Warped Passages, Lisa Randall
Warped Passages, Lisa Randall
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Warped Passages
Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe's Hidden Dimensions

Author: Lisa Randall

Narrator: Donna Postel

Unabridged: 17 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 12/19/2017

Categories: Nonfiction, Science, Physics

Synopsis

The universe has many secrets. It may hide additional dimensions of space other than the familiar three we recognize. There might even be another universe adjacent to ours, invisible and unattainable . . . for now.

Warped Passages is an altogether exhilarating journey that tracks the arc of discovery from early twentieth-century physics to the razor's edge of modern scientific theory. One of the world's leading theoretical physicists, Lisa Randall provides astonishing scientific possibilities that, until recently, were restricted to the realm of science fiction. Unraveling the twisted threads of the most current debates on relativity, quantum mechanics, and gravity, she explores some of the most fundamental questions posed by Nature—taking us into the warped, hidden dimensions underpinning the universe we live in, demystifying the science of the myriad worlds that may exist just beyond our own.

About Lisa Randall

Lisa Randall studies theoretical particle physics and cosmology at Harvard University, where she is Frank B. Baird, Jr., Professor of Science. A member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, she is the recipient of many awards and honorary degrees. Professor Randall was included in Time magazine's "100 Most Influential People" of 2007 and was among Esquire magazine's "75 Most Influential People of the 21st Century." Professor Randall's two books, Warped Passages (2005) and Knocking on Heaven's Door (2011) were New York Times bestsellers and 100 Notable Books. Her stand-alone e-book, Higgs Discovery: The Power of Empty Space, was published in 2012.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Charlene on October 11, 2015

Lisa Randall is one of my favorite scientists. Her research is amazing. I highly recommend this book as well as watching her lectures online. The lectures (some 5 hours in length) help solidify the information in this book. I can't wait to see where this research leads. I have always been excited to......more

Goodreads review by Paul on October 23, 2016

this rating is much more a reflection on me than randall's writing. she wrote about complex theories in quantum physics and string theory in probably the most accessible manner possible. but my brain isnt great at grasping such notions so that is on me. Randall starts each chapter with a parable fairy......more

Goodreads review by Marilyn on June 13, 2008

If you love particle physics you'll probably love this book. The first and last fourths of the book were really interesting and mostly about new theories in particle physics. The middle half of the book slogs through a brief history of particle physics, string theory, and multiple dimensions. She empl......more

Goodreads review by Rama on February 19, 2014

Is gravity weaker than other three forces? A solution to the hierarchy problem in physics Gravity is the weakest forces of all the four forces of our universe, because, according to the author, it is concentrated in another spatial dimension of the universe, and these extra dimensions could be infini......more

Goodreads review by Jim on December 17, 2009

Most of the book is a set up for the last couple chapters, by giving a history and accounting of the Standard Model of Quantum Mechanics and some baseline information on string theory. The last couple chapters deal with theories of extra dimensions and how they might be perceived and detected. Most......more

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