Logical Universe

Michael Jones
Inertial Press (2006)
ISBN 097662477X
Reviewed by Susan Pettrone for Reader Views (11/06)

Author Michael Jones opens minds with his interesting book “Logical Universe.”  It reaches deep within taken-for-granted lessons, for a new outlook on the universe and all things relative to it.  In this book we learn early on that the author believes that one single force is responsible for everything within our world.  Within this book, the author not only explains his belief system but invites the reader to question their world as well.  This book is written in easy to understand language that can be applied to young students and older scholars alike.  Its simple premise of explaining our universe and how it works makes for contemplative, as well informational reading. 

With seven basic and easy to follow chapters the reader is led through explanations for subjects such as gravity, empty space, matter, black holes, magnetic fields, and even how the universe began.  These chapters cause the reader to take pause and reconsider options to subjects long taken for granted.  This book will both defy and contradict some of the top science texts in the country with its unique take on gravity and in fact, the author even challenges any and all to prove that “gravity is due to objects pulling upon one another.”  We learn that the author is so sure he knows the truth of gravity that he has requested that unless gravity as described previously can be proven, that all science curriculum needs to be adjusted instead of being taught as it has been for years -a lesson of which he feels has no basis in scientific fact.

Though all of the chapters in “Logical Universe” caused this reader to reconsider lessons taught long ago, I was especially taken with the chapter on ‘light.’  The facts presented and the manner in which they were presented shook this long time educator’s scientific foundation.  I found myself reading this book, setting it aside and returning to it later to fully appreciate the author’s statements.   The language, while simple, still can be difficult to digest for those not of a scientific bent, yet this book is easy to put down and come back to when the need arises.

I would encourage any student, educator, parent or casual science aficionado to read this book.  While it may not completely convince all readers with its unique look at the universe and what it entails, “Logical Universe” will create enough doubt that one will question the time worn lessons taught in science classes for decades.  And as any educator can tell you, questioning is what makes a true scholar.  For when we question, we dig deeper and when we dig deeper we learn.  And thus it is with “Logical Universe.”  The reader will dig deeper to find the answer for himself and in doing so learn not just about the universe but about himself in the process.

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