Isbn: 9781782276142 - when we cease to understand the world: benjamin labatut (42 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize'A monstrous and brilliant book' Philip Pullman'Mesmerising and revelatory' William BoydAt breakneck pace and with wondrous detail, Benjamín Labatut uses the imaginative resources of fiction to break open the stories of great scientists and mathematicians who expanded our notions of the possible.As they grapple with the most profound questions of existence, these troubled men have strokes of unparalleled genius, alienate friends and lovers, descend into isolated states of madness. Some of their discoveries revolutionise our world for the better; others pave the way to chaos and unimaginable suffering. For sometimes, discovery brings destruction.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize'A monstrous and brilliant book' Philip Pullman'Mesmerising and revelatory' William BoydAt breakneck pace and with wondrous detail, Benjamín Labatut uses the imaginative resources of fiction to break open the stories of great scientists and mathematicians who expanded our notions of the possible.As they grapple with the most profound questions of existence, these troubled men have strokes of unparalleled genius, alienate friends and lovers, descend into isolated states of madness. Some of their discoveries revolutionise our world for the better; others pave the way to chaos and unimaginable suffering. For sometimes, discovery brings destruction.…

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Trade Paperback. Zustand: Very Good+. Pushkin Press, July 2021. Trade Paperback. Very Good+. Note from prior owner penciled to second page; text clean. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean. Not from a library. 189 pages. Fritz Haber, Alexander Grothendieck, Werner Heisenberg, Erwin Schr鐰inger: these are among the luminaries into whose troubled minds we are thrust as they grapple with the most profound questions of existence. They have strokes of unparalleled genius, they alienate friends and lovers, they descend into isolated states of madness. Some of their discoveries revolutionise our world for the better; others pave the way to chaos and unimaginable suffering. The lines are never clear. With breakneck pace and wondrous detail, Benjam璯 Labatut uses the imaginative resources of fiction to break open the stories of scientists and mathematicians who expanded our notions of the possible. Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize.…

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize'A monstrous and brilliant book' Philip Pullman'Mesmerising and revelatory' William BoydAt breakneck pace and with wondrous detail, Benjamín Labatut uses the imaginative resources of fiction to break open the stories of great scientists and mathematicians who expanded our notions of the possible.As they grapple with the most profound questions of existence, these troubled men have strokes of unparalleled genius, alienate friends and lovers, descend into isolated states of madness. Some of their discoveries revolutionise our world for the better; others pave the way to chaos and unimaginable suffering. For sometimes, discovery brings destruction.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize'A monstrous and brilliant book' Philip Pullman'Mesmerising and revelatory' William BoydAt breakneck pace and with wondrous detail, Benjamín Labatut uses the imaginative resources of fiction to break open the stories of great scientists and mathematicians who expanded our notions of the possible.As they grapple with the most profound questions of existence, these troubled men have strokes of unparalleled genius, alienate friends and lovers, descend into isolated states of madness. Some of their discoveries revolutionise our world for the better; others pave the way to chaos and unimaginable suffering. For sometimes, discovery brings destruction.…

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Paperback. Zustand: New. Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize'A monstrous and brilliant book' Philip Pullman'Mesmerising and revelatory' William BoydAt breakneck pace and with wondrous detail, Benjamín Labatut uses the imaginative resources of fiction to break open the stories of great scientists and mathematicians who expanded our notions of the possible.As they grapple with the most profound questions of existence, these troubled men have strokes of unparalleled genius, alienate friends and lovers, descend into isolated states of madness. Some of their discoveries revolutionise our world for the better; others pave the way to chaos and unimaginable suffering. For sometimes, discovery brings destruction.…

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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. 'A monstrous and brilliant book' - Philip PullmanWhen We Cease to Understand the World shows us great minds striking out into dangerous, uncharted terrain.Fritz Haber, Alexander Grothendieck, Werner Heisenberg, Erwin Schrodinger: these are among the luminaries into whose troubled minds we are thrust as they grapple with the most profound questions of existence. They have strokes of unparalleled genius, they alienate friends and lovers, they descend into isolated states of madness. Some of their discoveries revolutionise our world for the better; others pave the way to chaos and unimaginable suffering. The lines are never clear. With breakneck pace and wondrous detail, Benjamin Labatut uses the imaginative resources of fiction to break open the stories of scientists and mathematicians who expanded our notions of the possible.'Ingenious, intricate and deeply disturbing. Labatut has written a dystopian nonfiction novel set not in the future but in the present' - John Banville'Absolutely brilliant. I was utterly gripped and wolfed it down. It feels as if he had invented an entirely new genre' - Mark Haddon A Guardian and New Statesman book of the year, now in paperback - the fast-paced,mind-expanding literary work about scientific discovery and the unsettled distinctionbetween genius and madness. Shortlisted for the 2021 International Booker Prize. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Complete and clean. All pages present and readable, binding intact. Highlighting or writing is absent or limited to a handful of pages. No water damage. Cover and spine may show light shelf wear, edge bumping, or minor creasing. May have a remainder mark, stickers or sticker residue, or a previous owner's name. Access codes, CDs, DVDs, and other bundled supplements may not be included and should be assumed used or missing unless the listing explicitly states otherwise.…

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -When We Cease to Understand the World shows us great minds striking out into dangerous, uncharted terrain. Fritz Haber, Alexander Grothendieck, Werner Heisenberg, Erwin Schroedinger: these are among the luminaries into whose troubled minds we are thrust as they grapple with the most profound questions of existence. They have strokes of unparalleled genius, they alienate friends and lovers, they descend into isolated states of madness. 189 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -When We Cease to Understand the World shows us great minds striking out into dangerous, uncharted terrain. Fritz Haber, Alexander Grothendieck, Werner Heisenberg, Erwin Schroedinger: these are among the luminaries into whose troubled minds we are thrust as they grapple with the most profound questions of existence. They have strokes of unparalleled genius, they alienate friends and lovers, they descend into isolated states of madness. 189 pp. Englisch.…

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