Brian Greene Ordine dei libri (cronologico)

Fascinující výprava rámovaná otázkami, na které možná nikdy nenajdeme odpověď, ale které jsou o to naléhavější. Brian Greene nás svým typickým přístupným stylem a krásným jazykem provází na dlouhé cestě, jež začíná Velkým třeskem a ústí do konce prostoru a času. Při tom si autor všímá formování těch nejmenších i těch největších fyzikálních struktur, vzniku života, zrodu vědomí, povahy lidského myšlení, představivosti, tvořivosti či způsobů, kterými se člověk potýká se svou existencí, jako jsou mýty, náboženství, filozofie a věda. Prchavým okamžikem lidské existence tato cesta přirozeně nekončí, nýbrž vede ke scénářům dalšího vývoje člověka, poznání, myšlení – a celého vesmíru. Greene nám pomáhá porozumět tomu, jak jsme vznikli, v jakém stavu se nachází vesmír dnes a kam směřuje.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A captivating exploration of deep time and humanity's search for purpose, from the world-renowned physicist and best-selling author of The Elegant Universe. "Few humans share Greene’s mastery of both the latest cosmological science and English prose." —The New York Times Until the End of Time is Brian Greene's breathtaking new exploration of the cosmos and our quest to find meaning in the face of this vast expanse. Greene takes us on a journey from the big bang to the end of time, exploring how lasting structures formed, how life and mind emerged, and how we grapple with our existence through narrative, myth, religion, creative expression, science, the quest for truth, and a deep longing for the eternal. From particles to planets, consciousness to creativity, matter to meaning—Brian Greene allows us all to grasp and appreciate our fleeting but utterly exquisite moment in the cosmos.

There was a time when 'universe' meant all there is. Everything. Yet, as Brian Greene's extraordinary book shows, ours may be just one universe among many, like endless reflections in a mirror. He takes us on a captivating exploration of parallel worlds - from a multiverse where an infinite number of your doppelg ngers are reading this sentence, to vast oceans of bubble universes and even multiverses made of mathematics - showing just how much of reality's true nature may be hidden within them.

'A magnificent challenge to conventional ideas' Financial Times 'I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It manages to be both challenging and it is highly recommended' the Independent '(Greene) send(s) the reader's imagination hurtling through the universe on an astonishing ride. As a popularizer of exquisitely abstract science, he is both a skilled and kindly explicator' the New York Times 'Greene is as elegant as ever, cutting through the fog of complexity with insight and clarity; space and time become putty in his hands' Los Angeles Times Book Review

Oggi fisici e matematici lavorano a una delle più ambiziose teorie mai proposte: la teoria delle stringhe. Grazie a essa, lo scontro secolare tra le leggi del grande (la relatività generale) e le leggi del piccolo (la meccanica dei quanti) viene superato a vantaggio di una superiore unità, basata sull'affermazione che tutti gli eventi dell'universo nascono da un'unica entità: microscopici cicli di energia nascosti nel cuore della materia. Per questa capacità di unificare tutte le forze della natura, la teoria delle stringhe è stata definita "la teoria di ogni cosa".