The Goldilocks Enigma: Why Is the Universe Just Right for Life? - Brossura

Davies, P. C. W.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0547053584 ISBN 13: 9780547053585

Casa editrice: Mariner Books, 2008

Riassunto

The physicist-author of The Mind of God looks at cutting-edge scientific discoveries to explore why many of the fundamental features of the physical universe--from the speed of light to the carbon atom--seem tailor-made to produce life, offering a revealing study of the radical multiverse theory and its implications in terms of the nature of reality, time, life, and the cosmos. Originally published as Cosmic Jackpot. Reprint.

Su questo libro

Recensione:

"Paul Davies' Cosmic Jackpot is a truly mesmerizing book, no matter which you universe you may inhabit!" --Michio Kaku, prof. of theoretical physics, author of Hyperspace and Parallel Worlds

L'autore:

PAUL DAVIES is an internationally acclaimed physicist and cosmologist now at Arizona State University, where he is setting up a pioneering center for the ?study of life, the universe, and everything.” In addition to his many scientific awards, he is the recipient of the 1995 Templeton Prize?the world’s largest annual prize?for his work on science and religion. He is the author of more than twenty books, including The Mind of God, About Time, The Origin of Life, and How to Build a Time Machine. He also chairs the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence postdetection committee, so that if SETI succeeds in finding intelligent life, he will be among the first to know.
The asteroid 1992OG was officially renamed Pauldavies in his honor. He lives in Phoenix, Arizona.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Mariner Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0547053584
• ISBN 13: 9780547053585
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 315