Author: Graham Farmelo
Publisher: Basic Books
ISBN: 1541673921
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
How math helps us solve the universe's deepest mysteriesOne of the great insights of science is that the universe has an underlying order. The supreme goal of physicists is to understand this order through laws that describe the behavior of the most basic particles and the forces between them. For centuries, we have searched for these laws by studying the results of experiments. Since the 1970s, however, experiments at the world's most powerful atom-smashers have offered few new clues. So some of the world's leading physicists have looked to a different source of insight: modern mathematics. These physicists are sometimes accused of doing 'fairy-tale physics', unrelated to the real world. But in The Universe Speaks in Numbers, award-winning science writer and biographer Farmelo argues that the physics they are doing is based squarely on the well-established principles of quantum theory and relativity, and part of a tradition dating back to Isaac Newton. With unprecedented access to some of the world's greatest scientific minds, Farmelo offers a vivid, behind-the-scenes account of the blossoming relationship between mathematics and physics and the research that could revolutionize our understanding of reality.A masterful account of the some of the most groundbreaking ideas in physics in the past four decades. The Universe Speaks in Numbers is essential reading for anyone interested in the quest to discover the fundamental laws of nature.
The Universe Speaks in Numbers
Author: Graham Farmelo
Publisher: Basic Books
ISBN: 1541673921
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
How math helps us solve the universe's deepest mysteriesOne of the great insights of science is that the universe has an underlying order. The supreme goal of physicists is to understand this order through laws that describe the behavior of the most basic particles and the forces between them. For centuries, we have searched for these laws by studying the results of experiments. Since the 1970s, however, experiments at the world's most powerful atom-smashers have offered few new clues. So some of the world's leading physicists have looked to a different source of insight: modern mathematics. These physicists are sometimes accused of doing 'fairy-tale physics', unrelated to the real world. But in The Universe Speaks in Numbers, award-winning science writer and biographer Farmelo argues that the physics they are doing is based squarely on the well-established principles of quantum theory and relativity, and part of a tradition dating back to Isaac Newton. With unprecedented access to some of the world's greatest scientific minds, Farmelo offers a vivid, behind-the-scenes account of the blossoming relationship between mathematics and physics and the research that could revolutionize our understanding of reality.A masterful account of the some of the most groundbreaking ideas in physics in the past four decades. The Universe Speaks in Numbers is essential reading for anyone interested in the quest to discover the fundamental laws of nature.
Publisher: Basic Books
ISBN: 1541673921
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
How math helps us solve the universe's deepest mysteriesOne of the great insights of science is that the universe has an underlying order. The supreme goal of physicists is to understand this order through laws that describe the behavior of the most basic particles and the forces between them. For centuries, we have searched for these laws by studying the results of experiments. Since the 1970s, however, experiments at the world's most powerful atom-smashers have offered few new clues. So some of the world's leading physicists have looked to a different source of insight: modern mathematics. These physicists are sometimes accused of doing 'fairy-tale physics', unrelated to the real world. But in The Universe Speaks in Numbers, award-winning science writer and biographer Farmelo argues that the physics they are doing is based squarely on the well-established principles of quantum theory and relativity, and part of a tradition dating back to Isaac Newton. With unprecedented access to some of the world's greatest scientific minds, Farmelo offers a vivid, behind-the-scenes account of the blossoming relationship between mathematics and physics and the research that could revolutionize our understanding of reality.A masterful account of the some of the most groundbreaking ideas in physics in the past four decades. The Universe Speaks in Numbers is essential reading for anyone interested in the quest to discover the fundamental laws of nature.
