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Light Falls

Space, Time, and an Obsession of Einstein

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Light Falls

Written by: Brian Greene
Narrated by: Brian Greene, Paul Rudd, Peter Ganim, Suzanne Toren, Edoardo Ballerini, Julian Elfer, Kevin Pariseau, Jonathan Davis
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Best-selling author, superstar physicist, and cofounder of the World Science Festival Brian Greene (The Elegant Universe, The Fabric of the Cosmos) and an ensemble cast led by award-winning actor Paul Rudd (Ant-Man) perform this dramatic story tracing Albert Einstein's discovery of the general theory of relativity. Featuring an original score by composer Jeff Beal (House of Cards, Pollock), Einstein’s electrifying journey toward his greatest achievement is brought vividly to life.

The theatrical version of Light Falls was first performed at the World Science Festival in New York City.

Full list of narrators includes Graeme Malcolm.

©2015 Brian Greene (P)2016 Audible, Inc. Physics Science Space Time Physics
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Great popularized explanation of latest developments and speculation in Cosmology. Simple to follow without over-simplification. Great metaphors to help explain concepts.

Mind-blowing #Audible1

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Want to make Science History fun? Invite Paul Rudd.
already a fan of Brian Greene's work as it makes complicated theories more relatable to the public, but the inclusion of Marvel's Ant-Man made it all the more enjoyable.
Hope there's more!

Great Listen!

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Excellent and well executed. We need more books explaining things in simple terms as well as famous extraordinary people and their lives.

Excellent well done

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Hidden gem. ✅ scientifically accuracy ✅ engaging storytelling ✅professional audio production

The author is a physicist with significant scientific theories of his own (google it yourself to judge). Don't sleep on this book introducing you to a universal theory about the physical world we live in as understood by a credible theoretical physicist who treats this subject as a lifelong mission.

Theatrically entertaining enough to listen on repeat! Immersive! i can still picture some of the scenes.

💎 immersive and scientifically credible story

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While this book did help me learn more about Einstein’s Theory of Relativity, I found it annoyingly overproduced. There was no need for background music, it was distracting. And the narration got in the way: all sorts of attempting to build excitement through making his voice louder and faster, but it took away from the content. Perhaps the author/ narrator does public speaking, and this works well on stage, so that’s why they did it this way? I don’t know, but too distracting. It’s too bad, because the author is clearly knowledgeable and enthusiastic about his topic. I had almost given up when the book seemed to wrap up, and moved onto an author interview, which was actually pretty good. Unfortunately, I can’t share where to find it, as the whole book is just one chapter (?!?). Was surprised to see it was an Audible production, as I expect more.

Overproduced

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Constant music in the background creates a problem for those who attend both to melody and voice. Simply…ruined the recording for me.

Distracting musical background affects an otherwise Great text,excellent story and content

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I am not a physicist, so was looking for something that would be an explainer of the work of Einstein. It is that, and part biography, but I felt this was more performative, creating drama where non really existed.

Also, the background music was instrusive, and at times I would find I would miss words.

A bit too dramatic?

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