Not Even Wrong: The Failure of String Theory and the Search for Unity in Physical Law: The Failure of String Theory and the Search for Unity in Physical Law for Unity in Physical Law - Softcover

Woit, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0465092764 ISBN 13: 9780465092765

Publisher: Basic Books, 2007

Synopsis

When does physics depart the realm of testable hypothesis and come to resemble theology Peter Woit argues that string theory isn’t just going in the wrong direction, it’s not even science. Not Even Wrong shows that what man

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Review:

"will embolden other string critics to speak up and encourage talented young physicists to pursue other lines of research" -- John Horgan in Prospect

'Highly readable, accessible and powerfully persuasive.' -- John Cornwell, The Sunday Times.

‘You Really Must Read...’ -- Sunday Times

From the Publisher:

'Peter Woit's book Not even Wrong is an authoritative and well reasoned account of string theory's extremely fashionable status among today's theoretical physicists...I regard it as an important book.' Professor Sir Roger Penrose, author of The Road to Reality.

About this edition

• Publisher: Basic Books
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0465092764
• ISBN 13: 9780465092765
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 312