A Sense of the Mysterious: Science and the Human Spirit

Lightman, Alan; Alan Lightman

ISBN 10: 1400078199 / ISBN 13: 9781400078196

Verlag: Vintage Books/ A Division of Random House, Inc., New York, 2006

Beschreibung

208 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 4iDg0040

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: A Sense of the Mysterious: Science and the Human Spirit
• Verlag: Vintage Books/ A Division of Random House, Inc., New York
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1400078199
• ISBN-13: 9781400078196
• Einband: Trade Paperback
• Illustrator: Mark Abrams (Cover Design); Lawrence Lawry (Cover Photos); Jean Lightman (Author Photo)
• Zustand: Very Good
• Verkäuferkataloge:
  • Academic, Scholarly, Research
  • Philosophy
  • Science, Civilizations, History of Science

Über diesen Titel

Inhaltsangabe

From the bestselling author of Einstein's Dreams comes this lyrical and insightful collection of science writing that delves into the mysteries of the scientific process--physics, astronomy, mathamatics--and exposes its beauty and intrigue.

In these brilliant essays, Lightman explores the emotional life of science, the power of imagination, the creative moment, and the alternate ways in which scientists and humanists think about the world. Along the way, he provides in-depth portraits of some of the great geniuses of our time, including Albert Einstein, Richard Feynman, Edward Teller, and astronomer Vera Rubin. Thoughtful, beautifully written, and wonderfully original, A Sense of the Mysterious confirms Alan Lightman's unique position at the crossroads of science and art.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

ALAN LIGHTMAN is the author of seven novels, including the international best seller Einstein’s Dreams and The Diagnosis, a finalist for the National Book Award. He has taught at Harvard and at MIT, where he was the first person to receive a dual faculty appointment in science and the humanities. He is the host of the public television series Searching: Our Quest for Meaning in the Age of Science. He is a professor of the practice of the humanities at MIT.