Fearful symmetry : the search for beauty in modern physics

Autori

• Anthony Zee
• Roger Penrose

Parametri

• Filosofia
• Matematica
• Saggistica
• Scienza
• Scienze Naturali
• Princeton science library

Maggiori informazioni sul libro

Fearful Symmetry brings the incredible discoveries of contemporary physics within everyone's grasp. A. Zee, a distinguished physicist and skillful expositor, tells the exciting story of how today's theoretical physicists are following Einstein in their search for the beauty and simplicity of Nature. Animated by a sense of reverence and whimsy, the book describes the majestic sweep and accomplishments of twentieth-century physics. In the end, we stand in awe before the grand vision of modern physics--one of the greatest chapters in the intellectual history of humankind.

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2007