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Every book Elise Crull recommended on podcasts
Elise Crull’s most recommended books
- The Physicists by Daniel J. Kevles
- Mathematical principles of natural philosophy by Isaac Newton
- Meditations on First Philosophy by René Descartes
- Principles of Philosophy by Rene Descartes
- Science, the Endless Frontier by Vannevar Bush
- The elegant universe by Brian Greene
Elise Crull is a guest on StarTalk Radio where she discusses quantum physics, the history of science, and objective truth. During her appearances on the podcast, she has recommended and discussed several notable books concerning physics and philosophy. She recommended Daniel J. Kevles's book The Physicists to listeners interested in the history of physics in the United States and how the field evolved into various specializations. Crull also brought up René Descartes's Principles of Philosophy to explain the historical context and foundational worldview that Isaac Newton was responding to with his own work, and she mentioned Newton's Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy, commonly known as the Principia, to explain how Newton built upon and attempted to replace Descartes's previous philosophical framework. Furthermore, Crull and host Neil deGrasse Tyson discussed Descartes's earlier work, Meditations on First Philosophy, to examine how it influenced his later writings. She also brought up Brian Greene's bestselling book The Elegant Universe while discussing how scientists approach beauty, majesty, and elegance in physics. Additionally, Crull introduced Guido Bacciagaluppi and Elise Crull's academic text The Einstein Paradox to read a correspondence letter between Albert Einstein and Erwin Schrödinger regarding quantum mechanics and reality. Finally, she referenced Vannevar Bush's foundational report and book Science, the Endless Frontier.
Books recommended by Elise Crull
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The Physicists
The Physicists is a historical study by Daniel J.
Recommended“I mean I'm going to jump all the way to the Cold War era and if people are interested like there is good history on this and one book in particular is the physicists by Daniel Kevlas.”
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Mathematical principles of natural philosophy
Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy by Isaac Newton stands as a foundational text of classical mechanics, laying out the laws of motion and universal gravitation.
Discussed“And Newton is criticizing that particular book when he writes the principles the natur the mathematical principles of natural philosophy. Wait, did I get the title right?”
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Meditations on First Philosophy
Meditations on First Philosophy by René Descartes is a foundational philosophical text exploring radical skepticism, the nature of reality, and the existence of God.
Discussed“which book has the I think therefore I am that is in the meditations which was published a few years before and he was already trying to go there. So book one of the principles is like a polished version of the meditations.”
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Principles of Philosophy
Discussed“So it's kind of a weird thing but he wrote his his magnumopus his great work is called the principles of philosophy. And Newton is criticizing that particular book when he writes the principles the natur the mathematical principles of natural philosophy.”
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Science, the Endless Frontier
Discussed“Science the endless frontier. Yes. A report to the president.”
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The Einstein Paradox
Discussed“Okay, thanks for reminding me that the Einstein paradox. There's an academic. It's an academic text. Academic text. It does presume some um acquaintance with quantum physics. Um but just, you know, a scooch quantum the Einstein paradox. the debate of non-locality and incompleteness in 1935.”
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The elegant universe
The Elegant Universe by Brian Greene is a bestselling exploration of string theory, quantum mechanics, and the quest for the ultimate physical theory of reality.
Discussed“So Brian Green's bestselling book, The Elegant Universe, just in all fairness to him, that was not his original title. What was it?”
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Books Elise Crull wrote
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
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| How Quantum Physics Complicates Objective Truth, with Elise Crull | StarTalk Radio | 2025-11-11 | 6 |
| The Philosophy of Physics with Elise Crull | StarTalk Radio | 2025-06-24 | 1 |