The Universe Speaks in Numbers
Author: Graham Farmelo
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 057132181X
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
'A superbly written, riveting book.'MARTIN REES, Astronomer Royal'I am overcome with admiration for its range and profundity. An amazing achievement.'MICHAEL FRAYN'A wonderful book.'TOM STOPPARDA groundbreaking exploration of how the interplay of physics and mathematics has enriched our understanding of the universe - essential reading for anyone who wants to grasp how physicists are attempting, in Stephen Hawking's words, to 'know the mind of God'.Searching for the fundamental laws of the universe, physicists have found themselves developing ambitious mathematical ideas. But without observation and experiment as their guide, are they now doing 'fairy-tale physics' as their detractors claim?In The Universe Speaks in Numbers, Graham Farmelo argues that today's greatest scientific minds are working in a tradition that dates back to Newton. He takes us on an adventure, from the Enlightenment to the breakthroughs of Einstein and Dirac, to the work of modern physicists and mathematicians shedding light on each other's disciplines, to their mutual surprise and excitement. This blossoming relationship is responsible for huge advances in our understanding of space and time - and as Farmelo explains, could redefine reality as we know it.LISTEN TO THE ACCOMPANYING PODCAST featuring interviews with leading scientists at www.grahamfarmelo.com
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 057132181X
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
'A superbly written, riveting book.'MARTIN REES, Astronomer Royal'I am overcome with admiration for its range and profundity. An amazing achievement.'MICHAEL FRAYN'A wonderful book.'TOM STOPPARDA groundbreaking exploration of how the interplay of physics and mathematics has enriched our understanding of the universe - essential reading for anyone who wants to grasp how physicists are attempting, in Stephen Hawking's words, to 'know the mind of God'.Searching for the fundamental laws of the universe, physicists have found themselves developing ambitious mathematical ideas. But without observation and experiment as their guide, are they now doing 'fairy-tale physics' as their detractors claim?In The Universe Speaks in Numbers, Graham Farmelo argues that today's greatest scientific minds are working in a tradition that dates back to Newton. He takes us on an adventure, from the Enlightenment to the breakthroughs of Einstein and Dirac, to the work of modern physicists and mathematicians shedding light on each other's disciplines, to their mutual surprise and excitement. This blossoming relationship is responsible for huge advances in our understanding of space and time - and as Farmelo explains, could redefine reality as we know it.LISTEN TO THE ACCOMPANYING PODCAST featuring interviews with leading scientists at www.grahamfarmelo.com
The Universe Speaks, Are You Listening?
Author: Cassady Cayne
Publisher: Hay House, Inc
ISBN: 1788173872
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Part oracle, part channelled love notes, this high-vibrational collection of messages of love from the Universe will ignite your inner light and inspire healing. What if you could have guidance and love with you wherever you went? A faithful friend who understood you and what you were going through - no matter what? This book is that companion. Written by intuitive and channel Cassady Cayne, this book is full of invaluable, uplifting guidance from the Universe. This collection of high vibrational messages about love, relationships and existence will inspire and help you on your path towards great freedom and fulfilment in all your relationships, not just romantic ones. Uplifting and inspiring, this is a book to speak directly to your heart.
Publisher: Hay House, Inc
ISBN: 1788173872
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Part oracle, part channelled love notes, this high-vibrational collection of messages of love from the Universe will ignite your inner light and inspire healing. What if you could have guidance and love with you wherever you went? A faithful friend who understood you and what you were going through - no matter what? This book is that companion. Written by intuitive and channel Cassady Cayne, this book is full of invaluable, uplifting guidance from the Universe. This collection of high vibrational messages about love, relationships and existence will inspire and help you on your path towards great freedom and fulfilment in all your relationships, not just romantic ones. Uplifting and inspiring, this is a book to speak directly to your heart.
The Strangest Man
Author: Graham Farmelo
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 0571250076
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 554
Book Description
'A monumental achievement - one of the great scientific biographies.' Michael Frayn The Strangest Man is the Costa Biography Award-winning account of Paul Dirac, the famous physicist sometimes called the British Einstein. He was one of the leading pioneers of the greatest revolution in twentieth-century science: quantum mechanics. The youngest theoretician ever to win the Nobel Prize for Physics, he was also pathologically reticent, strangely literal-minded and legendarily unable to communicate or empathize. Through his greatest period of productivity, his postcards home contained only remarks about the weather.Based on a previously undiscovered archive of family papers, Graham Farmelo celebrates Dirac's massive scientific achievement while drawing a compassionate portrait of his life and work. Farmelo shows a man who, while hopelessly socially inept, could manage to love and sustain close friendship.The Strangest Man is an extraordinary and moving human story, as well as a study of one of the most exciting times in scientific history. 'A wonderful book . . . Moving, sometimes comic, sometimes infinitely sad, and goes to the roots of what we mean by truth in science.' Lord Waldegrave, Daily Telegraph
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 0571250076
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 554
Book Description
