The Trouble with Physics: The Rise of String Theory, The Fall of a Science and What Comes Next

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Lee Smolin

The Trouble with Physics

The Rise of String Theory, The Fall of a Science and What Comes Next

Lee Smolin

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Penguin
17 April 2008

Mathematics & Sciences; Popular science; Physics

'The best book about contemporary science written for the layman that I have ever read. Read this book. Twice'

Sunday Times

The Trouble with Physics is a groundbreaking account of the state of modern physics- of how we got from Einstein and Relativity through quantum mechanics to the strange and bizarre predictions of string theory, full of unseen dimensions and multiple universes.

Lee Smolin not only provides a brilliant layman's overview of current research as we attempt to build a 'theory of everything', but also questions many of the assumptions that lie behind string theory. In doing so, he describes some of the daring, outlandish ideas that will propel research in years to come.

By: Lee Smolin
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 306g
ISBN: 9780141018355
ISBN 10: 0141018356
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 17 April 2008
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Lee Smolin is a theoretical physicist who is a leading pioneer of the field of quantum gravity and cosmology. He is the author of more than 100 scientific papers and two popular books, LIFE OF THE COSMOS (1997) and THREE ROADS TO QUANTUM GRAVITY (2001).

Reviews for The Trouble with Physics: The Rise of String Theory, The Fall of a Science and What Comes Next

A splendid, edifying report from the front lines of theorectical physics . . . A wonderful gift. The San Francisco Chronicle An uncommonly clear and confident account . . . Even those who differ with many of Smolin's contentions can applaud his bringing physicists' anguished night thoughts into the clear light of day. --Tim Ferris If you want to think in new ways about the interconnected universe around you, read Lee Smolin's provocative, inspiring book. --Margaret Geller The best book about contemporary science written for the layman that I have ever read ... Read this book. Twice. The Times of London