Klik på en miniature for at gå til Google Books
Indlæser... The Hole in the Universe: How Scientists Peered over the Edge of Emptiness and Found Everythingaf K. C. Cole
Ingen Indlæser...
Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. I can't recall anything about this one, now, many years later, but I can see how the title would have appealed to me. ( ) An adventure into the heart of Nothing by bestselling author K. C. Cole. Once again, acclaimed science writer K. C. Cole brings the arcane and acad- emic down to the level of armchair scientists in The Hole in the Universe, an entertaining and edifying search for nothing at all. Open the newspaper on any given day and you will read of a newly discovered planet, star, and so on. Yet scientists and mathematicians have spent generations searching the far reaches of the universe for that one elusive state-nothingness. Although this may sound like a simple task, every time the absolute void appears within reach, something new is discovered in its place: a black hole, an undulating string, an additional dimension of space or time-even another universe. A fascinating and literary tour de force, The Hole in the Universe is a virtual romp into the unknown that you never knew wasn't there. I found the short sections and attempts at wit fairly distracting. This was mainly a problem in areas with familiar topics, where I just wanted to move along at a good clip but found the writing too choppy. In sections where I wasn't as familiar with the details and was reading a bit more slowly it didn't bother me as much, but her style just wasn't satisfying for me. The Hole in the Universe is what Nancy Pearl calls a book about nothing and author K.C. Cole supports that with her subtitle, "How Scientists Peered over the Edge of Emptiness and Found Everything." Cole combines physics, science fiction, literature, mathematics, and humor to make her case. Who knew a book about nothing could be so entertaining? Cole has the ability to take scientific fact and not-so-exact speculation and make nothing about something. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
Welcome to the world of cutting-edge math, physics, and neuroscience, where the search for the ultimate vacuum, the point of nothingness, ground zero of theory, has rendered the universe deep, rich, and juicy. "Modern physics has animated the void," says K. C. Cole in her entrancing journey into the heart of Nothing. Every time scientists and mathematicians think they have reached the ultimate void, new stuff appears: a black hole, an undulating string, an additional dimension of space or time, repulsive anti-gravity, universes that breed like bunnies. Cole's exploration at the edge of everything is as animated and exciting as the void itself. Take Cole's hand on this adventure into the unknown, and you'll come back informed, amused, and excited. No library descriptions found. |
Current DiscussionsIngenPopulære omslag
Google Books — Indlæser... GenrerMelvil Decimal System (DDC)530.01Natural sciences and mathematics Physics Physics Physics Philosophy; TheoriesLC-klassificeringVurderingGennemsnit:
Er det dig?Bliv LibraryThing-forfatter. |