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The Quark and the Jaguar: Adventures in the Simple and the Complex
Murray Gell-Mann
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Description for The Quark and the Jaguar: Adventures in the Simple and the Complex
Paperback. A dazzingly written guide to the basic laws of physics and their connections to the natural world. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16pp b&w photographs, diagrams. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 290.
This book is about how the wonderful diversity of the universe can arise out of a set of fairly simple basic laws. It is written by an expert in both the fundamental laws and the complex structures that they can produce.' Stephen Hawking's acclaim of Murray Gell-Mann's literary debut is typical of the reception the book received on first publication in 1994.
From one of the twentieth century's greatest scientists comes this unique, highly personal vision of the connections between the basic laws of physics and the complexity and diversity of the natural world. THE QUARK ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group London
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780349106496
SKU
V9780349106496
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About Murray Gell-Mann
Murray Gell-Mann, Professor Emeritus of Theoretical Physics at the California Institute of Technology, was awarded the 1969 Nobel Prize in Physics. In 1984 he helped establish the Santa Fe Institute, where he now works.
Reviews for The Quark and the Jaguar: Adventures in the Simple and the Complex
All in all, this is a wonderfully heady experience. It is not particle physics made easy; it is an insight into the mind of an idealist and theorist - and polymath - whose company it is a pleasure to share.
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