demonstrates more than one way to shed light on the strange profundities of modern physics and cosmology. ... give the book to your scientist friends. They will thank you for it-and mean it." (Donald Goldsmith, Physics Today, December, 2004)
"Physics teachers are always searching for new methods to present, illustrate, and communicate an in-depth understanding of physics to their students. ... In this volume Gilmore tries a different approach as he tells the reader fairy or wizard tales about physics, more specifically, about cosmology. ... physics teachers may find ideas in some of the tales useful in introducing difficult concepts to their students." (Fernande Grandjean and Gary J. Long, Physicalia, Vol. 57 (3), 2005)
"This readable book includes six amusing tales. They explain the nature and scale of the Universe, the stars and the galaxies, spacetime and gravity, how the Universe came about, and the life and fate of stars." (Book News on the Internet, March, 2004)
"In Once Upon a Universe, fairy tale heroes get crash courses in quantum mechanics and cosmology from an assortment of ... characters. ... Robert Gilmore's approach works surprisingly well. ... Far clearer are the strait-laced asidesdotted throughout the book. If you do know your cosmology, you will find the book ... charming ... ." (New Scientist, February, 2004)
