The Road to Reality : A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe

Penrose, Roger Sir

ISBN 10: 0679454438 ISBN 13: 9780679454434

Published by Knopf, New York, 2005

Language: English

Condition: Near Fine Hardcover

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1st American Edition/1st Printing. SIGNED (inscribed) by Roger Penrose on a bookplate affixed to title page. $40.00 price present on DJ flap; mylar protected. 1099 pages. (Bonus: Comes with a free unsigned hardcover copy "The Nature of Space Time" by Stephen Hawking and Roger Penrose). No international sales for this volume. Size: 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Seller Inventory # 042164

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Title: The Road to Reality : A Complete Guide to ...

Publisher: Knopf, New York

Publication Date: 2005

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

Signed: Signed by Author

Edition: 1st Edition

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A definitive overview of the physical laws that govern the known universe offers an accessible introduction to the mysteries of cutting-edge science as it describes the physics and mathematics of realtivity, explains the theory of quantum mechanics and the standard model of particle physics, and discusses cosmology, the Big Bang, black holes, string and M theory, and other topics. 35,000 first printing.

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Roger Penrose is Emeritus Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford. In 1988 he shared the Wolf Prize for physics with Stephen Hawking for their joint contribution to our understanding of the universe.

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