'A monumental achievement - one of the great scientific biographies.' Michael Frayn The Strangest Man is the Costa Biography Award-winning account of Paul Dirac, the famous physicist sometimes called the British Einstein. He was one of the leading pioneers of the greatest revolution in twentieth-century science: quantum mechanics. The youngest theoretician ever to win the Nobel Prize for Physics, he was also pathologically reticent, strangely literal-minded and legendarily unable to communicate or empathize. Through his greatest period of productivity, his postcards home contained only remarks about the weather.Based on a previously undiscovered archive of family papers, Graham Farmelo celebrates Dirac's massive scientific achievement while drawing a compassionate portrait of his life and work. Farmelo shows a man who, while hopelessly socially inept, could manage to love and sustain close friendship.The Strangest Man is an extraordinary and moving human story, as well as a study of one of the most exciting times in scientific history. 'A wonderful book . . . Moving, sometimes comic, sometimes infinitely sad, and goes to the roots of what we mean by truth in science.' Lord Waldegrave, Daily Telegraph
All About Numbers: Attract Luck, Abundance, and Joy Based on Your Numbers
Author: Jesse Kalsi
Publisher: Waterside Productions
ISBN: 9781954968271
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
The universe speaks to us through numbers. Each number carries a different vibration and every one of us has a unique set of numbers that are etched into our destiny. Your numerology is calculated using your name and birthday, two elements that are inseparable from your identity. These numbers grant you personal power so that you can achieve your goals with ease and grace. By comprehending the deeper meaning of your numbers, you can use them to your advantage and make progress in your life. The more you become familiar with numbers that work in your favor and ones you should avoid, the more you can utilize your individual code to boost luck, success, and abundance. All About Numbers first teaches you how to calculate the codes for your name and birthday as well as the role that each number in your code plays and how these numbers interact with one another. You'll understand how to pick the luckiest days and months according to your numbers and divine timing of your life. This will help you refrain from using conflicting numbers that adversely affect you and those around you. You'll be given various methods for healing heavy number energies, such as wearing the appropriate crystals and gemstones, and aligning the body's seven chakras for optimal universal flow. Once you know your numbers, you can find the best home or business address and patch an address that's contradictory to your code. You'll learn about the most lucrative names and numbers for maintaining a successful business and generating profit and how to choose a bank and account number that attracts savings. You'll be given ways to pick the right color and make for your car and a license plate that matches your energy. You'll also gain insight on how to choose a pet that's most agreeable with you and your family members and which numbers and colors enhance education and learning abilities. Throughout this book, you'll discover how numbers affect compatibility in relationships and dictate dating, love, marriage, and separation. Included too are numbers that fare well with real estate, the stock market, and sports teams and those that influence fame, recognition, success, and politics in the US and around the world. The second part of this book delves into the specific and separate energies carried by the numbers 1 through 9 and the mysterious powers of master numbers 11, 22, 33, and 44. We all have different numbers that work for us; no two people have the same set of numbers that benefit them. Once you find your numbers, use them and stick with them in time to live your best life. You'll be glad you did.
Publisher: Waterside Productions
ISBN: 9781954968271
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
The universe speaks to us through numbers. Each number carries a different vibration and every one of us has a unique set of numbers that are etched into our destiny. Your numerology is calculated using your name and birthday, two elements that are inseparable from your identity. These numbers grant you personal power so that you can achieve your goals with ease and grace. By comprehending the deeper meaning of your numbers, you can use them to your advantage and make progress in your life. The more you become familiar with numbers that work in your favor and ones you should avoid, the more you can utilize your individual code to boost luck, success, and abundance. All About Numbers first teaches you how to calculate the codes for your name and birthday as well as the role that each number in your code plays and how these numbers interact with one another. You'll understand how to pick the luckiest days and months according to your numbers and divine timing of your life. This will help you refrain from using conflicting numbers that adversely affect you and those around you. You'll be given various methods for healing heavy number energies, such as wearing the appropriate crystals and gemstones, and aligning the body's seven chakras for optimal universal flow. Once you know your numbers, you can find the best home or business address and patch an address that's contradictory to your code. You'll learn about the most lucrative names and numbers for maintaining a successful business and generating profit and how to choose a bank and account number that attracts savings. You'll be given ways to pick the right color and make for your car and a license plate that matches your energy. You'll also gain insight on how to choose a pet that's most agreeable with you and your family members and which numbers and colors enhance education and learning abilities. Throughout this book, you'll discover how numbers affect compatibility in relationships and dictate dating, love, marriage, and separation. Included too are numbers that fare well with real estate, the stock market, and sports teams and those that influence fame, recognition, success, and politics in the US and around the world. The second part of this book delves into the specific and separate energies carried by the numbers 1 through 9 and the mysterious powers of master numbers 11, 22, 33, and 44. We all have different numbers that work for us; no two people have the same set of numbers that benefit them. Once you find your numbers, use them and stick with them in time to live your best life. You'll be glad you did.
