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6%OFFFrank Wilczek - Longing for the Harmonies - 9780393305968 - V9780393305968
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Longing for the Harmonies

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Description for Longing for the Harmonies Paperback. "Occasionally, there comes along a popular science book that both scientists and non-scientist can read with pleasure and profit, and this is one."-The New Yorker Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 450.
Devoted to sharing their own delight and awe before the fundamental mysteries of the cosmos, Frank Wilczek (winner of the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physics) and science writer Betsy Devine also have a serious purpose: to reveal to the lay reader how a heightened perception can respond to timeless themes of the physical universe. For example, they show that even the most exotic theories always confirm that physical laws are precisely the same throughout the universe, and they explain how we have learned that the most massive molten stars and the tiniest frozen particles are in physical harmony. In their ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
378
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393305968
SKU
V9780393305968
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About Frank Wilczek
Frank Wilczek is a theoretical physicist. He has won many awards for his contributions to physics, including the 2004 Nobel Prize, and also for his writing. He is currently Herman Feshbach Professor of Physics at MIT. Betsy Devine writes about science and humor.

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