recommended The beginning of infinity and The Fabric of Reality by David Deutsch, and discussed Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. Rowling, and Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Tender is the Night
Tender Is the Night by F.
Discussed“tender is the knight by fitzgerald and i i read it when i was much younger but i went back and read it recently and it's not that good”
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The beginning of infinity
The Beginning of Infinity by David Deutsch is a wide-ranging work of non-fiction that explores scientific progress, human knowledge, and the concept that problems are inherently solvable without limit.
Recommended“the beginning of infinity do you know what by david deutsch um so he's a physicist um i think at cambridge or oxford and so i was introduced like more formally to a lot of the ideas”
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The Fabric of Reality
The Fabric of Reality by David Deutsch is a seminal work of popular science and philosophy that explores four foundational strands of thought: quantum physics, epistemology, computation, and evolution.
Recommended“um changing gears quite a bit um the beginning of infinity do you know what by david deutsch um so he's a physicist um i think at cambridge or oxford and so i was introduced like more formally to a lot of the ideas like a lot of the things we've talked about he um has a lot more like”
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K.
Discussed“and okay the third uh series is it's just it's harry potter um of course which somehow connects to i haven't read harry potter i'm really sorry forgive me forgive me uh but uh i've read tolkien but just harry potter just haven't haven't gone to it but your company name is somehow i think connect with harry potter right”
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is the opening fantasy novel in J.K.
Discussed“the third series is it's heppy potter um of course which somehow connects to i haven't read harry potter i'm really sorry forgive me forgive me”
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