On Time, 9780691267036
Hardcover
Unraveling time’s mysteries: Is it real, illusory, or fundamental?
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On Time

The Physics That Makes the Universe Tick

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  • Hardcover

    360 pages

  • Release Date

    8 December 2026

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Summary

From quantum physicist, New York Times bestselling author, and BBC host Jim Al-Khalili, essential insights into the meaning and fundamental nature of time

While we have come a long way toward deciphering the laws of the universe, many physicists still regard time to be one of the greatest unsolved mysteries. On Time provides answers to the questions about time that philosophers and scientists have been asking for millennia, such as whether it has a b…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780691267036
ISBN-10:0691267030
Author:Jim Al-Khalili
Publisher:Princeton University Press
Imprint:Princeton University Press
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:360
Release Date:8 December 2026
Weight:0g
Dimensions:235mm x 156mm
About The Author

Jim Al-Khalili

Jim Al-Khalili is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Physics at the University of Surrey and one of Britain’s leading science communicators. He has written numerous books that have been translated into twenty-six languages, among them The Joy of Science and The World According to Physics (both Princeton). A fellow of the Royal Society, he is a regular presenter of TV science documentaries and is best-known in the UK for his long-running BBC Radio program, The Life Scientific.

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