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Synopsis
A fascinating account of the quest for unity--and the scientific breakthroughs it has launched
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About the Author
Etienne Klein and Marc Lachieze-Rey are both scientists with the Atomic Energy Commission in Sacey, France. Axel Reisinger is a scientist at Sanders, a Lockheed Martin Company, in Nashua, New Hampshire.
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The Quest for Unity: The Adventure of Physics
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Oxford University Press Inc, 1999
ISBN 10: 019512085X
ISBN 13: 9780195120851
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Hardback. Condition: Good. Quantum physicist Etienne Klein and astrophysicist Marc Lachieze-Rey present and comment on the successive unifications that have marked the fundamental advances in physics. A good deal of modern theoretical physics is lightly and gracefully explained, rooted in a philosophical examination of the motivations that drive physicists and physics. The book is a discourse on the nature of elegance and beauty in physics, seeking to explain how and why beauty is a reliable guide in the ongoing search for Truth in physics. Seller Inventory # 00101857614
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The Quest for Unity: The Adventure of Physics
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Hardback. Condition: Good. Quantum physicist Etienne Klein and astrophysicist Marc Lachieze-Rey present and comment on the successive unifications that have marked the fundamental advances in physics. A good deal of modern theoretical physics is lightly and gracefully explained, rooted in a philosophical examination of the motivations that drive physicists and physics. The book is a discourse on the nature of elegance and beauty in physics, seeking to explain how and why beauty is a reliable guide in the ongoing search for Truth in physics. Seller Inventory # CIN019512085XG
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The Quest for Unity: The Adventure of Physics
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The Quest for Unity: The Adventure of Physics
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The Quest for Unity: The Adventure of Physics
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