The Matter Myth: Dramatic Discoveries that Challenge Our Understanding of Physical Reality

Davies, Paul

ISBN 10: 0743290917 / ISBN 13: 9780743290913

Published by Simon & Schuster, 2007

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Matter Myth: Dramatic Discoveries that Challenge Our Understanding of Physical Reality
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0743290917
• ISBN 13: 9780743290913
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very good

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Synopsis

In this sweeping survey, acclaimed science writers Paul Davies and John Gribbin provide a complete overview of advances in the study of physics that have revolutionized modern science. From the weird world of quarks and the theory of relativity to the latest ideas about the birth of the cosmos, the authors find evidence for a massive paradigm shift. Developments in the studies of black holes, cosmic strings, solitons, and chaos theory challenge commonsense concepts of space, time, and matter, and demand a radically altered and more fully unified view of the universe.

About the Author

PAUL DAVIES is Director of the Beyond Center at Arizona State University and the bestselling author of more than twenty books. He won the 1995 Templeton Prize for his work on the deeper meaning of science. His books include About Time, The Fifth Miracle, and The Mind of God.

JOHN GRIBBIN trained as an astrophysicist at Cambridge University before becoming a full-time science writer. He is now a Visiting Fellow in Astronomy at the University of Sussex. His other books include the bestselling In Search of Schrödinger's Cat and In Search of the Big Bang.