The Accidental Universe
The World You Thought You Knew
$46.24
- Hardcover
176 pages
- Release Date
30 April 2014
Summary
In The Accidental Universe, physicist and novelist Alan Lightman explores the emotional and philosophical questions raised by discoveries in science, focusing most intently on the human condition and the needs of humankind.
Here, in a collection of exhilarating essays, Lightman shows us our own universe from a series of fascinating and diverse perspectives. He takes on the difficult dialogue between science and religion; the conflict between our human desire for permanence and th…Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472109187 |
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| ISBN-10: | 147210918X |
| Author: | Alan Lightman |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Corsair |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 30 April 2014 |
| Weight: | 260g |
| Dimensions: | 202mm x 134mm x 22mm |
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Alan Lightman might be the only writer who can dance through not just one but seven universes in a book not much larger than a human hand. - The Columbus Dispatch
Alan Lightman might be the only writer who can dance through not just one but seven universes in a book not much larger than a human hand. - The Columbus Dispatch
About The Author
Alan Lightman
Alan Lightman is the author of six novels including Einstein’s Dreams which was an international bestseller, and The Diagnosis, a finalist for the US National Book Award. He is also the author of two collections of essays, and several books on science. His work has appeared in the Atlantic Monthly, Granta, the New Yorker, The New York Review of Books, and Nature, among many other publications. A theoretical physicist as well as a writer, he has served on the faculties of Harvard and MIT, where he was the first person to receive a dual faculty appointment in science and the humanities. He lives in the Boston area.
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