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xviii, 254 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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English
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Nobel laureate Wilczek presents ten insights that illuminate what the world is and how it works. Fundamentals is built around a simple but profound idea: the models of the world we construct as children are practical and adequate for everyday life, but they do not bring in the surprising and mind-expanding revelations of modern science. To do that, we must look at the world anew, combining clear thinking with an openness to wonder. This "born again"...
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430 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
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English
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Does the universe embody beautiful ideas? Artists as well as scientists throughout human history have pondered this "beautiful question." With Nobel laureate Frank Wilczek as your guide, embark on a voyage of related discoveries, from Plato and Pythagoras up to the present. Wilczek's groundbreaking work in quantum physics was inspired by his intuition to look for a deeper order of beauty in nature. In fact, every major advance in his career came from...
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xv, 228 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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Español
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El origen del universo y otras conversaciones sobre ciencia en forma de cómic. El físico Clifford Johnson cree que deberíamos tener más conversaciones sobre ciencia. La ciencia debe estar en nuestro menú diario de conversación, junto con temas como la política, los libros, los deportes o el último drama televisivo. Las conversaciones sobre ciencia, nos dice, no deberían dejarse en manos de los expertos. En Los Diálogos, Clifford nos invita...