Final Theory - Brossura

Alpert, Mark

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1847392679 ISBN 13: 9781847392671

Casa editrice: Simon & Schuster Ltd, 2009

Riassunto

'Einheitliche Feldtheorie'. The final words of his dying mentor will change David Swift's life forever. Within hours of hearing those words, David is arrested, interrogated and almost assassinated. But he's too busy running for his life to work out what it all means. Has he accidentally inherited Einstein's Unified Theory -- a set of equations with the power to destroy the world? Einstein died without discovering the theory. Or did he? Teaming up with his ex-girlfriend and an autistic teenager addicted to video games, David must ensure he survives long enough to find out the truth -- and deal with the terrifying consequences.

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'If science is the new religion, FINAL THEORY is the new DA VINCI CODE . . . An entertaining chase, laced with murder and mayhem' THE TIMES
'Alpert, an editor at Scientific American, explains Albert Einstein's quest for a 'unified theory' so clearly that even I could nearly understand it' LITERARY REVIEW

'FINAL THEORY is the work of an expert with a pertinent skill. Mr Alpert makes it a nifty example of applied science' NEW YORK TIMES
'A smoothly propulsive airplane read' ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
'A galloping yarn full of fun and violence ... Alpert is definitely a writer to watch, and this is the perfect book for taking your mind off the real threats to the world' DUBLIN EVENING HERALD
'FINAL THEORY is the work of an expert with a pertinent skill' SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY
'A thrilling, intelligent read' U MAGAZINE
'Anyone who reads the first few pages will be hooked ... a smart, suspenseful page-turner'' NEW SCIENTIST

L'autore:

A self-confessed 'science geek' who majored in astrophysics at Princeton University, Mark Alpert is now an editor at SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, where he simplifies bewildering ideas such as string theory, extra dimensions and parallel universes for the magazine's readers. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and two children. Visit www.markalpert.com

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• Editore: Simon & Schuster Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1847392679
• ISBN 13: 9781847392671
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Numero di pagine: 368