The Secret Signs the Universe Wants You to Know
Author: Andrew Kanias
Publisher: Balboa Press
ISBN: 1982286008
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
Andrew Kanias reveals what he’s learned about the secret signs he’s discovered the universe wants us to know in this incredible book since September 2015 to the present. He began seeing the signs in September 2015, when he started to notice odd coincidences, strange occurrences, and obvious signs. He came to believe the signs were coming from the universe (or God), with the sole intent to help him along on his journey. Filled with colorful drawings, the book is clear and concise and answers questions such as: • How can you recognize the signs the universe is sending you? • How do you use these signs to your advantage? • What are the most common signs to be on the lookout for? • Can you receive signs while you sleep? The book includes many uplifting stories, including the miraculous tales of people such as Anita Moorjani, Annabel Beam, and Neale Donald Walsch. It also has affirmations, meditations, prayers, and a detailed list of spiritual references and resources. If you’re happy, that’s great. But if there’s more calling you, then ask the universe for a sign, for guidance, and to help you discover the person you really should be.
Publisher: Balboa Press
ISBN: 1982286008
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
Andrew Kanias reveals what he’s learned about the secret signs he’s discovered the universe wants us to know in this incredible book since September 2015 to the present. He began seeing the signs in September 2015, when he started to notice odd coincidences, strange occurrences, and obvious signs. He came to believe the signs were coming from the universe (or God), with the sole intent to help him along on his journey. Filled with colorful drawings, the book is clear and concise and answers questions such as: • How can you recognize the signs the universe is sending you? • How do you use these signs to your advantage? • What are the most common signs to be on the lookout for? • Can you receive signs while you sleep? The book includes many uplifting stories, including the miraculous tales of people such as Anita Moorjani, Annabel Beam, and Neale Donald Walsch. It also has affirmations, meditations, prayers, and a detailed list of spiritual references and resources. If you’re happy, that’s great. But if there’s more calling you, then ask the universe for a sign, for guidance, and to help you discover the person you really should be.
A Beginner's Guide to Constructing the Universe
Author: Michael S. Schneider
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062043161
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 523
Book Description
Discover how mathematical sequences abound in our natural world in this definitive exploration of the geography of the cosmos You need not be a philosopher or a botanist, and certainly not a mathematician, to enjoy the bounty of the world around us. But is there some sort of order, a pattern, to the things that we see in the sky, on the ground, at the beach? In A Beginner's Guide to Constructing the Universe, Michael Schneider, an education writer and computer consultant, combines science, philosophy, art, and common sense to reaffirm what the ancients observed: that a consistent language of geometric design underpins every level of the universe, from atoms to galaxies, cucumbers to cathedrals. Schneider also discusses numerical and geometric symbolism through the ages, and concepts such as periodic renewal and resonance. This book is an education in the world and everything we can't see within it. Contains numerous b&w photos and illustrations.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062043161
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 523
Book Description
Discover how mathematical sequences abound in our natural world in this definitive exploration of the geography of the cosmos You need not be a philosopher or a botanist, and certainly not a mathematician, to enjoy the bounty of the world around us. But is there some sort of order, a pattern, to the things that we see in the sky, on the ground, at the beach? In A Beginner's Guide to Constructing the Universe, Michael Schneider, an education writer and computer consultant, combines science, philosophy, art, and common sense to reaffirm what the ancients observed: that a consistent language of geometric design underpins every level of the universe, from atoms to galaxies, cucumbers to cathedrals. Schneider also discusses numerical and geometric symbolism through the ages, and concepts such as periodic renewal and resonance. This book is an education in the world and everything we can't see within it. Contains numerous b&w photos and illustrations.
