Physics books of 2017

Gravitational waves take the top spot in Symmetry writer Mike Perricone's yearly round-up of popular science books related to physics and astrophysics. In 2017, we were treated to books about gravitational waves; unsung women critical to modern astronomy; the neutrino detector at the South Pole; and astrophysics both fast and slow. Ripples in Spacetime: Einstein, Gravitational Waves, and the Future of Astronomy, by Govert Schilling Einstein's final prediction took the longest to confirm: Gravita...