Fundamentals : ten keys to reality /
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-ex...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Penguin Press,
[2021]
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| Summary: | 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" world is in many ways larger, fuller and much stranger than it appears. Through an exploration of space, time, matter and ideas, and equipped with facts, questions and speculations, Wilczek guides us through the past, present and future of fundamental science. |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | xviii, 254 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9780735223790 0735223793 |