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Predicts the course of future breakthoughs over the whole range of physical sciences. It looks at topics such as time travel, why AIDS cannot be cured, how the world will end and what is the exact weight of one kilogram.
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"makes sense of science for the rest of us"
"It is no mean feat to explain Quasars in Just a few pages." Publishers Weekly
About the Author
James Trefil, the Clarence J. Robinson Professor of Physics at George Mason University, is the author or coauthor of more than thirty books, including The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy.
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