The Trouble With Physics: The Rise of String Theory, the Fall of a Science, And What Comes Next
Lee Smolin
ISBN 10: 0618551050 ISBN 13: 9780618551057
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2006
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A theoretical physicist and author of The Life of the Cosmos describes the evolution of modern-day string theory, the flaws in the attempt to formulate a "theory of everything" to explain all the forces and particles of nature and the origins of the universe, and their repercussions for physics and the need to get science back on track.
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Lee Smolin earned his Ph.D. in physics at Harvard, then went on to teach at Yale and Pennsylvania State before helping to found the innovative Perimeter Institute. He is the author of The Life of the Cosmos and Three Roads to Quantum Gravity.
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Title: The Trouble With Physics: The Rise of String...
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication Date: 2006
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
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