Warped Passages
Unravelling the Universe's Hidden Dimensions
- Paperback
512 pages
- Release Date
31 August 2006
Summary
‘A lucid explanation of the strange and powerful new ideas that physicists are working with to explain the nature of physical reality’ - Steven Pinker
In Warped Passages, one of the world’s most exciting scientists gives us a glimpse into our future. Incredibly readable - and illustrated throughout - it allows the general reader to understand the questions that scientists are dealing with at the frontiers of research today. Lisa Randall allows the reader to understand the kind of prob…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141012971 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0141012978 |
| Author: | Lisa Randall |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 512 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 31 August 2006 |
| Weight: | 348g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 23mm |
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Critics Review
“A great read… . I highly recommend it.”–Ira Flatow, host of National Public Radio’s Science Friday
“Lisa Randall, a leading theorist, has made major contributions to both particle physics and cosmology.”–Brian Greene, bestselling author of The Elegant Universe and The Fabrics of the Cosmos
“Randall is one of the most influencial and exciting young theoretical Physicists working in elementary particle physics and cosmology today.”–Lee Smolin, author of Three Roads to Quantum Gravity
A great read… . I highly recommend it. –Ira Flatow, host of National Public Radio s Science Friday
Lisa Randall, a leading theorist, has made major contributions to both particle physics and cosmology. –Brian Greene, bestselling author of The Elegant Universe and The Fabrics of the Cosmos
Randall is one of the most influencial and exciting young theoretical Physicists working in elementary particle physics and cosmology today. –Lee Smolin, author of Three Roads to Quantum Gravity
“A great read… . I highly recommend it.” – Ira Flatow, host of National Public Radio’s Science Friday
About The Author
Lisa Randall
Lisa Randall is on a quest to explain the fabric of reality. She is a leading theoretical physicist - the world’s most cited - and an expert on string theory. She was the first tenured woman in the Princeton Physics department and the first tenured woman theorist at MIT and Harvard.
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