The Great Beyond: Higher Dimensions, Parallel Universes, and the Extraordinary Search for a Theory of Everything

Halpern, Paul

ISBN 10: 047146595X / ISBN 13: 9780471465959

Published by John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, NJ, 2004

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Hardcover, [x], 326 pages. Near Fine condition in a Near Fine dust jacket. First edition, first printing. Size 9.5"x6.5". "The concept of multiple unperceived dimensions in the universe is one of the hottest topics in contemporary physics. It is essential to current attempts to explain gravity and the underlying structure of the universe. The Great Beyond begins with Einstein s famous quarrel with Heisenberg and Bohr, whose theories of uncertainty threatened the order Einstein believed was essential to the universe, and it was his rejection of uncertainty that drove him to ponder the existence of a fifth dimension. Beginning with this famous disagreement and culminating with an explanation of the newest "brane" approach, author Paul Halpern shows how current debates about the nature of reality began as age-old controversies, and addresses how the possibility of higher dimensions has influenced culture over the past one hundred years." Book and dust jacket are lightly bumped at spine top, else As New, clean and unmarked.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Great Beyond: Higher Dimensions, Parallel Universes, and the Extraordinary Search for a Theory of Everything
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, NJ
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 047146595X
• ISBN 13: 9780471465959
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
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Synopsis

The concept of multiple unperceived dimensions in the universe is one of the hottest topics in contemporary physics. It is essential to current attempts to explain gravity and the underlying structure of the universe. The Great Beyond begins with Einstein’s famous quarrel with Heisenberg and Bohr, whose theories of uncertainty threatened the order Einstein believed was essential to the universe, and it was his rejection of uncertainty that drove him to ponder the existence of a fifth dimension. Beginning with this famous disagreement and culminating with an explanation of the newest "brane" approach, author Paul Halpern shows how current debates about the nature of reality began as age-old controversies, and addresses how the possibility of higher dimensions has influenced culture over the past one hundred years.

About the Author

PAUL HALPERN, Ph.D., is professor of physics and mathematics at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. He received a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship award for the research that ultimately resulted in The Great Beyond. Halpern’s previous books include Time Journeys, Cosmic Wormholes, and The Cyclical Serpent.