The Great Unknown: Seven Journeys to the Frontiers of Science

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Hardcover
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1 lbs
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IsTextBook
No
ISBN
9780735221802

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Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0735221804
ISBN-13
9780735221802
eBay Product ID (ePID)
227742366

Product Key Features

Book Title
Great Unknown : Seven Journeys to the Frontiers of Science
Number of Pages
464 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Epistemology, Probability & Statistics / General, History, Physics / General
Publication Year
2017
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Mathematics, Philosophy, Science
Author
Marcus Du Sautoy
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.4 in
Item Weight
24.4 Oz
Item Length
9.6 in
Item Width
6.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2016-056835
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"The significant advances in scientific knowledge over the past century have proved not only that there are profound mysteries yet to be solved, but that we might never solve them . . . . The Great Unknown  is an intriguing bird''s-eye view of the landscape of unknowability." -- The Wall Street Journal "Against the infinity of the knowable, is there a fundamental finitude to our capacity for knowing? That''s what Marcus du Sautoy explores with intelligent and imaginative zest in The Great Unknown --an inquiry into the puzzlement and promise of seven such unknowns . . . thoroughly fascinating." --Maria Popova, Brain Pickings "Brilliant and fascinating. No one is better at making the recondite accessible and exciting." -- Bill Bryson, author of A Short History of Nearly Everything " The Great Unknown is an engaging, personal, and highly user-friendly voyage into some of the great mysteries and wonders of our world." --Alan Lightman, author of Einstein''s Dream and The Accidental Universe "A delicious addition to the ''Big Question'' genre."-- Kirkus Reviews   (Starred Review)    "This brilliant, well-written exploration of our universes'' biggest mysteries will captivate the curious and leave them pondering ''natural phenomena that will never be tamed and known." -- Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)   "Admirably compact and conversational for such wide-ranging subject matter . . . Those eager to have their minds stretched will find this a rewarding and stimulating experience." -- Booklist  "I felt I was being carried off on a wonderful journey, a thrilling research expedition to the teasing and mysterious boundaries of scientific knowledge, and I never wanted to turn back. Du Sautoy is a masterful and friendly guide to these remotest regions...It is absolutely fascinating throughout, and I really loved it."-- Richard Holmes, author of The Age of Wonder   "[Some] believe we have had enough of experts, but what we really need is the right sort of experts--ones who can explain tricky concepts without coming across as know-it-alls. Step forward Marcus du Sautoy, who devotes an entire book to what we cannot know, from predicting a simple dice roll to the vagaries of quantum mechanics."-- Sunday Times   "A fascinating book on the limits of scientific knowledge."-- The Economist   "The prominent mathematician, writer and broadcaster boldly squares up to what he calls the seven "edges" of human knowledge, topics that range from the nature of time to the mysteries of human consciousness... His take is refreshing, not least because along his journey he exposes with humility his own confusions, apprehensions and concerns. And there is plenty to be both baffled and enlightened about. Does a multiverse exist? Are leptons and quarks where the subatomic buck stops? And is an infinite set of even numbers bigger than an infinite set that also includes odd ones?" -- The Observer   "Each spiralling investigation begins with an object: casino dice kick-start a foray into probability; a wristwatch propels us into grappling with time. A dazzling journey, vivified by conversations with the likes of neuroscientist Christof Koch on psychophysics and cosmologist Max Tegmark on the mathematical Universe."-- Nature   "He has a gift for making the most abstruse concepts understandable. You''ll feel smarter with every page."-- Mail On Sunday "Du Sautoy makes a lucid and beguiling companion as he guides us along the byways of contemporary science." -- The Guardian, "A delicious addition to the 'Big Question' genre."-- Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)   "This brilliant, well-written exploration of our universes' biggest mysteries will captivate the curious and leave them pondering 'natural phenomena that will never be tamed and known." -- Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)   "Admirably compact and conversational for such wide-ranging subject matter . . . Those eager to have their minds stretched will find this a rewarding and stimulating experience."-- Booklist   "Brilliant and fascinating. No one is better at making the recondite accessible and exciting." -- Bill Bryson, author of A Short History of Nearly Everything   "I felt I was being carried off on a wonderful journey, a thrilling research expedition to the teasing and mysterious boundaries of scientific knowledge, and I never wanted to turn back. Du Sautoy is a masterful and friendly guide to these remotest regions...It is absolutely fascinating throughout, and I really loved it."-- Richard Holmes, author of The Age of Wonder   "[Some] believe we have had enough of experts, but what we really need is the right sort of experts--ones who can explain tricky concepts without coming across as know-it-alls. Step forward Marcus du Sautoy, who devotes an entire book to what we cannot know, from predicting a simple dice roll to the vagaries of quantum mechanics."-- Sunday Times   "A fascinating book on the limits of scientific knowledge."