Dreams of a Final Theory, Steven Weinberg
Dreams of a Final Theory, Steven Weinberg
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Dreams of a Final Theory
The Scientists Search for the Ultimate Laws of Nature

Author: Steven Weinberg

Narrator: Stuart Langton

Unabridged: 9 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/14/2009

Categories: Nonfiction, Science, Physics


Synopsis

This is the story of a grand scientific quest: the quest for a unifying theory of nature. Writing with dazzling elegance and clarity, Nobel Prizewinning physicist Steven Weinberg retraces the steps that have led modern scientists from relativity theory and quantum mechanics to the notion of superstrings and the idea that our universe may coexist with others. Along the way, he voices the questions that are always present: Why does each explanation of the way nature works point to other, deeper explanations? Why are the best theories not only logical but beautiful? And what implications will a final theory have for our philosophy and religious faith?Intellectually daring, rich in anecdote and aphorism, Dreams of a Final Theory launches us into a new cosmos and helps us make sense of what we find there.

About Steven Weinberg

Steven Weinberg won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1979 as well as the National Medal of Science and the Lewis Thomas Prize for the Scientist as Poet, among other honors. He was the Josey Regental Professor of Science at the University of Texas in Austin and the author of many books, including Dreams of a Final Theory and To Explain the World.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Manny

Probably just a lucky hit? It's getting harder and harder to tell with these new deep learning architectures. Though if a human being had done that, I'd have said it was quite insightful. _______________________ [After reading] - Professor Weinberg, thank you for agreeing to testify in front of the com......more

Il libro può avere un racconto anche interessante, specie se interessati a l'argomento trattato. Si concentra sulla ricerca. E trae uno sfondo dove su tutto si ha una teoria, quindi basato essenzialmente sulle leggi della fisica. Che sarebbero le regole fondamentali capaci di dimostrare le cose alla......more

Goodreads review by Ivan

Incredibly lucid, honest and concise. Possibly the best popular science book I've read so far. But I do have to warn you that I'm a theoretical physicist with worldviews closely resembling those of Weinberg, so don't expect an unbiased review. Although he doesn't go too far to explain the actual laws......more

El libro puede tener un argumento interesante, especialmente si la persona es interesada sobre el tema científico. Cetamente no es el más reciente, pero sigue siendo curioso por qué rico en su conjunto: el argumento se centra en la investigación. Dibuja que detrás del escenario se tiene una teoría s......more

Absolutely a must read. I cannot believe it took me this long to read it. Weinberg presented his and other physicists' theories that try to explain the universe. As difficult and possibly impossible as this goal may be, Weinberg makes it fairly simple for the curious reader. He really does have a gi......more