Due intrusi nel mondo di Einstein. Un padre, sua figlia, il significato del nulla e l'inizio di tutto

Trespassing on Einstein's Lawn is a braid of three strands of narrative -- one part conceptual tour of modern physics, one part philosophical rumination on the metaphysical implications of the pure weirdness that is modern physics, and one part memoir and love-letter to the author's father, with all Leggi tutto

Really a wonderful book on many levels. Wonderful writing, wonderful people, wonderful wonder, and (apparently) a wonderful universe. I wrote her a fan letter, which I almost never do.... Dear Ms Gefter, Congratulations on your book. I enjoyed and admired it tremendously and look forward to the next vo Leggi tutto

What is ultimately real? — Amanda Gefter asks in her book and offers the answer: only what is invariant in any frame of reference is ultimately real. She composes the list of possible invariants, among them particles, fundamental forces, spacetime, and even the universe itself. During her quest for Leggi tutto

A book that started out with a great deal of hope but petered out in disappointing fashion for me. Amanda Gefter seemed like an approachable, science enthusiast desperate to learn the theory of universe creation. The books starts off well - her father's and her love for physics shines through and th Leggi tutto

One of the best books I've read in quite awhile. This book takes you down the rabbit-hole of cosmology and theoretical physics via the trippy world of quantum mechanics. First of all I'll say that I am not convinced of all the conclusions here but I accept it as a valid argument and my differences l Leggi tutto

Wow !!! I'm so impressed with this book. I came to it for a little info on John Wheeler, and I found that and so much more. Anyone concerned with the nature of reality and interested in the physics behind the search would enjoy this.