Saint Joan of New York

A Novel About God and String Theory

Mark Alpert (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

VI, 232 Seiten

2019 | 1st ed. 2019
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-32552-7 (ISBN)

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SAINT JOAN OF NEW YORK is a novel about a math prodigy who becomes obsessed with discovering the Theory of Everything. Joan Cooper, a 17-year-old genius traumatized by the death of her older sister, tries to rebuild her shattered world by studying string theory and the efforts to unify the laws of physics. But as she tackles the complex equations, she falls prey to disturbing visions of a divine being who wants to help her unveil the universe's mathematical design. Joan must enter the battle between science and religion, fighting for her sanity and a new understanding of the cosmos.

Mark Alpert is a former editor at Scientific American and an internationally bestselling author of science-fiction thrillers. His first novel, Final Theory (Simon & Schuster, 2008), was published in 24 languages, condensed in Reader's Digest, and optioned for film. He specializes in writing thrillers that explain scientific advances such as gene editing, brain-computer interfaces, self-replicating machines, and cyborg insects. He lives in New York with his wife and two kids.

Physics and the Search for Meaning.- Saint Joan of New York: A Novel about God and String Theory.- Author's Note.

Erscheinungsdatum	08.12.2019
Reihe/Serie	Science and Fiction
Zusatzinfo	VI, 232 p. 1 illus.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	373 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturwissenschaft
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
Schlagworte	Belief vs. evidence • Calabi-Yau manifold • extra dimensions • fine-structure constant • Joan of Arc • math prodigy • Proof of God? • Religious revelation • Saint Joan • String Theory • Theory of everything
ISBN-10	3-030-32552-0 / 3030325520
ISBN-13	978-3-030-32552-7 / 9783030325527
Zustand	Neuware