The Trouble With Physics: The Rise of String Theory, the Fall of a Science, And What Comes Next

Smolin, Lee

ISBN 10: 0618551050 / ISBN 13: 9780618551057

Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (edition ), 2006

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With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Trouble With Physics: The Rise of String Theory, the Fall of a Science, And What Comes Next
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (edition )
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0618551050
• ISBN 13: 9780618551057
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

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Synopsis

A theoretical physicist and author of The Life of the Cosmos describes the evolution of modern-day string theory, the flaws in the attempt to formulate a "theory of everything" to explain all the forces and particles of nature and the origins of the universe, and their repercussions for physics and the need to get science back on track.

About the Author

Lee Smolin earned his Ph.D. in physics at Harvard, then went on to teach at Yale and Pennsylvania State before helping to found the innovative Perimeter Institute. He is the author of The Life of the Cosmos and Three Roads to Quantum Gravity.