Fearful Symmetry: The Search for Beauty in Modern Physics
Princeton University Press (1986)
| Abstract | Fearful Symmetry brings the incredible discoveries of contemporary physics within everyone's grasp. A. Zee, a distinguished physicist and skillful expositor, tells the exciting story of how today's theoretical physicists are following Einstein in their search for the beauty and simplicity of Nature. Animated by a sense of reverence and whimsy, the book describes the majestic sweep and accomplishments of twentieth-century physics. In the end, we stand in awe before the grand vision of modern physics--one of the greatest chapters in the intellectual history of humankind. | |||||||||
| Keywords | Symmetry (Physics Physics Philosophy Renormalization (Physics | |||||||||
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| Call number | QC174.17.S9.Z4 1999 | |||||||||
| ISBN(s) | 0691134820 | |||||||||
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