The Hole in the Universe: How Scientists Peered over the Edge of Emptiness and Found Everything
Cole, K. C.
The more we know about Nothing, the more enticing and bizarre the universe becomes, especially in the hands of bestselling author K. C. Cole.
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.
About the Author:
K. C. Cole is a science writer for the Los Angeles Times and a professor of writing at UCLA. Author of The Universe and the Teacup and First You Build a Cloud, she writes a regular, popular column in the Los Angeles Times, "Mind over Matter." She lives in Santa Monica, California.
San Francisco Chronicle - David Perlman
...a quirky, contemplative and immensely stimulating rumination on Nothing.
| Name in long format: | The Hole in the Universe: How Scientists Peered over the Edge of Emptiness and Found Everything |
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| ISBN-10: | 0156013177 |
| ISBN-13: | 9780156013178 |
| Book pages: | 288 |
| Book language: | en |
| Edition: | First |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Publisher: | Mariner Books |
| Dimensions: | Height: 8 Inches, Length: 5.25 Inches, Weight: 0.74 Pounds, Width: 0.72 Inches |
