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Knocking On Heaven´s Door: How Physics and Scientific Thinking Illuminate our Universe
Lisa Randall
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Description for Knocking On Heaven´s Door: How Physics and Scientific Thinking Illuminate our Universe
Paperback. Guides you through the ideas, and charts the progress we have made in understanding the universe - from Galileo and Newton to Einstein and the Large Hadron Collider and the search for the Higgs boson. This title explains how we decide what questions to ask; and how risk, beauty, creativity and truth play a role in scientific thinking. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 196 x 30. Weight in Grams: 332.
Sunday Times Science Book of the Year 2011.
We are poised on the edge of discovery in particle physics (the study of the smallest objects we know of) and cosmology (the study of the largest), and when these breakthroughs come, they will revolutionise what we think we know about the universe, and the modern world.
Lisa Randall guides us through the latest ideas, charting the thrilling progress we have made in understanding the universe – from Galileo and Newton to Einstein and the Large Hadron Collider and the search for the Higgs boson. Yet it's about more than ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099532088
SKU
V9780099532088
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About Lisa Randall
Professor Lisa Randall studies theoretical particle physics and cosmology at Harvard University. Randall's studies have made her among the most cited and influential theoretical physicists. She has also had a public presence through her writing, lectures, and radio and TV appearances. Her book Warped Passages: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe's Hidden Dimensions was included in the New York Times' ... Read more
Reviews for Knocking On Heaven´s Door: How Physics and Scientific Thinking Illuminate our Universe
Lisa Randall is hugely gifted... Full of passion and jaw-dropping facts... Fascinating
Doug Johnstone
Independent on Sunday
An impressive study...essential reading for anyone interested in science
Christopher Potter
Sunday Times
Dazzling ideas... Read this book today to understand the science of tomorrow
Steven Pinker, Harvard College Professor and author of How the Mind ... Read more
Doug Johnstone
Independent on Sunday
An impressive study...essential reading for anyone interested in science
Christopher Potter
Sunday Times
Dazzling ideas... Read this book today to understand the science of tomorrow
Steven Pinker, Harvard College Professor and author of How the Mind ... Read more