-- The Economist   "The prominent mathematician, writer and broadcaster boldly squares up to what he calls the seven "edges" of human knowledge, topics that range from the nature of time to the mysteries of human consciousness... His take is refreshing, not least because along his journey he exposes with humility his own confusions, apprehensions and concerns. And there is plenty to be both baffled and enlightened about. Does a multiverse exist? Are leptons and quarks where the subatomic buck stops? And is an infinite set of even numbers bigger than an infinite set that also includes odd ones?" -- The Observer   "Each spiralling investigation begins with an object: casino dice kick-start a foray into probability; a wristwatch propels us into grappling with time. A dazzling journey, vivified by conversations with the likes of neuroscientist Christof Koch on psychophysics and cosmologist Max Tegmark on the mathematical Universe."-- Nature   "He has a gift for making the most abstruse concepts understandable. You'll feel smarter with every page."-- Mail On Sunday "Du Sautoy makes a lucid and beguiling companion as he guides us along the byways of contemporary science." -- The Guardian, "Brilliant and fascinating. No one is better at making the recondite accessible and exciting." -- Bill Bryson, author of A Short History of Nearly Everything " The Great Unknown is an engaging, personal, and highly user-friendly voyage into some of the great mysteries and wonders of our world." --Alan Lightman, author of Einstein's Dream and The Accidental Universe "A delicious addition to the 'Big Question' genre."-- Kirkus Reviews   (Starred Review)    "This brilliant, well-written exploration of our universes' biggest mysteries will captivate the curious and leave them pondering 'natural phenomena that will never be tamed and known." -- Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)   "Admirably compact and conversational for such wide-ranging subject matter . . . Those eager to have their minds stretched will find this a rewarding and stimulating experience." -- Booklist  "I felt I was being carried off on a wonderful journey, a thrilling research expedition to the teasing and mysterious boundaries of scientific knowledge, and I never wanted to turn back. Du Sautoy is a masterful and friendly guide to these remotest regions...It is absolutely fascinating throughout, and I really loved it."-- Richard Holmes, author of The Age of Wonder   "[Some] believe we have had enough of experts, but what we really need is the right sort of experts--ones who can explain tricky concepts without coming across as know-it-alls. Step forward Marcus du Sautoy, who devotes an entire book to what we cannot know, from predicting a simple dice roll to the vagaries of quantum mechanics."-- Sunday Times   "A fascinating book on the limits of scientific knowledge."-- The Economist   "The prominent mathematician, writer and broadcaster boldly squares up to what he calls the seven "edges" of human knowledge, topics that range from the nature of time to the mysteries of human consciousness... His take is refreshing, not least because along his journey he exposes with humility his own confusions, apprehensions and concerns. And there is plenty to be both baffled and enlightened about. Does a multiverse exist? Are leptons and quarks where the subatomic buck stops? And is an infinite set of even numbers bigger than an infinite set that also includes odd ones?" -- The Observer   "Each spiralling investigation begins with an object: casino dice kick-start a foray into probability; a wristwatch propels us into grappling with time. A dazzling journey, vivified by conversations with the likes of neuroscientist Christof Koch on psychophysics and cosmologist Max Tegmark on the mathematical Universe."-- Nature   "He has a gift for making the most abstruse concepts understandable. You'll feel smarter with every page."-- Mail On Sunday "Du Sautoy makes a lucid and beguiling companion as he guides us along the byways of contemporary science." -- The Guardian, Praise for The Great Unknown "Brilliant and fascinating. No one is better at making the recondite accessible and exciting." --Bill Bryson "A thrilling journey to the teasing and mysterious boundaries of scientific knowledge. Du Sautoy is a masterful and friendly guide to these remotest regions. His explanations are clear, vivid, and above all patient, but he also writes with a personal excitement and a self-deprecating wit, which gives this a remarkable freshness and intimacy. The book has an extraordinary one-to-one feel and challenges you to think for yourself. It is absolutely fascinating..." --Richard Holmes
Dewey Decimal
500
Synopsis
"An engaging voyage into some of the great mysteries and wonders of our world." --Alan Lightman, author of Einstein's Dream and The Accidental Universe "No one is better at making the recondite accessible and exciting." --Bill Bryson Brain Pickings and Kirkus Best Science Book of the Year Every week seems to throw up a new discovery, shaking the foundations of what we know. But are there questions we will never be able to answer--mysteries that lie beyond the predictive powers of science? In this captivating exploration of our most tantalizing unknowns, Marcus du Sautoy invites us to consider the problems in cosmology, quantum physics, mathematics, and neuroscience that continue to bedevil scientists and creative thinkers who are at the forefront of their fields. At once exhilarating, mind-bending, and compulsively readable, The Great Unknown challenges us to consider big questions--about the nature of consciousness, what came before the big bang, and what lies beyond our horizons--while taking us on a virtuoso tour of the great breakthroughs of the past and celebrating the men and women who dared to tackle the seemingly impossible and had the imagination to come up with new ways of seeing the world.
LC Classification Number
Q180.55.D57D85 2017

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