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The Universe Speaks in Numbers: How Modern Maths Reveals Nature's Deepest Secrets

Hardback

Main Details

Title The Universe Speaks in Numbers: How Modern Maths Reveals Nature's Deepest Secrets
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Graham Farmelo
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:336
Dimensions(mm): Height 240,Width 165
Category/GenreHistory of science
Popular science
Physics
ISBN/Barcode 9780571321803
ClassificationsDewey:510
Audience
General
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational
Edition Main

Publishing Details

Publisher Faber & Faber
Imprint Faber & Faber
Publication Date 2 May 2019
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

One of the great mysteries of science is that its fundamental laws are written in the language of mathematics. Graham Farmelo's thrilling new book shows how modern maths has helped physicists to rethink gravity, space, and time. The Universe Speaks in Numbers takes us on an adventure from the Enlightenment to the present with a vibrant cast of characters, illuminating the most exciting and controversial developments in contemporary thought. Always lively and authoritative, Farmelo navigates the reader through the huge imaginative leaps that are edging us towards a radically new conception of the nature of our universe.

Author Biography

Graham Farmelo is an award winning science writer and biographer, and the winner of the 2012 Kelvin Prize and Medal. Formerly an academic, museum professional, and undercover restaurant critic, he is now a Fellow at Churchill College, Cambridge, and a regular Visitor at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton. His biography of Paul Dirac, The Strangest Man, won the 2009 Costa Biography Award and the 2010 Los Angeles Times Science Book Prize. www.grahamfarmelo.com @grahamfarmelo