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The Universe Speaks in Numbers: How Modern Maths Reveals Nature's Deepest Secrets

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Full Title:

The Universe Speaks in Numbers: How Modern Maths Reveals Nature's Deepest Secrets

Contributors:

By (Author) Graham Farmelo

ISBN:

9780571321827

Publisher:

Faber & Faber

Imprint:

Faber & Faber

Publication Date:

2nd February 2021

UK Publication Date:

7th January 2021

Edition:

Main

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Main Subject:
Dewey:

510

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

336

Dimensions:

Width 129mm, Height 197mm, Spine 20mm

Weight:

283g

Description

'A superbly written, riveting book.' - Martin Rees

Searching for the fundamental laws of the universe, physicists have found themselves developing ambitious mathematical ideas. But without observation and experiment as their guide, are they now doing 'fairy-tale physics' as their detractors claim

In The Universe Speaks in Numbers, Graham Farmelo argues that today's greatest scientific minds are working in a tradition that dates back to Newton. He takes us on an adventure, from the Enlightenment to the breakthroughs of Einstein and Dirac, to the work of modern physicists and mathematicians shedding light on each other's disciplines, to their mutual surprise and excitement. This blossoming relationship is responsible for huge advances in our understanding of space and time - and as Farmelo explains, could redefine reality as we know it.

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Author Bio

Dr Graham Farmelo is an award-winning science writer and biographer, and the winner of the 2012 Kelvin Prize and Medal. Formerly an academic, museum professional and undercover restaurant critic, he is now a Fellow at Churchill College, Cambridge, and a regular Visitor at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton. His biography of Paul Dirac, The Strangest Man, won the 2009 Costa Biography Award and the 2010 Los Angeles Times Science Book Prize. www.grahamfarmelo.com @grahamfarmelo

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