How the Universe Got Its Spots: Diary of a Finite Time in a Finite Space [Lingua Inglese] - Brossura

Levin, Janna

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ISBN 10: 1400032725 ISBN 13: 9781400032723

Casa editrice: Anchor Books, 2003

Riassunto

Attenzione! Il libro non e in lingua Italiana, ma in lingua Inglese.

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Recensione:

“[Levin] covers ... fascinating ground....She writes passages that may make you either feel claustrophobic for only living in three visible dimensions or see the night sky in an entirely new way.” —Baltimore City Paper

“Science as it is lived.... [Levin’s] book is a gift to those people who want to think big but came to a screeching halt about two dozen pages into... A Brief History of Time.” —Discover

“Levin unpacks the technicalities with a skill honed from giving many lectures. . . . A book to be applauded.” — The Scotsman

“Lovely and utterly original. . . . Mixing lucid arguments with anecdotes and personal experiences, Levin makes it easy to understand seemingly complicated subjects such as transfinite arithmetic, naked singularities and compact spaces. . . . A marvelous diary that makes a reader long to meet the author. —American Scientist

L'autore:

JANNA LEVIN is a professor of physics and astronomy at Barnard College of Columbia University. She is also director of sciences at Pioneer Works, a center for arts and sciences in Brooklyn, and has contributed to an understanding of black holes, the cosmology of extra dimensions, and gravitational waves in the shape of spacetime. Her previous books include How the Universe Got Its Spots and a novel, A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines, which won the PEN/Bingham Prize. She was recently named a Guggenheim fellow.

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• Editore: Anchor Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1400032725
• ISBN 13: 9781400032723
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 225