Universe Speaks in Numbers (eBook)

Graham Farmelo (Autor)

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2019 | 1. Auflage
256 Seiten
Faber & Faber (Verlag)
978-0-571-32181-0 (ISBN)

Infos

'A superbly written, riveting book.' MARTIN REES, Astronomer Royal 'I am overcome with admiration for its range and profundity. An amazing achievement.' MICHAEL FRAYN 'A wonderful book.' TOM STOPPARD A groundbreaking exploration of how the interplay of physics and mathematics has enriched our understanding of the universe - essential reading for anyone who wants to grasp how physicists are attempting, in Stephen Hawking's words, to 'know the mind of God'. Searching for the fundamental laws of the universe, physicists have found themselves developing ambitious mathematical ideas. But without observation and experiment as their guide, are they now doing 'fairy-tale physics' as their detractors claim? In The Universe Speaks in Numbers, Graham Farmelo argues that today's greatest scientific minds are working in a tradition that dates back to Newton. He takes us on an adventure, from the Enlightenment to the breakthroughs of Einstein and Dirac, to the work of modern physicists and mathematicians shedding light on each other's disciplines, to their mutual surprise and excitement. This blossoming relationship is responsible for huge advances in our understanding of space and time - and as Farmelo explains, could redefine reality as we know it. LISTEN TO THE ACCOMPANYING PODCAST featuring interviews with leading scientists at www.grahamfarmelo.com

Graham Farmelo is a Fellow at Churchill College, Cambridge, and an Affiliate Professor of Physics at Northeastern University, Boston, USA. He edited the best-selling It Must be Beautiful: Great Equations of Modern Science in 2002. His biography of Paul Dirac, The Strangest Man, won the 2009 Costa Biography Award and the 2010 Los Angeles Times Science Book Prize.

Rezensionen

A superbly written, riveting book.

If you like reading about math without having to do math, this is a stellar book.'

Farmelo tells the story with a keen eye for anecdotes, and the excitement of an eyewitness to an intellectual revolution.

Powerful and eloquent . . . A must-read.

As authoritative as it is fascinating.

I am overcome with admiration for its range and profundity. An amazing achievement.

Crisply written, entertaining and extraordinarily well informed.

Entertaining and written with contagious enthusiasm that could almost be described as a page-turner.

Fascinating and elegantly written.

A wonderful book.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 30.4.2019
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Mathematische Spiele und Unterhaltung
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie
• Schlagworte: A Brief History of Time • books about physicists • graham farmelo • History of Science • Paul Dirac • physics books • the strangest man • Wellcome prize
• ISBN-10: 0-571-32181-X / 057132181X
• ISBN-13: 978-0-571-32181-0 / 9780571321810