The Power of Home Numbers
Author: Jesse Kalsi
Publisher: Balboa Press
ISBN: 1452522332
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
THE POWER OF HOME NUMBERS Jesse Kalsi has appeared as a guest on my radio program, Seeing Beyond, many times. His unique method of combining numerology and astrology to help people is always intriguing. Jesses professional and compassionate nature is always welcome on my radio. Bonnie Coleen Host/Producer Seeing Beyond Talk Radio He was a most enjoyable guest and I highly recommend him for radio and television programs. Christine Craft KGO AM 810 Radio San Francisco, California The Power of Home Numbers is a must-read for all who seek a deeper understanding of the meaning of numbers and our everyday connection to them. Lisa K. Crosato Actress and Producer
Publisher: Balboa Press
ISBN: 1452522332
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
THE POWER OF HOME NUMBERS Jesse Kalsi has appeared as a guest on my radio program, Seeing Beyond, many times. His unique method of combining numerology and astrology to help people is always intriguing. Jesses professional and compassionate nature is always welcome on my radio. Bonnie Coleen Host/Producer Seeing Beyond Talk Radio He was a most enjoyable guest and I highly recommend him for radio and television programs. Christine Craft KGO AM 810 Radio San Francisco, California The Power of Home Numbers is a must-read for all who seek a deeper understanding of the meaning of numbers and our everyday connection to them. Lisa K. Crosato Actress and Producer
Just Six Numbers
Author: Martin Rees
Publisher: Basic Books
ISBN: 0786723580
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
How did a single "genesis event" create billions of galaxies, black holes, stars and planets? How did atoms assemble -- here on earth, and perhaps on other worlds -- into living beings intricate enough to ponder their origins? What fundamental laws govern our universe?This book describes new discoveries and offers remarkable insights into these fundamental questions. There are deep connections between stars and atoms, between the cosmos and the microworld. Just six numbers, imprinted in the "big bang," determine the essential features of our entire physical world. Moreover, cosmic evolution is astonishingly sensitive to the values of these numbers. If any one of them were "untuned," there could be no stars and no life. This realization offers a radically new perspective on our universe, our place in it, and the nature of physical laws.
Publisher: Basic Books
ISBN: 0786723580
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
How did a single "genesis event" create billions of galaxies, black holes, stars and planets? How did atoms assemble -- here on earth, and perhaps on other worlds -- into living beings intricate enough to ponder their origins? What fundamental laws govern our universe?This book describes new discoveries and offers remarkable insights into these fundamental questions. There are deep connections between stars and atoms, between the cosmos and the microworld. Just six numbers, imprinted in the "big bang," determine the essential features of our entire physical world. Moreover, cosmic evolution is astonishingly sensitive to the values of these numbers. If any one of them were "untuned," there could be no stars and no life. This realization offers a radically new perspective on our universe, our place in it, and the nature of physical laws.
Farewell to Reality
Author: Jim Baggott
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1453299149
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 479
Book Description
From acclaimed science author Jim Baggot, a lively, provocative, and “intellectually gratifying” critique of modern theoretical physics (The Economist). Where does one draw the line between solid science and fairy-tale physics? Jim Baggott argues that there is no observational or experimental evidence for many of the ideas of modern theoretical physics: super-symmetric particles, super strings, the multiverse, the holographic principle, or the anthropic cosmological principle. Unafraid to challenge prominent theorists, Baggott offers engaging portraits of many central figures of modern physics, including Stephen Hawking, Paul Davies, John D. Barrow, Brian Greene, and Leonard Susskind. Informed, comprehensive, and balanced, Farewell to Reality discusses the latest ideas about the nature of physical reality while clearly distinguishing between fact and fantasy, providing essential and entertaining reading for everyone interested in what we know and don’t know about the nature of the universe and reality itself.
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1453299149
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 479
Book Description
From acclaimed science author Jim Baggot, a lively, provocative, and “intellectually gratifying” critique of modern theoretical physics (The Economist). Where does one draw the line between solid science and fairy-tale physics? Jim Baggott argues that there is no observational or experimental evidence for many of the ideas of modern theoretical physics: super-symmetric particles, super strings, the multiverse, the holographic principle, or the anthropic cosmological principle. Unafraid to challenge prominent theorists, Baggott offers engaging portraits of many central figures of modern physics, including Stephen Hawking, Paul Davies, John D. Barrow, Brian Greene, and Leonard Susskind. Informed, comprehensive, and balanced, Farewell to Reality discusses the latest ideas about the nature of physical reality while clearly distinguishing between fact and fantasy, providing essential and entertaining reading for everyone interested in what we know and don’t know about the nature of the universe and reality itself.