The physicists

D ærenmatt, Friedrich.

ISBN 10: 0394172469 / ISBN 13: 9780394172460

Published by Grove Press : Distributed by Random House, New York, 1964

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94 pages 21 cm. Translation of: Die Physiker. ; 22nd printing.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The physicists
• Publisher: Grove Press : Distributed by Random House, New York
• Publication Date: 1964
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0394172469
• ISBN 13: 9780394172460
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Drama

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Synopsis

The worldâ s greatest physicist, Johann Wilhelm MÃbius, is in a madhouse, haunted by recurring visions of King Solomon. He is kept company by two other equally deluded scientists: one who thinks he is Einstein, another who believes he is Newton. It soon becomes evident, however, that these three are not as harmlessly lunatic as they appear. Are they, in fact, really mad? Or are they playing some murderous game, with the world as the stake? For MÃbius has uncovered the mystery of the universe—and therefore the key to its destruction—and Einstein and Newton are vying for this secret that would enable them to rule the earth.

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Johann Mobius, the world's greatest physicist, is locked away in a madhouse along with two other scientists. Why? Because he is haunted by recurring visions of King Solomon, and the other two are convinced they are Einstein and Newton. But are these three actually mad? Or are they playing a murdererous game with the world at stake? This darkly comic satire probes the cost of sanity among men of science and whether it is the mad who are the truly sane.

An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Anne Gee Byrd, Matthew Patrick Davis, Bruce Davison, John de Lancie, Matt Gaydos, Harry Groener, Christopher Guilmet, Melinda Page Hamilton, Gregory Itzin, Roma Maffia and Missy Yager.

The Physicists is part of L.A. Theatre Works' Relativity Series featuring science themed plays. Major funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to enhance public understanding of science and technology in the modern world.